Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-07-08
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Juror.

One of the most ludicrous incidents which
ever disturbed tho equonimity of a Court of
Justice, occurred in tho trial ofa case during
tho present Term before Judge Orr 1t was
enough to have provoked smile from Old
lIhadamanthus himself much more from the
genial tcmpcr and serene bcnignity of the
presiding Judge.
1t occurred in this wise: Some progress
had been made in the case of the State against
Virgil Madden, the learned council had been
discussing the relevancy of certain evidence,
and the Judge with tho scales of even handed
justice suspended, was applying tho legal
tests, when 10 +! ono of the jury seats was dis
covered to be vacant-and one of the twelve
units which make up the integral whole Of
| the iurv-wisdom found to be wanting.
Who first made the discovery we believe is as
unsettled II question, as tho identity of the
person "who struck Billy Patterson" But
the discovery was made, and constable post
ed after the dctautcr. AS might be sup
posed he proved to be one of our colcrcd
brethren and with the innocence of the lamb,
and the Difference of a master Of ceremonies,
faced the irate Judge. The following col
loquy thcrcupon ensucd.
Judge hat did you mean, sir, by lcny.
ing your scat without the permission of the
Court?
juror thought, sir, whilst you was talk.
ing, I'd step out bit"
Judge--Do you not know, sir, that you
are sworn to try this case, and to hear the
evidence
Juror-Ycs, sir, but heard right smart,
and thought that was enough.
This last rcjoinder was the feathers weight
that broke the camcl's back and upset the
gravity of the Court, Jury, Bar, ct al. The
thundcrs of the law were .powerless, Justice
was dsarmcd, and mercy held its own The
juror was requested to take his scat The
Court felt that lecture woult have been out
Of place. Like the wagoncr whose apples
were split, he felt that he ''couldnt do tho
subject Justice" 1t was Sydney Smith, we
think, who said that it would require sur
gical operation to implant humorous pcrccp-
ton to Il certain individuals hcad--tlc Court,
we believe, felt it to be equally difficult to
cngrafta perception of legal obligation into
that Jurors brain.
ADVICE TO AN AppRENTIcE.--l Seize
every opportunity of improving your mind
q BE careful us to who are your compan-
ions.
D. To whatever occupation you may bc
called as Il means of obtaining livelihood,
determine to understand it well and work
heartily at it,
t. Accustom yourself to act kindly and
cou:cously to every one.
g. Carefully avoid all cXtravagant habits.
g. Determine to possess a character for
honesty.
Z. Cultivate a strict regard for truth
5. If your parents arc living do your ut
most to promote their happiness and comfort.
| "A HORRIBLE ArFATR.--Thc Tnrkcrsburg
| CIV. Va.) Go:eHc says: We learn that a
horrible affair took place last week on the
Middle Fork river, in Randolph County, some
fifteen to twenty miles fron Beverley Two
little boys aged ten and six years, sons of Mr.
Samuel Currcncc, went out in the evening to
drive home the cows. When but short dis
tancc from the house they were attacked by
a very large panther. The eldest boy immc
diatcly gathered up the younger one in his
arms, but the panther seized him and tore
him loose. The hoy, seeing that he could
| not save his little brother, ran to the house
| The father hascncd back with him, and
when he got to the spot found his child almost
entirely dcvourcd.
CRIME IN NEW YonK.-Thc Ih,ald, Of
| Monday, heads one of its locals thus: "lhe
| Devil let Loose Rcvcling in Rum; The
Pistol, Knife and Club; Criminals on the
Rampage; Murders, Assassinatons, AG'lnys
and Assaults; The l,owdy's Saturday Night
and Sunday Morning; a Terrible Record Of
! Crime" Under this head it gives details Of
ten desperate cases of assault in which pistols,
knives, clubs &C., were used in New York
on Saturday and Sunday.
N[&. y few days ago, a gentleman who
had lost his nose, was invited out to ten
"Aly DEAR said the good lady Of the house
to her little daughter, 81 want you to be very
particular and to make no remark about Alr.
jenkins nose" Gathered around tLc table
everything was going well the child pcepcd
about, looked rather puzzled, and ut last
startled the table by saying, "Ma, why did
you tell me to say nothing about Mr. jenkins
nose? he hasn't got any -
GX3- The National Division of the Sons Of
Temperance closed its annual scssI III at New
ark en- Friday The order now numbers
1870 divisions and 1925 mcmbcrs-4 $50
less than last year. Admitted last year, 49,
O40 rcinstatcd, 3,25S; suspended ID 14S;
expelled, 1886; died SIT violated plcdg.
cs, $3.50. The number Of ladies admitted
was 5,306. The receipts have been Sl73,.
901 balance in cash and invested funds,
$232,714,
n19" Mr. Dickens modc mo of III. G,os+