Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1865-11-08
The vOIuRlssr Counsel.
4 fnRitLrSd STORY.

y" .n Ii'.34''1A fhRiLLrSG STORY. ,sla. .ta
. John Taylor was licensed, when a youth of
tweniy-one TO practice at the bar. He was
poor but we'll educated, and possessed extra
ordina2 genius. He married beauty whq
afterwards deserted him for anptb ers-p r.
% O6the 9Th of April 1910, the Court House
ip@ @Clarksvlle, Texas was crowded to over
flowing An exciting case was about TO. be
fried Gen. Hopkins a wealthy plahtef, had
Offered gross insult to Mary Ellison, the
soung aud BEL eEutifnFw.fe Of his6versesr. The!
husband threatened 10 Shastise him for the
outrnge, when Hopkins went to Ellison's
house and shottAD 5ih his owhfdoor.h The
murderer wps arrested spd bsiled to answer
alIe charge. This Occurrence produced IA
great excitement, and Hopkins, in order to
,turn the tide of popular 0ihdighhtioh, had cir
epIsted reports against her character naHd, shy
had sued him for slander Both snits were
lpehding-for murder and SANDER lshllseaJ
iis The interest became deeper when IL gwas
ktfuwn that Ashley and Pike, OF Arkansss
and s. S. Prentiss. ~ New Orleans, 1by3 eHdF-
NOUS lees, had been retained TO defend Hop
kIps. ...-,s
.onHopkins was acquitted. The srexas lakl
yefs were overwhelmed by their opponents
It was fight Of dwarisagainst giants.
\ The Islander suit @hs for the 9th, and 1.-The
throng of spectators grew 10 number as we'll
as excitement, public opinion was setting in
for HoRkipsa hs money had procured jWltnsq1
sos who served his powerful advocates. When
the slander case was called Mary Ellison was
lslt.without ar attordoy-alfhad' withdrawn.
H"Haye you no ,counselT inquired Judge
Mnlett, looking Kindly at the Plaintiff
yrNo, sir; they have deserted me- andpham
too poor to employ any morei y replied the
beautiful Mary, bursting INTO tears.
FIN such q case, Vi i'll not some phigelrous
member OF the bar volunteer said the Judge
glAncing around the bar.
The thirty Lawyers we're silent. ,.az ,aas.z.,.a
II will, your honor, said voice from the
thickest part of the crowd behind the bar.
0At the sound of that voice many started
it was so uneartb lyr sweet and mournful. =,
n i9'he first tsensatioawas s changed into laugh
ter, when a tall, gauut, spectral figure elbow
ed, his way through the crowd, and placed
so shabby that the Court hesitated To LET the
case proceed under his management.
la"Has your name beenigsrisred op' the rolls
Of the Siate9 demanded the Judge.
g''It is immsterial," answered the stranger,
his thin bloodless lips curling up with fend-
;sb anesr, ,aHere ia nv license. from the
h;oh sst t,,ihnnaI In America T., and he handed
IKE TnSSa ( broad pafcbn6nt. f00 roo 17
T,s',r,.l i vsnt an = NJ ,sI',,.t,.. ir, .
HssSfstea the witnesses 10 tell their own
storv, and III allowed ,tbe. defense to lead off,
Ashley spoke 6rst, followed by Pike and Prem
~. The . laLter brought the House down
gih cbasts in whicl, me Jury ioiued,
= II way n1ol tbe stranoers turn. be rises
hsfo-e The bar not behind it-and so near the
soDdsrlny Eury. itha1 be nigh touch The fore
man 'gith, bis long. bonV fingers. BE pro,
cssdsd : ~ ,ear 10 oieees The Arguments Of
Hsbisy which melted away at his touch IKE
iftSsi 1bs,oTe a sunbeam. Every one looked
'ssn1urgnrisSd % AB8n bo came TO the dazzling
.ss;, ID NJ hs ,rgsr. P,ks--tbe curl of his liz
= - 5h,s'o shi,, fscs hegan m ki,ds
~. go bit s1ls 10 o9nsn' aim and drearv NO
iISas ah1,s',yig;S a. pIigbtning. red AZ fire
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