The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-12-12

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reader shall learn In the details VI
The trial, which came on the neat
day, ~.
Phillip was duly arralgnesl, and hls
poor mother sai by bic siIe. weeping
and solbiog like Q child a The easc
proceeded.
Mr.. Carman, with majestic digHi-
", stepped upon the stand. lie Told
the story 1 have before detailed and
was turned over 10 me for crcss-ex-
animation. 1 could sec that he was
ncitled for he certainly could see no
mercy Ia my face.
"Mr. Carman, are you willing 10
swear that you gave the ring 10 this
boy !"
Certainly I am" he replied, vcx-
ed and angry, for ho had answered
the same question 0 dozen times In
the course Of the REORGANIZATION.
III beg your honor to notice per-
.ticularly The words Of this Witness"
| remarked to the court.
His Honor testified readily that
he had noticed them rs a matter Of
course; he had them in his minutes ;
and he rather snubbed me for press
ing so respectable a witness in so Sc
we're a manner.
"Now, Mr.. Carman, may I beg
you to examine this ring?" and /
handed him the one he had lost.
at is mine,' he replied, with evil
dent astonishLlcnt.
"You identify the ring, do You,
STRIP
~ do"
"That is all, sir. May IL please
your Honor, l shall bring but one
witness for the defence. Will Mr..
Graham take the stand 7"
Mi. Graham took the stand. /
showed him the ring.
"Have you ever seen this ring be-
fore?"
~ have"
Estate to the court what you know
about it,
Mr.. Graham proceeded to state that
he was a jeweler; that the ring was
left at his shop three weeks before,
by an elderly gentleman, to have tho
stone reset.
as the gentleman in the court
roomYv / asked. ~
"He-is; there he sits" and he
pointed 10 Mr.. Carman.
The court was astonished the
officers were astonishcd; and Mr..
Carman was overwh6 ID with con-
fusion. He acknowledged his error
when there was no possibility of con-
ccaling ii. He asked to correct his
testimony, and did so. ?
Mr.. Carman was q very absent
minded man; and the solution Of the
whole matter Is, that he forgot all the
circumstances connected with the
ring. He intended to have sent Philip
to the jewelers. with il, and actually
called him FOL. that purpose, but bis
attention was attracted to something
else, and he thought no more about L.
On his way home to dinner, while
his mind was absorbed by an impor-
tant business operation, he had left
the ring ut Mr.. Graham's. The i'm
preston that he had given the ring
TO Phil|p vas fastened upon his mind.
He emembered the fact Of calling
him, and his Intention became a re-
atty.
When thus cornercd he amused the
Judges with several other instances Of
Observation-Disclosures Of which he had
been guilty, in this manner explain
ing the mistake he had.made.
! must do him the Justice to say
that he made Philip ample amends IN
the shaps Of q hundred dollar bill
for the trouble he had caused him
but I believe that Nc. Carman hated
me to the day Of his death l car
only say I should not have punished
him 90 severely II he had treated ms
IKE q gentleman.
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