, 1870-12-11
TrfaIw OF n Witness,

As all people seem to come to you With their
tn ubles and grievances, hope you xill not
1efnre to listen to my woes. And whether
they are wooa or not leare you to jadGa for
youtrelf-
At tho beginning of tho week made my
tIet appeas anca in anv courtroom in the
character Of witness. in the case of yalen-
tine against Oreon, in which the point in DIS
ttnto was tho ownership Of a tract Of land in
Wyoming Territory. I know something III re-
Gaid to the sale Of theso lands, aud VAS fully
prepared to ts-tify to the extent Of ms knowl-
edGe il the premises; but judge OF my after
surprise and horror on bong obliged to 50
through such an or.le1l - the folloEing e1-
tracts from my examination will indicator.
Tbs couneol for the plaintiff commenced by
asking me il I was married man, md when /
had araEo.el that I was. be SAID:
..Is your wife believer in the principles
Of the Noman'd Rgbta party z"
! could not, for the lifo OF mf, SEQ what this
answered that was happy to say shc was
/ ot-
Tho examination then, proceeded as fol-
lows:
| relalitIeS A. Yes (snd remembering the
oath) reasonably 20.
Q. IL your wife pretty7 A. (Wituess re-
| membering at once hs oath and hts wifc*s
| resepe, in court> She i. pretty.
Q. What are her defects! a. witness
|
hare new. been able to discover them.
Q. Do you wear tlAnuelf A. Yes, in win
! ter.
| @, Can you festifv 1,pon your oath that you
d: MT vea. flsnrt III summer A. can.
Q. Now Le careful in your ans~erA What
| DO yrH wear III the e2rinT and fall? a. IL
| wear my common clothes.
q Nith flannel, or without haunels a.
| Sometimes with, anil sometimes Without
Q. No evasion; you must tell tho court ex-
! ac'!y When you wea1 flannel, or wleu you do
rot.
4 series Of questions on tbis bjectbrought
tut the fact that l woro flannel when the
weather was COLI or cool; aud did not wear 1t
ahen it wAs mild. or warm.
Q Have you lightning rod on your house?
!. I have.
@. How much did it coss you to have II put
mp? A. 1t has not cost me anything yeti
Q. 1sthat all 5ou ovo for: A. No. 1hsve
| other debts.
Q. Have you any money With you now7 A.
have.
Q. How much? 4. Counting contents OF
1>o1tmonnale S1ty.two ceus.
@. Xh. r. did you got that7 A. with en-
lanassuent) borrowed ii.
Q. We're ynu prerent when defendant first
cGersd his land for sale to plaintiff A.
tl.r,gh'ening up was
Q. Have you ever been vAccinased. A.
| have. ...
Q. On which arm. A. The left.
Q. At the time Of the first mention OF this
land to the plaintih. who were rreeent? 4.
{witucss speaking with hopeful visscity. rs il
Il tie case:) The plaintiff, the defendant,
and myself.
rof in you1 h.use A. tDejec,edly.) No. tir
Q. What kind Of cofree-pot Do you use
\. A common tin one.
! n Eor rrc ,rtt1,pr +n auesT II ,rsa tina A
l am.
Q. Has your wife any sisters: She has two
.Auna and JaIe.
Q. Are they married? 4. They arc,
Q. Are ci,her Of them As pretty Al youl
wife? A. (Quickly.) No. sir.
@. Have you auy children: A. Two.
Q. Have they had the meAsieas 4. The.
Aave.
Q. Has any other perecn in your house hat
the meae1e=? i. l have had them, and N,
wife hse had them.
@. How do son know your wife has hAt
theu1 4. She told me 20.
O. Then 5ou did not zee her have them? A
No. eir. -
Q. We want 60 hcaresy evidence here; hor
| can ron swear that ste hae had them whcl
you did not ecc her have them I A. She toll
} | me 70. and believed her.
9. Did ahe take an oath that Hhe had them
A No, tir.
. Q. Then. sit, you are tri3inE With the c'urt
Do you understand the obligations Of Al oath
4. 1 do.
Q. BEWARE, thcn, that you are not coniuitte
for perjury. IL your gts-meter ever frozen
4. Yes. Eir.
Q What do sou use when tho gas will nc
burn A. Candles.
Q How many to the pound A. Nine.
= Q. How do you knos there are nine to th
: round7 4. They are sold n niues.
i O. Then you never weighed them yourself
a 4. No, sir. ..
a Council. to the Court May it please yor
J, lohcr, this IL the secoud tiac that this vi
q ness has positively testified. under soiem
4 ii. b, to important points Of shsch be hA, 4
i certain kno~ledga- ! ask the Court for pr
E I. ctiou for myee.f 1nd nv client
:. Here Il long dietu-sion took place bet~ee
u tho lawyers and tho Judge, and At the end c
+ it the care wAa postponed Tor four months.
T. -ur1o4e it il expected that I will then res
r | ceno the witness +tanu; but l have detc
: | mined th.t wneo enter 4 COURTROOM again
]. -hall appear ~ a criminal. These fr,aoAs ha'
IA much The Easiest time-. aud they run 70 ilt'
"a iisk know-s-tays,th that their position is far pre-
a crabte TO that OF the unfortunate wltness.'
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