American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1859-12-29
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Moou ~ Wao AuObOi tfati hHhtoy bosf Tt40
ef Arkansas pndsS S-uPrsntiss slofs New
Orleans. each by enormous fees bad been
retained by Hopkins ioF defense " ~
Pie ttisFof Indictment for murder eoh!
cluded 90 the s8thiof April bWitt sths aos
quittall of HoPkinsAo Sucha 6esultsmigh.
have been foreseep, comparing the talents
OF the counsel engaged ON either side.
q The Texas lawyers we're utterly over:
whSmed BY the arguments and eioqdsnce
Of, their oppousptss syItRassa 6ghtI ofas
dwarf against gianis, o v o1d 10 Ss4lasiSf4slv |
The slsnder suit was set for the ,9ib. and
the thtong of spectators. grew IN numbers,
as Well Is sxcitehient And What seefned
strhHgsg the ouSteSr cfpabiic opinion ran
deoidedlyg for sHopkinssasH His money
had procured Witnesses wbo served, (, his
powerful, advocates, Indeed, SO triumph
ant bad been the success on the previous
day that whenah slauder case was called
Mary EFisoh gEas left without an attorn.
sy. All had ewithdrawD. gsb s7t 10 ,ooae
The Piggy .psttifogers dare not brave
the sharp wit OF Pike, and the -scaihing
thunder o. Prentiss. Q 0fls'v p =. 2 '''''a'7
tl"Havo you no counselG' erquired
Judge, Mills, looking kindly at the plain
tiff y6T pstsj2 4yrg2 oAf 70 rtatj@t5 ia
"NO cir, they have dessTted me and i
am too poor 70 employ any more" replied
the beautiful MdrY, bursting into tears
of'ItI such a CASE win not some ehivai!
rous member, Of the profession lvoIuntserg"
askei the Judge looking around tue bar.,I
The thirty lawyers were silent, ;..,,,.,
+" will, Your honor" said a voice
from thstbckesto Of the crowd, Situated be-
bind the bar.- sIs sasEsa arT glm NNA
At tby tone Of . hisjyoice o. many startled
half from their seats, aud perhapsa there
Was nota heart IN the intense throng that
dii1not beat somewhat quicker II was 50
unearthly sweet, ringing and mourhful. .
The 6rst sensaiion,I however. was chang
ed into laughter, when tall guant, spec
trail figure, that no person remembered TO
hive been before, eIbowed his wav through
the crowd, and placed himself 'withinI The
bsF,d dey. coop no .risiIsltpeali 70
B His appeafaneslwas problem to puzzle
the sphyax herself, His high, pale brpw.
, and his small nervously twitchiug face
seemed active with The concentrated es-
; senoe and cream Of penius, but then his
iufsa,ieblusI eyes, hardly visible beneath
their massive arches. looked dim. dreamy
almost uncSnscious And his clotRihG was
/, 20 shabby that the court almost -hesitated
to'lettthe case proceed under his manage
mAnto sFsnp}T ''itd 'nd' sNHe '''l, F'%.
70 "Has your name been entered on the
i rolls ofthe State?" demanded the Judge
d suspic lousIy,z 'qo7q ave %+s' ''"4l'f .
Z t'h is imnnaterialabout my name being
4 on your ro ls. answered the stranger, iii.
q thin lips curling into afiendisr sneer,'' i
- may be allowed by the courtesy Of the
court and bafAo Here is my license from
h the highest ibuhal'of America, and hand
II ed Judge Mills broad. parchment.
/, 1.-The trial immediately went on. To the
: examination of the witnesses the strange
h esinced very little ingenuity asccmmonb
d thought. He suffered each one to Tell hi
Z story without in erroption, though he gen
] orally managed to make each over two o
d three times. He'putaifew cross<question
i which with keen witnesses only served /
I. correct mistakes aud he, made no notes
Ie which 10 mighty, memories oEly tend IT
te embarrass. ~, 60.
le The examinations being over, as counse
rq tor'the plsintif,Ihe had a right to the o
y penipgas wellas the closing speech; hu
! \ to The astonisbmsnt of every (, one, be de
Il clinod the former, aud allowed tbe, defens
8 to lead off, W. - 'a' ''S 80.
ID Viaheu a shadow might hive been seen /
d fit scosoths features Of Pike. and to dsr
H. keas sthel bright eyes of Prentiss. The,
ne saw they had 'csugbt.a Tartar but ,wh
of he was, or how il happened, it was impos
sible to guess. e'''''' - f'N % t''''''''
g. q Col Ashley spoke first. He dealt "
O. Judge dish OF that coarse, dry logi
he which years aterwsrd' lfehdsred him ia
nv NOUS in the Senate Of the Union. ci en-
a The poet Albert Pike, followed with
vein Of wit, and half torrent Of ridicule.a q
lis which neither the ssplsih'if Or her ragge
attorney were foreottennor spared % .
II, ieTha great aPrentiss concluded ifos tn
e, defendant with aglnw of gorgeous wordI
70 brilliant as q shower Of falling is3asrs, an
en- will, ,burstsi of oratory. that brought III
ed house dowhio obesss I'll which sevS d stt
~ sworn jury themselves Joined, nblaithstar
Z. ding: the stern order oftlfe btneh9 Thu