Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-18
A QUEER TRIAL.

A QUEER IhiAl
a legal correspon cent OF the Sander
vile (Geo Telescope thus relates Que
Of his adventures at the bar. IN a certain /
district OF Georgia, near iisrwksvIllel
Known as the ''third k'u-tam ui. booty" 1
some uG.e since divers c,Ulms we're |
placed ia uy hands Cor collection bv I
filters MctIlters u, ca. OF New lurh. /
aud amongst thcm Eiliv note on Simon
Screw OF the Aforesaid district Of Dooiy.
j handed II To Asa Markhill, one Of the
acting Justices. aud took his receipt for
me same The clam progressed rcEu-
larry on 10 judgement, but some lime
since was informed that Screws had Il
led an affidavit OF Ilie-u'Ity 10 the cxccu-
Ton, and being the Attorney General
oGthe aforesaid firm, aud 30, having
much else To do Determined To 20 down
aud see to IL. When / arrived al the
Court yard, the Court had been in scs
sion for some time, but upon INQUIRY
found that my case had not been reached
hut was next To the last, called for the
execution alii1avit, and found that the
grounds Of ,llega'lt was that the plain
titis lived out of the State!
Squire Markhill was on the bench. as
10 ms intelligence farther than the fol-.
lowing wall show that It Is only uecessa
ny TO ADD that he was IN the Legislature
,ofl8I2.
lie was always polite man however
particularly 50 IN his manner Of speak
ing.
i should suppose may il please your
honor, that the court does MT wish to
hear from me, on the subject Of this ille-
sgality.
Well reckon not squire" he re.
pied Idly nodding his head TO me
for II IS plain the execution ought to be
killed."
DO understand that your honor IN
tends to sustain thIs illogality."
''fes squire lnar is the law"
| expressed my establishment at this.
and made speech showing the absur.
dity OF the decision and wound up bv IA.
ting Screws for daring to take such an
oath. When concluded the bench went
on.
"The Court is fond to hear YOU talk
Squire Nu0bs-very found indeed YOU
talk well, and the court hope you come
down often. But Mr. Screws is our
neighbor; we know hlm, aud besides he
has sworn that the execution is illegal.
and II must be killed Squire Nubbs -
"1cs, but may 1t please the court |
Will swear the execution is not illegal.
"N ell but Squire, you can't do it,
Now II filters McFiiters " Go was here
and would swear il, then it would be oath
agln oath, aud II would be tried by a
jury ="
Seeing that nothing could be gained
by the adherence to the principals Of
law and unwilling that my cilents should
be swIndled out Of their money i'm this
way. took considerable pains to show
lhat IN u great mary cases The attorney
could act as principal, and finally got the
Justice to let me swear-which had no
hesitation ~ doing, \ jury was empan-
nelled, and we Went on with the trial.
screws said nothing, but | went into the
case warmly. They retired aud in five
minutes brought in this verdict; 1--WE the
jury find The execution ded!'' was a =.
bout 10 retire in dignifed disgust, when
bushy headed juryman asked who was
to pay the jury fees
"The jury fees come out Of Screws. :"
replied as mild as could; ''the verdict
was in his favor"
"Fhats true Squire Nubbs, but II
am the law the man tina: gains his case
shall lay cost.
"Please the court" replied entirely
out Of my patience, ''If pay it may he
d ID"
"Ihank you Squire, that settles the
matter, the court fines you a dollar and
hall tor contempt Of the court. That
will pay us oil boys and treat US in the
bargain"
| launched out the one and fifty and
lett Third Kingdom Of Dooly" with a
considerable degree Of rapidly.