Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-20
BRINGING ROUND A JUROR.

just then to such visitors,-we on the
north side of the Ohio; and quickly as
the telegraph spread the news, every
man and boy, able to carry fowling-
piece or squirrel-rihe, hurried to the near
est point at which his services might be
needed to repel the intruders.
Fast as recruits poured in, they were
formed into companies and battalions un-
der officers improvised for the occasion
the writer having the honor to be an
orderly sergeant, in which capacity he
served for several days and nights. 1t
wasn't his fault, and should, he thinks,
detract nothing from his modicum of
merit, that it was the finest of July
weather the while, and pleasanter sleep
ing out of doors than in, or that the enc
my had the discretion not to come in his
way, At any rate, he has never de-
manded back-pay or bounty for his SER
vices.
But it wasn't military autobiogra-
ply we sat down to write, but
JOE DOSNlN . SlOh13
which he told us as we lay in camp one
night "Boys, did ever tell you bout
the time l sot onto a jury with Bile
Bope?" asked Joe, taking a swig out Of
the company demiohn.
mo-" we answered.
"Would you like to hear it?" said he.
ave may be in our CORY beds to NOR
row night, an never hev another oppor-
tunity."
He was invited to proceed.
"BUe, you see," continued Joe, "was
jest Htie the contrairiest, overbear-
nest, crankheadest cuss that ever ruilled
Il commoonity's temper. He he'd Blue
bearded three wives to death, an he'd
jest tackled fourth. In fact the honey
moon was fairly over-though 1 guess
there was more vinegar N honey into it
when Bile an passel more on US, was
yanked up afore Jedge Grimm to sarYe
onto jury.
"In ev'ry case we tried, we stood
'leven to one, an Bile was the one. The
Jedge got mad at last and thraitened, in
the next case that come up, he'd keep us
at it till we lid agree.
at was ore of them pesky hoss-swap-
PIN cases. Bill Banter d put off onto
III Green sor'l critter with false eye
an artyticial tail. The eye was found
layn' in the manger one mornin', an
the furst time the hoss got wet, his tail
come unglued an drapt off.
"The evidence showed that HID ben
partic'ar to AK about the eyes, an Bill
ID said the animal had as good a eye as
the next hoss. Bill, however, proved
that the nert hoss to his'n at the time was
StOneblind, but the court rulded that
out.
carter a searchin' charge from the
jedge we retired to our room, his Honor
fust admonishin' us that eff we didn't
agree this time he make an example
on us to all futur' juries.
"It looked like plain case most on us
thought, an we'd strong hopes that, for
on'ct, Bic would listen to reason. But
the fust vote we took showed how fur we
we was out in our recknin'. 'Leven on
us stood for givin' the plaintiff damidges,
but Bic was unanimous for the defend
ant, an said he'd be drot ef he didn't
eat his boots afore he'd cave.
awe tried to arg'y with him; insisted
that it was clear case of fraud; an
called attention to the strong pints in the
jedges charge.
"But Bic he'd his own views. He said
Bill d only said the hoss he'd good eye,
which couldn't be constrooed as meanin'
tt0O good eyes-while in regards of the
tail, nothin' ID ben said nary way; an
where there was no warrantee, q mans
eyes was his market. He said that was
good hoss-law, an he knowed it, an
didn't care a continental eOhat the jedge
said.
$50 we lowered over'n and over it tell
we was tired; but no use; Bic still hung
out.
"When the court let out, the jedge Or
dered us to be took to supper, an then to
be locked up tell mornin'.
81 don't want to dwell onto the mise
rics o. that night. We worried through
somehow tell court took up next mornin',
when the jedges he'd us brung out, look
in, for all the world, like so many PEN
nytent tom cats arter II nights mootooal
MISUNDERSTANDING.
'Heve you agreed onto verdict gen
tlemenY says he.
"'No, we havn'tp says the foreman,
sulkin' up.
There's no hurry says the jedge
smilin'; the term W last couple o
Weeks get. The sheriff III take you to
breakfast, now, an then you may resoom
your deliberation.'
"Arter breakfast we felt a leetle pear
ter, an some on US picked up heart to !
make another set at Bile; but he was
headstronger'n ever an said we'd ought |
to be ashamed on ourselves, SO we'd |
ought, to take advantage o. numbers to |
bully an honest mans conscience.
"While we was at breakfast, the fore
man ID manidged to get hold o. the coun-
ty paper, which had jest come that morn
in, an to while away the time, he be-
gan To read it.
" Hellop says he-'what's thisv
What's what?' says we.
Listen here" says he proceedin' to |
read:
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