The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-12-04
!. ! "Whe; built the houssw 9iI .iis Is,
"The Plank Road Company "a usa.
I'm whose possession is it, Mr.. Dodder !?
'7saPiank Road Ger1nany." 1890 ~ a'3te

aPlank Road Company"
How did you come to say that the hou
was yours when the Company hayeitin pc
session and built it :" y.s.c Sea etsiss
| Another burst of laughter followed tn
question, and poor Dodder looked IS if
| was sitting upon Ratchet. Dodder gave +
reply. JOSS. bs.iFIs ss5.iL s et'ie1'sd ~ s1Di
I sNow, Mr.. Dodder, have you not been tr.
ing to get me out of that house, that 70
might get your son in my place? And hay
you not been to the Directors : And hav
| you not applied to them for your SOM An
And have you not told them things derogat'
ryito my character r. a.id aasa asugdi
ssNone of your long prsambles, Mr.. Doc
der you know it is SO, and am going t
prove it, tooss Yes orno ~ s5ssF s''si'
81 can't answer unjust explain. iss
"Noa explanations, sir-yes or no."lset gi
| s'No."
s'Did you 70 i not 60 IL three Of the Directors
! "Yes."d se1 fss9s afe ap y s'
si.Did you not order awindow put IN thi
cellar Of the house, when building, and aa,,
you wanted it there for your sons acoomm %
dation ?" Z
as'I might have done IT, { go 3@so''s :.
ibid you not, get a warrantoout for me be
fore 2 was bound over toiappear here z, s9D8
/ &. ."Yes"" s.,l eas,5 ag ss,r q r.s,s
ibid you not then swear that / had only
assaulted you By throwing stones, but did moi
hit you pa DaS siaq4 y y Alsss is Pi's
s. Dodder was completely staggered again :
he changed all manner Of oolors, and moved
about uneasily in his chair. ,ass sggs ,-,st
"Come, Mr.. Dodder, answer" exclaimed
the defendant. 1''''"s y : ~ N'-'ss Z ''s''
+ iis1 can't rennembef.'et ssiss:a ss2is lsss %
7o s.Yes, you do-come, think---did you then
swear ] had hit you Mall, sir r. s syi4
81 might not % zee, .a. u 800.
"How comes it, then, that you remember it
now-thrree months after and otkhen! r.
sa This was too much for poor sDodder. & He
looked around appealingly for relief Moth
ing met his gaze but 2 room conyulsed with
laughter. His legs seemed to be nnder magnetic
influence, and IL great desire to try the pow
ers Of locomotion At last the defendant
told himsto go. That will do, Mr.. Dodder,
4 guess We are through with you for the pre-
sent" And of he shot IS if death was, be-
hind him; while the whole bar fairly scream
ed as be made awful strides down the aisle,
and the Court buried their faces in their hand
kerchiefs and shook oonvulsively Il ,sis.lv "
!, .Dodder No, 2 was ealled-son Of the old
Dodder-who testified as follows:
f9'sI was in the house heard noise-eaw
father driving COWS !; saw defendant come out
of his house and throw stones Iran out, and
as alhill was between me and them, and when
got up. all was oyer. Saw tho defendant
throw three stones did not ssS any strike"
t4Cross examined BY defendant. - IS -
's'sYou were in the house, you sayf" s'=~
Il stYes Fasss )ss ss IN e a 4sissfs 81
els there not "a hill twenty feet high be-
tween your house and whore was
.sAbout thatt = 49, g
Ho4 many stone walls, also-ahout four 7"
ttAbout that" 8i u 4.atf8oq s.s92g
"How many plank fences OF slab fences
twor
aOnly one think"
hssWeil, sir, how could you see through four
stone walls, one slab fence, and hill twenty
feet hight That will do, sir;i you can CO."
And without waiting for q reply, off vent
Dodder No. 2.
District Attorney, on the part Of the peo.
pie here rested. sa2 Z rs saasl 1.ssss % ss- %
The defendent, then, with allathe gravity
becoming such an important occasion, IN
twisted his legs from the round Of the chair,
and with more than usual dignity walked out
in front Of the Jury, and offered his defense
as follows: aa l9as ao a4soa 1901 yaa9g (
"H you please, your Honor, and Gentlemen
of the Jury-I am a green hand at this ere
Dizziness, am ashamed that such little,
small consarn should come before an Orange
County Jury. It was not my wish, I am sure.
Twas taken up once before, and thenshe only
swore to an, assault but three months think.
ing has put the battery to it., I acknowledge
the assault, but am justified, for he was Is.
saulting my cow He has tried to pick
quarrel with me ever sinceI went tothe gate
He stones my cows, my chickens, and / can't
stand it. I threw stones ! admit it+-=--frst,
fifteen feet to the right, then over his head,
and when I saw the COW fall as he knocked
her down, then did shave him, but I didn't
hit him, and that amt all, III prove it and l
ask you, farmers, if you would net do the
same thing? I can prove he knocked her
down BY my brother" Il
Defendants brother was then called and
stated chat it was Sunday when the occur
renee happened; saw complainant, Dodder,
running after and striking at defendants.
COWS; saw him strike and one fall !; can't.say,
he struck her; defendant ran out and hal
loed to him did not mind defendant threw
stones; went out, and when came up to
Dodder, but he defendant had thrown stones
at him, but he had managed, by jumping and
lodging, not to have any hit him. -, Ell.
The testimony here closed
The defendant then proceeded I'd sum up.
the case. His Honor dropped his pen, the
jury leaned forward, the members of the bar.
were winking and nodding across to one an
other, and universal tittering peryaded the
roem. He commenced, and his sharp, shrill
voice drowned all else: 9ef>s iis'ea
Gentleman Of the Jury: This is the first
time | was ever in such pickle-nsver be-
fore did I appear before jury of my coun-.
try. This Mr.. Dodder has brought me here,
and l have to appeal to you, not knowing
whether you are Woody Heads, Silver Greys,
Hard Shells or Soft Shells; yet, think this
Dodder will find out before 4 am through,
that ! am a harder shell than he imagined.
You know, gentlemen, that I am in the
employ Of the Mongaup Valley, Forrestburg
and Port Jervis Plank. Road Company, as a
This Company, it seems, had
had sufficient confidence in my integrity and