Maumee express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1837-1838, 1837-04-15

Don't know
Gross eramined-' What is youl
nameP
Don't - John Snooks.'
where were you at the time Of the
alleged Transaction
Don't know.
You may CO.
Spitfre-The witness appears rather
suspicious in his answers.
FPeacock--Mea culpa ! | warned him
to be guarded in his answers. But now
gentlemen of the jury, | request your
particular attention. | am aboutto pro-
duce not only witness but an actor in
the deed of horror, whom we have ad-
mitted as evidence for the people.
G. Washington Beverly being sworn
and examined, threw himself into thea
trical attitude, and swore he would new
er betray his friend. (Great applause
among the audience.)
Peacock-Your duties to the commu-
nifty are paramount to the claims of
friendship for criminal. (Groans and
hisses.) The witness swore lie would
stand by his friend to the last. (Enthu-
siastic cheering) But after the district
attorney had thrice repeated his inter.
rogatory, witness on sudden changed
his mind. Witness testified he was on
visit to the prisoner at the time of the
transaction. Witness and prisoner were
deep at whist with double dummy, when
they were disturbed by prisoners wife,
who went on scold, scold, scold, chatter,
chatter, chatter, till neither prisoner nor
witness could stand il any longer. Wit
ness seized her and dragged her towards
the window to throw her out; but the
prisoner interposed, and requested wit
ness to hold her while he tore out her
tongue, which he did. Witness under
went cross examination, but nothing
new was elucidated.
The counsel for the prosecution then
called twenty-eight witnesses in success
sion, who all concurred in testifying, that
attracted by the cries ofa woman, they
looked up at the window in prisoners
house, and saw woman at the window
struggling with Beaverly, while the
prisoner tore her tongue out.
Counsellor Botherem exerted himself
win that laudable zeal and admirable
for which he is distinguished,
to shake the testimony of the witnesses
or inpeach their veracity, but without
effect. Il told you So, said the prison,
er what's the use Of your gammonl i
somany had not been looking on | would
have seen you hanged before I'd have
owned it; but it's no use to deny it,
'Silencep
The counsel for the prosecution having
rested the case, the mighty Clap-trap
rose, and with him rose the audience,
'tip-toe with expectation.
.Silence.'
The illustrious Clap-trap gracefully
waved his thanks; then turning to the
jury, he addressed them in a strain of
eloquence which has never been equal
led, and seldom surpassed.
Gentlemen of the juy-Afier the
brilliant and Overwhelming display of
eloquence with which my learned broth
er Peacock has astounded your admir-
ing ears, itmust appear in me the height
of presumption to attempt reply; but,
gentlemen, when look at the jury box,
and behold it occupied by the twelve
best and wisest Of men, in the best and
wisest of cities, in the best and wisest Of
nations. there the prisoner began to
whistle. My'eyo-ond Betty Martini and
being peremtorily silenced, buried his
face in his handkerchief) | say, when |
consider myself in the presence of the
most enlightened of jurios, | will not do
you the injustice to suppose you can be
misled by the false glare of meritorous
eloquence. No, gentlemen of the jury,
shall only appeal to the broad pIinci-
pies of justice and common sense, on
which | base my argument.
Gentlemen, to bring in the prisoner
guilty, it is necessary for you to be sat,
SIZED that the prisonerfhas committed
/ Grim; but IS II q crime to tear out
'coiding woman's tongue? AS many of
you as are married will answer in the
negative. On the contrary,it may be con-
'idered doing her favor, as removing
he defect which impairs all her charms.
Sir Walter Scott has given us in half
iozen lines more complete idea ofwo-
nan than others can give in a dozen vol
INES:
Is Oh woman in our hours of ease
Il Uncertain, coy, and hard to please,
And variable as the shade
By the light quivering aspen made,
When pain and anguish wiring the brow,
1 A ministering angel thou
But who, let me ask, can consider