Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-02-21


How long had you lived there!'
About four years. | believe, or some
where Whereabouts"
Here Loudon handed the Judge paper. 7
which the Judge unfolded and laid before
him on the bench.
WAS that village large or a small
one!'
Not very large-perhaps fifty houses
You knew all these houses WELL pre-
sumel'
Il did,
Was the house in which Mr.. Henshaw
died. one story or two!
Two. believe.
But YOU knonr, don't you! Was he in
the lower story or in the chamber when
YOU went 10 witness the deed!
Here the witness tried 10 catch the eye
of Snapall, but Loudon very ciyi,iy held
him 10 the point. At length he said, In
the chamber.
win you inform the court what was
the color Of the house!'
Il think, feel sure. i, wasn't painted, but
didn't take particular notice.
!. But you saw it every day for four years,
and don't you know!'
1T was not painted
(which side of the street did it stand'
/ Il can't remember.
Can YOU remember which way the
street ran!'
1T ran east and west
The streetran east ant. west-the house
two story, and implanted, and Mr.. Hen
shaw was in the chamber when YOU wit
messed the will. Well, | have but two
t things more which will request YOU TO do.
The first is to take the pen and write your
name On that piece Of paper on the table,
/ The witness demurred. and SO did Sna-
, pail. Bat Loudon insisted UPON it.
Il can't my hand trembies so, said the
| witness.
indeed! but you wrote bold, power
ful hand when you signed that will. Come,
! you mast try just 70 oblige US
After much haggIing and some brayado.
: i, came out that he couldn't write, and
r never learned. and that he had requested
< Mr. Brown TO sign the paper for him!
I .Ch, hoi' said Loudon. Il thought you
r swore that gan signed it yourself Now
r one thing more. and have done with You
G Just let me take pocket-hooll in Your
d pocket | viii open it here before the
II court. and neither steal nor lose a paper
G Again the witness refused. and appeal
|. ed to Snapall; but that worthy man was
s thing about the witness going to the devil
ii The pocNethooIS came out. and in il
IS was a regular DISCHARGE of the bearer.
,. John Ordin. from four years Imprisonment
l. in the ensylvania Penitentiary. md date 4
5 June 10. 1881, and signed by Mr.. Wood
TT the worth warden.
It The young advocate now took the paper
:, which he had handed TO the Judge, and
lie showed the jury. that the house in which
d Mr. Henshaw died was situated il 4 stree
e running north and south-that it was
" one story house-that it was red, the only
at red house in the village, and moreover
rs that he died in front room of the lower
c. story.
III There was a moment silence, and ther
is a stiHed murmur Of ioy all over the room
I'd Browns eyes looke ed blood-shot; the wit
is ness looked sulen and logged. and Mr.
fv Snarail tried to look VERY Indifferent. u
he made no defence The work was done
T. \ very brief. decided charge was given b
II, the Judge, and. without leaving thei: seats
" the Jury convicted Brown of forgery.
Id THAT young dog is keen, any howl sal
ar s;napal
ne when his conscience tells him he is o
ne the side of iustice.' said Loudon. over
H. hearing the remark.
of 1t was rather late in the evening befor
- Loudon called on his clients to congratt
he late them on the termination of their sui
nd and the recovery of Elm Glen. lie wa
he met by Mary. who frankly gave him he
hand, and with tears thanked and praise
lot him. and felt sure they could never suf1ic
to emily reward him. Loudon colored. an
nv seemed more troubled than when in tn
vi, court Al length he said abruptly, mis-
is iienshaw, you and your mother can no
to aid me me. There is friend Of yours.
his d young lady. whose hand wish TO Obtain
lily an, alone in the world, poor and III
lg. known. This is my first law case, al
it, when | may have another is more than
lat know
ter Mary turned pale. and family promise
that she and mother would aid him to III
'or extent Of their power. Then there was
nd pause. and she feit as If she. the only or
all who was supposed to be unagita,ed an
ng cool, must speak.
his who is the forum ate friend Of mine!'
III. Don't YOU suspect"
it Indeed. | DO not
by well, here is her portrait handing n
i'm a miniature case. She touched a sprir
Tile and i. flew orer. and in little miro
ase she sor her o1cn face! Now fhe crmso
aw came over ner beautiful face, and the tea
ain came thick and fast. and she trembled; b
i'll. believe she survived the shock: for Il
vas last time | was that way. | saw the CO.
hat scen,ious young lawyer and his charmir
ing wife living at En- Glen; and heard the
, is speak OF has first lac suit!
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clothing. gives as the highest recomme nj ia
re- he can offer of their durability. the stateme It
be one of his arstocratic customers. that &C
i'd. made for him lasted as ioes as he mad a soi'
: Is Chancery.
f-vOne hu ndred and fifty slaves, emancp
ted by their late in Kentucky, embark
ru- a, New Orleans the 22d nit, for Liberia.
nry the barque Laura chartered ny 'he toiohizo''
Society.