The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1859-04-22
..Pleasure of Being a Witness.n

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Leave tbe mouth Of Tho crier Now wa
viii IooL az tb;s o,;et modest neat and
rot;r;n - tlon,on os ba goes fnrword TO
ba s,yo,,s some ope--ba docs not exact-
lv kno,y when. on hoy--thrusts a nasty
greasy and even fltbv volume into his
hand and uttars these mvster;ous words
-"E,luolovsmIevs with efflinyu;;v;n tb;s
ca;st cortan irv sbalbeetb tr,tI n boltr,.
tb,nutbin buteroth selferrod--l<iss the
hook y AZ tho hook il tbrusfto his Inns he
soI,,tas II in obod;ence 10 fbe nonton;ne
and is now addressed -bv one Of the coun,
col with tbo words- .wbat do Won kno,v
about the case sneak nm so we can hear
vouy OF course orr modest friend ia
an v;o,,s to he nolito and be loolls nj tho
sneaker and Is ahont To answer BEFORE
he can open his Inns. voice says-.slool,
at the iurv." Srpposinp that the sleenv
individual in tho hioh scat is n iurv he
looks ot him and receives another orovl-
inc commnnd-..witness look at the iurv
and not at the court, After some trouble
he learns that tbe twelve stunid indiyid-
nails whom he had innocentiv supposed
ali along TO be convicted offenders of tbe
dcenest dive. are tbe iurv, and TO him he
t,,rns Tbe witness tojerablv confused
h,. tL,s tine oo,,,oonoos in h;s ord;narv
go ~ &c ,,Ln,o,,,,o,, tbo count +eli,
liz, ., ynaoL louder After divers inter.
~ ,,,,It;o,9 Ia taIIs. III tow, Tben com.
,,d,,las sor;as of n,,ost;ons As ha ia
ni,o',t 60 ",,.sra, ora II tl,osa Tho onnos;to
.,o,,,,soI oon,,nnnJs I'm, 70 sfon Where
,,,'o,, t,,, or ,hrao ,o,rrars hogin on oro,,.
niont l of a hale hour ~ least mon tba
nronr;oty Of The onast;on nj the end of
rwb;cb t;n,o onnarantIv refreshed Inv the
I,bor thov aa'ir con,n,once ,york ;,non
their witness At LENGTH the nrosccution
gets tbrouch and the cross examination
eommances The witness WHO Ind sun.
nosed bi,nself ,II along an honest man.
now lcorns sthot he Is s,,nnosed to be
ro,,o and fo,.n syoarer and ;s bodgered-
L,iaad ;ns,,Itod and Unused IN tbo nm,,se.
n,ant ~ nomrt hnr and snectators At
in,,,,t,, roloasad hn i ,,arr,itted 70 stand
~ ~ told p, r,p,o;n yr;tb;r call
0,l,,,.s ara oxon,;nod The case i closed
and ti,e counsel hog;n 10 orgno O,,r wit.
noss 10 his ,,nenookable horror heors him
| salf olIuded m He is CHARGED with ner.
jury ana o'her crimes, anu liie ie,'ri,au n;.
down having done his dmtv in abusing.
denouncing and holding up alternately to
ridicule or odium, witness who never
had any interest IN the case IN ianu, was
,,.;ii i',.I n.y. IU haD toiJ ali L rnew na;th
or more nor less. under the solemn admo-
ntion of a sacred oath. Is our picture
exaggerated? BY no means. The. .experi-
ence of many of our readers will say that
we have soitened its details. Is the abuse
of which we speak, necessary? lis Il q
part of justice, that quiet and civil men
mnen ui"sso' noih ,',en iS ouisse e on: on:
io,iies 70 serNe lhe Puoiir s,o'iu oo ''s,-
.eo WIN prrso,'a' p1 ''lsuoi.i,o's u,i' e, e s
Eble wit: and to crown all, abused by cow
ards, who under cover of their office az
counsel. indulge in a coarseness of vitu-
perltion which they would not dare to
use in private life? Will not judges in
.eriere a,io keep attorneys ''ilu aasoca.us .;,,
Mi.,,nn M, sau III '' oi ueJoes, ~ ~,
tm troi W. Ma' u Sii; t WI nhs o,,,,. Jorr
~, oi ;,,i, ns i,"a'"' a. @ I n H. ~,
suits justice through her unworthy agents!
p -. Io..o ,,oot, mo-.
nHno'i.'" very N'' 20 ,'s "'e
held IN Spaultling county, tia, without
distinction of party to take into considera-
.'o'' .,'o Pioli"'s VI -o "
her OF members oil 'he legislature Oh that
State. The meetingpassed the following,
! as wei as a number of other resolutions:
p.,ohc.y That n reduction in the
n,,,,,har of our senators and Rcnrcscnta.
tiyes in our state Legislature is demanded
os n measure of economy 10 secure eo,,aE-
ty and to ensure speedy. wise and efficient
legislation.
3,
ge1" y Yankee doctor has got up
remedy Tor hard times. 1t consists OF