The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-27
SANDY BEND
JUSTICE
By M. QUAD
Copyright, 1915. by tho Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate,

Judge Hoke Of Sandy Bend as he felt
behind him 10 see II his guns were
handy-"this we're court bein' open and
the goddess OF jestice bein ready for
bizness, will call the case OF Lee
Hung, who is charged with stealth a
pickax from the camp of Jim Robin
son. Thar amt any need of lawyers
or witnesses. fur ! saw the critter my
self as he cum to town with the tool
on his shoulder. We are not goin' TO
ak why he stole 1t, kase that amt our
bizness. Jim Robinson saw him when
he picked 1t up and fired three shots
after him and never teched a ha'r. In
one way this court feels that she orter
let that heather go his way to pay off
Jim fur bein' such poor shot. It's
Jest possible that the critter mistook
that pickax fur a mewl or bag Of
-four. but that can't count in his favor.
why he didn't hide the tool is nuthin'
to this court nor the statoots OF this
state. What. we hev got to look at
ar the fact that he stole 1t and that
Jim Robinson had the gall to cum to
me when was busy In my Red Dog
saloon and boiler for warrant"
81 wanted to go accordin' to law"
explained the plaintiff as he stood up.
"Waal. We went that way. Jim, and
I'll give yet plenty of it. Lee Hung,
durn yer hide, I'm goin' to fine ye $50.
That would be purity steep fur a white
man, but it's my dooty to crush the
heather whenever gifts show. Jim,
you not only had three shots at the
Chinyman. but missed him every time
and then bothered me fur an hour.
You'll hev to cum down with the costs.
Eve now hev afore us the case or
Joe Parker versus Hank Scott. and the
lawyers needn't crowd to the front to
do any talkin'. Joe had mimi claim
on Paradise hill, and as he was lynn In
his shanty the other night mighty nigh
dead with collie in walks Hank and SEE
the claim jest suits him and he's goin
to lump il. He picks up the sufer1n
Joe and carries him out and dumps
him down on the rocks and then takes
hull possession and begins TO sing reli-
gious hymns Joe is tied up with conc
but he has two guns TO use. Does ne
use 'en? Does he ak Providence to
relieve him of that collie fur ten Sec
onds while he kin fill Hank Scott full
of lead. Not bit of 1t. He jests shuts
his eyes and cries like baby as Hank
lucs him out. An hour later his collie
is gone. But does he shoot? Does ne
make an effort to recover his OWL!
He don't. He walks three miles on
mighty dark night to rout me out ana
demand jestice. He shall hev It he
ar fined $50 and costs. Hank Scott,
stand up. Nobody but duffer would
take advantage Of man bent double
with miners collie. and shall fine ye
$40. What was We achin' to say, Pete
Holden?"
81 wanted to say, your honor" began
the lawyer-"I wanted TO say that my
client
I'VE hain't got no client" interrupted
the judge.
.sThe next case on the docket pre-
SCENTS pecoolier circumstances. This
we're court. who Is a court when ne Is
out of court and all the time, was
a-ridin' out TO Big Bar the other day
on his cayuse when he meets up with
n Chinyman who had found twenty
ounce nugget When this court had
hefted that nugget and was sure all
was solid stuff he suggested TO the
heather his willingness to exchange
his cayuse fur IL don't go fur to say
that the boss was hardly wuth II, bst
he was a legal boss, so to speak, ana
that heather could hev flung on a heap
OF style in the saddle. Did IL strike
him that way7 Not any. He Jest
drawed his head down between his
shoulders and suddenly lost speech
As this we're court feels that he knows
what's good fur Chinymen. be got on
his cayuse and laid hands on that hea-
then TO git the nugget away VIII II
be believed yere In this nineteenth cen
turv that the wall eyed son OF gun
Kicked this court on the nose and Kick
al him on the shin? Such was the
case. and while this court was tempo
rarily disabled the heather got away.
It's a case OF contempt Of court and a
mighty bad one. II has taken US four
days 20 find the Chlnyman. and, what's
Nruss. he's hid the nugget II a court
cant maintain its dignity then it's no
court AZ all. The vardict is guilty. ana
the Chinyman must pay a nne Of so
and s23 costs The constable VII tie
him 70 the stoveplpe and keep him
thar till he squar's up.
.-rhe last case shows that what they
calls civilization h knockin' the spots
on this kentry. Tom wharton. be goes
over 20 Dead Mems valley and steals
a boss re gifts halfway back when
he IL overfaken By crowd and gslg
90 a limb After the crowd has gone
she rope breaks and Tom Gums % Ute
ana crawls away. Two days lister be
eurns 20 me and whines fur issfice. He
wants the leader o. the gang arrested
what furY Fur not providln' stouter
ronef Tom was reg'lariy hung BID
Cboass. who led the gang and furnish
ID the rops. Il we're. bot this court Tees
that 10 did the bet he could under ne
sarcumstamoeN The rope penre1 80 he
n stout ore. and Ton had cot throuEh
kiekin' when he left Tom Wharton has
Suffered nra wants fesrics- but ornf
see whar Re is 90 81 d. ifs cnss
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f1rms TIE costs 10 tfis case sr -.