Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1859-03-09

Prosecuting Attorney. The settlers axe
was then familiar music, and the prairies
away from the woodlands had not heard the
scream of the steam whistle All the bran
ches Of society, of trade, of business and pro-
tession were IN a transient state OF course
th" Judges were not men of vast learning or
of rere character. l may add, the lawyers
We're by nc means Chief Justice Taneys!
The judge who travelled the circuit with
Us III the counties round about the city of -
had been III early life horse Jockey, and
picked up large amount of tact knowledge
Of men, and of human nature that was of
much use to him in his legal walk At the
( West he had been member of the first Cor
sttutional Convention in our State, and being
good talker, and Of quick natural intellect,
had shone in the debates. OF course it was
natural that he made the law, be should
claim to be able to cxpound it. And at the
election, after the State was admitted, lie was
chosen Judge
. ! never ike; him. With all his afabiIity
; and apparent Difference Of manner, there was
III the composition an under strata of cunning
that | suspected and became wary Of When
was chosen peoples solicitor be sought my
o!fdcnce, but | repeled it; and except in
! Court were little together Many time
on the civil side has he given charge on
/ f.c's, or acGuiesced in my law when [ felt
that I was wrong, nor could fathom why he
. thus sought the winning side Of me.
( I suspected bin Of knayery. When priSo-
ners were convicted his discretion Of punish
ment and sentences were oddly Inconsistent
He fined when he should have imprisoned
and cor.fned when a nominal punishment
would have answered the justice of the case.
But | never could get any clue. anl with the
populace he was regarded as a man Of rare
integrity and irmness of mind.
One night at the inn, In the litte village
Of Washington, where weeks court was 20
be held. [ went to my boarded OF bed room
for an afternoon nap and was soon fast asleep
was awakened by a confused nurlnuriDg
which, after | was thoroughly aroused, |
perceived to come from the adjoining room
the ore appropriated 70 Judge &.
He is committing his Grand j ..ry charge,
said to myself, when | heard d strange
voice say. The k2c!is Is rosI usad u the "a
strip
Nov, doodle is a flash term used by eouu-
terfeiters, and it Immediately extracted my
prosecuting attention. As sat unou the
bedside, ray Of light came through 4 chirll
in tbe boarded partition. As a man, honor
would have forbidden peep as al officer
Of the law, prudence commanded it So.
! .lrawiny myself noiselessly and CLOSELY TO the
wall, or the board separation, / looked thFo'
the crack and saw Judge c. seated at a
table with a sinister looking uan who wore
pair of remarkable whiskers and tie two
were counting quite pile of new bank bills
| listened. but not word was spoken fol
some time. | saw the money divided into
three piles, aud the Judge placed one in bis
pocket and the whiskered man took tie 9th,
er and then drawiny off his boots divided tn,
third pile between each boot inside of It. anJ
then he again placed them on his feet Nex
the Judge said ; BE careful and send it t.
the proper place His sinister companio,
gave meaning smile they shook hands
the stranger left the room cautiously; an'
then sat down to some papers. | CONTINUED
to look for several minutes, but he was a5
sorbed IN his duties, just as [ was about quit
ting nay point Qiteraily poinD of observation
lie arose. and taking out his roll of bills, b
placed them uS the chimney, and continues
his reading.
| must say my blood ran cold, for a gray
suspicion had often crossed my mind that b.
was a rascal but [ never suspected him Q
being connected with the drovers. trapper
aud traders. who occasionally make spuriou
money their commodity. Nor. as 1 sat col
lectius my thoughts, could | conceive it pos
sbie, when remembered how severe he ha
always been upon the passage Of counterfeit
money, aud how earnest and solemn he alway
was IN bis charges i'll such cases, declaring
against the enormity Of offenders who substl
tuted spurious currency for good. Therefore
| concluded that the word Doodle and tn
. suspicious boot -stufing' must relate 20 som
Of other kind Of offence connected with which
a felt assured he must be.
IN Stealthily going out, I carefully descepde
20 the stairs and entered the bar-room. Th
.c sinister looking was seated at a tabl
Ie reading the last Cincinnati paper as calr
e. and placid as if he were a Methodist ministe
|. of II circuit | sat down and pulled out
a law paper, pretending to read it, but [ wa
e glancing over its top at the stranger hi
h eve did not wander from particular point {
10 the paper. Nor did the sheet. after sever;
,r minutes turn; [ therefore concluded he We
id not reading, but rejecting. L endeavored
Ie catch his eye, but could not. L next though
B. of trying the demeanor of the Judge; 81
= making in my mind an excuse relating to m
IA official duties. / walked up stairs and knocl
ed at the door. His pleasant voice in an VI
embarrassed tone, cried, "Walk in" and
nc entered After getting through with m
excuses and business, | said iii carele
tone, What have you been doing all tt
" afternoon Judge ?" He answered just
carelessy, Going through my charge, an
a decision or two have 10 make up to-mo
in row. As yet have not seen any one SIM
or | arrived"
Df The last lie was al unnecessary one. as
is knew its falsity, for be needed not to ha'
ss.a.ted tbs sac,-an in mnateris! one, Thi