Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-01-05

but I ansE cred that was happy to say
she was not.
The examination thea proceeded, as fol-
lows:
@. You are happy, then, in your matri-
monial relGtions2 A.. Hes-(and remem-
boring the OATH reasonably 50.
Q. Is your wife pretty2 A. witness
Remembering at once his oath and his
Wife's presence in co~urt)-She is pretty
3 o. What are her defectsg A. witness
remembering only his wltes presenee)-l
have never been able to discover them.
o. Do YOU wear hannel2 A. Yes, in
.. Can YOU testify upon your oath that
YOU do not wear flannel IN summer? A.
/ can.
d Now be careful in your
What do you wear in the spring and fail7
II wear my common clothes.
q. With flannel, or without hannel2
A. Sometimes with, and sometimes With
ont.
q. No evasion; you must tell the court
exactly when you wear flannel, and when
you do not.
A series of questions on this subject
brought out the fact that i wore hannel
when the weather was cold or cool; and
did not wesr it when it was mild, OF
warm.
q. Have you g lightning-rod on your
| house? A. / have.
q. How much did il cost you to have 1t
! put up? A. il has not cost me anything
/ VET owe for it.
@. Is that all you owe for? A. No,
| have other debts.
Q. Have you any money with you now!
A. 1 have
o. HOW much? A. counting contents
/ of port-monnaie.l SiXty-Jwo cents.
o Where did you get that? A. with
| embarrassment 1 borrowed it.
O.. Were you present when defendant
! first offered his land for sale TO the plain
tif2 A. Frightening up i was.
@. Have you ever been v~accinsted2 A,
o. on which arm? A. The left.
d. At the time of the first mention OF
this land to the plaintiff, who were pres.
ent? A. witness speaking with hopeful
vivacity, as il he hoped they were now
| coming TO the merits Of b case.) A,
/ The plaintiff, the defendant and myself
O.. Do you use the Old Dominion coffee
pot in your house2 A. ldejeetedly.) No
sir.
O. What kind Of a coffee-pot do you
useF A. A common tin M
@ You are willing TO swear it is tin
o has your wife any sisters? A. She
has two; Anna and Jane.
O.. Are they married7 a. They are.
Q Is either of them as pretty as your
wife? A. Quickly No, sir.
q. Have you any children? A. Two.
q. Have they had the measles? A,
They have.
O. Has any other person in your house
bad the measles2 A. / have la them.
/ and ms wife has had them.
@. How do you know your wife has
had them? A. She told me so.
q. Then you did not see her have them?
A. No, sir.
O. We want no hesrsay evidence here
how can you swear that she has had them
when you did not see her have them? A.
She told me so, and / believed her.
Q Did she take an oath that she had
them2 A. No, sir.
@. Then, sir, you are trif,ng with the
court. Do YOU understand the obligations
Of an oath? A. 1 do.
@. Beware, then, that you are not CON-
miJJed for perjury. Is your gas-metre
ever frozen? A. Yes, sir.
@. What do you use when the gas will
no. burn? A. Candles.
G. How many 10 the pound? A. Nine.
@. How do you know there are nine
to the pound? A. They are sold as mines.
q. Then YOU never weighed them your
self A. No, sir.
Counsel to the Court: May it please
your Honor, this is the second time that
this witness has positively testified, un-
der solemn oath, to important points Of
which he has no certain knowledge. I
ask the Court for protection for myself
and my client,
Here q long discussion took place be-
tween the lawyers and the judges, and at
the end of it the case was postponed for
four months. 1 suppose il is expected
ttatI wiuthen rea=Ceud the witness stand,
but I have determined that when I enter
a courtroom sgain I shall appear ss q
criminal These fellows have much the
easiest times, and they run so little risk,
nowadays, that their position is far
preferable to that OF the unfortunate wit
upEGna.