Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-07-20

U.s. Stephen &, Slaughter werb chIeH ljF
rose S,,,tirs Ballltgertd slt'iddr, siIef,t sort
Of man, bit q good lawyer. who requested
that Mr. Slaughter be ctilled, His nnln6
rdverl,erated three times frp1h tle court
house ,lts,r At the third fnI he came
in, aud utter holding tohlerelHt with
BulIlnger itn Il iiiBrueut, sented himself
behind his attorney. BaIlingers ftte wnl
full Of victorious wisdom, aud Steve looked
seusibly pleased.
Mny it please the court, feiharkei
Hainger; He lla placed his finger between
two pngcs Of the statues, ready to open,
Ind looking the tourt full aud confidently
in the face, /" believe tl,d wrlts in tho
case yorr honor has just called, and severHf
others agtfihst the st,tile deleudnnt, hav6
not been served
The Judge sfornly ordered the clerk 10
examine the wrts
L" ENeGuted, May 1sle Is
D. SHANK. s. H. u,
by w. s. CAMrBtrit, - =.
read the clerk, saying, IS lie laid down tho
papers, that they have been SO ret,ttied to
| the Office.
"Itave Mr.. Campbell called, " slid the
little attorney, with u knowing smile,
much to the amusement df Steve, ths
writs. know, are marked executed but
Mr.. Campbell win hardly say he executed
them.
Bill came in looking ratler ctirtotts to
find ont who wanted hun, and ii little
mad Mt lrlre chilled hWay Hist in the middle
Of one of Bill Myers's best stories.
, "Dld you return these writs execdted''
asked ths Judge
eyes sir, replied Bill.
"But did you erfcute them p inetr6ssd
tie attorney, very enphatlcaIly.
This riled Bill some =" never yidatd
my oath; slr--I executed the writs, and
returned them executed
"Tlat is sflicltnt--are yon ready to
try The Ease y remarked the court.
| No, SIR may IT pleasd ydlf bohdf
these writs hive mn beet GxftHted,
and | will PROVE it by Mr., Campbell
himself Mr.. Clerk, swear Mr.. Campbell
to answer questions.
Bill wondered If he was drsanihe, 6f
BHIinger had gopta eleat, ont df Ills wits,
The oHtli war administered and Bill faced
the uttoriiey with a bewlIdered expression
cf face.
NOW, Mr.. Campbell, ,pfe yott 1h,sIhTly
certain thHt yoh seftad these wits =
demanded the ntternoy, calling them OVER
hastily and then stopping to gather n
mingled whisper and chuckle from SteVet
Bill grew nervous. Some legal trap had
/ -. I,r, fol
into it,
Il have slid so, sir--yes, sir, am
p0sitiuely certain that executed them" "
The news spread that Bill Campbell
was about to be exposed for a ftlss return,
and tho courthouse was cranieL
But, resumed Ballinger, afe you
certain that you executed them on Mr.,
Haughter?"
Bin paltseda moment, and at last ali.
swered that lie was certain Of that too.
A very smiling conference took pac5
between lawyer and client, at the end ri
which the attorney opened the statue took
at his finger and read i" the static in ser
cases made and provided" to the effect
that the defendant must be seen U,sl )elt
before tlss service is good Steve could
scarcely repress u "gnHaw,' ind Bills
face assumed an rfntt.ers,lfe blank,
"Mayit it please the court there is the
statue Now Mr.. Campbell ! am sorry
to impose this question ON you, bnt my
client urges it and mtst DO ibid you,
sir, see Mr., Slaughter %
"See him, did you say? Ye4---that il
no, sir, didn't exactIy see him, but
T.
"Never mind sir, interrupted the
attorney "the cTtrt sees that the officer
has made an improper return, aud Of course
will qnash the service.
Bills immense blue eye was seen to
tGlate, SIS it was always known to do when
he had a "good one - Oh hand, With a
considerable grin he lnterposed-~
" But did see hjui---ilt least bad my
hand on him.
"IIow do you know yo, had yotr hand
on him, if you didn't see him ?"
"I--rnigbt have heard him speak,
replied Bill, scarcely able to hold i'll.
The attorney appealed to the court to-
enforce expeitness Of reply, and the gruf
funcsionary ordered Mr. Campbell to be-
explicit, and not evade The question.
"What was the question ?" inquired
Bill.
/ eff ynt did not sec Mr.. Slaughter sir,
hog do you know you had yoar hand on
him 2" d
j Bill assumed n utock gravity, while hes
related, very briefly, his stratagefn and
movements mp to entering the bedroom
and the covering up in the bcd>clothes, and
his parley with Mfs. s., and putting his
hand ON the covered up person, wien he
was interrupted by the attorney.
/ "This is all very improper, and irrelevant
did you sarvc the writs on Mr.. Slaughter
according TO law2' rather excited.
| "WeB, 4" replied Bill, with prenoni-
tory laugh, "you min have it, ! don't
know, Mr., BaIlinger, that did bit ] did
really serve them ON same nun IN bea
acith Mr.. SlaMghtcrs wlfe"
! The court, bar, and auditory, roared, in
which Bill joined; the little attorney sunk
down in his seat, and Steve sprang to his
feet with face pale and exmessionless as
death. For few moments the court
room was all disorder, Quiet being COM
4 paratlvely restored Steve, trembling all
4 over, whispered q few words to his attorney
and skuIked away.
" May ii please yorif honor, am in
structed by my client to acknowledge the
service of those writs. He informs me
that he titoftOfyt to avoid by hiding his