Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1829-11-12


prove the delivery Of the goods but it admitted on
the part Of the 1eiendant.
Th. wac the plaintiffs case.
Mr.. Phlpous. for the defendant, said he sho,,
prove that the plaintiff had agreed accept Is Cd in
the pound in common with the defend ant, other cred
or-, and that he has actually been paid that amount
lie then called,
Joseph H,pkins, who depo.ed that he wa. clerk 10
Ricketts, & Co.. the brewer. o, Bristol and cred.
tor OF the de'enlnt Al 4 meeting of the creditors
they agreed to accept of 1s GIL i'm the pound, pa yabc
at three au six months and he lived hill. accepted
by the defendants mother and brother, securities for
those payments. This meeting held in June
1928 and the plaintiff signed the agreement then pre-
pared.
Mt.Bmon vaughan-Is not this reply to your cas.9
Mr.. Taunton-Oh, no, at all, my lord, as you will
perceive presently.
Hopkins examined-I was also creditor. and
signed the agreement did not receive seven sove-
reigns Tor putting my nams TO il. did receive seven
sovcrcigns the rs h Of May in part payment OF bill
which became due on that day, to the amount OF flg
The deb; signed for was H. after deduc,ing the so.
ven sovereigns which thus received Mr.. Pope paid
me the money. ! mean the .overeign. and
Knowing that he IL here, will swear that he did not
pay me for the purpose OF inducing sign the papcr
Mr. Taunton then called.
Joseph Pope, respectful looking man about FORTY
years of age rather dark complexion, and curly hair
On entering the box he exclaimed, Here am T. Jo.
seph Pope"
Mr.. Gol'on-wht are you. Mr.. Pope.
Witnes'-I am I'm auc,ionecr when am at Bristol
here avn witness.
Some OF the counsel made remarks upon the oddity
oil this answer, in low tone each other upon which
ne In an under tone also, seemed 10 be lecurny the
upon the improperly of interfering in any say with
| witness under examination.
Mr. Goison-Dd YOU not assis, in compromising with
the creditors Of the defendant!
Witncss-Iow could refuse II when he was i'm die
| tres' Joseph, says he--thats 10 mo. Joseph"
says he" it is all up" Well" say. ], show up!-
+upp2's you are di'hed'" QIere tho witness. a. he
kept tapping the pon, Of his fore. finger into
The palm oil his ham!) My lord, you see, di.hed in
orr county means done up-clean donc-al up.
The ri'ibe faculties of the whole court, which from
the time he entered the box i'm n eofs cit,
ton, were now giving way e. uncontrolled nrth, and
the whole court was convul'ed with laughter.
Mr.. God'on-Did you apply to Hopkins to sign the
agreement!
wi'ne''-Yon shall hear. a laugh.) s,orcr,"
says l. " avoid tn. law-hwe nothing to do with the
law (Much iaughter) 1 will eKdeavour to settle
this ba.ness for YOU.
| Mr.. Baron Vaughan-But this is no answer to the
Witness-My Lord | will answer oyery thing. | will
tell every thing like honest upright appraiser 4,
am-(Grcat laugher0 Suppose now, sir, you were in
friend Joseph, it's all up" Immense lauChter5
Mr.. Godson-AIy friend, you not answering the
question Did you tell Hopkins that it all UP with
witncss-C Certainly did.
Mr. Godson-fou afterwards valued the goods of
Enthusiastically I did.
Mr. Go,lson-Wcrc there not two casks of beer mis-.
| sing, which had been taken 10 Mrs. Wilams's?
! WitneSs-l am no drayman. a laugh)
| Mr.. Godson-i did not say you were but YOU can tell
me il two casks of beer were not missing!
WItncss-Two casks were found absent as VIC saw in
our part of the country. a laugh) heard that they
were found at the Swannnn
Mr. Godson-Does not Mrs. Williams keep the Swas
| inn?
wi,ness-Shc does beg your pardon. NO, Tho
Swan inn keeps her Great laughter)
Mr. Baron Vaughan-Sir, wish for your answcfs
and not for your wit
! Wiess-I beg your lordship's pardon but wish 10
be correct. lmmense laughter) -
Mr.. Golson-Now, Mr. Pope, tell me if YOU romern-
Der any thing about the payment OF sevcndoSeregns
| Mr.. HOPKINS,
Wimcss-(ailcr pause. and shaking his head) All,
sir, that's nice question. "a laugh.)
Dir. Godson-Well, but let us have an ans YER TO IL
Witncss-l do know something about it.
about it.
Witness (after long pausc)-Must speak the truth
about this matter! (Grcat aughtcr)
i Mr.. Godson-Yes; indeed you must.
Wine's-Wcll, then, will tell the whole affair cam
ddiy, Ike an honest appraiser, as a augh0
wentto Hopkins, and said, " Hopkins, you ought to
sign This agreement, because il will he of double TO
you; as you can afterwards serve both Sorer and Mrs.
Williams again" Mr. Hopkins knowing me, and feel
ing my pulse, minated that ii would be right to have
something in hand said, I will give you seven sovc
rcigns il you will sign the agreement" And cool
God, my lord, if You in distress, and came TO me
as friend could do less than endcavour to bring YOU
through ie QRoars of laughtcr) &c win give you
ven sovereigns, says ]. dab says Daniel cried he
and the thing done in a moment.
Il iherc was an elderly gentleman, with bald head
sizing close 10 the witness box and underneath the wit
ness, who had an uncommon share of action with all his
answers. As nc uttered the words "Dab, saws Daniel,
he slapped his open hand upon the head of the gentle
man beneath him. who was altogether unprcparcd for
such an evcnt-Thc witness quite unconscious of what
he had DONE went on talking if nothing as the mat
ter whlc the whole court was convused with laughter.
| Mr.. Godson-Did you commit this conversation 10
writing? -
ncs'-(indisnanty)-Sr mans word is as good
as his oath. a laugh)
MIR. Golson-Now, my good friend did you commit
this TO writingi
Wimess--I told my friend Sorer sDont go to Law.
Storer, says Il don't go to law, you'll be ruined'-
! CA laugh)
paper here handed to the witness. and he was
asked he mad ever seen before, and replied in the
affirmative. ~
Mr.. Phipott5-I do not wish you to read i-pivc il
back to me- sr-gvc me sir, do you hear? give il 10
me- insist on your giving il.
he witness all this time kept reading the paper hold
ing 1t about two three inches from the learned conn
sci hand and gradually moving it away as he stretch
cd Tor the purpose OF catching it, and taking his
eyes oil the paper the whole time. AT length when
Mr.. Ph2ous tone became Imperative he handed him
| Mr. Philpotts-Dd not the plaintiff sign this agree
mcnt ~ 80
"ness-Tes, they all signed it at my auction rooms
NO % Baldwin-street, Rristol--(Crcat laughterO
The witness being done with, attempted TO take
Oh spectaclcs, but Of the hands became cnanecd
In the curs of his hair and in his efforts 10 dctach it. he
leit the box he made such extraordinary faces a, 10 set
the court once more in a roar.
VIC have here given but faint sketch Of one of tho
most extraordinary witnesses saw in court Of
justice No words convey an adequate idea of ths
cccentrcity OF manner which pcrtancd every thing
nc SAID and did while giving his evidence.
another witness was called, who proved that the de-
PENDANT owed him 2H. and gave him 1911 in order TO in
duce him to sign the agreement, which he did and he