Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-01-02

| But who Of us has not confessed
| He'd rather share thcir war; ior rest,
| Than not have been at Monterey
! ANECDOTE or CHIEF JUSTICE
| HALE.
y gentleman who possessed AN estate
in the eastern part Of England, worth
five hundred pounds a year, had two
sons. The eldest, being Of a rambling
! disposition went abroad After several
! years the father died. The youngest son
destroyed the will and seized on the rs-
tate. lie gave out that his elder brother
/ was dead, and bribed Witnesses TO attest
/ it. In the course cf time the elder bro
ther returned in miserable circumstances
The younger rePulacd him with scorn,
saying he was An impcster anu cheat
that h, real brother was dead long ago,
and he couil bring Witnesses to prove it.
The real brother, having neither mo.
ney nor friends, WAS in di3mal situa-
ton. Al last he found lawyer who
! agreed (as he had nothing 20 pay him,
that, ii he would give him one thousand
! gulueas ii lie undertook and gained the
cause, he would act for hin., 10 which he
assented. The case WAS to lie tried a.
the next General Assizes nt Che!ms-
ford. EsseX. The lawyer being now ell
gagged. hc sets his ITS ~ work how 20
! obtain success. At las: he thought he
would consult Tie first Judge vf that
age, Lord Chief justice Hale ; acccr-
dH1iy, he hH>trEod u London and aid
( OPEN the cause AMI al. rs cj:cum stnure<.
! Inc judge, who MS Il Tr.a; lover of JUS.
tee, heard it atten;iyc!y, and promised
all til" assistance IN his power. The
lawyer having taken leave, The iud re so
! contrlv"d IS to FnlSh all his business at
! the Kings Beach before the Chelm> m>tort
! Assizes begeu. He started for Cbc!ms.
ford, and when within short distance
Of that place lie dismissed his horse and
sou ,!ht for a private house he found one
occupied by miller. After some con-
versation, making himself very agreeable.
! he proposed to the miller to change
clothes with him. and as the Judge had
a good suit on the miller did not object
accordingly the Judge pct on a pIetc
suit Of the mi!!er'S best. Adorned with
q nlIer'E hat. shoes and stick. he march
ed 10 Chelmsford, where he procuI ed
lodging against The mex: day. When the
trials came on he walked like an ignorant
! country fellow backward and forward
/ along the county hall, and when the
court began to ill he found out the poor
fellow who was the plaintiff AS soon as
he came into the hall the miller drew up
to him.
" Honest friend, how is your cause like
to 60 to-day ."
Why" replied the plaintiff. my
cause is in very precsrious situation,
and if lose it am ruined for life"
" Well" honest fr!end," replied the
miller. " will you take my advice ? |
will let you into secret ,GV hich perhaps,
you do net know. Every Eng Sti>hnIan
has right and privilege to except 10 any
Que juryman through the Whole twelve.
now DO you insist Oh your privilege with
out giving the reason why. and. It posi-
bic, get me chosea in his room, ant i'll
Go you all the service in my power"
Accordingly, when the clerk called over
the names Of the juvymeu. the plaintiff
excepted one of them. The judge on the
bench was highly offended with this.
What do you mean" says he, By
excepting thls gentleman ?"
! 1 '1ICdII III iOTHI tO ASSSIL MY pIiHl-
'ege as an EugIiShmsn, without giving a
reason wh:."
The judge. who had been highly bri
bed, in order 10 concea! it by show o.
candor, and, having confidence in til,
superiority of his party, said
"Wel, sir. as you claim your priri
Iege in one instance. l wil grant it
Whom would you wish to have in tbs
room of that man excepted %
After a short time taken in considera
ton, he said MY lord, wish to hav,
an honest man chosen in - and looking
around, "there is that miller in the court
We will have him if YOU please" Accor
| dinyly the miller was chosen.
AS soon as the clerk Of the court hac
given them all their oaths, dexterou.
fellow came into the apartment and slip
ped ten gol3 pieces each into the hands
of eleven jurymen, and gave the miller
but FIVE. He observed they we're al
bribed as we'll as himself, and said to hi
next neighbor. in soft whisper, L" How
much have you got ?'' Ten pieces.
said he. The miller did not say what ht
had. .... -s. r.. ...
The cause was opened by the plaintiff
counsel, aud all the scraps of evidenc
they could pick up were adduced in hi
avor. He had great number of vii
! esses and pIeaders, all bribed as we'll a