WANTED HIS RIGHTS.
Before the third prisoner appeared, Bijah held a whispered conversation with the Court, and was overheard saying f . . “He’s the most particular man you ever saw ! ■ Ha threatens to sue me for a million dollars damages, and he says he’ll take the case to the Supreme Court 1
The prisoner was a short, solid-look-ing man of fifty, with an iron jaw, and when asked if his : name was Artemas Perkins ha growled in. reply, “I don’t know that my name has anything to do with this case.” “ Well, perhaps not. You disturbed the peaee of the people of the State of, Michigan.last night.” “ Prove it 1 ” growled Artemas. “Officer, why did you arrest this man?’ asked His Honour.
“ Well, sir he was quarrelling with a grocer. He Was calling the grocer names and paring him to come out doors and be smashed. I told him to go home, bub he threatened to punch my head.”
“ Well, prisoner 1 ” “Yes, I had a fuss with a grocer, but why 1 because I wanted my rights. I am a man as won’t submit to be imposed on. I bought some tea of him, and found chopped hay in it. I took it back and demanded satisfaction, and he threw a jug at me.” “ Did he warrant the tea to be Young Hyson 1” “He called it some sort of Hyson, and said it was the best tea he ever saw.”
“ Your remedy should have been a lawsuit.”
“ But I couldn’t wait. I wanted to punch his head right away. lama man as knows my rights, and I’ll have ’em or die 1 ”
11 1 shall have to fine you 3dola for raising this row.” “ I’ll never pay it. 1” “Then I’ll send you up for thirty days'” ■ --• “ I’ll never go ! ” “ Prisoner, be cairn 1 The law is a thick wall to kick against. You look like a respectable citizen, and I was trying to let you off easy.” “ I know ray rights ! I’ll neither pay nor go up 1 ” * * #, .! !i I I ?. ? ?, 1 ;#■ •» » •» I i !) ,!, —_i The above represents the way the man with the iron-jaw set out to bluff the Court, but made an ignominious failure. He knew his rights, but he went up all the same. —Detroit Free Press,
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Western Star, Issue 861, 19 July 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)
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382WANTED HIS RIGHTS. Western Star, Issue 861, 19 July 1884, Page 1 (Supplement)
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