The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-04-04
prosecution is ready said the States at.

Tho court supposes that the People are
always ready said the judge.
well, sir, as ithappens, we are ready now,
said the States attorney; but. your honor.
you go upon very violent presumption
Yes, sir, very violent, indeed '
The jury was then slowly empancllcd, and
the opening statements Of counsel werc made.
is Mr.. Black. Samuel Black, in court ?
said the States attorney.
Yes. sir said Black. rising and coming
forward.
Very well then be sworn, ifyou please.
Mr.. Black was then sworn, and took his
place upon the stand that place, whenever
It may be, that most coin,ides with the ideas
that counsel have Of the best place for o
witness to stand. Hc then identified tho re-
ccipt that Morris had given him for the note
and swore to tho alteration, and changing
the figure one. in tho body Of tho note to o
figure four.
Billy Hamilton, the young man who had
formerly been employed at the hotel, then
testified to what he had seen upon tho even
ing Of tho oyster supper. Bcauchamb sworc
to the TACT Of Morris persuading him that he
was mistaken as to the day Of trial. and the
effect the coffee had upon him. After cross-
examination, which was very rigid indeed
land Sloan was master hand at cross-cxam-
ination.) Beauchamb stepped out Of the
court room, and soon came in, conducting q
young man Of about eighteen or nineteen
years of age. Ho conducted him to the
clerks bar, where he was sworn; and then
Bcauchamb, after placing him uron thestand
asked him '
what is your namc?'
Joseph vinton.'
please to tell tho jury what you know
about this case.'
We'll, sir, am student in Morris's Of.
fec. One day. last fall, was setting in tho
Office, reading, when Morris came In, and
seated himself near the stove, and took pa
per out of his pocket book, and commenced
reading it. Having his back toward me, !
looked over his shoulder and saw what 1t
was. Ho then looked up and suddenly asked
me to 60 and got him some paper at tho store
just below the Office. / started out, but, as
soon MS shut the door, looked back through
knothole, and saw HIM take pen and
make two. marks on the paper. When he
had done, he placed it in his secretary. !
then went on and got tho paper, and brought
it to him. He put n in his secretary, and
then went out, leaving his keys in the door
Of the secretary. Iopcncd it, and found the
paper
is that il? said Beauchamb.
Yes, sir; that's the same. found that
II was different from the note as read 1t over
his shoulder for, rs read il over his shoul-
der, 1t was one hundred and fifty dollars but
this, as found It when took it out Of the
secretary, was for four hundred and ftty dol
lars
.Aro you certain that this is the same
note?'
Yes, sir; I am
did you ever mention this to Morris"
Yes, sir
did he deny it?'
Stop, witness, don't answer that ques-
ton, said Sloan. I'VE object to it,
Very we'll. then; I'll ask different ques-
tion. What did Morris say to it when you
told him2' ....
lie at first denied Il, and then admitted
it; but begged me not to say anything about
It, promising me half the money and to take
mo into partnership with him.
And all this happened within this coun.
ty, did itT
Yes, sir
Very well, then. You may take him.
sloan then told the witness, and, commen.
cling with his birth, made him tell his life,
every now and then slipping in some sly
question bearing on the case but Vinton
did not swcryc. Sloan would misstato the
evidence, and vinton would correct him and
all through rigid examination Of more than
five hours, until Sloan gave 1t up, having on.
ly succeeded in making the case against Nor
ris more hopeless than before. Beaucbamb
then asked question or two to clear up one
or two points, and rested the peoples side.
Sloan announced his conclusion, and the case
being submitted without argument, Morris
was found guilty by the jury, and few days
after was slowly dragging out his term Of
ten years in the State prison. n
well, Beauchamb, you have done won
ders,' said Murray, the greatest lawyer In
tho county; but I would like to know how
you found out that fellow vinton?' q
We'll, you see, sometimes call on young
lady named Yinton; she 10 a sister Of Jo-
scpb. have occasionally seen Morris there.
To tell you the truth, am engaged to her.
Joc thinks there is nobody like his sister
Not long ago, told her Morris adventures
with tho case OF Black VS.. Horton. A few
days after that, she told me that she thought
her brother knew something about II. l
then concluded to find out, and sent Billy
Hamilton, right smart young fellow. for
whom managed suit without fee, 70 watch