Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-05-07

jest" Juror, "That I will try this case
and do jest" "May it please the Court
L said, when the first was being sworn
"in my section of the county the Juror
is sworn to decide the case according to
the evidence, and this will appear to be
correct, for your honor will see that one
mans sense of"jest" may not."-Court
"Hold up your hand Ito next juror you
do solcmly swear or affirm as the case
may be that you will try the case and do
jest" Cali serene" l observed Gin my Sec
tion those jurors would be said to be i'm
properly and illegally. sworn, i don't,
know what the law in this section is. Go
ahead" "Well mister yau hove said about
enough The Court knows her business I
tell you" He then unracked the pen,
and after eating another egg went through
form of taken down testimony, which
he never did do. He swore the plain
tiff to tell the truth, only, and if the
Plaintiff didn't tell the whole truth and
nothing but the truth it is certain that
Plaintiff didHsi violate aher1 OATH No
more casc was made out than before, and
j asked for IA verdict! He said "three
bushels Of rice was proved" said /
would like to say something to the jury,
He said. "you have had your say" "be-
sides you said you were done" said no
thing of the sort Isaid "thats all' when
/ finished with my last witness and told
you to go on with the reply, Well eff you
said SO I didn't hear you I mustbe def.
IL expect YOU are deaf I was getting
mad then. "Now just see here, / have
something to say to the jury and I mean
to say it, and Idont intend to letyou in
terrupt me with any more nonsense, your
Court nor the Supreme Court shall stop
me in the discharge of my duty. "Now
mister / want to know eff you mean
for to compare this Court with the Su-
prcme Court /" bowed, "God forbid your
Honor, Ibeg to disclaim any ana every
thing like contempt of yo1r Court, such
comparison could never enter my
head" This apology soothed him and
he said advance" I advanced on the
jury. One old niger (who had gone out
and stayed some time during the evidence
and who had been brought in and mildly
told he mustn't do SO any more) was fast
asleep. Another niger was rolling his eyes
jealousy at the third, around whose neck
the Plaintiff standing behind him, had
lovingly twined her arms Cher husband
had left soon after I had opened on
him) | knew that juror was against me,
and the fourth was speculating on the
chance of his ever getting 25 cents out Of
my clients for sitting there. The two
whites were thinking that it was long
time since breakfast. I got through and
the Judge said, "You can ta,s, the case
and find three bushels of rice have been
shown" The Jury was led into the next
room, spacious and unfinished. There
NclC aDouL SIN loose DOaruS Oil the floor
and the carpets had not arycl. The
ventilation was good around aal under.
The one side board as furniture was not
much in the way, and those jurors spent
four hours on those loose boards. Almcst
dark they came in. The four niggers
had tired out the other two Jurors, and
the Court read the following verdict:
eve find Hunk not guilty, aud we find
schoem and Mrs. Hunk guilty of three
bushels of rice" I mildly observed,
Possibly I gather the meaning of the
jury, that verdict might bear amending
as to form perhaps" Mister says the
Court, "The jury have found and the court
approve, so that's ALL" Gail serene: Of
course don't intend to submit to such
an internal verdict rs that. I'll appeal"
"You cant do it" "Well We will sec
about that" you've got to give bond
fus goin off: call right but / have FIVE
days to do it In" Docs the "Statoo"
say SOP Look for yourself. "rhen you
karnt go from here till the costs be paid.
Them costs is $780," I irrevcnty in
voked tie name of an old Dutch friend