Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-19
SsI.ttsh Gale.
THE CROCK OF GOLD.
NJ MARTIN F.aeunAR rvrrrR,
AnfAsr u .Prsvertiai FhiissspAy.n
CHAPTER XIV.

MT. kharp'a Advocacy.
The whole Court trombled with ex-
element; II was still deep silence;
and the Judge said,
Prisoner ut the bar, there Is now
no evidence against you. Gentlemen
Of the jury, Of course you viii acqnit
him.
The foreman; 'All.,agroed, my lord,
not guilty
Roger Acton said the Judge. 'to
God alone you owe this marvellous,
almost miraculous, interposition: you
have had many wrongs innocently to
endure, and | trust that tho right feel
ingt Of society will requite you for
them in this world, as, IL you serve
him, God will in the next. You are
honorably acquitted. and may leave
this BAR
In vain the crier shouted, In vain
the javelin-men helped the crier. the
court was in o tumult Of Joy; Grace
sprang 10 her fathers neck. and Sir
John Vincent, who had been in attend
ance sitting near the judge all the trial
through. came down.to him. and shook
his hand warmly.
Rogers eyes ran over, and he could
only utter,
dThank Godl thank Godl He does
better for me than deserved
The court was hushed at last: the
jury reswon; certain legal forms and
technicalities speedily attended TO, ..as
courts of indictment, and so forth:
and the Judge then quietly said,
Simon Jennings, stand at that bar
He stood there like an image.
MY lurd, | claim 10 be prisoners
counsel
Mr.. Sharp.-the prisoner shall have
proper assistance by all means; but I
do not sec how II will help your case,
II you cannot get your client 10 plead
not guilty At length, after much
gesticulation and protestation, Mr.,
Sharp has succeeded; he had appar-
emily inoculated the miserable man
with hopes; for the miscreant now said
firmly.
Il plead not guilty.
The brieaess one looked happy
nay, triumphant. Jennings was a
wealthy man, all knew, and, anyhow,
he should bag bouncing fee. How
far such money was likely to do him
any good, he never stopped to ask
Money is money said Philip SharI
and the emperor Vespasion.
We need not trouble ourselves :,
print Mr.. Sharp's very hashy. flippan
speech. Suffice it to say that, not con
tent with asserting vehemently on hi
conscience as O Christian, on his honoI
as n man, that Simon jennings was a,
innocent, maligned, prosecuted indi
vidual. laboring. perhaps. under mon
omania, but pure and gentle rs th,
babe new. born--not satisfied with ira
ducing honest Ben as q most suspicion
witness, probably a murderer--ay, a
murdererlh rlhimself, mere riotous ruf
fian (Ben here chucked his cap Mt him
and thereby countenanced the charge,
a mere scoundtel, not TO say scamp
whom no one should believe upon hi
oath; he again, with all the semblanc'
Of sincerity, accused however vainly
Acton: and lastly, to the disgust an,
astonishment Of the whole court, ad
ded, with all acted appearances of fer
vent zeal for justice, And l charg
his pious daughter, too, that faI To-
pretty piece Of goods, Grace Acton
with being accessory 10 this atrociou
crime after the fact!'
There was storm Of shames an
Kisses; but the judge aliayed it, quiet
ly saying,
, 'Mr. Sharp. be so good as 10 confin
your attention to your client; he az
pears TO be worthy Of you.'
Then Mr.. Sharp, like the firm ju,
: man immortalized by Flaccus, stoo
) stout against the visagc Of the judg,
{. sneered at the wrath Of citizens con
,lianding things unjust. turned to Be
minaciously, calling him .Dux inquie
, turbidus Adrin, Burke thought th
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