Show THE DOCTRINE or OF CONTEMPT CONT EUrT A correspondent at san francisco sends lo 10 the union the following anecdote an a illustrative of the present position of the ibo supreme court in that state 1 I suppose you have beard the story of the judge auctioneer the members of the be supreme court probably have not cot so I 1 will rehearse reh earsa earea it for I 1 heir their special benefit our hero was a justice of the peace in a one horse horbe town somewhere out west and as litigants were scarce in his dh dij brict he combined the duties of judge with those of auctioneer well on one occasion while exercising the he latter function a certain wag named W who attended the sale for the express purpose of having baring a little fun kept bidding on every article put up and when they were knocked down the bid der was not to be found thi thia began to ba be rather troublesome and the judge got rather riled ailed at length alter after considerable watching the judge discovered him had him arrested and fined him blin for contempt of court W remonstrated against such buch proceedings maintaining that he could not be fined as the judge was not on the bench the judge then mounted the stand took off his bia spectacles spec acles and after two or three dignified knocks with the hammer to call the attention of the crowd he said baid its no use im judge and s on the bench or off he bench this ere courts always worthy of contempt W said lie he agreed with the judge and paid his fine willingly 11 |