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Show Olll JUDGE'S PROPENSITIES. Salt Lake Cm', July '27. 1S7I. Editors Herald : The "Scene in Court" which you published a day or two since brings out a few reflectiouii on tho Judiciary of Utah that occurred to my mind whilo iu the court room listening to the proceedings on Wednesday. Iu the Drst place tho judge sat listening aud talking with the lawyers quibbling upon such minor points of Haw as I have seen judges decide in :a lcii pnmber of minutes than he i took hours; demonstrating that our j (Jhief Justice was a long way fiom i being well posted in the written law. Second; After keeping the jurors , away torn their legitimate business a great number of horns doing nothing, he had to make a lengthy peroration to thorn on tiwir discharge; demonstrating demonstrat-ing that the pulpit or Jyin confessional would belit the Chief Justice more (than wielding tho (swift) sceptre of ! justice. Third: He questioned, sub-questioned ; aud further questioned applicants Ibr eitizeuihip, introducing and im-pres-iu them with his paternal in-. in-. terefrieuness until ihj applicant lell restless at the stomach with the oiiy tali: aud other waiting applicants louud 1 the time oo nuickly waning that they, i would have to chance to obtain their papers, Miet iiavi;iiua- i'erty or lil ty ' i miles to swear uilcgianc; domon.-tittC-i ing tiat work is not the forte of the Chief Justice, but his line is that of spinning oat tue time as far as he ! oouid make it go and to a little pur-; pur-; pose as possible. These demontration,;with the fact that he so very oiieu told the listeners' he had almost mountains of documents 1 re.juirin his opinions, and millions of duihus depending upon his nod, which, required his attention day and night,! and bis ability for expediting bast-; tiess, made even me, a disinterested in-1 dividual, think the specimens of judges ; on the ( 'tab bench are very far below mediocrity. I do not wuiider at tho juty having to uck their thumbs fur l:t--k of em-, ployment, nor at tbe unwillingness of; liiicants to appear before Ilis Honor, i It isn't at all in keeping with the iio- j a-head-Htive-nets of Western Van-i kees. As litigmiou i- growing in our courts we must ask for and must have a1 judge whose head is clear for busiuess mid whose pride in court will be to do as much business as possibly can be done correctly, not one who will take an hour to twist around and spell a simple word of two or three letters. Please try and improve our judge aud you will oblige Yours, &c, A Tm.NKtit. |