Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-04-26
Incident Of the heIo,s,3.1,as7

Hook was Scotchmau, man Of w..,,,
and suspected of bei5g unfriendIv - ,hi
American cause. During the distrs.sss
OF the American army, couseouent ~
the invasion Of CORVALLIS, in I7sI *
army commissary had taken two of Hoofss
oxen for the use Of the troops.
The act was NOT strictly legal. bv tha
establishment of peace, Hook, by the adj.
vice Of Mr.. COwan, gentleman of soma
distinction in the law, thought proper "a
bring an action Of trespsss against the
commisRary.
Mr.. Henry appeared for the defendant;
and is said to have deported himself III
this case to the infinite endowment Of HE
hearers, the unfortunate Hook ALWAYS az
cepted. After Mr.. Henry became anima,.
ed IN the case, be appeared to have com.
piete control over the passions of his an.
uience; at one time he excited their indie
nation against HOOK. and yeuaeapca Uaf
visible IN every countenance: soaY,, 49,
De chose to relax and ridicule him .hs
| ter. af VI iaugo-
BE painted the distrssss, Of the Am.,,.
can army, exposed, almost naked To The
rlgors OF winter sky, and markine the
frozen ground over which they trod HiTsi
OiOOu vi nelr unshod feet,
where is the man. be said, 'vho h..
an American heart in his bosom. Who
mas Dot thrown open bis fields, bis bsrpe.;
nis cellars, the doors of his hLuse, tbs roTs
tais OF MS breast, to receive with omen
arms the mesnest soldier. ip. that Inns
band OF Ismished patriotsf Where in tbs
man There be stands-but whether The
near' VI an American beats in his bosom. !
you gentleman, are to Judge
lie then carried the ihry, nv tha r,o,s
OF his imagination to the pIsins 1877
Yorktown the surrender of Tb;cb ~
followed shortly after the act eomnIa;n.x
OF. lie depicted tie surrender in he No.,
glowing and noble colors of this eloonsno.;
the audience saw before their ewes ~
humiliation aud detection of the BIit.S
as they marched out of their trenches. tbe1
saw the triumph which lighted eyerv nal
riot face, and heard the shouts of vic,nrv
and the cry of Washington and lihsrt:
as It rung and reverbrsted from the bijIs
ana shores Of the neighboring river,
/ But hark what notes Of discard ara
those which disturb the general iov. and
silence the reclamation Of vietorv I Tbev
are the notes of John Hook. hoars.Iy
bowling through the American camS
Beef beef! beef! "p
The, whole audience were, convpl.ad
The clerk OF the court, unable to comrnana
himself, and unwilling to commit sn1
breach of decotum, rushed out of the Com,
House and threw himself on the ersss. IN
the most violent paroxysm of laughter
Here be was rolling, wher Hook al,o,
with very different feelings, came ont r..
relief, into the yard. Jenny Sfep,Gs
said be to the clerk, what the deuce siI.
ye man 2 Mr.. Ste2toe was only abb Ia
say that he could not help it. Never mind !,
SAID Hook, wait till Billy Cowan GETS Or.
he'll show him the l9wf'
Mr.. Cowan, however, was 90 comnletslvi
overwhelmed by the torrent which bors
upon his client. that when he rose 10 renlv
to Mr.. Henry, he was scarcely abls r.
make an Intelligent or audible rsmark--
The jury retired for forms sake. and in
stantly returned with a. verdict for the
defendant. WV
Nor dill the. effect Of Mr.. Henrv,s sns.,t,
stop here. The psopIe were so biobI1
excIted by the au1acity Of such suit tb:,
Hook began to hear around him a crv
more terrible than that of beef; il was. tbs
cry OF tar and festbers-from the annIica-
ton of which, it is SAID, nothing saved
him but precipitate fig bt and the suseS
OF his horss.-Wirt. r'N