Litchfield enquirer., 1858-01-28


 Ihaving taken. little too mnch of the old usqne- bansh. or from a'clip over his sconce with shil- l lalaE had snoozed an hour or two by the side of ] some hedge row.
 Two o'clock at length arrived. vixen there was rush for the court room, a little office some l2 l by IS, where justice soon found herself in very Isight place. The constable called for order, the 2 in,lenen took f their hats, and the girls stood looking ons wondering what was to come nex, s.0rder!" cried the Csnft. :. 0rdes Y, echoed the defendant. {" shut up your mou,hs'' ss Spec tutors must keep silence :" repeats defendants counsel. and Mi. Green, respectable colored 1 gentlsman who has come in, is assured that he must be siill. though as yet he has been the ouly l quiet man in the house. Compisint is now read, and defendants witness called by name and requested to stand up and l.. please to attend the oa,h'' Oath is adn,inis- tered. 6 That won't de." says the defendant !; ]" they 'll all lie like the divil unless you swear fthem on ihe cross." Motion 10 have the book Iwiih a cross upon it heard. Nation granted, and book sent for. In the meantime there is q gehe- f rai pushing, and Mr. Green, the colofed g4n.le- man, gets seat upon tise sstoyS which lie finds edscidedly hct and escapes from, creating n very unpleasan. odor of burnt woolIen. Book now ar- sives. and order is restored.
 1 :. Witness No. is sworn, kisses the book, and alakss a low curtsey to the judge.
 Y" Ynnr honor-" s l s Wait till you Ire asked" f De(endont's Counscl-s' \ GU Fl turn your face the other way, if you please, and address the Judge"
 Defendant now endeavors to whisper in his counsel's gar. Talk iH my ear, not in my neck, ] wili yon.'' <
 ss Order !'' by the Court.
 Defendant's Counsel" Now, go on, Ellen" l "Well, your honor-''
 "Piease b address tire Court. Here, turn this Iway That $ the Court, tl,at gentleman wi,h the specsacles.
 She gives in her evidence in a perfect string of testimony. her tongue going faster and ! by cry of order, when gray haired gentleman, with very red and gray face asks leave to go out. Plainnf's Counsel-" MT. Wetmore will please to keep silence.
 | Mir. Wetn,ore-" But want to get out l Defendants counse. now assures the witness and the spectators that the Judge is sick and must have the door closed. The Judge takes off his coat. and order is again restored. Witness Nc. 3 is-new sworn, and proceeds to inform the Court that defendant shook his fist in her face, *heH the defendant calls the attention of the Court to the fact that she has no, kissed the cross. She is requested to kiss it and does so. I Speetator-" Louder, we didn's hear it." She now repeats it with smack that is heard through | the entire loom.
 l tr. Wrtmore obseryes-'' SHe did t binder lgfssefal," anil ssain ordered to keep silence She proceeds. add deie1daHfs douussf asks her l if she was frightened. She assures him she was
 Some one now drops quid of tobacco on Mir, GEeeh's head, and great laughter is created Cries from the constable :. Order! Ordcr!" Order is again restored.
 Witness No. 3 is here sworn. He is requested to kiss the book-kisses it, and then takes quid of the weed.
 | Mr. Wetmore here is very desirous to get out again. and the atmosphere from the crowded state of the room assumes very peculiar odor. Witness proceeds and sustains the testimony of previous witness. As he advances he becomes l very amusing, and the Court joins in a general laugh all round. He now IS very much excited, aud can scarcely be understood. He is eross-ex- amnrd by the defendants counsel, and makes l f,,r N1 No 2 ;a called by defrndant's counsel. Witness No 4 sits down. Here tke Court assures the specta- tors they must stop pushing, and Witness No. again proceeds, Ths atmosphere is now oppres- sve, and Mr. Green, the coiored gentleman, is once more crowded upon the stove. Witness fIo. 5 now testi6es. Here sostis orc goes out, and outsiders now rush. in, creating great disturbance, and gentlemen insist upon their standing about with their hats on. The lady makes some remarks about the size of fist; de- enJant now presents his for examination. and in rather threatening attitude places it in close proximity with the nose of plaintiffs s counsel, which being rather large cne aud quite red, turns pale. The Court now informs plaintiff $ witnesses that they are through they can go they prefer remaining. ze.ee'. 1 Defendants witnesses are now swoan. The Cour, suggests that some way may be arranged by which all may kiss the book at once. The clerk therefore stands in clair and witnesses all advance and kiss it. Defendants counsel here fbecomes quite facetious, and great an,nssmelt IS created by one of defendant's witnesses swearing | funny regarding the girls, and is put through a rigid cress-e4amination. Witness No. , is now called. Court inquiries whe fire individual is. Plaintiff s counsel orders l him to take his hand down from his mouth, he objects, the Couf, assures him ke must, he sakssl