Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-01-13


HALF GUmTY.-A fegew named
Donks was tried ut Yuba for entering
miners tent and stealing bag of
gold dust valued at eighty-four dol
| lars. !.
once been employed t4ere, and knew
exactly there the oNner kept ms
dust thatOn the Epe4 lied night ne
cut a slit "a the tept, nRched in, t0ok
the bac, and then ran Of.
Jim Bulley, the principal witness,
testified that he saw the cat, saw the
man reach in, and heard Kim rua
away.
- rushed after him at once,' con-
tinued the witness; : bat VIXEN Icatch.
ed him didn't find Bill's bag. But it
was. found afterward where he Lad
throwed it. 4 ~ 81
I-..ss How Ear did hs-Gsti lsxahen he took
the dust r Inquired the counsel.
"Weii, he was stoppni' over half
way in, should say" replied the wit.
4 ness iFxii'se s. saae fas'a.f 5iififi'
i .MayIit please your Hopar,7 inter
posed the counsel I" the indictment
isn't sustained, and shall demand an
acquitta1 on direction Of the court
4 The prisoner is on trial for entering q
i dwelling in the night time, with in
tent to steal. The testimony is cleaI
that he made an opening, through
which he protruded himself about
half way, and stretching Ont hls arms.
4 committed the theft. ) But the indict
ment charges that he actually enter
ed the tent or. dwelling. !. Now, youI
Honor, can a man enter a dwelling
4 when ,nelrsllf bis body is in and thu
4 other half out ~ a-ett W. aaae
r. III shall leave the whole matter to
the jury; they must Judge OF the law
aud the fact-as proved,s replied the
Judge.
4 The jury brought in verdict oI
[" guilty AS TO bait of the body and moi
guilty as to the other half" iss6 n
I The Judge sentenced the guilty part
to two years Imprisonment, leaving II
To the prisoners option to have the IN
nocent part cut elf or take 1t along
with him Al, 80 is4s.5t ~ 81 -
A young lad who was called as q
u witness was asked it he knew the na
ture of an oath, and where he would
go to if he told a lie. lie said he sup
posed he should 60 where all the llw
. yers went. gsea : ir,fausat
The Bridgeport lConn) STANDARD
says that on Tuesday afternoon the of
ficer on duty at the depot at tina
place received "a telegran, dated ~
: NorSalk, requesting him to haye 4
minister at the depot OIL the arrival 0
the Boston express, as there was (;
lc suple on the train whs wanted to &c
!, Unmarried. The telegram was signed b.
a gentleman well knowR, to the 0fcer
and upon its receipt he at once set t.
work to secure the presence OF cler
>fgyman at the depot Previous to tn,
81 arrival of the train. It was nelsl,
ldue, and no tiiac was to be squan,ler
ed in the usely ceramoRy of TRYING I.
save expense. The officer called /:
+ Ehack, and seating himself therein O.
, dered the diver To proceed with al
possible hastato the residence OF Re,
Mr., well known clergyman, III
u being ai,sent, another and finally anotl
|. er was sought. At last the Rev. ID
u -wls fonnIl. anil hurried off to IN
J. depot, where he had hardly timct
y compose his thoughts before the trai
i came thgnderlng along. While il VA
e yet in motioa the author OF the tel
e gram leapcd from the ears, and ruI
q ming up'to officer Arnold, iasornac
$ him that the compile. We're IN thesres
:, car in waiting Tbere, was not mac
T. time to lose, and to the rear end
e the train tie oiici;il and minister spe
Is with almost the celebrity of light. iS',
e Arnold e,ltcred the. eisr al one en-
=. and U.--ats the other. With SO
&c emn tread they proceeded along Il
e aisle until they met near the cent
IL of the ear The Doctor scanned II
re- passeng erclosely, AMI faalIy'iiiquir{
q OF the officer which the couple weF
Is u, think this is the cou' le," said h
r. pointing to young. man and youi
~ woman who occupied a seat near hi
nj Tlleclergyinasfat toward tllez
le and in "a clear, slow voice said: "a
x you the couple, who desire to be ina
u, ried p They made no answer, but a
II peared to I've utterly confused al
a, dumb founded. They turned all sor
ee III colors, and the minister began
E. think there was mistake solnewheI
By.and-by the whistle sounded al
n thetrain lett for New Haven, carr
by ing che lady and gentleman along wi
"a lit. while the officer and minister st.
~ ed behind. The affair was then {
al pIainel by the gentleman who b
ne sent the telegram and who had W
ne messed the whole joke, as follow
on The couple had attracted a good d.
Ie OF attention on the passage by TIL
eF afiectionate kisses and embraces, n
ne he concluded to play trick on thu
ub that. would perhaps, operate benz
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