Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-02

Judge C---- his request. - L re
Z membered now ! saw it, that I iac
written the paper, but I could no
! remember the apparently trivial CIR
: cumstance which had prompted it.
Just then Judge c. entered
, and court Business began. The
, case in question being called, T aros,
to postpone it On the ground of no
} being prepared. @ = @ si' % s7o
/ A stranger arose from among TIE
lawyers and said he was counsel fol
! the prisoner, and had come from
} Cincinnati to try the case: at much
trouble, and MS be understood, be.
cause it had been ordered for that
! day. The counsel lwds the Uack whts.
kered ieompamion'ef TIE JqGye, ,fa
The latter, With a bland smile, and
( dipping bis pen in the ink. ready for
a memorandum, asked, "What is
your name, sir?na azz,ssa8az
/ was SO astonished at this cool
! impudence that ! did not hear the
answer, but proceeded TO deny any
understanding, and 10 charge that it
was some trick. My opponent wa
rily rejoined and moved, if the case
was not tried. that his client be dis
] charged from bail. This vas giving
{. him liberty 10 run if be pleased, and
opposed The motion. Ny adverse
ry again rejoined, and to my utter
astonisbment, Judge c. granted
the requesst, and ordered the clerk
to cancel the bail bond.
At this juncture I sat down
amidst the filters, of my brethren,
who we're ready enough to laugh at
W-be being caught mapping, as
they phrased it. While I Was medi-
tating my wrath and revenge, the
clerk announced that the panel Of
Guand Jurors was DOW complete, and
they were ready for business. judge
c. arose to address and charge
them. He was as cool and placid as
the morning itself. IL vsasE l'seh
"Oh, you hypOcrite!'' ] muttered
through my teeth, as the black-whis-
kered counsel--and confederate, as
| fully, kuew him to be-slily sneer-
ed at me, and drew bis chair close to
the Bench in an attitude of deferen-
tial listening. ,1 n,
The charge was an elaborate one.
1t was an essay on crime ard its
enormities, and seemed Dramatically
worked up. Its adjurations to the
Grand Jury to. fearlessly investigate
we're very pathetic. Its secomipms
on virtue were touchiugly true
Scarcely had the jury yetired, than,
in my capacity as prosecuting Off
Ger, followed the members to then
chamber. To the. formal question,
"What was their Esst busiaess?'n
answers d-hT5;i eefusb ia 58af bs9
a"To investigate a charge Of mai
feasanee in Office against the Judge" +"
-g The foreman and bis fellows looked
at each other in astonishment. Fl
nally one'sof them said with a
smile. 7A.ob bsshGg6 ago 2uid
sTake care, brother W, that
! yourprofessional rivalry does not get
Fyou into some trouble" gfIs9 Io7
Ireplied by telling my story. and
narrating all the suspicious circum-
stances of the past ltwenty-four
hours; and concluded by requesting
{ that the black whiskered counsel be
called and examined. eo
i Amidst ihe astonished silence Of
the, Grand Inquest. the constable
went after and returned with the
stranger. g'l'..''
He entered easily and unabashed,
saying as he took a.chair, Iam told
YOU desire me to be. a vitness!o.
i "Perhaps, culprit!' I exclaimed in
passion entirely losing my control.
! And then not needing the hand Of
the loreman on my shoulder in re-
stfaint, said to the constable, who
had fingered by the door, stake Of
his boots" psss ss = ge,aAI 4.
The stranger made two bounds, and
twas; at the window which led late
the garden Of the jail, But the
!. grip of the constable caught hin
securely. In an. instant one Of, the
jurors took his arm and another, hi;
LEG and before, any. one had time tf
speak, the boots, were off, an(
two rolls Of bills laysenithe a9or.
t. The, afrmnesss and 0 presence. g
mind of tbe4;strapger i9Eseok him
: He trembled in every muscle; aud a
d I whispered to him, "ViIliaD5 not e7el