Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-12-01
Whose house do | live in, Mr.. Dodder,

when l was moving in it.
Yes, SIR
WAS there anything else to use, sir.
NO, sir
who built the house -
The Plank Road Company
How come yon to say the house was
yours, when the company have it in poss-
ession and built it .
Another burst of laughter followed this
question, and poor Dodder looked as If ne
was sitting upon hackel. Dodder gave
no reply.
Now, Mr.. Dodder, have you not been
trying to get me out of the house, that you
might get your son in my place? And
have you not been to the Directors and
have you not told them things derogatory
to my character -
None of your long preamblcs, Mr..
Doider; you know it is so; AMI am go
ing to prove it, too. Yes or no }?
Il can't answer. l must explain
No explanation, sir-Ies or No"
NO
Did you not so to three Of the Direc-
| tors :?
Yes
Did You not order window to he put
in the cellar of the house, when building,
and say you wanted it there for you sons
accommodations?
| might have done it.
did you not get warrant out for me
before | was bound over to appear here ?
Yes
did YOU not then swear that had on.
ly assaulted you by throwing stones, bu
did not hit you?'
Dodder was completely staggered agail
he changed all manner of colors, ant
moved about very uneasily in his chair.
Come, Mr.. Dodder, answer exclaimed
the defendant.
Il can't remember.
Yes you do-come, thinll-did yo
then swear | had hit you at all, sir?'
Il might not
How come it that You remember
now-three months after-and could no
then?'
This was too much for poor Dodder,-
He looked appealing around for relief
l Nothing met his gaze but room convu
| sive with laughter. His legs seemed to |
+ under magnetic influence, and in great dc
sire to try their power of locomotion. \
t last the defendant told him to go.
G That will do Mr.. Dodder--l guess W
/, are through with you for the present.
: And off he shot as if death was behir
h him; while the whole bar fairly screamC
as he made awful strides down the aisl
and the court buried their face in ther han
n kerchiefs and shook convulsively.
Doddcr No. 2 was called-son Of Il
old Dodler-who testified as follows:
u L was in the house-hcard noise
saw father driving cows; saw dctenda
+. come out of his house and throw ston(
ran out, and hill was between me al
& them, and when got up al! was over
Saw defendant throw three stones; did n
/ see any strike
SC Cross examined by defendant.
st You were in the house you say p
NeS'
L there not hill twenty feet high
o tween your house and where | was ?
About that
How many stone walls, also-ab(
four"
ur About that
How many plank fences or slab-fen
-two?'
wv 'Only one, | think
nd well, sir, how could you see thror
it four stone walls, one slab-tence and
mt twenty feet high? That will do, sir,
can go
And without waiting for reply
Ir. went Dodder No. 2.
or District Attorney on the part of the P
pie here rested.
The defendant, then, with all the gr;
or ty becoming such an important occasi
untwisted his legs from the round Of
chair, and with more than usual dlgl
utt walked out in front of the jury, and OF
ed his defence as follows:
ng If you please your honor, and ger
men of the jury am a green hanc
mt this ere kind of Dizziness. | am ash
ed that such little consarn should I
lex come up before an Orange county jury
before and he only swore to an assa
but three months thinking has put
ing battery to it. | aclr owlodge the ass;
but am justified, for he was assaultine
on COW. He has tried to pick quarrel \
me ever since | went to the gate.
stones my cows, my chickens, and | c
stand it. / threw the stones, / admit
first, fifteen feet to the right, then ovel
head, and when saw the COW fall as
Mr.. knocked her down, then | did shave
but did mt hit him, and that amt all
prove it; and | ask you farmers, if
would not do the same thing? can p
,m- he knocked her down, by my brother
Defendants brother was then called
stated that it was Sunday when the oc
d l renee happened, saw complainant, Doc
running after and striking at defends
COWS; saw him strike and one fall;
ou.' say he struck her; defendant ran out
hallowed to him, did not mind; defen
90 threw stones; none hit him; went out
when I came up to Dodder he said d
dant had thrown stones at him, br
are had managed by jumping and dodgin
to have any hit him.
The testimony here closed.
orm The defendent then proceeded to su
anne the cause. His honor dropped his
tho i,,rv learned forward the mnmbe