The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-06-06

iriilihg or NOT lrilling paradox-secoU0,r,I
lor n once. and % every ones entire a.
ils1aeiion. BY The idea lLsI he has largn..
ven, bnl then comes lhe cross exsmlna.
ton. Then the seienihe artillery Of a
cool and able lswysr, sharpened by Ihif.
~ years Of similar practices. - brought
70 hear upon the lembling. and slresdy
nerFous stranger: perhaps Ignorant, per
haPs bog. Then enniss lie laugh Of
judge and jury, the murmur Of aslosisl.-
ment from The crowd. llIal person could
BE- innni degraded and base enough 10 say
ihsi "lhe defendant wore . lillle brin-
med hsl," Wien he acknowledged sub
sequehlly. OF his guard. ll,ai The hat bad
! !" l0iersble large brim." Thea the pour
fellow. sore al over, and not quite sure
that be val mol himself be sent 90 the
states prison. Al ten years' hard labor.
Tor perjury, b'f1Ie tie week has rolled
away. although lie is the only person In
court uho docs not. in a greater or less
degree. n'sriI thai punishment. 10 dismiss
ed 10 bench, few yards of. where lie
j. obliged 10 remain and hear the lawyers.
IN heir addresses 10 the jury. tear his
character 10 pieces v ith iine turns Of the
lnTie. ard yet liner gesicuIauons.
What. genilcmen 0i the jury" says
the fFsI Lswye summoaing up a tone
nf The deepest contempt, :, GhsI does the
next witness, this Mr. Boggs, sayl GEN
llemcn, lie comes forward under The mast
peculiar circumstances. A dark mysie.
~ shroUds his motives, which l shall no.
sadeayor altogether IN dissolve. But be
Games forward md takes his place upon
iie iiness's stand, with Tie open. lie
asowed, the undlsguised. lie unaffected.
the determined TesolGlioR 10 liz upon my
clieRi. iha injaItd alr. SWipes. this full
and unnatural assault and battery. YOa
saw hin, gentlemen. when cross-exsm-
ined him. ITemble under NV eye; yousaw
him hesitate and turn pale al my voice. i"
The htsi lawyer very probably has q
voice, lhai would inlimidsle a btar.
You heard han sismmsr and take back
his words, and cay be DID moi TeeolieeI.
Is this. gentlemen af ihe jury, an honest
witness! The language ol truth is plain
and simple--ii requires no previous cali
culauon. II | ask YOU il you saw tie
sun set to-day, you answer yes or no
you do not hesitate, you do not uemble.
You DO mol say yes did, AMI 10 the
next breath, no did nnt.' You 10 moi
at first tell me. Il walked ten miles yes.
ierlav.' and afterwards say, yesterday
was al Jay i'll in bed (llere one Of lh'
Jurors puts his nose by tia. Of another
and uIlers something in APPRECIATION o
this argument. and the other one nod'
his head aad looks at the speaker. a
much as 10 say. there is no use IN iryinf
TO elude The sagaei,y Of this keen slghiet
lawyer. The witness might as vel
have told The TRUTH
" Now gentlemen. wha, does this vii
ness say! lie commenced BY telling YOU
gentlemen. that he lived in Maiden lane
that he was going home on The day wheI
this ridiculous and unnatural assault, is sal'
to have taken place: tina, he saw a crowd
lha, he approached; that he saw Mr.. S
my client. the defendant in this action
come up 10 the plaintiff, Mr.. wilkins, an
give him. Wilkins, the said plaintiff,
blow with bludgeon.--But, gentlemen
when came 10 eff this plausible Story
yon heard him equiyocate and con,radic
/ himself. /" What sort Of ha, had Mr.
S. ont "A black one" s"Of whs
/ breadth was The brimi" About an inch.
lie thought. doubtless he was 10 hav
every thing lis own way, till broBgll
upon the stand To confront him the hate
] who made and sold the hat, who prove
10 you that The bEim was broad Yo
cannot morally ioab, that the ha, wort
on that day by Swipcs was broa'
hrimmel hat; all The Witnesses for the de
lenisnt swear il, and even Mr.. Boggs
himself. when closely questioned; nc
knowleIced that il might have been
broad trimmed hat. Next, gentlemen, ih
panisloon.. What color were Nj
! Swipe's psntsleons! ."BIaek, said MI
. .Boags.- | have produces
these pantalbons in court. They has
been identified beyond the possibility c
) doubt. --What vas the result Yo
saw yourselves. gentlemen. The panta
looms we're pepper and SALT
A cry Of admiration through the eon'
3 room. The officers cries order. Th
$ poor witness unfortunately occupies
/ conspicuous seat, and all eyes are 6xe
}. upon, him with the most virtuous indiI
nation. lie is calculating a, what sscr
Zee he can wind up his business. and 9
: and settle in Kentucky. The lawy,
!, wakes triumphant. aud arier wilheriu
c look al Boggs. goes on: Re- - a=
Il - Furthermore. gentlemen, asks
r this witness to describe the bludgeon :
n He could not. Had il ivory or gold q
the handle! He could not tell. Was
!. ferrule upon the endl Did not know
= Was i, heavy' Yes. Had he ever handle
n il! No. How could he tell the weigl
e ,L.,x ,,,L;nL la had neper handle,