The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1915-07-02
Judge Hoke of
Sandy Bend
BY ~ QUAD


When the court at Sandy Bend had
been opened IN due and legal form
Judge Hoke assumed what he con.
sidered n proper judicial dignity and
said:
This ar o case such a. we hev new.
or had afore us before. but We think
we kin Strengthen out the kinks and
do Jestice to all. Three days ago that
red headed cr.tter over thar. who calls
hisself Tom Jones, cotie humpln' down
the trail FROM Big Find 10 az n thar
was any law In this kentry and 90
boiler fur jestice. Tie had a wife up
thar at Big Find. lie went home one
evenin' 30 hnd that she had skipped
with another man. The name Of that
man was Abe skinner. and that's him
over thar with the broken nose.
what ginerally happens out yere In
this land o. gold and hard times when
our wife runs away n we aint
mighty glad 81 II, which we mostly be-.
we cit on 10 her tricks and foller EN-
ull we overtake her n she's alone
we take her by the ear aud lead her
back. II she's with crittcr we pop
him over Thar amt no law IN the
cnse. but the custom II purity well
known. The man who steals another
mans wife expects 10 be popped by
the injoored husband. and he likewise
expects 10 pop that same injoorcd hus
band N he gits the chance.
tom Jones didn't pursoo Thar was
h.. ~ l.sI
guns and knives and a boss. but he
hadn't the sand. He Jest comes
humpin' down yerc 10 holier fur the
law and shrek fur jcstice and 60 Git
all men. includln' this court. down on
him fur his doggoneness. His wife.
who ar that female over thar with a
mouth as big NJ n bar'i. had gone on
with Abe skinner NJ aforesaid and
had him headed for this very camp.
A. they files IRON BIG Find they meets
up with Jim Hope. who's the cuss over
thar with the game leg and one eye
gone. Jim he stops 'cm and ser;
ABE Skinner. what you got thar
"a female
"'who IN HheT
"'rom Jones' wife
"'And what you a-doln' with herr
"'A.runnln away 60 Sandy Bend
"'Thcn yon needn't 90 no further.
I've been wantn' a wife fur the last
SIX months. aud reckon m take her
OF your handsr
WAL" continued his honor. "Jim
Hops he had his gun plump ON Abe
skinner and his finger on tho trigger.
aud Abe had to give In This yerc
court can't Earn that the woman oh.
jected 20 the change. ON the contrary.
thar Il evidence that she didn't keer a
continental. aH Jim Hope II a better
lookup eritter than Abe skinner The
couple heads this way by the trail.
while Abe skinner takes a short cut
and arrives Justly and comes 10 me to
yell fur Jestlce Thars two feilers
yellln' fur jesticc aud q third one with
the woman. The woman gifts yerc In
doc time. along with Jim Hope. aud
over by the creek they meets Joe
Scott. who stops 10 say:
"'Ilm Hope. I WIS Jest goln' out TO
hunt fur one
"'what you meanr
81 want a female woman fur a wife.
and you git down and skipr
Thar was gun on Jim. and he had
W give the N"niah w ms coul.
Va" is,u 'na, sue sn'u 'oai OF u'e
down Ia me and wants law and jestics
and all that That makes three OF 'em
a'"ahtih' anu 90 'ehs tue eonsthple
70 arrest 'oe hhn the woman heres
Tour men ana one woman and INC law
pean 20 DO purV oaaiy tangled up
fusuy' TON Jones u TINS woman your
wifeF
sarun she Vs. answered Tom.
"hev 700 got the dockyments 10
prove III
mo, but ! married her In the injun
Territory var ago"
WAL. this court has nothin' 10 do
with the lnjun Territory, and that mar
Rage won't stand we're unless Me won.
an wants II 10. Mrs. Jones. as l viii
call you. what made ye ran away from
Tomr'