SCENES IN A COURT.

Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 137, 28 September 1876, Page 3

SCENES IN A COURT.

f tl e I'ext prisoner was not a liar. The was in him, and he made it a point-lp;-k the truth. As he toed the mark, Si--«M\- n;ujii# is Jonas Clark, and I ex--ct i" was as drunk as any man could It.'' You own up, do yon V asked his [niior. •• I never lie," replied the prisoner. " I o;i -fc to steal some poultry, when 3iet a friend, and got drunk." y'ou steal hens, do you V ■'■ l liit-ve stolen hens." "Have, eh ! Ever steal anything else?" "Yes, sir." Ever in gaol V ■' Twice in gaol, and once in State n'soll.'' "You must be a hard case, Mr. Clark.' I am, sir. I suppose I'm the toughest e tonier in town." Afi ei" an earnest look at the prisoner, is Honor asked : • ! Did you ever ifiurder any one 1" "I have, sir !"'was the calm reply. There was a break in the conversation, je Court; scratched his head, looked siinil.. and said : " Well, you may go ! I don't want to !lU I you''to the House of Correction on a larje <>f drunkenness, when yon are liable , iie arrested for murder and sent up for . . . ... . The prisoner was loth- to leave, and as ijiiU let him out, asked : '" What sort of a story must I get up jere where I can get a square living until urination opens V s A LAWYER IN COTTRT. cudrunk and kicked a man," was his ionoi-'s greeting, as" Charles Fiatbush mie forward. "Doze is do charge, eh?" asked jarle;. " Can I plead dis case V' You can make a statement." Cliavles buckled his belt a notch tighter, s'led iip his sleeves, pulled o*it a pencil, id an old envelope, and began : 11 You is aware clat Brush-street runs sos.l Gratiot-avenue. like dis, hain't uf "lam." !i Well, I was- purceeding up Brushrect last night, and about dai* I met a '•You met a man—go on." "Dat's zactly what he said. Here I L'on dis side, and dar he was on clat ie, and dere was darkness all round. ; shipped, and I stopped, and he exiiiieiL -'You big colored gentleman, ■■re on, or I'll smash your ear !' Doze ;reliis explanations, judge." "And you moved I'' " I moved right- over alongside dat if it plvases dis yer court!" ■' And what r "And lie moved up alongside me. Dar :i B'Mo.l. and stood, and stood, and den I iiouslyremarks, 'Who you 'proaclung :<! roi'.f slangs' Den sumthni' lilt me whav you see de swelling, and I si to *f,de for dat stranger, and support )de United Stat.s." Tie nfric?? said he came tip in tims to i Mr. Fiatbush do some kicking, and e prisoner answered : I 'spect he is /it. When dat stranger found he didn't a* in. show : he left dem parts ttaji.vti, and dar was a big inducement t^ dis foot at him." "i»nt about the charge >pf drunken■iit" asked his Honor. Was dar any cash found on merekl the pris; >ner. "Not a cent." ;i Does saloon trust fellers siting sieh old clothes as dese 1" "I guess not." "IVu whar's de charge?" asked the SniV.T. They could't iind it, and he was allowed As the Court adjourned, a man tssed forward and asked Bijah to put 3 n,line oil a book as one willing to aid building an asylum. He gently took cbutjk. and wrote—- " T.-'joy 830,000 dols. ; If you lack anything towards buying « door knob 3." he said, as- he handed '• bo; >k back, "come here and I'll make <>million !" man is more liberal than Bijah. 'e c; n get a million dollars out of Ixini f'-'l-nvicv as quick as fifteen cents.