Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-09-08
The UnscrupuIouS Lawyer.

punishment Of the law. He was one dav sum.
moned to Newgate in hurry, and in a ease Of
great emergency. The safe or strong box Of
Glendour & Co.. had been plundered 10 an i'm
mense amount. Suspicion had fallen upon The
deputy cashier, who was in consequence ar
rested and sent to prison, inside the walls Of
which he was advised by his fellow prisoner,
(whom on his entrance he had conciIiated by
coming down handsomely TO send for Coun-
sellor Costello, who would, if any man could,
save his life. 1t was in obedience to this sum-
mons that the Counsellor repaired to New
gate-A practice not-Very general in London,
perhaps, bot not at all unusual in Dublin.
am told you are committed for purloining
10000 guneas, my dear sir said the ECoun-
sellOr, as he entered the cell.
81 am
Are you gniltyr
'Sir!'
Have you GrOgGuR cheSe q
] don't understand yOu.'
Did you do the thing!'
Sir, you Insult me by your suspicion
Then, by the powers, you'll be hanged
and the Counsellor took his hat.
Hold, sir said the PrisOner-whO, after
| little hesitation, confessed that he was able to
pay the Counsellor thousand guiheas if he
procured his acquittal--Ihe bargain was struck,
and the Counsellor took his leave.
Costello Immediately repaired to the Crown
Office, as it was then called in Dublin, from
which his client had been committed. The
sitting Magistrate was still on the bench.
Good morrow, Mr.. Alderman said the
Counsellor as he enlered-Is there anything
new to-day anything stirring in my wayr
| Yes, a most extraordinary case has oe.
CURED. One Of the GlendOurs' clerks has Ab-
stracted from the strong box Of the bank ten
bags, each containing 1000 guineas in sold.-
He was arrested this morning some Of the
property was found on him, ard has been
sworn to. | sent him 10 Newgate half an
hour since, and he'll certainly swing after the
next Commission. [Old Bailey Sessions.
The property sworn Il! ! why POUNDS, how
can that be! One guinea is precisely like an
other, and
True, true! but with the guineas the fel-
low stole some foreign gold coins, one Of which,
broad Dutch, was found on him when arrest
ed it has been identified by the chief cashier,
SO you will admit that there is no chance Of
escape. Here il is,' and he handed the coin
4 to the Counsellor.
Costello took the money into his hand,
looked at it atentvely, turned it in his hand,
and after considering with the air Of a virtuOsO,
returned il 10 the Alderman, with-'Upon my
conscience, as clear case as ! ever met
| After some unimpOrtant conversation, he
Withdrew, went home, and by The packet which
sailed that night, he despatched = messenger
to Amsterdam, with certain instructions, and q
strict injunction TO be back in Dublin within
three weeks, at the end Of which the Com
missioner Of Oyer and Terminer was to COM
mence. The man succeeded in the object Of
his mission, and returned to Dublin on the very
morning Of the day appointed for the trial Of
his masters client.
The prisoner was put upon trial. The prin-
cpal cashier Of Glendour & Co., proved the
circumstances Of the robbery, as narrated by
the Alderman to Costello, adding that the rob-
Der, who could be none but the prisoner, had
substituted ten bags Of halfpence for those Of
the gold, which he had stolen. The Dutch
piece was then handed to the witness by the
counsel for the prosecution he unhesitatingly
identified it as the property Of his employers.
This evidence was conclusive-the prisoners
coun,enance changed-the jury indicated BY
their gestures that they were satisfied the
witness was descending from the stand, when
Costello exclaimed
| Stop, young man, wo1d with yon. 1
will ihaGk YOU for that gold piece, Mr.
addressing the counsel for the prosecution,
who handed il to him. He looked at I',
rubbed il on the sleeve Of his well worn coat,
and turning 70 the witness, said, holding the
piece of money in his fngers-'and you posi-
tively swear this is the identical piece Of gold
which was in tho strong box OF Glendour IL
| Coz
Il do
Have a care, young man. look al II again.
said Costello, offering it to the witness, but
letting it fall into his hat which lay before
him on the table. Il beg your PardOR,' said
he, taking up and handing the coin to lhs wit
ness. You are sure that this is the identical
piece Of money
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You are positive! look ut itsgain.'
Il do; and swear it is the very identical
piece
sAnd this said the Counsellor, taking an
other and similar piece from his hat.
The witness was petri6ed.
Costello had had at the crown OfHcs i'm
pressed upon bis mind the date and efigies Of
the gold piece shown him, and il waste pro-
cure similar coins that he had thus sent to
Holland.
And this!' continued he--'and this--and
this-and thisP taking fresh piece from bis
hat at each question. The witness was saruck
dumb. The prisoner was Immediately ae-
nuittnd