Rensselaer Union, Volume 1, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1869 — Anecdote of Thomas F. Marshall. [ARTICLE]

Anecdote of Thomas F. Marshall.

Thn llon. Thomas E.—MarahalU.. of Kentucky, once a prince of good fellows, was defending a man charged wilh murder in Jassamine county, Judge Lusk presiding.- 4 - The testimony against the prisoner was strong, and Tom struggled liard on the cross-examination, but to little purpose, for the old Judge was inflexible in his determination to rule out ail the improper testimony offered on the part of the defence —At last Tom worked himself into a high state’ of excitemtnb“ and remarked “Jesus Christ was convicted upon just such rulings of the court, that tried him.” “Clerk,” said the Judge, “enter a fine of ten dollars against Mr. Marshall.” “Well this is the first time I ever heard of anybody being fined for abusing Pontius Pilate,” was the quick response of Tom. Here the Judge became very indignant, and ordered the clerx to enter Another fine of twenty dollars., ' -.y-”. 'J’.ont with inirth-provpkm» expression can imitate and addressed the court with as much gravity as the.circumstances would permit as follows; “If your honorple'nses’as a good citizen-1 am bound to obey the ordcrs.®f the court, an,d intend to do so in this instancey-but as I don't happen to have thirty dollars about me, 1 shall be compelled to borrow it of some friend, and, as I see no one present whose confidence and friendship as ydur honor’;*, I make no hesitation in asking the small favor of a loan for a few days, to square up the amount of the fines that you have caused the clerk to outer against me.” TJiis was a stunner. The Judge looked at Tom, then nt the olfrk, and finally said: “Clerk, remit Mr. Marshall’s finesjrthe State is, better able to 'loscthirty dollars thaw I UH.’*