Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-01

never did / appear before a jury of my
country. This Mr.. Dodder has brought
me here, and have to appeal to you, not
knowing whether you are WOolly Heads,
Silver Greys, Hard Shells or Soft Shells.
Yet think this Dodder will find that out
before / am through that l am a harder
shell than he imagined.
You know, gentlemen, that | am in the
employ ofthe Mongaup, Forrestburgh and
J Port Jervis Plank Road Company, as a
gate keeper. This company it seems had
confidence in my integrity and honesty and
5 placed me in that important position; and ,
2 even if 1 receive So, 900 and StoEl $1,000
2 out Of it, that's between me and the COM
pany, and its none of Dodder's business.
1 Now, when the company sent me up along
Il this road to collect tolls, this Dodder was
| one of the mhoJitants / tound there IN the
| pools, and | will say for him that he is
y fair specimen OF the rest of the popula-
ton. But there isn't any of them that
:. seem to appreciate all the benefits of this
planliroaa
1t let out to civilization class Of peo-
pie whonever before had the idea there was
such thing as civilized life, oadMiS DOd-
der was one Of them. 1t is fact that soon
: after | moved up there, a young woman,
sixteen years old, come down out of the
mountains on the plank road one day, and
1t she had never been out before. She fairly
:, seemed surprised to see a whte man, and
5 after asking a few questions went back into
the woods. This Dodder was my nearest
IL .l,,1 IL
le wanted him, and INT been there long
? before heard that he had been lying about
me to one of the directors, and | soon
A. found that he wanted to get his son, who
ut has sworn against me, in my place. But
he hasn't done it vet, and if you dom con-
in Wet me, | reckon he won't very soon.
Id Itwon't take long to dispose of Dod-
der No =. He tcsthes that he saw me
ed throw three stones at his father, and saw
"the old man dodge" On cross eXamin-
alton he says that he was in his own house
ou in tile aCoods, and had to look over hill
twenty feet high, and also over three slal
fences and two stone walls. Well if he
1t tells the truth, all | wish is that | hat
ot young Doddcr's eyes. He is certainly j.;
remarkable boy, anl can't deny his 'Jath
. er."
/ am willing to admit that done wron!
u Il- in throwing stones at Dodder, and | apol
oe ogiSc to all the world, and this county il
le- particular, for it. The doctors tell Il
AZ there arc two causes for all diseases, pre-
disposition and excitabiity. | think
We was the latter cause that no''od mo 4
stone Dodder.
,nI ,,i therefore confess myself guilty of tn
10 assault, but the battery | deny ! and if yo
nJ' J find me guilty of the battery, will ar
peal from the decision of the Court t
tbo high Heaven itself, before will lsubmit
it.
- Now, gentlemen, vou saw Mr.. DoldC
ant and heard him swear upon me. | asilc
res; him g:eAt many questions. and J W;
.nd sorry to hear him answer as he did.
- might have asked him more questions
not | might have asked him if he didn't Xxi
my cot, and if he didn't stone my chicl
ems, because they trcSSpaSscl in his wooc
where actually the rocks are so thick tn
the cats can't find their way up throuG
be- them; but then knew he would deny
and it would gricvc me to hear him. /
admits that he was driving my three COY
,out up the road, and that he struck at 'em b
says it was with small switch. | ha
proved that this switch was a pole abo
nccs ten feet long, and about two inches aero
the butt end, and have also proved Il,
when he struck, the cor fell. 1t is tru
ugh my witness coulcin't swear that the Sti
hill hit her, he was SO far off, but take the bic
you and the fall together, and we can guess t
rest If you, gentleman, should see
off flash and hear the report, and at the sa'
time sec the man drop, | think you wol
peo- say that | shot him, although you mig
not see the ball strike him.
ravi- Now the fact is, gentlemen, that on ST
sion, day, | was lying on my lounge III !
the house, when my wife said that Dodder v
unity chasing my cows. Jumped up and p'
)tfer- ed my boots and went out of doors, {
saw Doddcr and the cows coming up
ntle- road. 1t is true he says he wasn't driv
ID at them, but SAYS he and the cows were b
ham, going along the road in one direction, ;
ever this was as near as | could get him to
w. cows or the truth: but it is proved t
''otu sung '.r~--,o --1--' -" L.
,ault; and he was following after them, strk
t the them with his little switch, ten feet Il
,ault, and two inches across the butt, and | re
. my on you'll think he was driving" them
with | sung out to him: cd )dder, stop y
lie he didn't mind my order, and | just tn
can't a stone in that direction, which went ab
it it; fifteen feet over his head, at the same t
er his going toward him. He paid no attent
IS he and sung out again, ''Dodder stop !!
him, Still he didn't mind me, and then |
l, I'll threw another stone; but on he came,
f you on | went, and | threw a third ST.
prove which he says struck him on the back
II. the neck, but which l think is IA
d, and strange, as we were going towards {
'ccur- other as tasta we could go. But he ]
,dder, er slackened up, and by this time ,
lant's S within about eight feet of each other
can't halted and hallowed at the top of
it and voice 'Doddcr why in HI don't
ndant stop!" About then he did stop and
t, and ed his ten foot switch as if to strike
aefen- | sung out : 'Mr. Dodder, look out
'ut he may wollup my cows, but if you wa
ng not me with that switch, you'll wallup an