The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-26
NisrelIanp.
: SHARPE vxasus WALLS, GEEK


action be,wses Sharhe v. TiaHs, Clerk, 10
recover damages To- y malicious prosecu-
tion fer stealing Beet sod S,cea--vslue
iwopence,--oo Thursday, Dece mber l2,h,
1922, beiofe the Lord Chief Justice aud
Special Ju,y
My Lord, and Gentlemen eT Tne Jury,
The jury had heard from my LEANED friend
that this nction Was brought TO recover com.
pensaion IN damages, IN consequence Of
prosecution nai,ciously prefer ed---,hst is
preferred wnhoo. any probable csuss TO war.
rem, II, from The absence OF ~h,ch, malice,
though nta fis'incty provesble, was still pre-,
sumabie and in.erenJai. need not state 10
you that ne grounds ought 10 be strong In
deed TO warrant sry man IN puuiog another
on his trial on charge oi felony. The pin.
c,ples oi Constitutional Lew are TOO we'll
known In England TO require coy statement
on the snblec,. My cbUge TO day sgsinst
The defendant is, ths, he did institute such q
prosecution against my client /; DOT only With
out nny probable grounds to warrant II, but
upon grounds tho trosi absurd, the mos, cru
rl, The most oppressive, aud the most cspric.
ioos--a proceeding no, only repugnsnl TO his
character IS a.ciereymsn, bot detes,sblc in
the eyes of every human being. Gentlemen,
] feel, however, that have mech 10 combs,
IN advocating the cause Of humble poverty a.
ealnst pampefed oppression have 10 charge
that opptesAion upon o Character where the
virtues aDd the charities Of lie are presumed
to dwei'--I have to fear, also, lest the Ian.
gusge which must hoi6 towards The individual
may be misconsirutd into uDy disrcspect TO
hrs venersted professions--mosi sssutedly 1
mean no aucb thing--bu, when lind man
IN lofty station struggling to prove the, he
owes mis- rank rather TO Fotiuhe's blindness
thao 10 personal deserving, and when find
him hiding the worlds heart under u relig.
ious garment, It is my do,y to overcome the
pain which The exposure gives me--a duy
TO the Chucch, thus more endangered by is
own professors, than by oil that iDEdeiiiy can
urge against IL.
hear them il you can with gra,;ty--lbink Of
them, uus, you will not wi,bou, indigestion.
The pianuT is poor man, living by the la
DO, oi bis haIds. The defendant, Mr. Walls
i. Gle rgyman Of ,be Church Of Engiand, Of
ample fortune, and its usual attendant, large
establishment. il happened ,ha, ~ Oclobel
OF the isst year, the defendant was employed
in the garden Of Mr.. Walls, "a uude, gardoer,
and on the 2Js OF that month, il being sun.
day, he dined with hi. aunt st Csmbefwel.
They had small round Of roined beet for
dinner, and upon his departure, his sus,, win
much hospitality, pressed him TO aecep,
slice Of it. lie sccep,ed IL, returned home,
and placed il IN sn open tool box in The gar
den, the usual depositsiy for the under gard,
per's dinner. About eleven o'clock the Par.
con went tn tske the air IN his gardeO; he
proceeded with the sagoci'y OF an old pointer
TO the TOOL house, aud made dead set upon
The beef. (Lscgherl lie was rot con,rn-
ted with The ,i,he OF n, o' he might pc, haps
have pleaded prescription. (Conunued hugh.
ieL) But he swepiH et once entire and
wholesale into his breeches pocket. (1ne
laugh,ei here was loud and proooged.) Out
of the Doctors own lips shall prove this ~
dic,ous disposal OF the beef The poor msb
was ming an appetite, which it seem. even
breakfast could not take awey from the Psr.
son.
The Doctor proceeded di,ec'lv 10 his bouse
--he diyed a, once into the Kitchen "FolIos
me-" said he to the ss,oDished couk, follow
the TO the lstder, and bring the wing knife
With YOU Lsoghte'. )--The cock followed
with Uetuuious apprehension, The seuliion rr
the kncheD he cast . hook Of iocUd of beef
which had already done duty in the family,
cut q measured slice from u with much Gao
ton, performed the like operation upon loaf
OF bread, end theD s,slked away without Ut
te,ine q syllable. -" L5,d bless us, Gays the
cook, +" how hungry ny mss'er i.--bfeckfsst
iu.t over, he's taking to the luncheon" MOI
ior q luncheon hovsser was the beef intend
ed all that day and ell that nigh, was II the
Parsons companion, and nss, morning the
cook received a summons TO auend bis dres.
sing room there, spread cut IN siaIe he
showed her the slice ne bsd cot oil the round.
and the beef he hsd mar ceuvied ont cf the
ool.box--so Gu, to ms,eD, hat yon could
scarcely Distinguish between them. "Wont
| YOU swes,," ssid the Psrsoo, "i that these Two
slices are from the same round - "I's i'm
| possible that cam" said the cook "beef'
beef all the world over" ~ can" said the
Pa,son "h.re'ss slice thst came Oh my
round, and III swear IL did, beesoe | toaud
j, 10 the tool box" I" Your round" sid The
! cook, "wss ,s,e in he b'det; the door wss
locked and the key vast my pocket" There
tro 50 A.