New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-06

not obiect 10 toss II it veaii throx OF this css,
Tbs sally vas foIo~sd by vsross her attempts at
wit, legal and medicinal, until Judg, Person hoped
that gentleman belonging to the bar would attsmp.
to brig the court into ridicue.
TIE court waited long for other jurors to be brought
in. and the pictures were examined. They
markedly good. The delay was 90 prolonged tbs,
il was sugges ed tbs. the jury would be e1emp, By
see before the csse vas decided. Mr.. vsu Barren
sad that u5ge of his acqusntsno, was in the habit
Of deciding all questions in favor of the plaintiff, on
tie ground that he would have sued unless he had
somehrg 70 sue for. He sugges ed the application Of
that rule in this cs.e. Mr.. Willard thought that wn
the orly ru'e which would serve thor turn. Oys.
ters were the next subject Of fsestioasness. One
Of the counsel brought out an old conumdrum;
Why should man never stsrve in Sshasl b.
cause there are 90 many sandwiches there. Horcams
they there Becsuse Ham went out tnat way sni
iis descendants were bred and mustere! Tiers.
The jury preferred that the should go on, but
The counsel agreed TO read their notes Of evidence H.
stead Of sunlmoning witnesses, aud the case was ad
iourued until Aondsy afternoon at o'clock.
The Judge re marked to the jury tina. although it
was a very common custom in the village to talk
sb ,ut such thipgs they must not say word to
nit themselves or prejudice their minds.
German iuior-Ye hat nuff to do to talk politics.
The subject OF greatest importance vas almost en-
finely overlooked in this case. We approsch Is With
considerable dllfdence, the trial is not yet con
cluded. seems to have escaped The attention auSe
Of court aud counsel tina, whtn Judge Fish recsivei
from Mr. Lawrence the order for picture for the very
uncomplment,ry purpose alleged, the judge was SUI
feriug from a sore on the point Of his somewhat
pointed nose. The origin Of this sore We have been
unab,e 10 kan. The judge asked Mr.. Lswrence for
a few days respite, until this sore should get well.
Tbst We thought. is certain; it sworn to, Oh
Thursday lest, by two witnesses. and we had no
doubt it could be relied upon. Mr.. Frederck' also
corobors,ed this statement be told that Mr. Fish,
when he first came to him. had running sore on the
end of his noso The state of the picture, aud scar
at present visible the point of the judges proboscs,
seemed to be the authentic aud nddbitabe remains OF
that running sore But this conclusion like SO many
other human conclusions was to be shaken. Judge
Pierson casually stated that Mr.. Norhrup gave in evil
dence that al the time of the alteration there sca5
on the point OF Judge Fishs nose. Now, the scab
and the running sore could not have coexi'ed; they
are incompatible, although the member referred to
Is unusually large. Here. therefore, is serious dis
crspancy. one TO which il will be well for both parties
TO turn their attention. With view to its solution,
we have miuutey examined the evidence, Mr.. Fed
ercks, the photograph and the present con iton of
the nose Itself. End we have formed opini m We
cannot however publish il at present for fear OF in
aueniipg The jury.