Litchfield enquirer., 1852-02-26

have spoken Of him the sentiments. net
only Of myself. but of all :he honest. in.
tslliyent, well informed and candid part
Of the community.
an. Zp.--I have no more questions.
/ Mr.. Coke you can take your seat.
Mr.. Thrifty was next sworn, and be-
ing asked, said he knew the prisoner
well.
Att. Gea.-What is your occupation,
Dir. Thrifty.
Wit.-I am a farmer, sir.
Atk Gen.-Has the prisoner. Alcohol
ever obtained money from you under
false pretenec :?
Willie has. He pretended for
several years in succession. that if l
would pay certain sums for him in town
and then take him out to my farm and
lot him have intercourse with my work
men, that he would make them do much
more work than they otherwise would
by means Of secret which he said no
body else possessed. ! did not find that
there was any more working done,
though there was much more noise
made about what was done. So took
him into my wagon one day to carry
him back 10 town. but before | got there
thought ! might as well save time by
spilling him out. as We call it, and go
back to my work.
Att. Gen.-Well, sir, do you find you
can carry on the operations OF your farm
in all seasons without any assistance from
t. Q accused I?
UIt-I do, sir. have not permit
ted him to come on my farm for several
yeals, and l find / can have my work
done as well and better without bis help
than with it. Formerly, when ! had
him to help me- in haying and harvest
my men were noisy, idle and surly Of
ten they took to the bush by eleven
o'clock, and were unfit for work the rest
of the day. while my grass and grain
were spelling in the field my rakes, my
cradles and other utensils were broken.
and much time and expense were spent
in repairing them in short, now esti-
mats that every dollar paid the priso-
ner cost me Ave in loss OF labor. waste Of
grain and grass, DC. have no wish for
lis assistance any more: indeed | weuld
not have him on my farm if he would
serve me for nothing.
at. Gentle counsel for the de-
fence may have the witness.
Cross Examined.
An Ap.-Did I understand you to
say Mr.. Thrifty, that in extreme warm
! weather in harvest the services Of my
client were ef no benefit?
Wit-I have mol said SO, sir; yet I
now say it is my & xed opinioa that they
are worse than useless-hurtful.
An. Ap.--You speak OF your opin-
ion, Mr.. Thrifty, have you any evidence
upon which you found your opinions
Wit have, sir the evidence of
my own senses, and Of the senses Of my
laborers. know that l can endure
heat with hard labor much better without
the aide of the accused than l ever did
with it, and my men say the same thing.
Not one Of them will have anything to
say to him.
lin. Ap.-But witness, is not my
client OF service to farmers. in aiding
them in the disposal of their surplus
coarse grains
Wit.-Not at all. sir. I have tried it
for many years. and invariably found
that my coarse grains did not quit the
cost of raising, SO long as l depended
upon the prisoner for making me a mar
kst. Now feed them to my cattle, and
make fair profit.
An. Ap.-- You can retire sir.
Mr.. Lovetruth next took the stand.
at. Gen. Witness. have you any
knowledge Of the prisoner
W.T. have. sir. For several weeks
I have been making Investigations into
his conduct, and the effects Of his in
tercoulse with the community and
have arrived at several surprising and
almost incredible results.
Att. Gsn.--Will you please state
them to the court Z?
an. Ap.-Before the witness proceeds
the counsel for the accused would be
pleased 10 ascertain, whether he means to
state results from his own personal
knowledge, or from the Information OF
others,
W,t.-Partly from both, cir.
an. Ap I'VE shall decidedly object
to any thing in the shape Of testimony
touching things which the witness has
not himself seen or heard.
Chisf Justice Perhaps the better
way will DO for the witness frst to say
what has fallen withia his own knowl-
edge, and the other evidence can be dis
posed OF afterwards. in some way salts
factory 10 all parties.
An. Ap.--We shall be satisfied with
this arrangement. your honor.
Wi..-Well, sir, AS to the general in.
tluence Of the accused in society. il is de-
cidedly petnicious. In my own town.
containing population Of 1000 persons