The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-05-08

ahu oMrrul to1Ar4 eNrIa MAAf TOT en-
and eouIdn'I fad EN- nswhar. We tuck
The track Of The rsEi and follsTsd il night
ap 20 Ihs cslIar-doOr."
. Was The door elosedg''
.Wsll. ID was. II Vas shet town
tight. and The iron bar pui over The hing
shat holds il, but wasn't locked"
Well, what followed. Mr.. Petkinsi"
"Mhy. jssl Is soon - me and Swse-
ny opened she door, old Button lie whick-
cred al us. and went down and brung
him out, and We xas earryin' him out
Of The yard. when here eoHes old Hsr-
lev and that iORg-legged teller. Van
Squoik, and kicked uP sleHlbls rumpus.
and skeered The he,se, aud upset the cart.
and liked 70 smashed every thIng all 10
finders"
DO sou live in this county, Mr.. Per
kinsl'
"Yss. sir, al my lilf."
"Where and when did this transaction
take placer
"why. over thar Of the store, not
more'n hour ago."
T. Very well, Mr.. Perkins. you eau
stand aside."
The substance Of this testimony hsr-
ing been written down BY his counsel, il
was duly subscribed to and rs-afiTned by
The prosecutor. after which il was submit
ted 10 The honorable court.
Mrs. Nancy Perkins was next examin.
ed.
"You will please 10 state. Mrs. Per-
kins," said the prosecutor, ".whst occur-
red to-day al Mr.. Harley's store, after
you had concluded your purchases"
"Why," remarked the little sharp.
aged woman. 10 a peculiarly emphatic
and rapid manner, safer. the things,
was all done, wrapped up, and, paid for,
81 he lowed, he'd jes, step across, the
square, Bit, while I, put 'em, all in, the
] cart. and, got ready, 10 go, home. Well,
, AFTER he was gone, Mr.. Hsrley's man
, (now, I'm jest a.guine 10 tell, the whole
business. jest as il wss,I he nck Ankles,
and Sweeny, into the back room, and,
| gin them some Ticker. and, thar, they, was.
drinkin', and runnin' on, with all manner
Of nonsense, while |, waited and waited,
for 81, I'LL, | was completely done out.
Blmebye, Mr.. Harley, he lowed, I'D bet
. ter, 60 after 81, if wanted him, 10 60
home, tonight, so | went, and, found him,
over. to the grocery, and, when we
] come back, the horse, and carl, as gone.
! and, after we looked, every whar, for 'em,
we found 'em, hId away, in Mr.. Harley's
cellar. And that's, the whole. truth
about it,"
! Sweeny's testimony fully corrobora,ed
J that Of the prosecutor, and though Ankles
was more cautious than the rest, and was
, extremely careful 10 state nothing posi-
I lively, but only according 10 The bes.
, of his knowledge and belief" the weight
of his evidence went 10 strengthen the pre-
sumption against The prisoner.
Mr.. Harley declined asking The wit
nesses any questions, and having none to
sdduce in his own behalf, he relied for
his defence solely upon the deficiency in
, the evidence as made GU, by The prosecu-
! tor. lie reminded the honorable court
that there was no evidence before il that
implicated him in the slightest degree,
and expressed contijen. hope, that
though false statements had been made
under oath, by the prosecutor, for the
purpose Of covering his own guilt, no
one in the community in which he had
lived Tor many years, would believe him
gully Of the charge preferred against him.
There as moment of breathless 81
lence, while our hero was arranging his
notes aud authorities preparatory to max
ing his maiden speech. Squire Rogers
condescendingly turned bis benign coun-
; tenance upon him, as he thus addressed
the court
"May il please your honour-I doubt
not but that your honour has participated
with me in the utter establishment with
which have listened TO the defence set
up in this case-if, indeed, j. may be CALI
ed defence. sm SIS yet young in the
practice OF the Law, but trust, sir, thu if
should, like your honour, live to grow
gray in legal experience, | will never
again witness such miserable exhibition
vi d .Coutt VI luSuScs WY SUI WHdb IL
the defence relied on in this case!-sim-
ply the alleged Inconsistencies of The
testimony on the part Of the prosecution.
And lei US see what this testimony ia.
We have proven. by three respectable
witnesses, that the horse aud car, of my
client were at certain time standing be-
fore the prisoners door, that he decoyed
two Of the witnesses into the back room
Of his store. and afterwards persuadedthe
other witness TO 60 in search Of her hus-
band--lhat while she was absent the horse
and car, were taken. and that alter the
prisoner had denied all knowledge OF them,
they were traced to his cellar. where they
were found, secreted away out of sight.
Now. | would ask your honour, what
further testimony, short of positive proof
of the actual caption, would the prisoner
have US introduce into this court. in order
TO establish his guilt! But, may it please
your honour, am willing to throw aside
all concurren, circumstances--in ,hem-
selves more than sufficient to establish