Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-10-13

commanded II. so, drawing mYsell
noiselessly TO the wall, or the board sep
aration. looked through the crack and
saw Judge C--sested at a table
:, with sinister looking man, who wore a
pair of black whiskers, and the two were
counting quite pile of new bank bills.
l listened. but not another word was
spoken for some time. | saw the mon
ey divided into three piles, and the
Judge placed one pile in his pocket, the
whiskered man took the other, and then
drawing off his boots divided the third
pile between each bost in the inside of it,
and then again he placed them on his
feet. Next the Judge said
BE careful and send them to the prop
er place
His sinister companion gave mean
ing smile; they shuok hands; the stran
ger left the room cautiously, and the
Judge then sat down to some papers. |
continued to look for several minutes,
but be appeared absorbed in his duties.
when, just as l was about quitting my
point literary pOinD of observation, he
arose, and taking cut his roll of bills,
placed them up in the chimney! aRd then
continued his reading.
1 must say my blood ran cold, for a
grave suspicion had often crossed my
mind that he was rascal; but | never
suspected him of being concerned with
the drovers, trappers and traders who
occasionally made bad money their COM
modify. Nor, as | sat collecting my
thoughts, could l conceive it possible,
when l remembered how severe he had
always been upon the passers of counter
felt money, and how earnestly and sol
emnly be always had, in his charges in
such cases. declaimed against the enor-
nifty of offenders who substituted bogus
currency for good. l therefore conclu
ded that the word 'boodle,' and the sus.
piciOus boot stufing, must relate 10 some
other offence, connected with which /
now felt assured he must be.
Stealthily going out, 1 carefully de-
sceneed the stairs and entered the bar
room. The heavy whiskered man was
seated at table reading the last Cincin
natl paper, as calm as if he were the
Methodist minister OF the riding. l sat
down, pulled out law paper, and pre-
tended to read, but was glarcing over
its top at the stranger. His eye did not
wander from particular point of the pa
per, nor did the sheet after several min
utes turn; l therefore concluded he was
not reading, but rejecting. Iendeavor-
ed to catch his eye. but co1ld not.
next thought of trying the demean
or of the Judge; so making in my mind
some excuse relating to my official du
ties, I again went up stairs and knocked
at his door. His pleasant voice, in an
unembarrassed tone, cried Walk in
aod l entered. After getting through
my excuses and business, l said in a
careless tone:
What have you been doing all the af-
ternoon, Judge?'
He answered just as carelessly:
Going through my charge, and de-
cision or two have to make 10 morrow.
As yet. l have not seen any one since 1
arrived
The last lie was an unnecessary one.
as knew its falsity, for be needed not
to have asserted the fact-an immateri
al one. This. therefore, the more con-
frmed my suspicious. because l had
found these immsterisl assertions 10 be
always made by witnesses when they
are committing perjury, just as towards
whistle to keep up their courage.
We continued chatting until the bell
rang for tea; but not a tone nor an act
betrayed that the Judge was troubled or
uneasy. We went down stairs together
aud began our meal. The whiskered
stranger sat opposite, but he and the
Judge were to each other as il they had
never met. One or two civilities passed
between them, but they were accompa-
MED by freezing politeness, somewhatun.
usual in our Western way of life. All
this satisfied me there was something out
of the way, and l Iresolved while at the
table to furnish myself with some evil
dence. / finished the meal first, and
went up stairs into the Judges room,
and grcpipg TO the chimney in the dark
felt for loose brick, found it, and dis
covered a roll of paper. took off enc
or two pieces. and replacing the balance,
DastHy lelt the room.
Nothing more occurred that night worth
narrating, but the next day in Court
found on the calender the case Of man
who had been indicted some months be-
fore for counterfeiting. and had been out
on bail.
What does this mean?' / asked of the |
clerk. 4 did not authorize the trial, nor
am prepared with Witnesses
Judge C-ordered it on last
term for this day, and produced your re-
quest answered the clerk.
MY requestl' stammered l.