San Andreas independent., 1858-07-31
about the hog? Did YOU have any more

about the hog? Did you have any more
talk with him?
Witness-Well, let me see; jest give
me time to tech my memory up little,
and / kin rekollect. Witness considers
some time, during which, attorney for the
people wipes the perspiration from his
face and smoothes his hair, and counsel
for defendant indulges in sort of cho-
king cachination, and grins at the consta-
BILE, who takes the head of his cane out of
his mouth and stufs his hat in, raps on
the floor, and tries to cry silence! silence
but the hat prevents him. Witness,
firm and collected, to the Attorney for
People-Will you please put that question
to me again? Witness leans over close
to the Attorneys mouth, head to one
side in a listening attitude. Counsers
hair begins to rise again, repeats the ques-
ton. Witness-Oh, yes! l did have a
good many talks with him about it.
Attorney, composedly, his hair lying
fat again-Well, go on and state to the
jury what he said.
Witness, Strengthening up, takes more
warter" and goes on-Well, dye see,
| goes down to complainant's house, and
complainant he says to me, what kind of
horgs does Harry kill and I told him,
dye see.
Counsel for defendant-Stop! stop!
Witness-No, you stop.
Counsel-Stop, I say; we don't want
to hear what complainant said, it ism t
evidence against us.
Witness, inquiringly-Isn'tit? Well,
you're all right, your heads right. I
reckon III take some more warter.
Attorney for the People at last got
through with the witness, and the coun-
sci for the defendant Che whose head was
all right) proceeded to cross-examine, but
failed to make him contradict himself, or
confuse him much, because he told the
truth all the time. Suffice it to say, he
retired amid roars of laughter, in which
Judge, jury, counsel, prisoner and spec
tators, all joined-muttering nervously as
he went out, you're all right, you're all
right! you're heads right.
The ease went on the Attorney for
the People once more smoothing down his
hair; Constable taking his hat out of his
mouth, and counsel for defendant recov-
ering from his half strangulation, with
merry twinkling in his his eye, which
told to those who best knew him, that he
had something good for the boys after
Court was over The prisoner was hon.
orably discharged, he having proved the
buying of the hog he killed, and that
complainants character was none of the
best
Counsel for defendant walked down to
Joe Browns, took Sensation" with
the jury, &C., and composed local par
ody on "Root Hog or DIE" copy of
which l would like to send you, but am
unable to procure the original. In the
evening he got into political discussion
with some of our citizens. and took the
stump-or rather a chair-on the porch
in front of Brown & Patterson's saloon,
and commenced a set speech in favor of
Douglas, to the few who were then pres
ent, but In short time near two hundred
had assembled, and he was vociferously
applauded; secured many who were wa
vering, to his side of the question, and at
last retired to room with select few of
his friends and clients, to have a i" good
time" Weawait the day when we shall
see his humorous face again, with long
ing. Al, "your heads right" U bet
We are to have Douglas convention
here on the 10th of August next, to
nominate full Douglas ticket. It is ex-
pected that it will be the largest conven-
tion ever held in this county.
Yours, PABLO.