Litchfield enquirer., 1839-02-14

ubC ItOwt-Blutty 1stots- Os1C VIII oWtsdI SN4aIoR
." little If any thing, and her kicks are
| awful. ] reckon what you say about the
devil moving me, is tolerably correct, See
ing as how she moved me. I have fold
YOU all know bout tie circumstances, Mis-
ter. Gin Squire jones, there, a Eve doll
lar bill, and { allow he'll take it out for
me." - fa,H s eelest e#f
Squire Jones lhercupon rose, and said
he lTad law point 10 raise in the case,
which he thought conclusive. Fl was an
established rule Of law. that man and wife
are but one ; and he should like to know
how man could be punished for whipping
himself; he shOnld' be glad to hear what
the Solicitor General could say TO that.
The Soliciter General answered that he
thought luis brother Jones had carried the
maxim ,rifl5 TOO far men had ofien been
punished for heating their wives. Ifa man
ShoNld kill his wife il would not be suicide.
Here Squire Jones interposed; and de6ed
the Solicitor General to produce an au-
,hrriiy to that effect. The Solicitor Gen
cral looked over Green's and Lumpkin's
| Georgia Justices@foP sstie minutes, and
| then observed that he aould not find an aU-
,horitv just then, biz he was sore he had
seen The principle somewhere, and he CALI
ed on tho judge to sustain linn. fn the
enthusiasm Of tho coun6n on this point,
they GSgot To offer any evidence as TO tho
guilt or ittaeence Of Day 10 the premises.
The Judge heing l;keWise forgett1l Of
this fact, procee.ied 10 charge the iuty.---
He told them tina, man and vile were one
and were iWo.3 lf wife ran in debt or
abused a .neighhors or knocked down or
dragged out fellow citizen, then n,a0 aud
wife were one. 90 the husband did any Of
these things, then u,atl and wife were tw6.
He remarked, that IN either event, The man
was legally bound 10 suffer, and ti,ereforS,
come il as they would, Day was dndaabs-
eddy guilty. He said he would not decide
the question, whether, Il man kill his
wife, ia was murder or suicide, He was
not prepared ID express an opinion upon
that point. III was 4 very delicate onS,
and he had I'D idea az conln,ittdg himself.
(Some one ia the room here observed that
he was mighty fond Of soamitting o.hers.)
He then, called, upon lke 6ailiff, ., tre-
mendous- shocking cracker, wearing bread
brim white hat with Grape II never saw
man south ~ latitude 50 that did aot wear
white hat with crapel and proceeded TO-
adnioIish him. ihas tho iOry werU very
much in tie habit Of coming II dunk, with
their verdicts, and that II !, happened in
this case, he weuld discharge the prison
err. and put his punishment upon him 1.-THE
bailiff!g The bailiG giving Significant
glance Mt Tie iadge, replied, that ether
people besides Inc jury catNe into the court
drunk -,l,at some penple thought other
people drunk, when some people were
drank, themselves. The jury then retired,
and so did my friend. III ,.g
Il, The next day he returned and found
matters in st0tm quo, except that Day and
his wife HAD made up, and we're discussing
together the merivs 0f d cold fowl, D quaFt
Of beer, and now and then interchaHsehg
kisses, DESPITE of the ffowps and becks Of
the officers. The Judge, clerk, end sh6r-
ifr had been up all night, and looked wolf
ish, and the bailif was seited on his white
hat ut tho door Of ihs jury room, and his
coontrnance EXPRESSED that esbad swat
lowed the concentrated venom Of thou-
sand wild cats. Tho most awful curses,
oa.hy, and sounds proceeded from the jury
room, some were roaring like lions, some
crying like children, newing HE eats,
meighing like horses, sc. stss \. 1.ga
At Inst consultations was held at the
| UOOr W i've IUBy BOOB U0kW00u tU0 IUT0S
man and the bailiff, whereupoa, the latter
putting his white hat ohe.sided on bis
head, came into the court room and adj
dressed the Judge thus -" Mr.. Tom lakes
says The Jury cant agree about this have
man, and if you keep him q. .. Tom Jakes)
without grog any more, he'll lick you ON
sight" The judge appealed TO the bar
if this was not a contempt Of court, and
Green and Lumpkin't Georgia Justice
having been consulted, II was khaliy deci-
dcd thar, ss it was threat addressed to the
Judge as a. private individual, and was 10
whip him on sight and NOT on the bench,
4 ii was not, (6nder the free, enlightened,
and democratic principles Of Georgia le-
gislation,)a contempt II court. Tits be-
ing settled, The Judge directed the baiIilrto
say 10, Tom Jakes, the foreman, that the
jury should not agreed they staid through
eternity. The bniliG retired. aRd 50 did
| my friend but he gives IL as his opinion
from tho frame of mind in which he left
alI parties mat the juross dod beiliG are
still there. ~ 90 ~ y e. M. G.
Public Senfimeni.-A uniform md consistent Re-
publican. residing in Liich6sd county writes ID d
that the Loco Focos seem 70 have lost part Of ei
lungs we do not hear them BAwLrNe ALOUD as for
merry. This consider pretty good evidence that
despair 10 at work among them. Il viii assursdly
over,ake them sooner or later for their depertus fom
the principles and practices Of true Democsacyis %
palpahIe and gross. that nothing but defeat and deg
radiation can await them."-IEas.fsrd Pafsses.
f'.ta-Itt .ftstf5yW a-- i- ~
In what school did Mr. Van Baren learn tho art of
intrigue 2--MSss. Herald.
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