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Show Territorial Penitentiary.. . . Warden Rock wood's portable Territorial Terri-torial Penitentiary has been moved into winter quarters, on the Agricultural Agricul-tural Fark, where ft commodious wood and brick building has just been completed. Tne building is 65 feet long by 24 wide, and V2 feet in the clear, and on the inside of this are placed the iron cages, occupied by the prisoners. The quarters are quite comfortable and the men rejoice at the change from the tent which they have occupied all summer. Gen. Rockwood now has in charge twenty-three men, from various parts of the Territory, but principally from Salt Lake county. The crimes for which these men are now being punished pun-ished are sundry, from murder down to larceny, and their sentences are from sis months to t lirty years. The wanlen says the generality of the prisoners are well-behaved and j orderly, but there 'are six among the number who are a "bad lot." Within With-in the past three months the six have ' made several ft tempts to escape, and sometimes have succeeded in getting away one and two miles belore being retaken. This week he has had unusual un-usual trouble with James Cane, sen tenced to serve thirty years for killing a man in Beaver county. " Cane is the leader of die "hard ones." Last Saturday he attempted to escape and came near being successful, but was finally overtaken by one. of the guards in the swamps south west of tha city, and about two miles and a half from his cage. Since that time h6 has worn irons for his breach of penitentiary peniten-tiary etiquette, and yesterday he refused re-fused positively to work. The warden is having special accommodations matte for Cane, wliich be calls a "portable "por-table solitary cell," and when completed com-pleted will be about the proper institution insti-tution for a rebellious prisoner. It is to be about 4 feet square by 6 feet high, the walls to be made of two 2x4 scantling, with a spike driven through at ever' inch, the door to be of iron, grated. When completed, tho cell, it .is estimated, will weigh about S00 pounds. It might be well to add that Gen. Roekwood's portable penitentiary is not the one taken charge of recently by U. S. Marshal gMax well, that one being the property of the government and is not exactly portable. The Judicial Farce. This laughable farce, which has been on the boards of the Third District Dis-trict Theatre for some time, was repeated re-peated again Tuesday morning to a large and disgusted audience of legal gentleman. The principal character in the play was taken by Ch. J. He, whose rendition of the part was such as to bring forth broad smiles of contempt con-tempt from the spectators. As it will probably be played again, a brief synopsis sy-nopsis of the piece might not be amiss. The curtain rises precisely at 10 o'clock, a. m., when j a stately person, per-son, his face covered o'er with adark, glossy beard, announces that the performance per-formance is about to- commence., in words and figures as follows, to-wit: "Hear ye! Hear yell Hear ye!!! The District Court for the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Utah, is now in session." Ch. J., the heavy tragedy star, oo the stage, and commands a good view of the actors and auditors. Grizzled o'er with tho effects of ruling on the challenges chal-lenges to many panels, he sits there an object of mental sufforing, the re-sult-of endeavoring to show that the tupreme Court Washington branch didn't say that green was yellow; & pair of sparkling pebbles, in a horn fcame, upon his colorless nasal extremity, ex-tremity, and to look through these at the rebellious crowd below he gracefully grace-fully curbs his nock, and in a sharp, surly voice commences tho dialogue by asking "are there any ex parte motions." mo-tions." Counsel for the defense. Your honor, hon-or, my client would like ten days additional ad-ditional time in which to answer. Ch. J. Who is on the other side? (snappishly.) Does anybody auswer? Take your order. 2nd C. for D. If your Honor please I now move to set aside the judgment and open the default in vs. . Counsel tor l'laiuiiff. I shall oppose op-pose that motion when it conies properly pro-perly before the court. Wc havo got our judgment and wc think legally, and shall maintain it. CIV J. What's the nature of the ' case? ! The nature is explained by counsel coun-sel on both sides when Ch. J. again says: i "Well, well, tike your order, open the default; hut I do not wish this to be taken as a precedent." . And so tho play goes along until the first scene is over. Then Ch. J. adjusts his nose straddlcrs, opens a largo book and commences, "I will now proceed to call the May calendar and find out which cases are ready for trial.. I do not think it proper to force a party to trial against his will, therefore in suits where a challenge is interposed to the array of the jury by counsel for either sido, the case will stand over until the question as to the legality of the jury, now before the Supreme Court, is decided. Ch. J. Xo. 1. A. B.; who angers? an-gers? ' - 1 : .- . r Council for I'lainliiT. Ready for trial. Counsel for Defendant. Challenge,' Chal-lenge,' Ch. J. Goes over. No. 2. 0. iv. D. C. for D. Challenge. C. fori, (who is ont of money. :iside.) Another ko gone to h 1, G d d- nil! Ch. J, Mo. S, K. r,-, F. C. for P.T-Read Ch. J. Xo. i. O. t'.v. II. C. for D. Cha And thus the farce goes on until the entire calendar 137 jury causes has been passed. Plaintiffs' attorneys attor-neys look gloomy and downcast, while defondauts' counselors have smiles of triumph beaming on their countc nances. Finally, noon has arrived and there is but one ease left on the calendar. Tho attorneys in tha case arc not present in court. A littlo gentleman ' arises with all of the dignity imagin- 1 able and athises Hi Honor to take recess till 2 o'clock, when tho attorneys attor-neys may be found, (knowing that the absent attorneys are niiics away,) and the Utile gentleman is contldont the absent gentlemen would like to utter tho mauic word challenge which would delay tlio trial of tneir causes indi finitely. Tho recess ia taken and at 2 o'clock Ch. J. again takes his elevated position, and tries to appear wise. Oi course the delinquent attorneys attor-neys do not put in an appearance and the diminutive lawyer who sugyepted the rece.-s, looks sober, as if he didn't intend it ns a joke. He gracefully rises t his feet and solemnly "gnrsf.es it wotiid be W'ttrr to adjourn till morning.'' Ch. J. blandlv remarks, 'Ail right.'' Tue Miming black beard is once more shown, and the proprie-i proprie-i Kir thereof says, "Hear ye, hear ye. hear ve; this court is adjourned till . to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock." : And ti e curtain g's down. ; W' -M s iN Rtn. Tins thriiiingly emotional drama will be repeated at ' the Theatre this evening, Miss Cath-. Cath-. cart appearing as Miriam and Rudv- ga, the Wcniau in Hcsh |