Bloomsburg democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-24

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ling and painting. The door of the chief hut
was reached, and lie sank fainting across tie
threshold. Every attention was paid TO the
two men. Ladbury soon recoved. Poor
Storey was conveyed to the hospital at Albany
but so great had been the shock to his system,
that in short time, he sunk under its eff.
tccts.
We read of the gallant acts Of our soldiers
and sailors in the face of an enemy, but is
there not also heroism in the character Of
this Australian shepherd-heroism which
might never have been suspected had nc.
oircum tanccs occurred to draw i. ou.?. y
A Ccnscien,ieus La:gyar.s =
The Danvile (N. " Ecprsss tells G. cs,-
i,al story connected with prominent .awye.
cf tlst village, who has distinguished him
sell! IN the defense eff criminals, as we'll as in
connection. With other trials, having frequent
i, through his sklll, sided the most harden
cd criminals to escape from justice. Some
tile ago, while he was attending cour; in an
adjoining county, ia vas applied to by a
singular specimen of humanity charged with
grand larceny, to defend him The lawyer
very naturally inquired what crime he was
accused CT. The party accused replied that
somebody had been mean enough to charge
him with stealing $50 in bank notes, an |
had got him indicted care you guilty"
asked the lawyer
'Tbets none Of your business replied
the accused. They say it makes no differ,
encc with you, whethera man is guilty or
not, you will contrivc to dig him out some
way, Sc don't talk any more about tn.
guilty till you hear what the jury says"
Well, What about he pay?' said the
lawyer
"You Just hold Oil till the trial is ever,
give 1.-The eomplainant) HI on the
cross examination, and the other fellow he
has got t: Lack him up, ana you'll have no
trouble about the pay"
The trial commenced and proved to be q
somewhat exciting and protrssted one. -.
The district attorney proved that the money
in que ION was composed Of two $50 bills
on 4 certain bunk, and TIE remainder all in
$40 bills, all Ct which We're wrapped Up in
a piece Of oil silk. Tie jury, after listening
to TIE counsel IL the case, aud receiving tha
charge OF the Judge, retired, and socn re.
turned with :. verd.ct Of not gIi,ty The
accused, who "@s greatly elatea nth the
result Of the Ir.a, and the effort Of lis coun
sci, invited the latter into one of the yacan.
jury rooms. As socn US they .rcre alone he
slaprel his counsel ca the shoulder and
exclaimed
Free as water, ain't1? What's the use
Of trying u man fo- stealth when you are
around? Now ! suppose you want your
pay?'
'los, have you got any thing to pay
WITH" said the lawyer
Lend ne Your knife and VIC Il see about
that. -
The lawyer, slightly startled at such
proposition, rather relucicn.ly complied
The accused Immediately commenced rip
ping and cutting away at the wa;>tband OF
his pant;lcons, and soon produced the roll
OF bills for the stealing Of which he had
just been tried, wrapped Up in the identical
piece Of silk described by the witnesses for
the prosecution, and throwing it down Oh
the table before :Ee as onishcd lawyer, e..
claimed; There, take your pay out Of that,
| guess .here is enough to pay you tolerably
well. ."
"Wly-you villain you stole that money
after ali, said the lawyer. do you cx-
pect can take any of that money!.
Stole that money! Didn't them twelve
men up stairs there just say didn't steal
1t? What's the use Of tying to raise q
question Of conscience after twelve respect
able men have given their opinion on the
subject? Take your pay cut of that and
ask no questions. Don't be modest in tax
ing; got it easy enough, and you've
worked hard enough for it."
A.. Our informant does not state how MUCH
the lawyer took, but we presume the chap
didn't have much change left after our
friend had satisfied his conscience" in the
premises,
w.
MIGnTy DECElvEN'. The Portland Ar
yIs relates the following;