Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-02
I0LO man CREENLAN|
AS PRESIDING JUDGE
Holds Court to Settle Dispute BE-
tween Blaisdcll and Casual
Stranger.
BUNGsTARfER AS a GAvEL
Fine, Consisting OF Round OF Drinks,
Is Imposed and Brief Recess Taken
by All Hands for Purpose Of Col
leCting.
ny DAVID \. CURTIS.


Things is sometimes m'rotucus in
law one day. .hu, they aim; never
n monitonious," h added as II grateful
s for even 50 SMALL measure OF conso-
"A1oueh, as wei he one way rs
8 t'other." said Jim Biaisdeu. discomfort
eddy. I'm be dawESoned II l en- sec
no difference"
That's long o YOU all not bein' cdi-
! Gated philosopher retorted the OLD
3 man with a lofty air. It's like il is in
sathe law. Tn amt no difference III the
i quality O murder. rr instant. but
s thcy's Il hellova lot II the d'groe. ii
( 20 has GOOD lawyer when yo're brumg
s to trial
whats murder in the first d'crce
en- be made out justtiahlc If the law
z yer en- prove what lie done called yo'
n liar, or if YOU done caught him
chentin' at guards or mos, anyihin'
what tho jury en- be 'iujuced to en-
> slider good 'Xcuse. If the cots didn't
I p'vide the laws ,hataways they
wouldn't be no safety 70 anybody
o. the best citizens in Arkansas City
I'd n been strung up long ugo.
IS MONOTONN DECLARED
.HtLi' LIKE MURDER"
Nov m'notny Is like murder Its
justitia bic UP to a certain pint but
Z yo nerves like. They is times when
IL they don't somebody come in afo'
long I'd feel like shuttin' III tho
shebang an cit TO hell outcn hyar 5
1 QUICK S possible"
We'll, I don't mind sayin' what |
feels hathaway right now" said Elais-
( dell 1 en- stand m'uotny IS we'll IS
the next, but pears like m'notny is Il
riotous whirl o 'xcitemcnt long side o.
what Arkansas City's done been recent.
& j n amt been 4 stranger in town 70 a
month O. Sundays.
Tn prepared to admit" he con-
inucd. what m'not'ny sho' is a heap
3 Hike murder. Makes me feel like it
I, anyway. but I'm sayin' what faint
never justiiilblc. not TO no sucn 'xtent
& IS IT'S right night Ii somepin' atn't did
torablye soon this Yer c'munity is
{ liable TO- to bust up with a loud noise
an I'm liable TO 10 be maxim the
noise"
"Jim's right" said Joe Bnssctt en-
.phaticaily II done been gittin' blue
nodded my own self recent. Somcpin'
is got to he did, an that right speedy"
"Mebbe that's right" said the old
man. but whai?"
81 dunno" said fassett They
mought he q lynchin' bee il somebody
d ony do somepin' irrcsiar; but tn
{ ain't even been Il chicken stole 70
4 hellova while. Pears like even the
I
Well" said Blaisdell, as II catching
Z at sudden suggestion, Il got to
i r'licve my fcclin's some wcy. ! reckon
\ I'll go out an kill one on en- TO luck"
And without further talk he arose and
left the saloon.
The others looked 1T him with some
interest as he went out. but lauguidly.
rs il not greatly concerned, ana for
( moment nothing was said Then Jake
Winterbottom observed
"Thar'S the o. brin' artist
Jim sho' Is got the temperament. He
.Eits strung UP 10 certain pint AN
=: hen he snaps. Ike a fiddle string"
~ Cant hep u. / reckon" said the
gid man. but that thar artistic ten
pertinent sho' is liable to make mo
trouble TO man u most anythu'
else. II il hadn't a been 10 havin' il
Jim mought q been a single man :
long s he lived but they : somepin'
bout red what pears TO peal TO Il
artist strong. an when it's "a wilder
tn amt no resistn' Of her. Her hcin'
wilder an rcdhcaded like she sho' IS
the combination was jus, nachully too
much"
said Sam rcarsall, Gloomily Ped
headedness is enough. even If t amt
Visible TO the eye afo' yo'rc married.
II she's hathaway !nsidH she'll git
man cv'ry Ting. !. reckon its some
like b'ilcs. If 20 has icm it's a il,np
(, better 70 en- r'main into yo' system
like. same with red. faint S bad
TO tn outside OF her haid TO be that
away IS tits TO the inside"
DESPONDENT MOOD
RESPECTED BY ALL.
No one ventur"i a reply They
knew he spoke from experience. and
they respected his Respondent mood.
at least to the extent Of l5ccpinr
silence when, as sometimes happened.
!. his sufferings ovcrmatchcd his cndur.
ance and he gave voice TO his emo
ton Even the old man realized that
no adequate consolation could he Of
fered.
But while they paused. unable TO
think OF anything lit for words under
the circumstances. there came from
some little distance up the levec the
sound of "A shot. and the old man said:
Il reckon Jim is done come acrost
one on EN- already"
Then came several more similar re-
ports in rapid. irregular succession
and Joe Iiassc;t spranp 10 his feet
eagerly. AS ne lett the saloon his face
seemed all lighted up with plcasurable
;, anticipation
"Joe's another one got compartment"
observed the old man thouuh,fullv
HE pears 10 ,sit mo 'njoymcnl ou,nn
a fight II ne does git,in' drunk"
This being merely the statement Of
( fact well known To all OF them. /,
s provoked no reply. PcarsaN was ZOO
thoroughly cnETossed ia r.fl.c,inn "a