Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1875-05-26
The Just Judge or, yillalny Evno,.a.

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oastor,, ,'.,. - ~ ',Vu,'9u year in the
1I'.'a, n.y. ls't u Il9iand had also two sons
,r.,,, 80 "a 'uHnhhg disposition,
III 'i9"' Al'ei several years his father
.g;,.i 49, ~ W youisoF destroying his will,
lt-ft VI" w 'e'a'. ne gave out That
~ 'lueI ulolher was dead and brbcd false
Wl.lles'es 70 attest tie truth Of IL IN the
ou'so " ti'ne' tne eidest brother returned,
~ ,,. came nome IN miserable circumstances.
ll'5 Younger uioluerre pulsed him with scoln,
alll ,oiu nm that ne was an imposter aud a
uhe"'; nc asserted that his real bruihef
was 0eai long ago, and he could bring wit
nesses 70 prove IT, The poor fellow, having
neltheF money nor friends, was in a most
dlshal condition. lie went around the par
'sh hlahlng complaints, and at last to a law
yer VINO, when be heard the poor mans
sIoiry' replied You have nothing 10 give
II ! uhaef'ake your cause, and lose il, it win
prils me into Disgrace AZ all the wealth
and n EVIDENCE are on Your brothers side.
put however VIII undertake your cause
on On. lnis oondilion. You shall enter into an
ss vsDiightioh 20 pay me one thousand guineas,
" ! gam the estate Tor YOU. If ! lose IL,
NnoW tne consequences, and venture with
NY oyes open Accordingly he entered an
aptun against the younger brother, which
Was Was 70 pe tiied az the next general assizes at
cneiiiisioru' in Essex. The lawyer, having
engaseu IN tle cause OF the young man, and
se,inull'eu .,i py the prospect Of d thousand
~. ',.''..a' nv ilis Wis 70 W0rk To- coutrive The
~. I'd. u'e',lo,S ~, 70 gam MS end. AZ last be
~. u33u ''ls nappI thought, that he would
u".si' w iisV guugeoi nus age, Lord Ciief
justice rae Accordingly he fastened mp
~ il9iu9'ii anu lalu open tho case and lll
"a
E,v'' rover OF Iustice' heard the case attcn-
.l'Viy' ana proulised nm all the assistance
~ ms power ne lawyer having taken
.,iS lgale, 1le .',dse oontnFed matters 50 as
!" ,il'iSn ql ms eusih.7 at the Kings Bench
81 VIZ aa'"' n,gih at Chelmsford.
nrn Nl'1lil snort di.llnce OF the place,
''e u. l''''s." nis ihai ahl horses dsought
,, u,'1 w. s''i7ip H"use' ne found one occu-
Ply ~ d miner A.'er some conversation,
,'"U ''.N.is nln'g" agieeaole- he proposed
70 we Hiiii,r 10 ciAnge clothes with him.
rs 'ie Judge had very good suit on, the
man IiHu no reason 70 oeJect'
, Accoi'Hhsiy' 'ne Judge shifted himself
~ iio.h ~. ~ 20 tV9' ana nut on q complete suit
1l '"e iil',eI ue.t armed with a miller's
l9'' 1a ahI 'A2es ana stick, away he marched to
Cueilnsioid' ana procured good lodging, suit
uuI1 iVr inc ss,i@es ihat should come on the
''e1s ny, 91A men tha tnals came on, he
M'l9e'i ll5e an lsnoraAt conntry-leliow, back
W, W'Ss ana forwards along the county hall.
ne nag 'nousahd eyes within him, and
Mneh ule court began To NIL he found out
JUG poor ieHoW VINO was the plaintiff As
Suou as nc came mo the nan the miller
ueW 20 MN honest liend, SAID he,
=, Hvw 10Y - your cause hkely TO DO to-day Y
y NIly' rePiled lhe palntiif, my cause is
u. ~ a very p'ecari9us SITUATION, and II lose
IL - am iuluea LOT me Wen replied tho
MINER WIN you take my advice / viii let
you lhto secret winch perhaps you do not
huuM e's'S Hhsil'linah mas the n8ht and
IIlFheSe 20 except against any one Jurymau
llIoush lne Nn3le Twelve now do you insist
upon your privilege without giving reason
Why and; II possible, get me chosen in his
ROOM ana WIZ do you al the service in my
power Accordingly When the clerk had
e9lieu over the names OF the iurymen, the
PIalntiii excepted TO Qneot them. The judge
on the oench was iighy offended with this
llpeIty: hat 10 You mean, says he, "by
excepting 10 TINS gentleman q mean,
my Lord, TO assert my privilege rs an Eng
hshnan, without a reason why" The judge,
VINO had oeen highly bubed, IN order to con-
eeal II by show OF candor, and having
confidence IN the superiority OF his party,
sMd Wen SIR, as You claim your priv
lieSe IN one instance, VIII grant 1t. Whom
Would you wish TO nave, III the room of that
man. excepted After short time taken
IN consideration" My Lord" says he, II
wish TO have an honest man chosen in;" and,
looking around the court Ny Lord, there
IS that miller IN the court, we viii have him,
II You please Accordingly, the miller was
shosen IN As soon as the clerk OF the court
had given them all their oaths little dex-
ferrous Fellow came INTO the APARTMENT and
sipped ten golden Caroluses into the hands
OF eieVen lurymen, ana gave the miller but
hve; he observed they were oil bribed, and
sald TO ms next neighbor, IN soft Whisper
.ioW hueh nave you got = Ten pieces"
salu ne: but ne concealed what he had got
himself nun Inc cause was opeled 10y the plain
u .in counsel! ana an the scraps OF evidence
'heE E coulu PICK up were adduoed m his favor.
me younger brother was provided with
gIeas lluIhper 1i witnesses and pleaders' all
liehtluiiy ofloedi as wen as the Judge.
seH-saine country When the brother died, md
saw nm buried The eonusellors pleaded
upon TINS accumulated evidence, and every
'hlhg went win iull tide IN favor of the
Younger brother The Judge summed up
the evidence with great gravity and deliber-
ati2h Ana now, gentlemen of the jury
'ald ne !ay your heads together aud bring
Ia Your Verliet as you shalidecm most Just.
D., lhey waited hot a lew minutes, before
.hey determined N layor OF the younger
ofoiher' Inc Judge sand, " Gentlemen, are
YOU agreed, ana WlQ shall speak Tor you z
7 we are all agreed my Lord, replied one;
our foreman shall SPEAK ior u.s. Hold,
ny Lord' replied the miller we are not
~ psIe5u' why sald tne Judge, IN
.cIy SuI,y hAhhefi What the matter with
'ou ua n9t reasons nave you ior disagree
ng nave several reasons, my Lord
ePheu Ihe ihliief INC hrst IS they nave
gwen an these gentlemen oil the Jury ten
oIoaa 1.pl pieces oi soll' ana to me but hye,
"nich, you Know, rs hot lair' besides, l
orv evidsrce If tbe nitn1ssss 80 fl,an tbis
he miller hogan a discourse that discovered
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