The Arkansas banner., 1847-07-26


 The prosecuting attorney, fwho was no other than ny friend Col A.B. .C4-rs. ghe we'll known apussle cf tempessnce.s made splendid aopening.' He insssted that iaaeHs- pessnce was aa unpardnnsbie siu, snd de- .msnded thas sise juFy. if convinced of she guilt cs tiss axeSsed, should Iuaicf the ae- veFess punishment known so i.e law.
 The evidence ef ali went to show Ihastl accused had certainly comsmuaed see dann-l ing deed--he had most surely drank whishey --more shan that, he hAd ,issmk U out of jug There was no eegfing round t. os na- der it----8Faak he had--ke had tsank whis- key--and- d-- d--out--.af--n--i-u-as
 The counsel for ths erisooes. iindine ihe faef could not he c0nsroveftesl, enAeasosed to jasts(y; and weat snsca lengthy argument io show thai the greatest aaem n ancient and modern times kad beea and 1sere drxnkards; thas tue greatest literary etEarls had been in- spired hY he wine-bottle And 60 far from the desendsw being hIsneahls for whai he had done, he wss deserving of the highest commendatioa. 4 reply from the presenting attorney eio- sed the case, and the jury were sbaaa ia rs- tie tn Ihe pantry to deltheEase oa shsir ser. diet, when the defendant ssidsesssd the Court:
 May il please yoai Honor, l want to say few words, if you've no ohlec,ions.' By all means--you shall be heard The defendant has s right io ss heard ov himself and counsel; proceed' Green. trembling from head to foot, noun ted chair, on the iatimaiion of the SheriH, and spoke as follows:
 Mister Judge, and gentlemea of the jury, wan, to say this rnurh--I an guilty; don't justify the drinking of the whiskey, don't--I tried to persuade my attorney no, to make that sort of defence, but he rouid do 1t. idrank leetle whiskey--hat took il for sedieine, as l have proved to you by the doctor who prescribed it. know Eve done wrong--rsry wrong. and deserve punishment but beg and pray his Homo rabie Court 10 have pity on my wife and -,
 Hast thou wife:' interrupted the Coart. Il have.' replied the defendant
 And childrens'
 No; no ehildren, may Il please the Hon. cFahle Court, b'tf nsy srtfe is Ia q Gr"
 A fix;
 Yes, fix.
 Prisoner. what to you mean by your wife being tn iixs'
 Why. yoar Horor.' proceeded the accu- sed, sshe will shortly become the mother of a fatherless orphan, J! goa tkyor me eeer- b0Grd'
 Throw you overheard, What has put that into your head. prisoner '
 '0hr groaned Green. in agony. | know the punishment of my crime; my counsel has told me all about tt. i'm 10 be thrown ever hoard. to pTeveni my ever again drinking any thing bat euld waierr
 Finding the poor fellow took the matter se seriously, there was general desire fer his aegEiriaL
 The Judge gave charge io the jury. full of nice points of iaw. and leaning greatly towards sAe prisoner Without leaving their seats. the jury gave the following verdict
 We. the jury, find the defendant Hot gull fy, and recommend hun to mercy. The sheriff to treat ihe iury--the sttornies to pay costs, and the Judge to f!i the jug which the de- fendant drank out of, and which the jury have emptied during the uiei' k The defendant, when he had heard the verdict read, fell down on his knees in thank iufSess-renewed his temperance pledge thanked the Judge and gentlemen of the jury, and inNhis wife's name called down blessings on the ~ileie crowd