Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-11
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uoWh ana pulled out a law paper. pre-
tending to read it, but | was glancine
over its top at the stranger. His eve
dld not wander from a particular part o.
the paper Nor did the sheet. after
several minutes turn | therefore con
Guided he was not reading, but rejecting.
| endeavored to catch his eve, but could
not. ! next thought of trying the de
meanor Of the Judge SO making in my
mind an excuse relating to my official
duties, | again went up stairs and knocked
at the door. His pleasant voice, in an
unembarrassed tone, cried "Walk ill.,"
and | entered. After getting through
with my excuses and business, | said in
a careless tone
What have you been doing all the
afternoon, Judge? 2"
He answered just as carelessly, /" Going
through my charge and q decision or
two l nave to make to morrow. AS vet
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 confirmed
my suspicious because | had found
these lmmaterlal assertions to be always
made by witnesses when they are com
hitting perjury, just as towards whistle
to keep up their courage.
We continued chatting until the bell
rung for tea, but not a tone nor an act
betrayed that the Judge was troubled or
uneasy. We went down stairs together
and began our meals. The whiskered
stranger sat opposite, but he and the
Judge were to each other as if they had
never met. One or two civilities passed
between them, but they we're accompa-
MED with a freezing politeness somewhat
unusual IN our western way of life. All
this satisfied me that there was some.
thing out of the way, and | resolved
while at the table to furnish myself with
some evidence. | finished the meal first,
and went up stairs to the Judges room,
and ~9rnninr ia the chimney in the dark
1elt Tor a loose brick, found it, and dis
covered a roll of paper, took one or two
pieces, and replaced the balance very
hastily and left the room.
Nothing more occurred that night
worth narrating, but the next day in
court, | found on the calendar the case
of a man who had been indicted some
months before for counterfeiting, and had
been out on bail.
What does this mean ?" l asked Of
the clerk, Il did not authorize the trial,
nor I'm | prepared with witnesses"
Judge O. ordered it on last
term Tor this day" answered the clerk,
producing your request"
My request = stammered |.
Yes, and here it is" as he handed me
a 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
not recall the apparently trivial circum.
stance which had prompted it.
just then Judge C-entered, and
Court business began. The case in
question being called, | arose to post
pone it on the ground of not being pre-
pared.
a stranger arose from among the law
yers, and said he was counsel for the pri-
soner, and had come from Cincinnati to
try the case, at much trouble, and as he
had understood, because it had been or
dered on for that day. The counsel vas
the black eohaskered companion / had seen
NTH the Judge.
The latter, with a bland smile, and
dipping his pen in the ink, ready for the
memorandum, asked with the utmost
GOODNESS. What is your name, sir 2"
1 was so astonished at this cool impu,
i nnnnn fhot | did oat ho1u IL 49, 81.
proceeded to deny any understanding,
and to charge that there was some trick.
My opponent warily rejoined, and
moved it the case we're not tried, that
his client be discharged on bail. This
was giving him liberty to run if he
pleased, and | opposed this motion. Nv
adversary again rejoined, and to my utter
astonishment Judge O. granted the
request, and then ordered the clerk to
cancel the trial bond.
At this j%uncture | sat down amid the
filters OF my brethren, who were ready
enough to laugh at W being caught
mapping, as they phrased it. While |
was medltatlng my wrath and my re.
Venges the clerk announced that the
panel OF Grand Jurors was now complete
and they were ready for business. Judge
- arose to address and charge
them. He was as cool and placid as the
morning itself.
oh, you ~hypocrite Y | muttered
through my teeth, as the black whis-
kered counsel-and confederate, as /
fully knew him to be-slily sneered 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 its enormities,
and seemed dramatically worked up. Its
adjurations to the Grand Jury to fear
lessly Investigate were very pathetic.
Its enconiums on virtue were toachingly
true.
Scarcely had the jury retired, than, in
my capacity as prosecuting officer, | fol-
lowed them to their chamber. To the