Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-10-22

"pcu Hau tJuTeu hiHlseli' hdl IuuNtou"ls u
riia'ed by three years Of lrgRl aunOyances, aud
feeling, in The diminished prOducr,eness of his
farm. the eii; cts Of diverted mind, had no very
kind feelings fr the man who had occasiOned
him both trouble and loss.
"Sue him for d.iamaon," he said 10 the wit.
ness, III sand by you. Lay the damages al
five thousand dollars"
The advice was taken. In about week PEN
dergasI was startled by The appearance Of the OFF,
Ger with q writ, summouing him 10 answer, IN
criminal prosecution, for defamation Of charuc'
ter. THIS was a serious matter, aud so he felt II
10 be. When he called upon his lawyer, that
gentleman looked grave, but promised tU defend
him to the utmost Of his ability. The loss OF
The four hundred dollars in cUsls Of suits and
damages, and The loss Of an equal amount from
negccting his farm, more or less, for sone years,
had mada money matters rath.r close with Mr..
PendeIgasi, who vas not what broker would
call very substantial. He was heartily sick Ol
law, and wished. from the bottom Of his heari
that he had nOl been the fool he was 10 get nVol.
we'd in It's meshes, from which there now s.encd
no hope Of extricaIion. suit for iamallon Ol
character, with damages laid al five thousand doI'
lars, especially WHEN he was conscious that there
WIN uAIC llldtl NNLN " pCAFNAp "HS N'"'N i'~'N
that he had charged The witness with perjury,
was no j, ke. Damages of half the amount, if
recovered, would utcrly ruin him. niact, with.
out selling his lsrn, he could Lot raise tive hun.
drtd dollars.
| But all this fear avaed not. He had excited
the rnmiIy Of man whose wrath was not easily
apr, astd. The suit was regularly dockriCd for
Trial. BY The aid of his law yer, il was def, rr,d
trr Une or TWO terms; but there was limit 10
this. The case nj lasi came larly before The
court; witness after witness was examined, and
'he evidence pronounced clear and unequiyocal.
It was plain that PeudtrGast would Le found
guilty.
The trial had occupied two days. and tn pro
scouting attorney and defendants counsel had
nearly brought their war Of words 10 a conclu.
sion. The cuun then adjourned the case over
until the next morning, when the counsel of Pen
dergrast was tn make one more Ctfuri IN ! is be-
half, and then the case would 60 10 the jury.
Two mere anxious days the unhappy man
" ho con ;ur d up all this trouble for himself, had
never before ~ pcnt. When night came, he re.
turned home. deeply depressed in spirit, and
most sadly rrgroung his own folly in pIacire
himself in such dsperate condition. Tea
ldNdI6u llllli ullu SbOn AIT TIC Ndlllc lU' HC SIT
down to the tab G W IN his wife and four childr'n
Ior whose happiness he was voting, cheerfullv
he b.s, efforts of his life. Th ,ir home was
pleasant one, and in il aud around il wtr, gather
d many comforts, Ihr reward of yearSof palel
labor. II re the fir sweet moons OF his happl
) welded life had been SPENT here his chidrel
had b9en born; and this spot he had fondy b.
eved, would be Ia them even in manhoud, lht
homestead 10 which their ewes aud hearts woulC
: urn. Alas! now tn, re hun z upon only n slen
der thread the thaEte Of It's r,maInrg in hi
possession. lie looked around VI on the EriEh
young faces Il atcnClrd his well filled board, hap
pity uncnns nous ui tn danger with which they
were threatened, aud his h urI sauk within him
H. looked into The troubled Counlenance of hi
wife ard his ryesfillydwuh tears. few mouth
iulls of food weri eaIen nlerlly for app 'araac,
S1ke; but it passed along his palate without leav
my II sign Of It's peculiar flavor. Never in hi
life had he fell so wrlirh,d. Now, cleur rs
lit by sunbeam was his own folly appar, nj 4
his mind. The imperative demand which h
had made upon his nc,t hbur for damages, he say
! and lei was Nh unjust demand lUr h. and hi
wtrt far more t. blame for the loss of his curn
riff ng in reality, than Peu rS had been. s.
much Tor has aud pa Slun but consciousness {
] error came too ialc. lie had sappcd The inunda
, ions ot his own welfare, AID now ,he ruins wur
L about alng on his ad.
3 AGer tea Prndrreast retired to room, apal
' rom the family. that he NJ Lhl be- alone. Th
: presence oi his wife aid children OPT ressed him
In half an hour his lawyer called 10 see him.
:. :. Things look very dark; do they noll' Per
!. drrgaSI SAID.
|" Rather Blu, have thought of way b
Whirh we may bring Peters 10 trns."
" What is u!" quickly asked the client, ligt
assing over his face.
l. "The prosecutor is, of course, only his too
y That's all understood. lie furnishes the mear
y for carrying n the suit. Il he says TO the prost
n rLtur, 'Ihe sun must be abandoned, all prucect
u ings will of course stop"
;" Yes; understand that. 1t i'a nero proceF
= Of reIaIiation; in fact part Of system OF pei
10 secuion TO which this man has determined I
subject mr."
d "Exactly; and there's where we've got hin
u Since the cour adjourned to-day, found a ma
II who is ready To swear that h> has heard Peie
rs say, over ard over again, thai he meant 10 rui
n you, and would do il before he was done vii
If you: and that he was The prime movr Of ii
present suit, aud The prosecutor only his agent
5. lie SAYS, moreover, thai he can point 10 at lea
RS three Others who can swear 10 The same thing
er In fact, this man called upon me and stated thi
IN because, he said, il was shame 10 see you dr
at en- to the wall in the malicious manner in whlc
is Peters was doing it. We must Instantly hay
N him indicted for II conspiracy loruin you. W
1. see that the writs are served on him as early
II the morning as possible, and also see his laWye
N aud give him as clear view Of his clients pos
r. ton as am able. As am 10 address the cou
i. in the morning, will consume as much time
u. pc ;sbe in order that h9 may have tu space fl
IS reflection; aud then will make an eifurl To ket
a. ,h4 matter from The jury day logger, by caIIil
" in these witnesses with their testimony, which "
III hnun nr .ut MainhI with The cGnrt IN iyiIn h