, 1870-10-09

Et Marx 71raia. in 0t.o5ev G..larS.
81 That time, In Kentucky [sAd the Hon.
--lr. Knott, u. C.) the lAw was rery ssrict
against what is termed "games OF chance"
ing s.reveu-Ir," or ''oid sle1gc," for money,
And the grand jury found a true hill against
thet,. Jim $stnrgis WAS retained to defend
thet- Wien Tic case caElo up, o. cou;ss. The
more he etu,lied oveT tie matter and looked
into the evidence, tbs palmer il RAi that he
around that pz:nr:ai fact. Ihoso boys laa
c~1tainly been befii:g money on game OF
ella CO. Even publ: Ksmpxth! Has reused in
behalf OF SturSis. I'sof1e oaid 1t uas pitt
TO see Linn mar lis successful career with big
prominent case like this, which uust So
as.ii:st him.
Eut after several restless nights IN inspired
idea tlashed upon StErsis, and lie spssnr ont
OF led delighted. He tLouShs 10 saw his
w.y through. The next dsr 10 whispered
a,cuud little among his clieuts and i fcw
g,iealt, and thtn Wien the case cana up iu
eoast lie acknowledged the seveu-up and the
betting: and, as his eols defence, h.d the
as:, uEalng ettfostery to put in tho plea that
OLD s!eISeWas not e game Of caAneet TAsra
was the btoadest sori Of smi1a all over The
faces Of the Sophisticated audience, The
judge smiled with the rest Eat S.urgis
maintained couhtenance whose earncstnsss
waa even severe. The opposite counsel tired
to ridieu1e hid out Of his position, and did not
succeed. Tie JrdEe tested il . po:despus
judicial way about Tic thing. but did NOT move
hin. The matter was becoming gave The
Judge loe: little OF his patience, AMI said
the Joke had gone far enough. Jim stnssis
sa!a be Kew Of TO joke in tha n4ster-tlis
clients could not he punished for ind1leinS in
wlat sonle people chose ta coasiles gams
OF chance, tnti! i was proven to ta game
OF tha2ce. Judge ard counsel said that
wcH1d he an eAsy 1nas:c., and fo-,haitL called
Dsacops Jo:n, Peters. Burke, and 1ohnson,
aLd Doninies Writ and 1IiEeles 10 testify,
.,d shey, unanimously ana With etronE feel
Ing put down the legal quibhle OF s.urE;a, b.
rr'nouncans that cid sleaee tras ,.tssme Of
th.ree.
!. What do sos call it .ou - s.;d the
Ju9He.
II call it game of science. ;" re.or.ed
Strrgis: "and I'll prove it, too"
They taw his little game.
He brought in 4 crowd Of witnesses, and
produced Al owe. whelming mass Of Testimony,
to chow that old E1edse vas not game of
Glance. Int game Of science
1nstesd Of eeing the eiap'es. case in the
wc1ll, it lad aomeboE tunnel OUT 10 be 81 e1-
cessi7elv kuotsE one. Tho Ju!se scratched
Ills head over i: while. and said thn1e uas no
wsy OF coming TO determination, because
5Gst as many men could be brought into court
found to testify on the o:hez. Eut hc said he
was willing TO DO the fAiz thing BY ali parties.
and would act upon any euegestion Mr.. Stur-
eis Hould make for the solution of tho diii-
Guilty,
Ns. StEreis was On his feet in second:
- Impanel s jury Of si1 OF eaeh-Luek rs.
Science-Sivc them candles and couple OF
decks Of easds, send them into the ju1E-Ioom,
SID inst abide ty the result"
There 1as no disputing the fairness OF the
proposition. The four deacons apd the two
1emiuieE we're sworn in as the Hchsnce
!usyneu, AEI six lnretera.s old seran-up pro-
fcsrors were chosen to represent the "'sci-
voce :" tide Of tia issue. They retired to the
ju:y-room. ...
N abcat two hours Deacon petaSs sen: into
ccnrt to borrow three dollars from friend.
ISeusa.ion.l In about two hours moro, Dom
inie AuSeles sent into court to borrow
''stake from . friend. Seusasion-1 Dur
irg the next three or four hours the other
tonirie and the other deacons sent into court
Tor eusll loans. And sill tho packed audi
cnce waited, for it was prodfgious occasion
III Dnlrs Corners, and one in which every
father Of family WIS Necessarily interested,
The rest of the story can be told briefly
A5out daylight the jury came in, and Deacou
Job, the foreman, re1d the following:
FkRp1t5.
We. the lury In the case Of the Commonwealth
Of kentucEy II. John Wheeler ct a., have care
iully considered the PORTS IL the case and tested
the merits OF the several theories aiva.ced. and