The Weekly Washington telegraph., 1871-11-22

Jury had not made 'dlllgeut luluHJ
and true presentment" in the matter OF
roads and road overseers, and there
upon did examine the court q. a witness
to ,aid "i.sue joined" But the worthy
foreman well knowing his right to offer
rebutting evidence, replied that, 50 far
as the grand jury knew the "roadS
were according 70 law" But the court
wa, not to be baked by this, forgetting
no dcub, the limit to pleading pre-
scribed by the "cJvil code of practice,
and his early learning coming upon
him, came at the foreman with his
"surrcBaticr," and put in this query,
"Who Of the grand iury know of sign
board upon any road in the county
Here was a poser, but the foreman,
fully equal to the occasion, and as g
good citizen desiring to imPart any
information within his knowledge TO
the court, promptly answered that no
knew Of tone"
"There?" said the court.
"At Walnut TEills," said the fore
man.
"Wb.t ogerseer put that signboard
up?' said the court.
"F. +. Conway said the foreman.
Whoreupon His Honor, in the ecta-
sy Of the moment exclaimed 'thauk
God. Let u, all thank God" and
further said in substance, Mr.. Fore>
man and gentlemen ofthe grad .r.rys
you are instructed by the rour, -,
turn n vote Of thanks - Mr., Lav.
The o7g--yTT,- F5F r-.-Tr ~ that .irn
board, and | So ii direct that he be
paid for pr.'t'4g the saue Up, Mr..
/ Clerk moaa .ro.eo Of the ORDER Here
inc iororIan having no further inior-
maion n to impart, subsidized" when
10 & court mildly inquired if any
other grand juror knew Of a sign board
in the county, Another dutifal citi-
zen, feeling. auttered by the attentions
e of the court answered, 81 DO"
"Where 2" said the court,
AT the Cut Oh" said the juror.
"What is on itT said the court,
eight miles to Lewisyillo' sad the
juror.
That's a lie, its ten," said the
court, and that juror deposed nothing
further And the court inquired if
any other iar9, knew Of sign board
ia hacouLy; bat the jury stood dumb,
net knowing Of another "sign board
in the county. But after some time
. spent in meditation one Of said Jurors
said: May it please your Honor:
suppose there was no fork on the road,
on which man vas oyersoer, how
then, to which the court without hesi>
tation, but with grea: dignity Of NAM
uer replied that, at was tho opinion
Of the court, that he was a very poor
oyerseer who could not afford a fork
to his rosl. And thereupon tho
3 grand jury stood mute before the court;
and when ;hcy had stood for long
space Of time the court said go back
no" to yonr room, and do you iudiet
every oyerseer Of roads in Lafayette
, county, who has not got sign board,
at the forks ot L.g road" and hey lrcai;
and judging by the size Of tho package
Of papers returned by them into court
F to-day they have "obsyed orders if
they break owners. And 80 this eve
Ming, lIr. Sol Tatop, the handsome.t
"ha.liato the grand jury" made proc,
!amation at the court house door-Oh
yes' Oh yes!! Oh yes!!! The hons
orabl2 grand jury OF Lafayette county
stands adjourned ill cour; in course"
One aDd the only other item that I
now romember during the, term is that,
the beautiful aud accomplished Miss
Lizzie McLintock of our town, has
abandoned the idea of California and
gone to Canada
Yours truly.
Mr. Trrr nrC,r,