The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1854-11-16
BLOOMSBURY. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY.

Nov when the company sent me up alo1g
thi road 10 collect tolie, this Dodder was
one Of the inhabitants found there in the
woods, and will say for ahin that he is a
very fais specimen OF the rest of The popuIa-
lion. But ihsrs isn't any oftheR that seem
to appreciate ill the benefits Of this plank
I Il, lei out 10 civilization class Of people
who never tefors 'feaiieed the idea fhat there
was ssch thing ss csvilized life, and this,
DoJdsr is one of them. II is fact, that soon
after moved there, young woman seven
teen years old, cum down ont OF the noun.
,ains on The ;: ;:ss :.:s c:.S, :se sse day anu
she had never been out before. She fairly
seemed surprised 10 see white man, and
after asking few questions went bsck into
tho woods. This Dodder was my ooscest
neighbor, and q good deal nearer thaa I
wsnied him, and hadai been there long,
before heard he had been lying about me
TO one Of the directors, and soon found out
that he wanied 10 get his son, who was
sworn here against me, in my place. Bot be
hasn't done il yet, and il you don't convict
me, I reckon he WON'T very soea.
II won, take long to dispose Of Dodder
No. Q. He testifies that he saw me throw
three stones q, his father, and saw the "old
mxu dodge" On his cross examination he
saws, That he was in mis- own house IN the
ne woods, and he had to look over q ILL
twsaty fee, heb, and also over three slab
fences and two stone walls. Well, If he tells
the truth. all wish is that had young Dod-
der's eyes. He is certainly remarkable
boy and csnt consistently deny his "father. I"
am willing TO admit lha, done wrong
TO throw stones at Dodder, and l apologize
to all the world and this county particularly,
for il. The doctors tell us that there are
MO causes for pll diseases, predispositon
and excitabilry I ,hirk it was the latter
cause laat moved me TO stone Dodder There
fore confess myself guilty of Inc assault, bu,
,he battery deny and if you find me gull
ty Of the battery will appeal from the de-
cision 10 the Court of High Heaven itself be-
fore will submi; 10 II.
Now, gentlemen; you saw Mr.. Dodder and
heard him swear against me. asked him
srea. many questions, and was sorry to
hear him answer as he did. might have
asked him if he didn't kill my cat, and il he
dido, stone my chickens, because they tres
passed in his woods, where actually the
rocks are SO thick that the brakes can't find
their way through them but then knew he
would deny Il. and Il would grieve me 10
hear him. He atmils that he was driving
my three cows up the road, and that he
struck at one Of 'em, but says il WIS with a
small switch. have proved hat This small
switch was pole about ten feet long and
about three inches across the butt end, and
have also proved that when he struck, the
COW fell. II is true, my witness couldn't
swear thai the stick hit her, he was so far of
but take the blow aud the fell together, and
we Gao guess the rest. II you, gentlemen
should see me point gun al a man and
pull the trigger, see the fash and hear the
the report, aad at the same time see the man
drop; think you would ssy that shot him,
although you might not see the ball strike
him. -st
Nov, The fact Is, gentlemen, that on Sun.
day was laying on my lounge is my house,
when my wife said TO me that Dodder was
chasing my cows. jumped up and pulled
on my boots and went out of doors, and
saw Dodder and the cows coming up the
road II is trne, he says he was not driving
them bo, says that he and the cows was
both going along the road in one direction,
and this was as near as could get him 10
the cows or The truth, but il is proved that
the cows were going ahead OF him and he
was following after them, striking al them,
with his little switch ten fee, long and ,hres
inches across the butt, and ] reckon you'll
think he vas "driving" them. sang ou'
10 him, "Dodder, stopW but he didn', O.
hey my order, and just threw stone in
ttat direction, which went about then feel
over his head at the same time going to-
wald him, while ne was coming toward me,
He paid no attention, and l sung ont again
"Dodder, stop !" still he didat mind me
and then jus, threw another stone; but on
he came, and on l went, aud I threw the
third stone, which he says bit him in the
back of his neck, but which think 10 rathel
strange, as we were going forward each
other as fast as we could go. But he never
Stacked up, and by this time we were with.
in about eight feet Of each other. | hallsd
and hollered al the Top of my voice, .'Dod.
der why in don't ,ou stop! about
then he did stop, and raised his ten foo,
switch as if 10 strike mel sang out: sMr
Dodder, look outl You may wollup my
cows, but if you wollup me with thai witch
you'll wollup an animal thai'll hook p'--
(Here the orator made an appropriate ges-
ture OF the head, as in the act Of hooking,
which was followed with iumnltuous shouts
and laughter, that continued several min.
utes.
Now, gentlemen, il you convict me, this
court can fine me $3.50 aud Jug me for six
rnonihs, and if you really think ought to
be convicted of this assault, say so, for am