Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-11-21
SATURDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 2l, 1868.

you think don't know what am about 2"
he exclaimed, bestowing upon me Il look of
withering contempt. II sent the ring with
the boy, sir. The boy has stolen it. Moth.
ing more need be said, sir" And he turned
! to the newspaper lie had been reading.
Twas not much pleased with the interview.
l was highly vexed at the naughty bearing
of the fellow and confess that my pique
| rendered me tenfold more Jealous 10 my en-
deavors to clear my youthful client.
visited Philip at the Jail. He was very
sad on his mothers account; on his own he
seemed not to care. A more flank. open
hearted boy never saw. lie told his story;
and though questioned him pretty severely,
he was consistent to the last.
made the case my own, and worked un
Ceasingly, as it seemed to me then, for the
overthrow of the naughty president of the
insurance company, as much as for the sal
! walton of the widow and her interesting son.
visited more than dozen jewelry shops
that afternoon and the next morning; with
what result the reader shall learn in the
details of the trial, which came on the next
day.
Philip was duly arraigued, and his poor
mother sat by his side, weeping and sobhing
like child as the case proceeded.
Mr.Carman, with majestic dignity, stepped
upon the stand. He told the story have
before detailed, and was turned over TO me
Tor cross examination. | could see that he
was nettled, for he certainly could see no
! mercy in my face.
"Mr. Carman, are you willing to swear that
you gave the ring to The boy 2
"Certainly am" he replied, vexcd and
angry, for he had answered the same question
dozen times in the course of the cross. ex
animation.
Il beg your honor to notice particularly
the words of this witness" remarked to the
court.
His honor testified readily that he had no.
tlced them, as matter of course; he had
them in his minutes; and he rather snubbed
me for pressing so respectable a witness in
SO severe a manner.
"Now, Mr. Carman, may beg you to cx-
anime this ring Z" and handed him the one
1T is mine," he replied, with evident as
tonishment
You identify the ring, do you, sir r.
Il do.n
THAT is all, sir. May it please your honor,
shall BRING but one witness for the defense
Will Mr. Graham take the staud2"
Mr.. Graham took the stand. | showed
him the ring.
Have you ever seen this ring before p
~ have
"State to the court what you know about
it,"
AIr. Graham proceeded to state that he was
u jcweler; that the ring was left at his shop
three weeks before 10y an elderly gentleman
to have the stone reset.
'ls the gentleman in the court room z" /
asked.
"Io is; there he sits :" and he pointed to
Mr. CarmGn.
The court was astonished the officers
were sstonished ; aud Mr.. Carman was over.
whelmed with confusion. He acknow ledged
his error when there was no possibility of
concealng it. lie asked to correct his testi-
mony, and did so.
Mr. Carman was very absent. minded
man and the solution Of the whole matter is
that he forgot all the circumstances con
nccted with the ring. He intended to have
sent Philip to the jewelers. with it, and ac-
tually called him for that purpose, but his
attention was attracted to something else,
and he thought no more about it. On his
way home to dinner, while his mind was
absorbed by an important business operation,
lac had left the ring at Mr. Gralfsm's. The
impression that he had given the ring to
Philip was fastened upon his mind. IIe
remembered the fact OF calling him, and his
intention became a reality.
When thus cornered he amused the judges
with several other instances of absent
miudedness of which he had been guilty, in
this manner explaining the mistake he had
made.
must do him the Justice to say that he
made Philip ample amends in the shape of
hundred dollar bill for the trouble he had
\ A II. r.
hated me to the day of his death. ! can only
say | should not have punished him so
severely if ne had treated me like gentle
man