Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-01-29
NUMBER 9.
Presumpiive Evidence.


We once chanced in a mountain court room
where an interesting trial was going on. Two
individuals, johnny" and Ned" were Nrrairn.
ed for assaulting, battering aud putting the life
of pig in peril. The pig in question had long
been in the habit Of exploring the internal ar
rangcments of cabins on the flat, and bore on his
person numerous marks Of unpopularity. Since
the time when Satan caused such wholesale
drowning of whole herd of swine, the belief has
been popular that pigs are Deelzebubs especial
favorites, aud this pig of which we relate had
given evidence of having been possessed of divers
and eccentric devils. Having learned discretion
by experience, and having become crafty and
cautious 10y innumerable stonings and scadings.
the willy beast never approached cabin until
the inmate had gone to work; but having cau-
tously reconnotcred aud ascertanng the coast
clear, the devilish beast speedily unhinged the
door or rooted under the bottom log, aud helped
himself to whatever edbes were dscoyerabe
inside.
The domicil of johnny and Ned had been twice
devastated hy the long faced mNrauder; so they
concluded to clay for hm' the sequel will be
learned from the statement made in court 10y one
of the accused:
By the court" Ned, do you know anything
of the manning of this hog Ii SO state the same
to the court and jury
"Yis, yer honor, it's mcsll That knows all
about the ncomings aud outgoings 'av the cur
r-rscd baste''-
"Well, state what you know about the shooting,
and be less profanc,'
"Well, as was u sayin', its mcselr that knows
the partccklers 'Nv the incomlngs aud outgoings
of the boste. Mcslf and partner were working
in q dreft ON the South Fork; we hadn't slhruck
it yet but says to me partner says I, Johnny
let's put on u pot o banes, so that they'll bile
sart by the time we knock off,, and says he, t's
n whack y -
"Stop, Ned; the court is not Interested in the
process of boiling beans state what you know OF
the shooting
"All right yer honor, Says me partner, It's
n whocll but let's lay for that informal hog.
Says |, Johnny, have ye iver Coolts rcvalvcr'
Says he, faith, have /; an rs mesilf thOt1l give
the haste HI, to ate y
"Ncd, this court will be obliged to fine you for
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hog was shot,
"Yis yer honor, I'm comm tot. SO we look;
ed for the revalver, but Johnny, bad luck to him,
had put ii up the spout hut We found an old gun
with niver lock to It. Directly we saw the pig
o-comin'-says Johnny, says he, that's him
d-n Inn Now says !, johnny, you hould old
kll-divil, an I'll tech her of with lrc-brand,'
So me partner he took sight foruinst the hog;
an says +, Johnny are yc fiddy'' aye, aye
says he, 'd o rip = An so | teohed of the
onld gun, an I'll take any book oath do'no
which was worst killed, the hog or me partner
"1he court presumts that the gun was over
charged; what remark did your partner make,
after firing the gun the court desires to ho
informed whether there was evident malice tow
ard complainant, in the shooting. What did
defendant say after firing
Yer honor, me partner immaely commlnccd
falin' for his two eyes, and gatberin' himself up,
and says me partner says he Jd-s-us ="
"You say the hog had previously broken into
your cabin, and that the door was fastened when
you returned and discovered the depreciation,
how did the hog get ?"
"Well yer honor all know about IL Is that
when mesilf aud partner came home at night
we found the hog on top av the table, an do'no
how he came there, unless he came down the
chimney"
That will do, Mr.. Witness stand aside