The Atlantic & Southern Saturday Report

[KentuckySouthern]

Quite an adventure those boys had!

[Rick]

Good thing the boys had a good lawyer and them off scott free.

[Jerry]

Bill one of the best you've done.  Just great writing!!

Jerry

[PRR Modeler]

Another great story Bill.

[Judge]

Atlantic & Southern Saturday Repot[ - Nov. 15m 2925

Greetings!  The Board of Directors of the Atlantic & Southern Railroad met promptly at 0830 hours.

There was no real agenda so we engaged in chit-chat about our activities last week and looked over the construction progress on Farmer Perkins' barn.

We focused on two steam locos this morning.  The first is an L&N L1 4-82.  A new decoder was installed in this engine last week and we tried to make some adjustments to ensure smoother operation.  Tom has diagnosed a problem with the plastic tube that connects the motor to the drive mechanism and he will try to solve the problem this week.

The second steamer we ran was the "new" 2-10-2 we purchased from Howard Zane over ten years ago.  Beautiful engine.  It has a Vanderbilt tender and ACL markings.  Unfortunately, it probably needs some lubrication maintenance.  We will see how that goes next week also.

We successfully moved the Champion (Powered by ACL E8's from The Midlands to Summit to clear out a track for other operations. 

There will be no meeting next week and no Saturday Report.

This week's story is a tale of a local judge who understands the people who come before him and can dispose of a case based upon the seriousness of the crime and the circumstances of the defendant.

I received some enthusiastic positive feedback about last week's story.  Judge Elvin P. Thomas could best bs described as an "Old Timey Florida Judge." Tahope County is a small, rural  county and Judge Thomas usually "knows the people" who come before him.

Judge Thomas was taking pleas one morning when the name of Albert Williams came up on the docket.  Williams was known by the court personnel as a "frequent flyer," due to his record of numerous petty offenses.  HE appeared before the court to enter a plea to auto theft. 

Judge Thomas took a look at the file.  The arrest report stated the arresting officer caught Williams trying to hot wire a pick-up truck.  He was arrested on the spot and charged with auto theft.  The prosecutor insisted on a three year prison sentence due to Williams' prior record.

Judge Thomas asked Williams several questions to make sure the plea was made freely and voluntarily.

The judge said, "Now Albert, do you understand you are charged with auto theft?  Do you want to enter a plea to that charge?

Williams replied, "Judge, I didn't steal a damn thing!.

"I know," said the judge, "but in Florida trying to steal something is the same as stealing it."

"That don't seem right to me," said Williams.

"It don't seem right to me either," said the judge.  "Thirty days." 

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[Jerry]

A great answer by the judge!!!!

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

Another great story Bill

[friscomike]

Howdy Bill, Thanks for the fun story. ~mike

[ReadingBob]

Two thumbs up, Bill!

[PRR Modeler]

Great story about southern justice Bill.