The Intelligent J. P. Again.
The Cliristian Record (Australia) is responsible for the following. Scene : Australian bush town. A orisoner was brought m charged with having removed goods to the value of one shilling and fourpence from a store. Before the evidence was half finished a terrible frown gathered on the magistrate's .brow. Jamming his battered cabbage-tree hat well over his eyes, m imitation ot putting on the black cap, he rose slowly up, and pointing a shaking iingor at the culprit, said, "Take 'ml away and 'ang him." " Beg pardon, your Worship," said the constable, *' this is only a case of — " " Take 'im away and 'ang him," repeated his Worship more slowly and impressively than before. "But your Worship," expostulated the bewildered official, "you have no power." "No power, ]ust ain't I though ?" shouted the thoroughly infuriated magistrate. " 'Ear what I say. Take 'im away and 'ang him," and subsiding into his seat, he was heard to add iv a tone of maudlin pathos, " and Lor' 'a mercy on his soul." Seeing that remonstrance was useless the constable removed the prisoner, and afterwards returned. "Taken 'irn away and 'ung him ?" asked the magistrate cheerfully. " Yes, your Worship." " All right, I sh'miss the case." - ' *
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Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1467, 29 September 1885, Page 4
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204The Intelligent J.P. Again. Manawatu Standard, Volume X, Issue 1467, 29 September 1885, Page 4
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