The Kanzas news., 1857-08-08
A Lawyers AdYenture.

About three or four years ago, more OF
less, | was practising law in Illinois ON a
pretty large circuit. / was called on one
day in my Office, in the town of C, by
a very pretty woman, who, not without
tears, told me her husband had been arrest
ed for horse stealing She wished to retain
me on the defence. ] asked her why she
did not go to Judge B., an ex-senator OF
the United States, whose office was in the
same town. / told her that was a young
man at the bar, etc. She mournfully said
that he had asked retaining fee above her
means, and besides did not want to touch the
case, for her husband was suspicioned OF
being counterfeiter, whose head quarters
were on Moore's prairie.
/ asked her to tell me the whole truth of
the matter, and if it was true that her hus
band did belong to such band?
'.Ah, sir" said she, ga better man at
heart than my George never lived; but he
liked cards and drink, and [ am afraid they
made him do what he never would have done
if he had not drank. fear it can be prov
ed that he had the horse; he didn't steal it.;
another did and passed it to him.
/ didn't like the case. / knew that there
was great dislike to the gang located where
she named; and feared to risk the case before
a jury. She seemed to observe my inten-
ton to refuse the case, and burst into tears
/ never could see woman weep without
feeling like weak fool myself If it hadn't
been for eyes frightened by ..pearly tears, -
(blast the poets that made them come in
fashion by praising 'em, I'd never been
caught in the lasso of matrimony. And my
would be client was pretty. The handker-
chief that hid her streaming eyes didn't hide
her ripe lips, and her snowy bosom rose and
fell like a white gull in a gale of wind at sea-
l took the case and she gave me the par
tieulars.
The gang, of which he was a member,
had persuaded him to take the horse. He
knew that it was stolen, and like fool ac-
knowledged it when he was arrested. Worse
still-he had trimmed the horses tail and
name to alter his appearance, and the oppo-
sition could prove it.
The trial came on. / worked hard to get
jury of ignorant men, who had more heart
than brain, who, if they could not fathom
the depths of argument, or follow the laby-
rinthine nazes of the law, could feel for a
young fellow In bad fix, weeping. pretty
wife, nearly broken hearted, and quite dis
tracted. Knowing the use of tseffect,"
told her TO dress in deep mourning, and bring
her little cherub of a boy, only three years
old, into court, and TO sir as near her hus-
band rs the officer would let her. tried
that game once In murder case, and weep
ing wife andsister made a jury render YER
dict against law, evidence and the Judges
charge, and save fellow that ought to have
been hing as high as Hannah.
The prosecution opened very bitterly; in
weighed against thieves and counterfeiters,
who had made the land a terror to strangers
and travellers, and who had robbed every
fsrmer in the region of their finest horses
1t introduced witnesses and proved al and
more than / feared ID would
The time came for me 10 rise for defence.
Nitnesses-T had none. But determined
10 make an effort-only hoping so to inter
est the judge and jury as to secure recon-
nleHdataon 10 gubernatorial eIemency and a
light sentence So L painted this picture
4 young man entered into life welded to an
angel, beautiful IN person, possessing every
gentle and noble attribute Temptation was
before and all around him. He kept q tay-
ern. Guests there were many: it was not
for him to inquire into their business; they
were well dressed; made large bills and paid
promptly At an unguarded hour. when be
was insane with the liquor they urged upon
him, he had deviated from she path of recti-
ssrde. The demon of alcohol reioned in his
brain; and il was bis first offence. Mercy
pleaied for another chance TO save him from