When au Officer Arrives There is Little Evidence Against the Crimiiuil 







The action that followed, was fast. Leaving the prisoner 

 in charge of the patrolman, the ranger hurried away to get 

 the justice of the peace. That dignitary was found putting 

 a roof on a barn. For official duties, however, he invariably 

 gave up domestic occupations and in this instance followed 

 the ranger to the "court house" the side of the railway 

 track. There the official complaint was drawn up. 



Yoke of Oxen, a Boxcar and the Blue Sky Form Setting for a 



Court. 



With only the forest ranger, the patrolman and two sad- 

 eyed oxen yoked to a wagon, present, "court" was held. The 

 prisoner admitted he had set fire to some slashings and the 

 blaze got beyond control. Here is the way the justice new 

 at the game pronounced sentence: 



"J. W., you're fine $25 and costs for burning your slashings 

 when you oughtn't to, and if you come before me again for 

 burning your slashings when you oughtn't to, it will cost you 

 lots more, and that's wot I tell you." 



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