The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1868-12-10
Little Lucr pointed 10 the dock.

looking young fellow confronting
the whole court. In an instant a
lesson was taught to the young law.
yer. Here was youth, friondless
in a great city, aud yet boldly keep.
ing a good heart in the presence of q
most crushing and cruel trial. The
sight lent fresh courage to the brief.
less barrister's heart,
The Judge spoke:
"IIave you any counsel5"
"No, my lord, said John,
"Thon, Mr.. Fumblefrump, l think
-"
"Pard6u me, my lord" said Ed
mund, rising, "the prisoner was not
aware, but | am instructed by his
friends to undertake his defense"
His friends John looked around
in amazement. His friends yes, the
barrister had said his friends; but he
could not understand it; for he could
not see his little Lucy-standing by
the barrister's side.
The case then commenced. The
counsel for the prosecution called
his witnesses. The claimant of the
articles, the waiter, the boots, and
the bar.maid at the inn, were all
called to prove that John Henthorn
must have been the thief. 1t appear.
ed that John had been in the habit
Of frequenting the "Blue Boar" in
the hope of meeting with some en-
ployment, as the "Blue Boar" was a
rendezvous for persons seeking tue
tors, travellers, agents, etc. The
claimant of the goods was described
as commercial traveller; ho had met
the prisoner at the inn, aud bad
some conversation with him. He
deposed to having lost his watch and
other articles; he gave the number OF
the notes, and identified the watch
and jewelry.
The boots, bar-maid, and waiter
were called to prove that the first
witness had a watch when he arrived
at the "Blue Boar The waiter no
ticed it "perticler," as the clock in
the commercial room had stopped,
and he had asked the gentleman to
be so good as to give him the "hex-
ack" time.
The bar.maid proved that the
commercial gentlemen and tho pris-
oner had talked a long timo together
at the bar; that the commercial gen.
tlemau had taken O few glasses of
spirits, and had gone at eight to bed,
after John Henthorn had left the
inn.
"Was the commercial gentleman
intoxicated 2"
"No, sir, not that; but he was
careless-like in his manner when he
bade the prisoner good night"
"When did the gentleman first
mention his loss ?"
"When he came down tho next
morning"
Police constable 112 z was called
to prove that the watch and other
articles we're found by him at the
prisoners lodgings, No. 1877 zcbedee
street.
While these witnesses were being
examined, an old gentleman had made
bis way into court. He now sat be-
side Edmund Carew, he wore a large
pair of gold spectacles, from beneath
which, there beamed pair of benev-
olent.looking eyes. He never looked
about him, but kept his eyes fixed
on the witnesses, as one by one, they
filed into the box.
Edmund Carew cross examined the
witnesses for the prosecution. His
interest was reused; he was working
for another; his own troubles were
forgotten; Others beside himself were
friendless; it was new JOY to him to
find some one whom he, helpless and
useless, could befriend. He threw
his whole mind into the case, and he
cross-examined with keenness and
vigor, and the parchment-faced at
torneys nodded now and then at one
another.
Mr.. Ebenezer Grant lost his non
chalent manner and his tone of SUI
percilious indifference, as the young
barrister pressed home a few pointed
questions. The bar-maid ceased to
be ooqucttish, and the waiter to be
positive.
Finally, the barrister declared his
intention of calling witnesses for tho
defense, and began by calling upon
Mr.. BlenkinsOpp.
When Mr.. Blenkinsopp entered
the box poor John Henthorn gave
way altogether; he leaned forward,
buried his face in his hands and Sob
bed, and Mr.. Blenkensopp's voice
trembled little as he described
himself as the senior partner in the
firm of Blenkinsopp, Fussel &Fudge,
attorneys. He identified tho watch,
and notes, and other articles, as his
own. He deposed to having given
them into the charge of the prisoner
on the afternoon Of the day on which
the robbery was alleged to have been
committed.
Would he tell the Court the cir
cumstances under which he had in
trusted these articles to the prisoner
Yes. He was summoned on the
day he spoke of to attend large and
important meeting in the City. He
left his office about noon, and on his
way to the place of meeting he turned
into the "Blue Boar" to get some
lunch. He met the prisoner in the
common-room; got into conversation
with him. While there ne discov-
cred that he had brought his watch
and notes Of value and some few
trinkets with him he had done SO
unintentionally, as he made it an in
variable rule to leave all articles of
value behind him when he attended
publi, meetings; he gave tnem to the
prisoner TO take charge of.