The Hillsborough recorder., 1845-05-08


h.f raErI Bs rrisssnce . la.s chs Sc
: n 6ndghss. ifg Ter srsfpfe sss--Tseoss
ssisuis ti.e aGrrre q lasesas. q . neess-
,asy shsi rssre sbaGid - arspsioa and 80
wnh Q lsisnioss lnieItaon. 81
me gao6s ~ aanSler. New. may Il please
yosr hon~ur. ihs posssssiea, of goods
ar eistlsls. 1hich asve been iskrn iron
snoshsr rrF.oa having = rsghl 20 lhsm
wflhosl hls consent. and Hnaee0Unied Tor,
10 pTims fseis evidences oi he caption and
ssperauon, i'm feionsnus inert. Ii OH
sr uOsds. II mn be u posssssion Of
goods er chasiels under such eiEeumsisn>
ets. The lsw requires hin % seeoant for
Ms Possesslon. which Il thus rrgsrds %
presnmpsi.e sFidesGspflsreeny. . plying
s.e a.x.n, .sf0bifIr presHmptioni donee
pr06ifHr IN coRfrarisns." Here the ho-
horrible eoun's mnuth uaeansiOusly drop
red open 10 The lullest sxTni.l Andif he
ISL 10 accounllor This possession by olher
testimony ihsn his oun. he must be con-
tiessd. Tbs sort az presumpilof. msy il
riesse yo1f honour. - more nr lees re-
rent. The more recent The possession.
the stronger ihe case. For ihtse ~sll-es-
tablI.hed principles of Ia. nred hsrdly
refer this ialellieenet eonHlo Essl's Pleas
nf he Crc~r. $50; HaIs's Pless Of The
Crave, 800; Q Ssarkle on ErIdener, so;
Aad,san'. Reports, $50; Arehbnld's piae-
ter, 20, and numercus alher learned au-
ihnnues. Nor need occupy ihs liDs
oflhis honoursbie rouu BY applying these
prlneiplss 10 the case under consideration.
] w,Il. may II phase your honour, only
rsmaIk IN conclusion. that We have sbun-
dsn,ly pro.en the possession Of our pro-
perly By The deftndsn, without our knos-
letgs or consent. and a. he has utterly
failed f. account fnr lha, possession. this
honoursble court 10 baund 10 presume thai
he took the rr"periy amino fhrandi, and
O. commit him accordingly"
II there were sny doUb,s resting OF the
n,nd Of 'Sq.iFe Rogers before, this
speech. 20 rsplete wi,h complimentary
sllus,ons tn his honot's' ssgseiiy, and
sbOund,ss with leg,l terms 90 utterly be-
yond hrs eomprehenson. had the effect
10 di.pcr.e them Al once, and 10 irreso.
e.bly fx his eonVicIion Of The prisoners
gull. e...-.
Alier . momeni's silence. during which
Squire Rogers looked unusually wise,
he thus dslIvertd the judgment Of The
court.
"Ah-alom Harley. yon is committed
by this ennti. 10 the amount OF FIVE hon.
d.ri dollars Tor your appearance 20 the
next honorable Superior Cuur,.'
W.lls ihis decision gave evident salts.
iar'ion 20 large number Of the persons
rreseai. there we're yet some who regard
ed il as wholly unjust, notwithstanding
The able afgsments Of counsel. And az
Mr.. Harley had befare iniirnated his in.
isn,ion Of prosecuting Perkins, he wa'
n"w enormously urged 10 do so, by hi'
iriend.. who suggested that ss ne had fal.
len under lie d.spIsssure Of the msgis-
iraie, has true pal cy would be TO employ
the young lawyer-who IL was evident
10 all. had won high place 10 his ho.
nor's' favorable Tegdrd-to eonducs The
suii.
Il required much psrsua.ion 10 induc'
nr. H H.rlty 10 a1op, this la,,ei suggestion
After what had just taken place. he fel
much more Ike seeing Thomas Jefferso
jeak,n.. E.q.' "t1 the ID" as the ssy
ing is, Than giving hun Zee. Bot on be
ing reminded Of the uuer hoptlrssness q
h,s case unless he should sncreed'n over
coming the prrjodices Of Squire Rogers
aud being assured by uncle HesIiy, tha
Lawy eFs is Ike shot guns. aud hI,
whoeter thpy's pintsd al. shout any ms
lice prepsns." he ~sised his objection
and consented 10 employ the same we,
pom assins, Perkins which ths. indisidr
al had So successfully directed sgain'
htasef. Accordingly. through HE friend
be- approached our hero on the .uhjsc
who he fouud not cnly perfectly silIiu
II advise him in The case, but as he c!
pressed it, extremely happy TO taSe q
opportunity thus afforded h'm Of prosir
I" NJ. Harley the total absence OF AZ
thing Ike feelings Of personal hosiili
On hi. p,ri, iowards hun.
After hearing the evidence which NJ
Harley relied on 10 sustain the proseeutio
our hero remarked thai tie gist of the I
ton vas nnqHes'ionabIy The sane in bio
cases, and that though il vas not usual
the practice. for gen,lem,n N ofhis proie
tI0a TO be his Own client. and by dol
80 he night possible expose himself to d
unjust ssrcasm. 'iyGs ef rerbG I0cln
yet. uHder the circumstances. he did q
think that his opinion given super subj
fUm md!friGm, N The first case, ought
operate as bar 10 prevent bis aecep,sn
Of fee IN the one now about TO
brough': adding. that he had NOT dou
but hat he could. from The esidence, 20
wet the ~hole TickleaIzzard party Of,
offence of fiarrsny from the house! NJ
Harley Vas delighted q, the prospecI
wfeskng his vengeance upon those sl
had sworn so lusuly sgains, him. but 60
seieniiou.ly reminded his counsel ths, 1
goods were taken out Of the cellar
which our hero replied. that ,ha, fact "