The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-04-20
and forwards along the county-hall.

anu Wneh the court began TO fill, he
soon found out the poor fellow that was the
plaintiff. AS soon as he came into the hall
the miller drew up 70 him '--"Honest
friend" said he, show is your cause like
to go to day ?'--"Why," replied the plain
TIL, "my cause is in very precarious sit
uaton, and if lose it, | am ruined for
lille. We'll, honest friend" replied the
miller, "will you take my advice! will
let you into secret which perhaps you do
not know every Englishman has the right
and privilege TO except against any one iu-
ryman through the whole twelve now do
yeu insist upon your privilege, without Civ
ing reason why, and if possible get me
CHOSEN IN his room, and | will DO you all
the service in my power" Accordingly
when the clerk of the court had called over
the Juryman, the plaintiff excepted to one
OF them by name; the judge on the bench
was highly offended with this liberty.-
""hat do you mean (says he) by accept.
ing against that gentlemen 1.-The Judge.
who had been deeply brbed, thought to con-
ceal it by show of candor and HAVING .
confidence in the superiority Of his party.
"Wel sir, Said hey as You claim your priv
lege in one instance, will grant YOU fa-
Vor; who would you wish to have in the
room of that man excepted againstr'-Af-
ter small time taken in consideration "Mv
lord (says he,) l wish to have an honest
man chose in," and he looked round the
court--"My lord there is that miller in the
room, we will have him if you please"
Accordingly the miller was chosen in. As
soon as the clerk of the court had given
them all their oaths, little dexterous fell
low came into thesapartment, and Slips ten
gold Caroluses into the hands of eleven iu-
rymen, and gave the miller but five. He
observed that they were all bribed as well
as himself and said to his next neighbor,
In a soft whsper.-How much have YOU
got?" "Ten pieces" said he. He con-
cealed what he he had himself. The cause
was opened by the plaintiffs council; and
all the scraps of evidence they could pick
up were adduced in his favor.
The younger brother was provided with
a great number of evidences and pleaders,
all pIentifully bribed as well as the Judge.
The evidence deposed, that they were in
the self-same country where the brother,
died, and saw him buried. The COUNSEL
ors pleaded upon this accumulated evil
dence, and every thing was with full tide
n favor of the young brother. The Judge
summed up the evidence with great gravity
and deiberaion, and now "Gentlemen of
the jury, (said he,) lay your heads togeth-
er, and bring in your verdict as you shall
deem most just. They waited but few
minutes before they determined in favor of
the young brother. The judge said, "Gen
tlemen are you agreed, and who shall speak
lor you!-"We are agreed, my lord ire
piled one,) our foreman speaks for u.s."
"Hold, my lord, (replied the miller we
are not all agreed" "Why says the Judge,
sin very surly manner, what's the matter
with you? What reasons have you for disa-
greeingg'-'I have several reasons my
lord, replied the miller; the first is, that
they have given to all these gentlemen of
the jury ten broad pieces of gold, and to
me but five besides have many objections
to make to the false reasoning of the plead
ers, and the contradictory evidence of the
Witnesses" Upon this the miller began
discourse that discovered such vast penetra
ton of understanding, such extensive law
expressed with such energetic and manly
eloQuence that astonshed the Judge and the
whole court. AS he was going on with his
powerful demonstrations; the Judge in a sur
prise of soul stopped him. did
you come from, and who are you?"--I |
came from Westminster Hall: l am Lord
Chief Justice of the King s-Bench; have
observed the iniquily of your proceedings