The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-16
formed round him; thus protecting the
sleep OF their Emperor on the ground
where he had just treated them to SO
splendid spectacle" - ~
DANIEL o'coNNELL.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 'tLIvEs OF LORD
CHANCELLORS OF IRELAND"

CHANCELLORs OF IRELAND
O'Connell had wonderful knack of
what was termed insinuatipga speech to
the jury, prior to the Act, which gave
prisoners the benefit of counsel. Indeed,
he acquitted the knack of insinnating not
one but half-a-dozen speeches to the Jury
in any case. His mode Was this When
eros s-examining he would ask some
question which he knew would be OBJ
jected to. When the witness was told,
Don't answer that question: O'Connell
gained his opportunity. He would say !:
You see, my lord, l have every right
to ask that question, for if the witne 5
answers in the affirmative, it is plain my
clients innocence is proven, because"
etc. lie possessed an extraordinary
knowledge of his fellow countrymen-
the real cunning concealed by stolid
demeanor, the tact and cleverness coy
cred by apparent simplicity. He often
hazarded Il guess at their thoughts, and
seldom failed to hit off his point. Thus
when defending man for homicide,
the principal! witness for the prosecution
was said to have been drinking with the
prisoner before the atfray. O'Connell
sought to show he had drunk too much
whisky to be able to give satisfactory
account OF the affair. Yet the man
swore he only drank his share OF pint
OF whisky. ''You only took your SHARE
repeated O'Connell, with emphasis
"Now, on your oath, was it not all but
the pewter" The witness admitted the
fact, and the astute counsel obtained the
acquittal of the prisoner.
O'Cor nell defended man tried at the
Cork assizes for murder. The case for
the prosecution was exceedingly strong
The principal witness had picked up the
hat Of the man on trial near the body of
the murdered man. The prisoners name
was Pat Hogan. The hat was produced
in court OConuell asked to ee it and
it was handed to him. ''Now," said
O'Connell to the witness, ''you are quite
sure this is the hat you tound?'
Yes, your honor counsellor"
land the hat is in the same state now
it was then?"
80 yes just the same"
O'Connell looked inside and spelled
Pat Hogan. do you mean to say the
name was in the hat when you found
it?n
81 do-on my OATH" said the witness,
You are certain of that?"
"Quite sartin"
Now you may 90 down." cried
O'Connell; MY lord" he said, '.there
must be an acquittal: there is no name
at ali in the hat The jury at once
under the judges direction, found the
prisoner Not guilty"
OConnell was counsel tor an heir-at-
law whose rights were threatened by
will found, it was alleged, in desk OF
the late owner The senuineness of the
will was disputed; but the witness swore
point blank to the signature of'the tesla
tor as having been affixed "when lite
was in him." The recurrence of this
phrase when life was in him" struck
O Connell. When cross examining he
said-''Now witness, answer my ques-
ton rs YOU shall have to answer before
the Judgment seat oi God! Was there
not Il fly in the dead mans mouth when
his hand was held to this paper?' Con-
fused and trembling the witness replied,
There was
OConnetl's drollery was often dis
played during the assizes. When stat
ing the injury done to a client who
brought an action against the Earl OF
Bandon for diverting water course, the
defendants attorneys tace was good
index TO his deviation to Blcchus. His
name was O'Flaherty, and O'Connell
said $50 completely was the stream d.
verted from the plaintiffs mill that there
was not sufficient water left to make
grog for O'Flaherty."
When applying to change the venue
of n case from Duplin To Tralee, the mo
ton was resisted by very unprepos-
sessing looking barrister. whose politics
were averse to Kerry men in general.
and OConnell's in particular This gen
tleman contended there was no necessity
to send the case to Kerry county very
remote-where he had never been. and
was very announcement"
II can promise my learned FRIEND
replied OConnell, "a hearty welcome !;
and Wei show him the lovely lakes of
Killarney
An" growled out Mr. H, 1.-The
bottom of themr
20 no. replied 0 Connell,' Il would
not brighten the fish,"
His practice on circuit was so great,
that he was usually retained in all inn
portaEt records; and when required to
defend prisoners in the criminal court.
while the records were trying in the
next court, not having the ubiq lity of
Sir Boyle Rocke's bird, could not be in
two places At once. When engaged in
defending mo- orious Whiteboy named
Lucey, he was often sent for to attend in
the Record Court, where very import.
ant case in which he held a brief was at
hearing. He refused to leave the Crown
Court while his clients life was in ieop-
ardyi but when the jury returned their
verdict. Not guilty. O'Connell ap
peared in the civil case.
where were you all day?" asked Ser
geant jackson. You were badly want
ed here
Il could not leave the Crown Court: /
was defending Lucey.. replied O'Con-