Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1864-08-31
NEW SERIES-VOL. VINO 7


| NoyAL PLEA.-A Judge relates the fol-
lowing incident that occurred in his prac.
tlce He was trying a petty case, in
which one OF the parties was not able Ia
pay council fees, and undertook to plead
MS own cause. But he found, in the
course OF the trial, that the keen and A.
urolC attorney who managed the case for
,ne Olher party was too much for him in
iesai strategy, evidently making the worse
appear the better cause. The poor man.
mr. A. was In state Of mind BORDERING
upon desperation, when the opposing
council closed his plea, and the case was
about 10 be submitted to the Justice for
decision. May it please your honor said
the man, "may pray 2"
rr;sa haeJ Judge was taken somewhat by sur
pIise' ana cOul1 "..ly coy that bo s9,v No
objection. Whereupon Mr.. A., went down
upon bis knees, and made leryent pray
er,. In which he laid the merits of his case
before the Lord in very clear and meth
odlcal staten ont of all the particulars,
pleading that right and Justice might pre-
yall. 20 Lord. thou knowest that this
lawyer has misrepresented the facts. and
thou knowest that it is so and soto tho
END OF the chapter. Arguments which he
could not present in logical array to the
Understanding OF men, he had no difficult
ty in addressing to the Lord, beng owl
aently better yersed in praying than pet.
titogging.
When he arose from his knees ESQUIRE
w., the opposing counsel, worry much ex-
asperated by the turn which the case had
taken, said: "Mr. Justice, does not the
closing argument belong to me ?" To
which thejudge replied: "You can close
with prayer ifyou please" Esquire W.,
was IN the habit of praying at home, but
not seeing the propriety of connecting his
prayer with his practice, wisely forbore.
leaving poor Mr.. A, to win his case, az he
did, 10y the novel mode Of presenting il.
A SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE CONNER
cIAL OrFICE-A Yoang Woman MStantly hTk
Iea esterday morning, about o'clock,
one of the feeders in the Commercial Office
"a German girl, named Lucetta Bose
met with an accident which terminated
her life in the most horrible manner
Passing from one end of the press TO the
other, with the intention of relieving an
feeder, the skirt of the un-
fortunate female caught on one of the
shafts which drive the ponderous press,
and over which it is necessary 10 step in
her transition. Instantly her clothing
was wound up firmly upon its surface, and
the poor girl, hurled from her feet, was
carried around several revolutions striking
her head and body with terrific force upon
The lioor; The press was stopped quickly
the driving ruley BaaT NRSs NRSsSqp poJ oSJpriinngpg
Several revolutions were made after the
discovery Of her ENHANCEMENT, and the
first revolution which hurled the poor
creature to the floor must have proved IA
.al. Several OF the girls working on the
press at the time swooned away at the ter
rible sight, and were removed, helpless
from the spot. The mangled body Of Lu-
cetta was cut loose from tho shaft, be-
ing firmly held by the clothing closely en-
twined upon its surface. The head is COM
pletely crushed, and the whole body ter
ribly mutilated. An examination Of tho
spot where the accident occurred fIllyac-
counts for the terrible result OF the casu-
atty. The shaft is only little over two
feet from the platform, and each reyolu
ton threw tho whole upper part of the
body with terrible force upon tho floor.-
One Of tho workmen, who saw tho acci-
dent, states that the unfortunate girl
struggled to free herself of the shaft, but
failed, and tho noXt instant he heard her
body strike the PLATFORM CaeinaM En-
ylirCr. liguSt l3,