The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-08-03

sreseihg he erossexapinsuon. aHsd
thrfs bees any dispsis Or qusrrel brsussn
you and Jamss Bussy before Ihs n,ghl
yea SeIrf ~"
- Nane. uhsistsr."
/" Wss be noi IN ne habit Of visiting q
youf iaGhst's housei"
"a" Yes. sir.'
aWhsssss he Objees q his frequent
visial"
No snswer.
"Coms. nj. Peters. you nu,l snswsr
he question"
"weIl then. darn Il; he said he came
20 see me. snd get his dfsn INTO the bar
GAIN"
The judge lacked u pcrly Belle, IN
some surprise Al her unjudieisI language.
Well, whrn be came 10 see you he
geaerslls got dram. Isupposei"
:" In course he did. Il dsd bad any,"
. You were 10 the habit Of giving Q
dram % al The beauz who called =, yopr
house,
IL cantssy that. /" relorted Belle. pert
"; you called there onre. and don'l
recnlIect Of giving you dram"
This was considered good biz, and
there was general laugh.
/" Did The defendant sllempi any farther
viOlsucs 20 yOn Than kissing you, On The
night 10 question:"
II suppose not"
odd be ever kiss you beioIe!'
Why yes! Thousand iiuesl''
Bellies naireie crea'ed laugh this lime
al her expense.
"You never indicted him beforel"
Z" Pshssi no."
"Ths fall. sou think, was only asci-
dtniali"
"Hainl said soi"
"Well. you don't van, 70 punish Jim
for kissing your
"N"t |: Jim's good fellow. though
be was Ii,,le fuddled al The ball."
81 close Coz the present." ssid Solici.
tor Windy.
II shall call no Witnesses" was The
answer Of lawyer Wordy.
.Very well, gentlemen. Will you 20
10 the jury 7"
Alter q moments consultation, both
lawyers agreed 10 submit The case under
The direcnon Of the cou,t.
.Genilemen Of The jury" said his Hon.
or, .'ihs evidence 10 very plain in this case
The assault, and ba,iery complained or
consists in the defendants having kisseO
me witness without her consent. Now,
The law says. that any rude, contcmp,u
Gus or angry touching the person Of ano.
lher. is . battery. lf The witness did no,
give her consent, expressed or implied. Al
the time defendant kissed her, t.ien the
rude manner 10 which II was cone con-
s,iiu,es the offence with which defendant
stands charged. You may retire.
The jury soon came in with verdict
Of guilty."
"Vcry we'll" said his Honor. "To.
morrow. 9, ,sn o'cIeek, Mr.. Solicitor
shall pass the sentence. Shoald The par.
ties in this case compromise, in the mean
time. lie. me know, or The defendant may
stand chance Of spending some time in
jail" >#~.@.
Belle, who had taken q scat near me
when she had given her testinany, turn
ed To me and asked. "whst the Judge
meant by compromised"
81 suppose" said |, "he means fol
you snd Jim 10 &c, married to-day"
Long Jun looked the verv picture o
despair. at the judges in'imation Of the
jail, Bellies tender heart was touched
She MADE motion to Long jim as SIZE
, went on, of The Court House. which hi
obeyed. He soon after returned, with ;
brigh, coun,enance, whispered few
words tosquire Cooney, and they passed
on, together.
"James Buggy" said the Judge, "yo,
have been convicted of an assault and bal
terry on Belle PEERS. Have you any
representation 10 make To the Court be-
fore It proceeds 10 pass its sentence upor
lyou!" &c. 2s's
:" We have compromised" said jim