The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1866-05-09
A LAWYERS ADVENTURE.

n LAW En ) HU VEN ! UnE
About three or four years. ago, more @
less, / was practising law in Illinois, in
pretty large circuit. | was called on on
day at nay office in the town of c., by
very pretty woman, who not with out tears
told me that her husband had been arrest
ed for horse stealing. She wished to retain
me on the defense [ asked her why sht
did not 90 to judge b., an ex-senator Of tn,
! United States, whose office was in the sam,
town. | told her that was young mar
at the bar, &c. She mournfulIy said thai
he had asked a retaining fee above hel
I means and besides, did not want to touch
the case, for her husband was suspected o.
belonging TO an extensive band Of horse
! thieves aud counterfeiters whose headquar-
ters We're on Moore's prairie .H
/ asked her to tell me the whole truth OF
| the matter, and if 1t was true that her hus.
| band did belong to such band.
All sir, said She "a better man at
! heart than my George neve lived; but he
| liked cards and drink, and am afraid they
| made HIM do what he never would have
| done if he had not drank. fear it can be
proved that he had the horse he di.ln [
steal IT another did, and passed it to him.
dIdn like the case, | knew that there
was great dislike to the gang located where
| ahe named, feared to risk the case before
| a jury. She seemed to observe my inten-
ton TO refuse the case, and burst into
tears.
| uever could see a woman weep without
iecilng like weak fool myself. If it hadn't
been for eyes frightened by pearly tears,
blast the poet that made them come into
fashion by prlising them,) Id never been
cahght III the lasso Of matrimony. And
NY would be client was pretty The hand
kerchl"r that hid her streaming eyes didn't
hide her ripe lips, and her snowy bosom
rose and fell like white gulion gale Of
wind at sea. took the case and she gave
me the particulars.
The gang Of which he was not member,
Persuaded him 10 tai t the horse. lie knew
the horse was stolen, and like fool ac-
knowIedged il when he was arrested. Worse
still, he had trimmed the horses name and
tail to alter his appearance, and the opposl.
ton could prove it,
The trial came on. | tried hard to get
jury of ignorant men. who had more heart
than brains; who if they could not tathom
the depths Of argument. or follow the laba-
Mnthino mazes OF the law, could feel for
young fellow IN a cad Tx, weeping, pref
y VIE, nearly broken-hcarted and quite
distracted. hnowlng the use OF effect,
4 \ toia lef 70 dfeSS IN deep mournlt 6. ana
Dring her little cherub OF boy, only three
years oid, INTO court, and st as near her
luSGa4d as the officer would lef Ter. l
tired the game once IN a murder case, and
weeping wife and sister, made "A jury render
verdict against law, evidence and the
JunGe charge, ana save a fellow that ought
10 ,i have been hung as high as haman.
me prosecution opened very bitterly; IN
Ve'Shed against thieves and counterleltcrs
VINO had MADE the land terror to strangers
ana travellers, and who had robbed every
1afhel IN that region OF their flneSt horses;
III introduced witnesses and proved all and
more ore 'hah feared II would.
E Inc time me: came tor me to raise Tor the de-
tense. witness had none, ii5ut L de-
termhea 10 make an efort; only hoWog so
10 interest the jury as TO secure recQmmen- !
dation TO gHbernailonaI cle7m!@nccy and light |
sentence 90 painted TINS picture: i
~ young man entered INTO llle welded
au anger beantlFul III person, possessing /
every nope ana gen'le attrlDute' Iemnta-
non was before ana All around nm. lie |
hePl 'dNtln' Nues'S thtTc were many, |
II was not Tor hlm tolnqulre INTO their bust
ness; they were well dressed; made large |
blIIS ana pad promptly. AT an unguarded |
hour, v hen he was insane with the liquor
they urged, upon. him, he had deviated from
the path OF rectitude. The demon OF al
cchaohol had reigned in his brain, and it was
MS litst olfenSe' Mercy pleaded Tor anoth'
eI chance to save him from ruin. Justice
dad not require that bis young wife should
go down solroWlng to the grave, and that
the shadow and disgrace and taunt OF tel-
on tather should cross the path Of that
sweet chlld. q, how earnestly d d plead
for them. The woman wept; the husband
did the same; the judge fdgeted and rubbed
his eyes; the jury looked melting. If /
could have had the closing speech he would
have been cleared but the prosecutor had
the close, and threw ice on the fire | had
iindjed. But that did not quite put it out.
!he Judge charged according to law and
evidence, but evidently leaned on the side
of mercy. The jury found verdict of
1nlity, but unanimously recon mended the