The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-02-15
FINN inc olrt.

Fun i'll Court.
On Wednesday last, while seated IN our chair
- -, sanotuIn, cur editorial l=bors were sud-
deny disturbed by the sudden entrance Ut our
friend. Dan. Tucker; not the old Dan. OF the
same name, who was ZOO late for his supper,
bus our Dan. who never misses his meal. Moth
ing can eea, him on: o; liz evening meal, not
even az earthquake. Dan. Oh the occasion re-
ferred -. came rushing il, aao on removing his
cap politely with his remaining hand, our friend
has ou, one, said. while t.oai grin overspresd
his coo3.uatured couptertrce, Say, Beemus,
oo,,e over to the Court House: there's lots OF
iur there between Stipp aad witness. Inc
Sheriff sen, me fer you However resistabie
The inducements preyicassv mentioned may
have been, tie fact that the Sheriff wanted us to
20. made it al more bindiG: on us,and We went.
On entering the court room we discovered that
a broad smile played the features oil every
spectator and even that c: His Honor showed
traces OF Impressed tae-rineut-of smiles strug-
Cling TO &c, out. George ". Stipp WAS gus
tiouing a perpendicular party, one Rev. Mr..
Straight, who is deaizeu ,: Il suburb OF Mar
settles. The witness was hard OF hearing and
suiierus from cold N tempting TO make
the witness hear, SIP. had to raise his
peculiar Yoce into wild aid dismal shrek,
sort OF cross between tie tne-toned scream OF
famlshed panther and the WAT whoop of a bloody
minded Indian.
The case was the trial Q: Ms. Kaufman tor
a,son, attempted on house occupied by Mr
Furau-on and family, at Aarseilles, some time
las, ial. The witness LAD been Methodist
preacher but it seemed had either gone back
On that sect, or become Universaist or
some thing of that kind, and seemed exceeding.
~ sensitive on the sutiect. Mr.. Stipp was
anxious 20 bring out these facts, and the witness
became disgustci, logged AID recalcitrant.
Stipp yelled out: Have you ever been a
preacher :" Witness: Fl had been what
good would that BEEN - yeew:" Laughter
The witness hsi habit Of directing all his
remarks towards Ferguson and not to the jury
or Stipp, and the latterto put stop to ii. leaned
his head over and screamed "Don's watch him
watch me- Witness: !Oh, wall I'd as lief
watch yeew, though t4;ns much o! sight
Mother Laughter.
1t appears that the Uituess's son was in com.
paty with the woman q: the time she is alleged
TO have set fire to the bui.liug in question. Wit.
ness detailed how he ne: his boy and said
to him and her WA. tho DEVIL have yeew
q Lten a doin wv" Then told nay son CT
ever ke.chsd him with :ha. woman agin I'd
waip him toll the blood run down his back in
-tre.ks.' Here the witae.. made tragic yes
ND ri nj iat-i and al draw tic
.l.y added: Which tina. son is dear to me.
TLen the witness wept. In the mids. of thi
burst OF pa:srnal grief, Stipp squealed; " VIVA
Church Go you belong ~ The witness die
no. hear me question fora moment and thel
suddenly rousing as if from unconscousness,r re
r;ed defantly: ~ don't belong to the churcl
,hat you deew. No. sir belong to a Christian
church Laughter Then he added: 9TH
iiear Of me settin here a snswerA of sstc
simple Quse.ioas' And, pointing to Stipp, ~ OF
look like Il Gentleman, but consider you sassy
you're abu-in Of good natu-.' S,ipp, In tore
Ike that Of pig under gate: "Why don't 20
answer by question = Witness: cause don
consider i, none D your business Lou
Laughter Here the witness changed his ia,
ties and began TO inteItcgate Stipp. "Il te
YOU what church belong 20 Ct yo.'. agrco
lae a:.l become decent man" Laughte
which lie Sheriff tried in vain !or a moment
suppress. Witness continued: Tho people 70
-.ato I are. IN d Methodist, and The ley
Lates I-,Iodi,t.. More mc,rimers7 Slip
with 8 voice like eagle in distress: you,
"a ri, Ii. Ietholst-. haven't you :" ~ quit ii