Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1848-06-22


and the law is now for every man 10 ge, as
much he can, and keep all he gets, and we &c
in for that law.-we do." a. =,
I" But my friend, if l had known that you
would have demanded so much should have
walked" q, -
"'Tain. !" safe for strangers to walk in the city
--.,en to one they'll NEE. the elephant" .:
meet the elephant---l don't understand
you" t ~
By this time, according to The clergyman's
account, .he knave must have tired Of fooling
with his victim for he answered saucily-.- :
" can't stop ,o,talk with you---pay me my
three dollars aud lei me CO."
!, The country gentleman, unsuspicious an hour
before of such tricks yet feI, that he was being
cheated, and mildly declined paying the mon.
ey.
Then you must go, before magistrate
cried Jehu In rage. =
WiIingly---and if the magistrate says that
your charge is right, will pay it.
Better pay il now, and save the costs Of
court"
"Costs of court ?---wil justice of the
peace charge anything for answering single
question I"
"A single question! If you 90 to law with
me, we'll have regular trial according to the
new cons,uion---l'lI have jury of twelve
men, if they can be got; or six anyhow" an.
swered the hackman.
The clergyman endeavored 10 compromise
with The Jehu, bu, new idea had entered in-
to the rascals head. and he now not only de-
manded three dollars fare, bu, extra pay for de-
| lay. The victim concluded to see the magis-
lrate, and he re-entered the hack and was driven
off.--where he could not tell but his descrip-
tion of the scene was ludicrous enough.
Il was introduced to the magistrate, who
shook hands with me, and asked the hackman
what was the nature of the charge, and shook
his head when told that would not pay three
dollars for riding from the steamboat TO the no.
tel. | asked him if the charge was just! He
said that the new law was not clear 10 his ap-
prehension, and that jury must decide the
matter; and he thanked God that under the
new constitution the jury were judges of the
law and the fact, and didn't care d-n for
all the benches in the Supreme Cours-then he
walked away with the driver, and told me that
must consider myself prisoner until the
case was adjudicaled asked him for my car
pet bag. He said that the new law did not al
low prisoner TO carpet bag or trunk, until the
chief of police had examined into its coRten:s
and he asked me for the key TO send with
the bag to send to the chiefs office, which
gave 10 him. waited for more than an hour
before a jury was empannelled when the tn
al begun the magistrate asked me if had coun-
sci. replied 4" no )" upon which he said that
the court would assign me counsel and red
! faced man W no stood in the doorway was told
to take charge of my case. The hackman was
examined and told his story very briefly. Then
| was pu, upon the stand and questioned aud
Gloss s-quesioned for two hours. was obliged
TO stale where | came from, how old | was,
what was the state of my wife's health.--how
many children | had--if my congregation was
large--what salary bad, and whelh was paid
monthly or quarerly-and whether there had
been any revival in the neighborhood during
the year-what my opinion Of the ship fever
was. whether there had been any cases of
small pox in my town. and if all the children
had been yaccInated-wha, works on natural
hlslary had read, and whether had seen the
elephant To each of these questions my
counsel loudly protested, and offered TO show
from the new constitution that ! could not be
compelled TO answer them. But | told him
that would much rather answer them at once,
Than TO lose time in discussion. Finally the case
Vas given. to the jury, after very long charge
from the judge, in which he said that whatever
mis- ghl be their verdict, they must remember thai
was clergyman swho bad heretofore borne
an excellen. character, and thai was entitled
10 the benefit of doubt, if there was such a
thing n the case which he felt obliged TO say
he doubled. However, he referred them to the
new constitution, and the whole duly of man, /"
an excellent work as ] knew. and then sent
them out for consultation. Ii was afternoon
when the jury came in with verdict for the
plaintiff. The judge ciphered on slate for
few minutes and then told me TO pay three dol
lars To the coachman, eleven dollars costs of
court, and three dollars counself fee. My coun-
sci said could appeal, if | would lodge one
hundred dollars with court as security that
would carry The case up. But preferred to
pay The seventeen dollars, especially as hadn.
the hundred dollars TO lodge as security. ]
vas then allowed to DEPART the court giving
me an order on the chief ofpolice for my car.
pet bag"
This was the story Of The country clergyman
related with child like simplicity at The chiefs
Office, where he presented the order for his
| bag, and2wss informed thai he had been gross