Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-08-17

porNos IN COURT.
NY a. IN rnn CORNER.

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DEAR PnorLn;-ll IL with some re-
luctance. / resume my stand M repor-
ter OF the doings In Court. Cor tmany
reasons. n few Of which. ! win state.
lst, Hot weather. and hotter Court
room. and no favors TO O.. by either
Judge or Jury. and especially the
ip,poiiisaess OF tho Sheriff and his
posse, Tho Court. Jury and even
the Que hoss attorneys around me. such
as Rowland with his silver glasses and
lofty mien-liolland. unassuming.
calm and cool. yet cunning rs q fox
Jones. swelling up ever and anon like
toad-can DO waited on with good
cool water, while Qhas to skulk around
and catch II. rs he can. cd. l am be-
coming Disguised with Courts. Juries.
Lawyers. and especially with Witness
es. Now by Courts, l do not mean
his Honor. Cor must say that the
Honorable Judge. what presides over
this Court. Is about the only one Of
them, but what is tinetured with some
Of tho isms Of the day, that are calcu.
lated to inn ,mc mems passions, instead
Of their judgements. which OF all pla.
ces. Is most dangerous in y court Of
Justice. So you may judge. that II
Is great sacrifice, for an honest man
like me. TO be compelled to tarry. even
for short time. In such place. tho
Il be called place where justice Is to
be had-Moekeryl Butt must pro-
coed.
State ps. Felty; Assault and Bat
terry with intent TO kill. From the ev-
idence. II appeared that At the April
election Of 1904, ut the Highland
polls. the def. and one Bennett got in
to u quarrel. Allwere drupkof course.
felty had knife. and after pushing
or knocking Bennett down. jumped ON
to him. and used his knife savagely.
cutting him in the back and shoulder,
as though he wanted to kill him. af-
ter which the def. passed through the
crowd TO where Bennet's brother was.
with whom, he had had some alterca-
ton. and commenced the same opera
ton upon him. There was some con-
flictirg testimony that there was an
agreement to fight. and that Bennett
struck first, ard that one of the Ben
nets had something in his hand, that
may have shined, and that he might
have fallen down On, and hurt himself,
But the main defense was. that DEF.
was a Dutchman. and that.one witness
thought that Bennett said he could
whip all the id Dutch; that il
was an array against the foreign pop
uiation. DC. 1t was argued at great
length by the attornies. in which all
the baser passions. andpetty sectional,
and party prejudiccs and feelings,
were appealed to. after which charge
to, or for the benefit Of the attornies,
in which. he very apr ,'riately and
Justly commented on tie conduct and
manner of the argument, and conclud-
cluded by very pertinent charge to
the Jury.
Verdict, Mo- Guilty.
State rs. French: Lalcency. The
prosecution of this case. was very
we'll conducted. The proof was all Of
a circumstantial character, and but
for the chain in the evidence, identity
ing the money stolen. being perhaps
insufficient, the State would have made
out her case. Reasonable doubts inter-
posed in behalf Of the def which re-
suited in verdict Of not guilty.
State Us. Ign Hoehe; Perjury. 1t
was charged that the def, willfully
and corruptly swore falsely to a sche-