Orangeburg times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1872-1875, 1874-05-07
Ye Trial Justice.
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sFar lie it from me, your Honor" /
said blnndly, ito criticise spelling and
grammer which are so perfect, and hand
writing easily mistaken for copperplate."
The word think touched his heart.
He nodded gracefully and said, proceed
Upon looking at this process,y your Honor
perceive that no value is placed upon
the rice, and after carefully examining
the evidence, I can find none proved: to
say nothing of the entire failure of proof
as to any ownership whatever. If then
this is all the evidence, l would move
that the case be dismissed, or for non
suit, or verdict for defendants, just as i,
may strike your Honor as the most ap-
propriate course" "Ncn suit" staggered
him. / said "the Plaintiff must make out
case, or is out of Court. We are not
put to defend when no case is shown
against us. "Now where's any such law?''
says the Court. I stated that I was un-
fortunate in not having access to his
Honor's Library and was too far from
my own to furnish him with any author,
ity: but that in my section of the country
such was generally received and adopted
ms law. "Well if you's gotno law fur it,
all Is got to say is, Is gotlaw here. This
hereis the "Statoo" and goes by that,and
Eft aint there then itaint no law. elias
your Honor then made up your mind ?"
hev made up my mind to three bushels
of rice" That being some what an un-
important matter by itself, presume
your Honor, will then try the case from
the beginning. The Court kin do it.
Well ask for Jury. "I don't think
Mister that you is entitled to any jury"
Issaid Oh! Idon't want a jury personally
(excepta O. coroner's, ] mentally added9
but my clients do. Here the Judge peeled
another egg, 1t seemed to molify him.
He said II guess they may have jury"
bowed. Mr. Johnsing you will now
proceed to select twelve names out of
which you kin get Juror" Isaid, don't
like to presume to suggest to the Court:
but in my section Of the country "the
Statoo,, provides for eighteen names. He
simply said "draw twelve" l said eigh.
teen-Conrt twelve Eighteen Here he
turned his back on me aDraw twelve"
Alright said t'aint son in my section.
Another, Trial Justice whispered some
thing to INN when he turned to me and
said, II guess you may have eighteen"
lie then commenced for the Tooth time
on the "Stotoos" and went through as
usual. What he was looking for I don't
know; apparently something; AID he
appreciated how utterly useless is the in
dcx to that great book, as every body
knows it is. | now understood why he
looked so sleepy. twas clcarly,I saw the
effects of burning the midnight oil"
Mr. Johnsing in the meanwhile squalted
behind the chimney outside and wrote
on bit ofpaper and presently brought
in eighteen names. We then commenced
to draw the Plaintiff objecting to every
white man, and l to every niger which
resulted in Plaintiff winning tie game,
he getting four niggcrs to my two white
men.
The Judge row called order by obscrv-
tn q; Il II Il
pigs nor disorder, nor picking teeth.
Turned over the Statoos and cat an egg.
Each juror was then made to stand up
and repeat the following formula. Court
"You do solemnly swear Or affirm as the
case may be- juror. ] do solcmnly swear
on affirm as the case may be" Court
"Ihao you will try tnis case and do