The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-03-15

81 elected much nirih. /
Tie fret question Pa - Tie cross
examination Ras this
care yaa 3 naturalist Grf1
Ieh inem heiaed Ia al the
drilling usai la1 taken place before
tAe iraL neither thc counsel nor wit
mems bad iboasht q what questions
sight eauc % crass-exsmiuation,
AID neu, Hot seeing the drift q the
tiga, re witness seemed little
beviier5d, and the counsel for tbe
eaatoa looked puzzled.
Tbs quesioa Was repeated with
some emphasis
No replied che witness, hes
iiai.ugly. Il an NOT al naturalist"
Ihgg, sir, noticing 8 naturalist,
darJ y0u affirm that those microscop-
Is insects wcrc rot humbugs instead
II ltdbugs here the prisoner was
interrupted ~ a universal shout u
laughter ia which the solemn Judge
himself igincdl aud II they were
AumbuEs, ! suppose that even the
learned counsel opposed 70 me, win
not claim that they were out Of
placer
They may have been humbugs,
replied tile witness.
"Ibai sill DO, sir-you may 60, +"
aid /; and a. the same time turning
10 tbs array IL counsel, ! remarked,
with q smile, lyon had better have
naturalist for your next witness,
gentlemen"
"Dont be alarmed, sir, we have
got one, and SIC will now introduce
him. replied the counsel.
I The next witness testified that he
was q planter from Georgia, that
some years since the prisoner visited
bis plantation with a show, and that
while there be discovered an old
worthless donkey belonging to the
planter, and bought him for five dol
loas the next year the witness WIS.,
tied lranistan, the country seat o.
the prisoner, and while walking
about the grounds, his old donkey,
recognized his former master, bray
cd; "wherepon, continued the wit
ness, ~ walked up to the annima
and found that two men were stick
ing wool upon him, and this anima
was afterwards exhibited by the pris
oncr a. the woody horse"
The whole court spectators, anc
even the prisoner" himself wer,
conyulsed with laughter at the grav
/ !iiy with which the planter gave hi
livery lUdicrous testimony.
"Nhat evidence have YOU" | en-
quired "tlat this was the same don
, key which you sold to me y
fIhe fact that the animal recog
nizcd me, as was evident from hi
! braying as soon as he say me"
) "Are you q naturalist, sir Z"
] Yes, am, replied with firm EN-
phasis, az much as to say, you can
G catch me as you did the other wit
/ ness.
b "Oh you are naturalist, are you
/ Then, sir, / ask you as a naturalist, d
G you not know it to be fact in natura
4 history that one jackass always bray
+ as soon as he sees another
This question was received with shout
Of laughter, in the midst Of which til
: Inonpussed witness left the court, an
/ al the efforts Of special constables an
even tho high sheriff himself, were III
{, ayaiipg in getting him again on th
G witness stand.
N This trial lasted two days, to the d,
+ light Of all on board After my succes
with the naturalist not one-haIf til
+, witnesses would appear against me-
IN my final argument ! sifted the test
y mouy, battered the Judge and the j
( ~ aud when the Judge had deliyere
a bis charge the jury acquitted me will
q ont leaving their seats. The Judge r,
+ ceyed the verdict, and then announ
i ed that he should fine the naturali
+ FOR the mistake he made, as to IL
cause of the donkeys Drawing.