Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-06-27
The Lawyer and tine Thief.

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We have lately heard . capital story
CONNECTED with Q PROMINENT lawyer Of a
neigbbOring village, who has distinguish
ed himself in the defense Of criminals, as
we'll as in connection with other trials.
having frequently, through his skill, aid
cd tho most hardened criminals to escape
| from justice. Some time ago, while our
EtEiena was attending court in an adjoiu-
ling county, he was applied TO by 3 sin
gulsr piece Of. humanity, charged with
grand larceny, to defend him. The law
yer very naturally inquired what crime
he was accused Of, The party accused
replied that somebody had been, mean
enough to charge him with stealing one
hundred and fifty dollars in bank notes.
and bad got him indicted,
Are you guilty? asked the lawyer.
That's none Of your business, replied
the accused. They say that makes no
difference with you, whether a man be
guilty or not, you will contrive TO dig
him out some way. SO don't talk any
more about guilt till yvu hear what the
Jury says. t3nas
well, what about the paya' said the
lawyer. ,poms s-c
'YOu just hold on till the, trial is over,
give K (the ComplsinsnD fts on the
croba- examination, and that other fellow
he has got to back him up, and you'll
have no trouble about the pay
| The trial commenced, and proved to be
a somewhat protraCted and exciting one.
The District Attorney proved that tbs
money in question was composed OF two
fifty dollar bills on certain bank, and
the remainder all in ten dollar bills, all
Of which were wrapped up in q piece Of
oil-silk. The jury, after listening to the
counsel in the case, and receiving the
charge Of the judge, retired, and soon
returned With virdict of not guilty,--
The accused, who was greatly elated Will
the result of the trial and the efforts o.
his counsel, invited the latter into one Of
the vacant jury rooms. AS soon aa theJ
we're alone, he slapped his counsel OF
the shoulder, and exclaimed:
| Free as water, amt II What's th,
use Of trying man for stealing wher
you're around? Now ! suppose 70,
want your payf'
| 'Yes; Fave you got anything to pa,
with ? said the lawyer.
Lend me your knife and we'll be
about that ,t
The lawyer, slightly startled at sucl
a proposition, rather reluctantly Com
piled. -sb4a 'l
The accused Immediately commenced
tripping and cutting away at the waist
band of his pantaloons, and coon pro
Iduced the roll OF bills, for the stealing o
which he had just been tried, wrappe,
up in the identical piece Of l-silk dss
CEibed by the witnesses for the prosecu
ton, and throwing it down on the tabl
before the astonished lawyer, exclaimed
fThere, take your pay out . Of that,
guess there is enough to pay you ftolera
bly, well.' od al Y,er 'ae sm,lf,i =.
| why, you, yillainl you stole tba
money after all, said the lawyer, ID
you expect 1 can take any Of tina
money! cd IN 1gs .,dr.f
| Stole that money! Why, what ar
you talking aboutP Didn't them twelyl
men up stairs there just say | didn'
steal itP What's the use Of your tryinl
to raise question of coDSciencs, afte
twelve respectable men have given thei
opinion upon the. subjectS Take you
pay out of that and ask no questions.--
Don'tbs modest in taking | got it easj
enough, and you've worked hard enough
for H. 9gnQ y,q- lsid0 ed bra vb4c.L.
Our informant did not state how mucE
the lawyer took, but we presume the char
didn't have much change left after our
friend had eatisfed his 'conscisnce' in the
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