Eureka Reporter | 1904-03-04 | Page 4 | Told of "Gabe" Bouck

TOLD OF GABE BOUCK eccentric lawyer told judge he would break a record meyeral years ago the late col gaje bouck of oshkosh wis was trying a case before a judge noted for his ar rulings the judge becoming weary said he would postpone a fur I 1 ther hearing till the following friday but that Is gool friday suggested col bouck we 11 hear the case then anyway said the jurist you 11 break a record that has stood since the christian era said bouck pon alus pilate is the only other judge who held court on good friday on one occasion during the civil war it was reported in camp that six men of a new jersey regiment in the brigade had been baptized that morning when col bouck heard it he called his adjutant and issued this corn mand adjutant detail twelve men tor baptism to morrow morning I 1 m not going to have any blank new jer sey regiment get ahead of the eight benth wisconsin