Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-06-25
He answered, Just as carclessIy,- :

row. As yet, | have not seen any one
since | arrived
The last lie was an unnecessary one,
as | knew its falsity, for he needed not
to have asserted the fact-an immaterial
one. This, therefore, the more confirm
cd my suspicious, because | had found
these immaterial assertions to be always
made by witnesses when they are com :
mitting perjury, just as towards whistle
20 keep up their courage.
We continued chatting until the bell
rang for tea. but not tone not an act
betrayed that the judge was troubled or
uneasy. We went down stairs together,
and began our meal. The whiskercd
stranger sat opposite. but he ard the
judge were to each other as if they had
never met One or two table ciylties
passed between them, but they were
accompanied with freezing poiteness,
somewhat unusual in our Western WY
of life. All this satisfied me that there
was something out of the way, and |
resolved while at table to furnish myself
with some evidence. | finished the
meal first, and went up st,irs into the
judges room, and, cropping to the
chimney in the dark, felt for a loose
brick, found it, anl discovered roll of
paper | took off ono or two pieces, and
replaced the balance hastily, and left the
room.
Nothing more occurred that night
worth narrating, but the next day in
court found ON the caloudar the case of
a man who had been indicted some
months before for eountcrieitins, and had
been out on bail.
What does this mean ? | asked of
the clerk. Il did not authorize the trial, .,
nor am prepared with Witnesses
Judge C-ordercd it ON last torn
for this day answered the clerk, saad
produced your request
My request " stammcrcl.
Yes, and here it is, as he handed me
piece Of paper, bearing in my writing
the words, Give Judge C-his re-
quest | remembered, now | saw it
that had written the paper, but could
recall the apparently trivial circumztan-
ces which had prompted it.
Just then Judge C-entcrcl, and
courtbusinesss began. The case in qaes-
ton being called, arose to postpone it
on the ground Of not being prepared.
y stranger arose from among the law
ycrs, aud said he was counsel for tha
prisoner, and had came from Cincinnati
to try the case, at much trouble, and as
he understood, because it had been
ordered on for today. The counsel was
the blaekwhisaered companion of the
judge
The latter. with blank smile, and
dipping his pen in ink, as If ready Tor a
memorandum. asked, Whit IS your name,
sir"
was 50 astouadcd by this cool impu-
dcncc, that did not hear the answer,
but proceeded TO deny any understand
ing, and To charge that there was some
trick.
Ny opponent warily rejoincd, and
moved, il the case was not tried, that his
client be discharged from tai' This VA
giving him llbClty to rn Where he
pleased. Aud oppose the motlon- -
Ny adversary again l,joIned and, to my
utter astonishmeut, Jud . C-Srantel
the request aud ordelcl the clerk to con
eel the bail bond.
At this junctu,c sat down, amidst
the ti;tcrs of my brethren, who were
ready enough to laugh a, W--beins
caught mapping, as they phrased it
While | was mcditatins my wrath and
my revenge, the clerk announced that
the panel OF grand Jurors was now com
plete, aud they We're ready ltr business.
Juige e--.Gosc 10 address and chltg
them. lie was as coo! and placid as the
morning itself.
'Oh,you hypocriten muttercd through
my teeth, as the black whiskercd coun-
scl-and confederate, as | fully knew
him now to bc-slyIy sncered at me,
and drew his chair close to the bench
in an attitude Of deferential listening.
The charge was an elaborate one. 1t
was an essay on crime and It's enormities,
and seemed dramatically worked up
Its adjurations TO the grand jury to
taarlcssly investigate were very plthetic.
Its cncomiums on virtue were toucAingly y
true.
Scarcely had the jury retired when in
my capacity as prosecuting officer | fol-
lowed the members to their chambcr.-
To the formal question, What was their
first business p answered,
TO investigate charge of malIeasancc
in office against the judge :
The forcmanand his fellows looked at
each other in astonishmcnt. Finally one
of them said, with a smile:
Take care, Brother W-,that your
professional rivalry docs not get yo4iato
trouble
l replied by telling my story, and
narrating all the suspicious circumstances
Of the past twcnty-tour hours; and con
cluded by requesting that the black
whiskered counsel be al,ed and exam
ined. Amidst the astonishcd silence of
the grand inquest, the constable in atten-
dance went after and returned with the
stranger.
He entered easily and unaba,hel, say
ing, as he took chair, 4 am told you
desire me to be witness
Perhaps culprit : exclaimed in a
passion, entirely losing my control -
And then, not needing the hand OF the
foreman on my shoulder, in restraint,
said to the constable, who had fingered
by the door, Take off his boots
The stranger made two bounds, and
was at the window which led into the
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