The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-12-11
AND be turned to the newspaper he had
been reading.


o'''"e OF me fellow, and cou;sss ,hs, IN
So p'que rendered me tenfold more zsalous !,
my ehoesvors TO clear my youthful client,
% visited Philip 10 the j,i. lie was ver,
IS sa' o" his "oher's account: on bis own h,
D. seemed not TO care. A more frank OMEN
= hearted boy ! never saw. lie iold his s,.ry
. aho though questioned him pretty ssyer.l,
& ne was consistent to The last
J. mace The case my own, and worked nm.
ceaing'y as il seemed to me then. TO, the
l. overthrow OF The naughty President Of the
'"eu''nce company. as much IS for the sal.
walton Of The widow md her in,eres,,g s,,
visited m"re than a dozen i-werv shoos
that afternoon and the next morning Win
"oa' result The reader she'll learn the details
OF me trial which came on the mex, day.
; Foi''ip was duly sraigned and his poo,
mother sa' by his side weeping md sohb.,o
I'ike child as the case proceed.
M C"man, With majestic digaiiv, step
ped upon The sl.nd He told the story ~
have before deloiled, and was,uro.d oya,,o
me Tor cross examination l could see ths,
he was ne'ied. for he certainly could So. M
mercy in my face.
MI. Carmsn are YOU willing TO swear ,bs,
'ha' you gave The ring TO The boyp
'Certain'y am he replied, vrxed snd
angry, Tor he had answered The sane o
ftc n
"o" dozsn times IN the course of the cross.
examination.
beg your honor 10 notice par,cu!,rlv
the words Of this winess.' | rems,ksd - Z
the court.
HIS honor tesifed readily III at he had 4
noticed them. ns matter of course. he h. ,
'hen' In his minutes; and he rather spubbed ,
me- for pressing so respectable a witness in 4
so severe u manner.
Now, Mr. Curman, may beg Won TO ex. T,
'mine this ringp and handed bin The ore
ie had lost.
IL is mine.' he replied, with eviden, ss U
enlistment. \
You identify the rig, do you sirr 81
Il do.' ~
'ihs, is all sir May il please YOU honor
shall bring but one witness for The defense
van M Graham toke the s,andr i'm,
Mr. Graham took The stand. I showed V,
i'm The ring. ter
Hove you ever seen this ring before. sal
Il have l.C
State 10 Iae court what you know about
10
M. Graham proceeded 10 state tha, b. .do
IS Jeweler, 'ha, he ring was lff, At his ca,
op 'h'ee weeks before Uy an elderly gen. ice
man. 20 have tie stone reset. On,
is the gentleman iu the court roome
xed :
ne 's; there he sits and be pointed 70 n.y.
CaImon. cre'
rhe ca,., usu
ine court was astrnished; the oificers
re a'onished; and Carman was over.
Plmed with confusion He acknowled
error when there was 10 possibility OF, -
cealine II. lie asked TO correct his los. OF u
~. Carman wns a very sbsent.mipdedI lions
.; and The solution OF the whole matter 'Dea
mai he forgot all the circumstances con stan,
'ed with The ring He intended 10 have
Phi'l'p TO the jewelers. with il. and
aiiy called him Tor that purpose. bu. his u
n'ion was attracted to something else. ~
ne though, no more about il. On his "
home 10 dinner while bis m;,J Ans.
60 oy an important business opers,ion. ni
I'd 'eh the ring st Mr. Grahsm's. The Ans.
ession ttnt he had given The rinp ,o o.
up was fastened Upon his mind II. being
mbered the & ct Of calling him and his Dom,
zion becsme o reality.
hen thus correciad he amused the
. with several o'her instances o. eb
.,- % other,
III. ~" e"" tEt oil
'h's manner explaining the the mis- .,.-,.
he had made "ev
'usf DO him The justice 20 saw ,bs, he FAT
Phillip ample amends In The share of me ar
ored d. liar bill Tor The trouble he had most
q him. but believe that Mr. Carm., IN.
TO the day Of bio death. can orlv lde,os;,
~ should not have punished him SO an uuh
ny mad ne treated me like gentle Its fres