The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1857-07-16
:, From die Missouri Democrat.
A LAWYKR's ADVENTURES.

readliy exnanqthe town w., mentton'
ed in the following sketch into Carlyle:-..
-. About three or four years ago, moro or
sless. l. was practicing law in Illinois in a
! pretty large circuit. was called on one
day in my Office, in the town of C,
by very pretty woman, who, not without
tears, told me her husband had been arres.
ted for horsestealng. She wished to re.
tain me on the defence. I asked her why
she did not 60 to Judge B., an ex-senator
of the United States, whose office was in
the same town. told her that was a
young hand at the bar, &c. She NOUN
fully said that he had asked a retaining fee
above her means, and besides did not want
to touch. the case, for her husband was sus-
pected of belonging to an extensive band OF
horse:thieves and counterfeiters, whose head
quarters were on Moore's prairie.
I asked her to tell me the whole truth OF
the matter, and if it was true that her hus-
band did belong to such gangs
"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 that it
can be proved that lie had the horses lie
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 intention 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 brighted by "pearly
tears" (blast the poets that made them to
come i'll fashion by praising 'em,) I'd never
have been caught in the lasso of matrimo.
ny. And my would be client was pretty.
The handkerchief that hid her streaming
eyes, didn't hide her ripe lips, and her snowy
bosom rose and fell like white gull in a
gale of wind at sea. took the case and
oio gave u1S Iho Ps'i itiSuioio.
The gang, of Which he was not mem.
Der, had persuaded him to take thehorse.-
He new the horse was stolen, and like fool
acknowledged it when he was arrested
Worse still-he had trimmed the horses
tail and name to alter his appearance, and
the opposition could prove it.
The trial came on. 1 worked hard to
get a jury Of ignorant men, who had more
heart than brain; who, if they could not
fnthom the depths of argument, or follow
the labyrinthine mazes of the law, could
feel for young fellow i'll a bad fix, weep
ing pretty wife, nearly broken-hearted and
quite distracted. Knowing the use of "ef-
fect," 1 told herto dress in deep mourning
and bring her little chcrub of boy, only
three years old, into court, and to sit as
near her'husband as the officer would let
her. I tried that game once in a murder
case, and a weeping wife and sister made a
jury render verdict against law evidence
and thejudge's charge, and saved fellow
that ought to have been hung as, high as
Haman. -
The prosecution opened very bitterly F.;
iuveighed against thieves and counterfeiters,
who had made the land a terror to stran-
!, gers and travellers, and who had robbed
. every farmer in the region of their finest
horses, 1T introduced witnesses, and proved
adj and more than feared 1t would.s1 ;;
-; T6e lime came for me to rise for defence.
Witneases chad spone.e But Il determined
..to:ndaks al. effort only hoping SO to inter
.sstthe Judge and jury as tosseoare a ,ecom.
.mendhtion t6 gubernetoia 'clemency and
"a light sentence. so 4 painted this pic
i tue Ayoung man e1tered into lfsMed
:as4A sa: angsfs ,beaatffaf inapersoh; pos
ssessiag sssiy s gentle sadsnoble, attlbute.=-
iSn. .wA before aud all around. him
sHskapts tavern. Guests thsreswere many;
IT waahosss him te inquiyeibsdtheir busi
:: thss, were well dressed ;..mads lssg,
::italhands paid promptly r. At,an ungaSrde'
hour, Yhsn he was insane iKifbshe liquo
they Urged upon HIM, he had sdeviate'
Gsafahe path of rectitude. The demon q
alcohol had reigned in his brain; and It va
his sfwtofence. Mercy pleaded-for anoth
er.chauee TO save him from ruin. Justic
sdduot rsqtse that bis young wifas shouI'
aGedcwns borrowing to the grave and tha
shadow ofsdisgrace and the taunt Of
fsio1 father should cross the. path of tha
sweet Child. o, how earnestly did plea
forsthem. The woman wept; the husban
: did tie same; the judge fdgeted and rut
bed bic eyese thejury looked melting.
* col Hare had the closing speech h
would hare been cleared ;sbut the. .prosecu
tok lad the close, aud threw ics on the fir
hid kildled. But they did not quite pu
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