The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-06-18

| ing to borrow my swingletree. Ia&ed him
| what he was doin' in my hog pen. lie
said whoever said he was in my hog pen
/ told ID lie told him seed him
thar myself and axed him if he meant TO
call me lar He said if | said seed
him in my hog pen was 4 liar. Then
ups with the rail and lets him have it. !
| took the axe TO skecr him 20 he might
stop and | could lctch him, but he kept
on runi1in' and | fell down and skinned
my knee agin g rock. Then got an Or
der to come here and by tried for attempt
in to murder him. But / know You Won t
be hard on me | say, Sol Tucker, you
know last winter ! loaned you corn when
YOU didn't have single ear to swar 10y.
( Now find me guilty of tryin' to n:urder
old Dairy if you can. Joe Taylor didn't |
take good care of. your things when you
an'! Your vile were both sick 2
"Yct, ID if YOU didn't" replied the
jurylnan appealed to.
Bill Saipes disin ! l,ctch your Niger
whcn he'd been run away three years
como Nove:nber, and fetched L;:n safe
home and never axed a cent
That YOU did, and ] won't forgit It. ~
Sam Cobb didn't help save your house
when il war burnin'."
Yes, YOU did
Joe Scott, didn't draw your old
hoss gu: Of the ditch when he fell in las,
summer
Hanged If you didn't
Jack Green. didn't | lend you M
wagon ior nothin', whe.. you IL had broke
down
wen, hoss, You did"
Then say continued the prisoner,
that iis a:in al law for You 10 find me
guilty Nou cant 90 it accpr!in 10 l-w.
aaa the law what you " got - go BY.
won't bother YOU 10 LONGER.
When tln prisoner had conCluicl, tho
rl2r: tr..t. recollectod that il h;- hurry to
y, through wi;,I the trial he had fo~,o:-
ten 10 ~;?ca- the Jury. Is this, lie >aid,
was matter Of bat slight consequence. il
could be done Just - well after the trial
. as before However, as Ec desired 20 do
/ business III the hammer prescribed by law,
he hoped iIc jury wonli not objcc. To ha
swor,. After some Gal!beration this was
acrc-I to ~ th- Jury, who were swDrn t.
. 10 jG-cic" provided they thought justice
out To il" dp@c.
Tho jury must consider the evidence.
and give = verdict accord.n' 10 law, sa.,!
the squire ! appoint s.g. Snip fore
, man
What -o:n' TO La done WIKI Jones. Il
we Gad him eu..:y? asked one OF the
Juror.
Why, ! don't ro:narnba- what the law
! On iAa. pint L-.N have 10 he Luu-,
/ or 90 10 the Ia:!:te-tiary icr III, / ble:y..
Anyhow, i you find niin guilty, ! wo.. :
pass sentence I'll ! se:.t home for the
bo,,. aud i0Ol. IL hat. I.!e jury VII re-
t5.a
The '1.ry mounted into the lGrt Of the
barn. and the magistrate Vsaro.ci u the
prisoner p game o. poker vA.l" thy wee
a-.la"fat.uE 20 objection beng made
the Squire produced pal: O: ~olci aaa
. torn ct.l-. and tie trp were d"cp il the
/ mysteries Of the game when iii >u.l-s
t!i- foreman. I-r'rr. las had down sad
infJtu-! the Squire that the jury found
some i.;;lc difficulty in a-r,eia.-
Lair Of .;in-- and Al tee What tho
reason th-y can't acre" now - deal
Eeh1-e, jim $lvp s7v- :h1t Jones owes
him dollar and s:Xty-;wo cents, and ho
won; apo. til = paid
Tell lin. >aiI Jones. "II give lin
! ,nr note ~ =. ha.nt -, ~ ino4cy now
/ or i q pad !. rs ln-...-... Got yoC. l.:
+ g..i two la.g
TAeLell drew t.1l., and n q !lT mn
Us again appeared
!. ant 70 Use. Sap saws he T.lU-,
have c.-h Hes got * OF Jones no,o-
no2. You'd bn:t,r make haste about J;
dof,a thar, for rsm Colb.s GOA home !.
! We G.l. ag.ee n five minutes
I Jones went up around h:- friends wht
80 = 80 -, a go.
/ and otlerf 4 shilling. until The whole am
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"Th,n / raa-;s.rste f,- this district. !
oI,,.a ed u d:,,har.e tie urison,r, IacI
J,res l. wo,;Il,tu mad. a suark of d:-
f.,.,,a.. ,,Lc,iar linn Sam q s--noi OF not
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! lon. o. Lclza-c = man in this rlo-;n,,
S,,.a can. be tltcl for his life hut one.
nohov"
Il, that the law. iuL-e?" Gc.naU6c,
Jonas
"I- amt notLin' else"
why didn't ye tell me that before
paid Sa?p the money, d-n yc?'
Tool. Lc-o lone. bada't no RIGHT +,
strike n prisoner. Lelase I'm an Office,
I,rt vn,'r re- moi . 2rrisoncr now. You're dis
charged from tie custody of the law
You've cusscd magistrate and you'll
either have to swallow what you've SAID
or have q fight Arc you Goin' to take j
bac}l?'
Mo-
Then take that" roa-ed the Squire
driy.r. his list with all his force iato Jone,
f,cn