American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-04-21

the American Republican, that it may offer
some entertainment to your numerous readers
IN this city. have a better opinion of the pro-
fessional gentlemen named in the sketch, than
TO suppose they will take offence at the intro
ducton of their names into the article, Wire
la Bdgatel!c METROPOLIS.
CRculT CouRT, Thursday, April 10 Inpor-
!dnt Vaccine mQ.ier- GreG. contest and excite
ncnt about Coo.
This morning there appeared to be an unus-
nal influx Of old women and little boys in the
Court room, and general curiosity was eycit-
ed as to the cause which proved to be that OF
Moore rs. Riley, IN rcplevin for COW.
The old women and little boys all answered
to divers names, respectively, and filed off AZ
witnesses: all the old women for the plaintiff
all the little boys for the defendant As might
be expected, upon general principles, all the old
women swore one way, all the little boys the
other; and it was all about the identity of the
COW. Mr.. Woodward, for the plaintiff, led on
the old women in gallant style; while Mr. Ho-
ban, in very spirited manner, headed the lit
tie boys for the defendant.
Isl old woman took the stand.
Mr.. Woodward.-Do you know this COW
that was repleyied by Mr.. Moore from Mr. Ri
ley7
LIST O. W.-Know herr Yes gentlemen, !
know d her well from the time she was born,
and know'd her grandmother before her--l
raised her, by hand, and sold her to Mr.. Moore.
He owned her for about ii months before she
was lifted by MIR. Riley, who said she was hs'n.
He put her in his pen. We all coined there to
see the poor crttur, who was monsous sorrow
fol and couldn't turn round, she was pend so
close. But no sooner did speak TO her and
call her 'my Donny," but the poor crittur
pOkes up her nose, and smells and lCkS my
hand, She know'd me and ali of us, mighty
well-she visited US regular all the time she
was with Mr.. Moore before the plevy, and
does so now. And | reckon if the truth was
known, this blessed mint she's pokin her nose
over our garden gate.
One Of the Judges suppose you were very
kind to her. That is as it should be
lSt o. W.-Yes indeed, sir; we try TO take
care of all the dumb critturs that depend on us:
chickens, pigs, and all. We'd rather 60 with
out ourselves than let them suffer
Judge-Very right; that is very much to
your credit.
Mr.. Woodward-Had she any earmarksl
list O. W.-Not when we had her. But
when saw her in Mr.. Riley's pen, she had a
fresh slit in her ear; and we pitied ourselves
that we hadn't had resolution to hurt the poor
thing that much, to mark her before
Cross-examned. Mr.. Hoban-flow did you
know her-can you describe her?
LIST O. W.-She was a brindled buffalo, with
a white face, and black mark around one Of
her eyes.
Mr. Hoban-All that is very common
might there not be many other cows like her?
list o, W.-(with emphasis and pathosl-
Yes, honey, there might have been plenty
more like her-but that lUaS HER. She was
monsous like her grandmother. If old Colonel
Monroe was living, he'd say, if he saw her
where on arth did that cow come from?-did
she drop from the moon?" walked thirty-six
miles TO git her grandmother.
Judge-What on earth did you want with
her grandmother-she must be very ancient
COW.
LIST o. W.-Lord, sir, she wasn't a grand
mother then; it was l6 years ago. | raised
three generations from her. And so forth
All the old women, seriatim, delivered them
selves to the same general effect.
E. Contra. The little boys swore the de-
PENDANT had previously like COW for two
years; and that for two years she was lost; and
that she was found and recognised, and penned
and replevined by Moore. They were certain
II t0aS her. She was earmarked when he first
bought her.
The old woman stuck to it that it was really
my donny"-that it was fresh earmark-
that they knew the first old woman had raised
her, sold her to Mr.. Moore, and that Moore
had her continually till three days before the
replevin.
So the jury gave it in favor of the old wo-
men, who exhibited throughout their testlmo-
ny goodness Of disposition, and an affection
ate attachment to the poor dumb thing, which
ought to be treated, out of regard for the milk Of
a,uaan kindness, as anything but the cream of a
gerry good joke. No doubt, if the COW had been
brought into court, she would have confirmed
their testimony as we'll as she could; and upon
being directly Intercepted as TO her owner,
would have said MooRE-or something very
like it, and easily interpreted by either Of the
good old danes.