Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-06-25
Judge c - can save you! he turned


is this good money, or bad said the
foreman, breaking the dull silence that
had succeeded the struggle.
Am | witnoss, or am I accused he
stammercd, looking toward me.
f! Witness said |. If you will tell all
you know about Judge C, who is far
better game than you.
Il know no'hing about Judge
! c. he stammcred; Il ncyor saw him
until oday.'
Liar y shouted, forgetting my official
dignity in my rage at his faIseheod. Last
night you and he were together cxchang-
ing money, and in his abseacc you con-
cealed your 'do9gie' in your boots
Immediately he stool up In an att
tulc of defence then sat dovn-half
rose again; turned red, and then pale,
while huge deops ofsweat stood on his
face
H saw h was by SOM means corner.
ed; and II a moment, recovering himself,
answered, 4 will be a Oitaess-the judge
is gullticr than L.
| have not space for his story; but its
amount was, that long before the judge
removed to the west they had been con-
fcderates at the cast in circulating coun-
terIeit money while horse -jockcying =
They were connected with a well-orgln-
lied and secret band. Tho leaders were
the manufactures and the bankers of the
Doodle. Middlcmcn bought it and
dispensed it to the underlings, who pur-
chased it at a discount of fifty cents, to
pass it off at par. As fast as the last
counterfeit was discovered a new one
was made. judge C-,whle upon
the bench, was able to be as moral and
as severe as he pleased with the under
ling classes, who never knew the haunts
and ways and companionships of those
above them. But the man whose trial
WAS for that day and for whom Judge
C--,had intercedeI, happened to be
one of the upper class, and hence the
necessity of the action.
1t is time now to see the judge, |
sail, turning to the jnrymen, who were
pcrtrifed at what they had just heard.
No one answered.
4 will 90 and prepare him fo~ your ac-
ton, | next said; for to indict him in
his own coprt while he is ON the bancb
will be a scandal uoo, iustica.'
As | entered the court room he was
announcing the noon recess. There was
a little room off containing few law
books and desk into which he nsnaIlv
retired. and th;ther I followed him.
.Jnd re-, said I-and nv voice trem.
blcd like the voic, of a man under sew re
acac. so terribly was | wrou hit IN by
the excitement of the mornings accusa.
ton and confession-.iudrc. have very
bad news for you =
For me. sal he with the utmost
noachalance, Notwithstanding the pecu
liarity and mystery of NV manner.
Yes for YOU. the Cincinnati lawyer has
told ALL [ shook out rather than smoke
He still smiled. 1t was awful to soc
that hypocrisy and calmnc.s Of demcanor
and for a moment knew not what to
say. Then takin, from NV vest poehet
two Of the bills unrolled from his chm
nev depa,itr, held them before him and
said =
.lIc has toieI all about these. and |
myself. last ni.,ht saw Won nl,ce the
counterfeit money in the fire nj ace when
he placed his in his hoots.'
iii, composurc was inston,lv gono
He wilted like a soorchcd weed on the
p.ai,ie. and his manhood cave way as if
he had been afflicted with snddon mar
alysis. The ro,9, rather swan before NV
cyes far tho si NJ If a culnr;t ;nlgo was
not m every day on,. and when rccov-
cred nv rull attnntion f,unJ him ,t my
knees 9rovejiing ON tho floor like doG.
1 lie fo,c his h,;r h. w,oncbcJ lis
hands his ewes rlarod and Lis nowar,ul
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