The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-04-13
CHAPTER V.
THE DEMO EMEN

home. He had been in the house but short
time before he saw Alice ride past alone in her
fathers wagon. He had not yet dared to tell
hismother that he expected to be taken to u
lawyers Office, and rather than she should know
of il till the result had appeared, he resolved to
seek Mr.. Randall ere he should be sent for, and
with this view lie told his mother merely that
he was going to the store, and then left the
house. Before he reached the store, however,
he met the dcputy-shcriff, who already held an
order for his arrest, Mr.. Randall having en-
tered complaint.
1t was not until after dark that Wilton Cum
ningham was conveyed to the Office of Mr. Bull
lurrd' and when he arrived he found not only
h:s,accuser and his witness there, but also sew
crllIof the towns-pcople besides.
|. Those who know anything about the prcimi-
nary examination Of complaint in one of
our country lawyers Offices, understand pretty
well the latitude that is generally given to not
only witnesses, but also to plaintff ants dcfcr-
dant
AIR Bullard opened by reading Mr.. Ran
dalPs charge, to which Wilton, of course, re-
spondcd mot guilty" Randall then made his
statement i'll full. Ills son, Lyman, was called
upon TO testify to the fact that money had frc-
qucnty been stolen from his drawer Just ms
young Randall was delivering his testimony
with a brazcn-f,ccd oif-hand manner old farm
erJoncs entered the office. followed by Alice
| Drake and Mark Loud, the lattor of whom was
| hostler in Mr Willcy's stable.
hon he So 3, .Ionea .s,,,
ter, for he did not like the nan at all but
Lyman betrayed the most trcpidation, and
why will shortly be seen
Mr. Wiley was then called upon for his cvi-
dcncc. which he gave with precision and conf
dcncc
This thing looks rather dark" remarked Mr.
Bullard, lending a sort of compassionate look
upon Wilton.
Squire" said farmer Jones, in his usual
blunt way, rising slowly to his feet II don't
know much about your law regulations, bu; |
'sposc you wouldn't have no objections to my
asking few questions Just about as I've a
mind to ~
Certainly not, returned the lawyer, with
an air of Difference, for farmer Jones was one
OF the most honest. upright and influential men
in the town
well, then, Squire bout an hour ago Miss
y lice Drake come drvn' up to my house, an
asked me if | didn't remember Of Lcin in
Randalrs store last Wednesday night an, of
course, | remember it, though | don't 'sposc |
should ever have thought of it agin in the
world, if she hadn't ave mentioned it. Well.
come right down with her. and atwccn us
both we've got mr comsi !crablc story Now, |
should just ike to ask Mr.. Randall where his
son was Sunday fore last"
"llc was at P Hill, to attend mccting
all day" returned Randall but when he saw
how his trcmblcd he cvinccd some strong
nlis.ivings on that point
"Raythcr guess you're mistaken on that
point, said Jones. IL saw him an old Samp-
sons boy, with one Of Mr. Willcy's wagons
postn of airly i'll the mornin in another di-
rccuvn an. if aint mistaken, they spent Il
good part Of tho day on Thompson's Pond a
fshn'
Mr.. Randall turned sharply upon his son.
and ask d if that true, Lyman at first de-
MED the gentle insinuation, but, at length he
was obliged to own it.
'Well, that's SO much gained" continued
Jones; and then. with lawyer-likc tact, he
turned to Mr. Wiley. 'Mr. Wiley" said he,
''how do you know that Wilton Cunningham
gave you that crossed dollar that Randall lost
out Of his drawer"
Because else paid me any such mon
cy on that day" answered Wiley.
Where did you put that money when you
gotit?"
'ln my drawer
"And doesn't somebody else ever go to that
drawer"
"No one but Mark Loud"
"Wcll, continued Jones, "ast Wednesday
night left my horse in your shed, and after
the store was shut up went after him, and
just as | was onhitchin' him, Mr. Lyman Ran
dali steps in and pays Mark Loud for the horse
he had the Sunday before, though he didn't
notice me when he didit. When turned into
! tho atrcct .lw Alice Drake an ! offered 10