Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-02-21
"Did'nts she falI3"

"Well, Mr.. Dodder, you were chasing
her, we're you not 90
II was in the road. sir, and she was on
this side"
"Was it icy 2"
"Yes."
"snow deep?''
Yes"
Now. will you say on your oath. Mr..
Dodder, that you did not strike her ?'
Witness hesitating. 81 will not be pos
tive"
"Well. Mr.. Dodder, were you not com
ing toward me ?"
eyes sir.I'
you was coming up the road and I
was going down ?''
Eyes sir"
"You di not run back at all, did you?''
"No sir"
You are sure you did not look or go
back, are you ?''
Certainly am"
care you as positive of that as you are
OF all the rest you have sworn to ?''
II am, sir"
"Wel sr, will you then please to in.
form this jury and myself how that stone
came to Strike you on the back Of Ike
heat ?'
Witness was eridently non -plussed; and
4 roar or Laughter burst from bench, bar
and jury. Is veil as the spectators.
Il am not done with you yet" exclaim-
ed the defendant, as Mr.. dier seemed
rather uneasy, and inclined TO vAcAte Ihe
chair.
Whose house do 1 live in, Mr.. Doll
der?"
Il consider it mine"
did you serve netce on me not to
use the rooms, the garret and the cellar,
when l was moving in it?"
"Yes sir.''
"Was there any thing else to use, sir?"
"No sir''
"Who built the house ?''
"The Plank Road Company"
"tn whose possession is it?''
plank Road Company"
chow did you come to say that the
house was yours when the Company have
It in possession and built it %
Another burst of laughter followed this
question, and poor DOdder looked as il he
was sitting upon hackeI. 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 applied to them for your
son? and have you not told them things
derogatory to my character ?"
None Of your long pream5les. Mr..
Dodder; you know it is SO, and am go
ing To prove it, TOO. Yes or no 2"
Il cant answer must explain"
"No explanation, Sir-Yes or No ?"
"No."
Did you not go to three of the Direo-
tors ?''
Yes"
Did you not order window to be put
/ in the cellar Of the house when building
and say you wanted it there for your son )
accommodation %
II might have done it,"
"Did you not get warrant out for me
before l was bound over to appear here?"
"Yes"
"Did you not then swear that had on
Iy assaulted you by throwing stones, but
did not hit you 20
Dolder vas completely staggered a
gsin-he changed all manner Of cOIors,
and moved about very uneasily in hie
chair,
Come, Mr.. Dodder, answer" exclain-
ed the defendant.
81 can't remember"
"Yes you do-come, think-did you
then swear | had hit you at all, sir ?"
''I might not"
"How comes it that you remember it
now-three months after-and could no!
then ,"
This was too much for poor D,dder.-
H. looked appcAlingly around for relief.
Nothing met his gaze but room cunyul.
sed with lau shter. His legs seemed to
be under magnetic influence, and in great
desire to Try their powers Of locomDIion
Al last the defendant told him to GO
THAT will do, Mr.. Dodder--I guess We
are through with you for the present. =
| And OF he shot as if death was behind
him-while the whole bar fairly scream
ed, as he made awful strides down the
aisle, and the court buried their faces in
their handkerchiefs and shook coavul-
sively.
Dodder No. WAS then caIIed-son OF
the old Dodder-Uho testified as follows:
II WAS in the house-beard a noise
2aw father driving cows; saw defendant
come out of his house and throw stones;
ran out. and hill was between me ard
them, and when got up ali was over
Saw defendant throw three stones-diu
not see any strike"
Cross-e1amiued by defendant.
You we're in the house, you saJ ?'
"Yes.''
"ls there not Hill twenty feet high be
tween your house anu waere va, p
about that"
How many plank fences or slab fen
ces-tWo?"