The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-08-19

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american.
Law and Lawyers.
HAPPENED to pass a corner the other
day just as Mr.. Kennedy struck Mr..
Thomas a left-hander on the nose. saw
the blow struck; saw Mr. Thomas fall :;
/ saw blood; even halted and explained
to Mr.. Kennedy how a man could get
along in this world without either fighting
or running.
| Mr.. Kennedy was arrested. 1t was right
enough to arrest him. If man argues
with another man, knocks him down to
enforce his particular views, and doesn't
exhibit meek and lowly spirit after his
fit of anger has passed away it is but ight
that he should be arrested
His Honor, the Judge, made me take a
solemn oath to tell the truth. He might
have judged from my looks that would
tell deliberate lie about One-hOrse
| knock-down, or perhaps he hoped I would
perjure myself and give him a chance to
send me to State Prison for five or ten
years.
The counsel for the prosecution then
wanted to know what my name was. I
had lived next door to him for eleven
years, but yet he suddenly suspected that
might be John Smith or William Pattcr-
son. After 1 had satisfied him that my
name was my name he wanted to know if
lived in Detroit. He could have walked
from the court to my house blindfolded,
but he persisted in his question. Then he
| vx,op%od IN Lno1., ;f T 1;vo6 IN notrnit
County of Wayne, State of Michigan"
He seemed to suspect that the name of the
county had been changed and that didn't
know whether I lived in Michigan or
| Ohio, but satisfied him.
All this didn't use up but half an hours
| time, and then he wanted to know if I saw
the difficulty between Kennedy and
Thomas. was quite sure I saw it, but
he didn't seem to be. He wanted to
know if saw the blow struck; if was
certain saw it; if there was more than
one blow; if there were three blows; if
there was any kicking; and after another
half hour he seemed to believe that had
seen some part of the difficulty, if not all
Of it.
The counsel for the defense had been
impatiently waiting, and as soon as I was
turned over to him he began:
"You say your name is QuadY'
II want the jury to remember that!
And you say you live in Detroit?'
EYES, sir"
"Let the jury remember that this wit
ness says he lives in Detroit" exclaimed
the attorney as he gave me fierce look
He made note of the fact himself, and
then continued:
"Now, sir, do you own the house you
live in?"
Eyes, sir"
"You hear that, gentlemen!'' he said,
turning to the jury. Nov, sir, is there
mortgage on that house?"
on"
II objectr' said the counsel for the
prosecution, suddenly springing up.
You do, eh?"
Eyes, do. I can't see what bearing
this question has on the case.''
"Well, your Honor" replied the other
lawyer, facing the desk, the question is
vital one-a hinge question. We expect
that the answer to that question will de-
eide the innocence of my client"
His Honor leaned back as if the fate of
kingdoms depended on his decision, and
the lawyers read from the Twelfth Michi-
gan report. the Seventeenth Massachusetts,,
the Ninth New York, the Eleventh Yer
mont, and one or two others, and for an
hour and a half the case was put aside.
They finally got through, and the Court
decided that need not answer the ques-
ton. 1t was then noon, and the court ad
journed until two o'clock.
When the court opened in the afternoon
the lawyer resumed the cross-examination
by asking:
How old are you?"
"Thirty-two."
"Th;rty-two! Didn't you tell me this
morning that you were fifty-ive?"
mo, sir p"
"You didn't, eh?"
"No, SIR
Remember, sir, you are on your oath!
Be careful, sir! Now answer me, aren't
you forty years old?"
"No, sir"
He noted the answer down and then
asked:
Haven't you been arrested for man
slaughter?"
Never"
"What? Remember, sir, you are on
oathr'
81 never was"
Were you ever engaged in riot?"
"Yes, sir''
"Ah! you were, Ell? Let the jury make
a note of that! This case is becoming in
teresting, and before we get through with
it we'll make the prosecution open their
eyes! Now, then, when was the riot?'
"In 1870"
"And where?'
I'm La Crosse
"Tell the jury what started it, what part
you took, and the sentence of the court in
your case"
awe hung lawyer to lamp-post for
| for"
| "What!" he yelled, shaking his fist,
Fam to be insulted by this witness, your
HonOr?'
The two attorneys then brought in an
other pile of law books, and after arguing
for an hour the Court decided that the
defense had no right to ask me the question.
The crossexamination was then resumed
by his asking:
~ ~You say s;y J you saw this dif5culty'"
"You swear to that"
"Yes, sir"
And you say that the plaintiff struck
the defendant first?"
mo, sir; it was the other way"
"Now, sir, look me in the eye and tell
me which man struck first"
"The defendant"
"He did?''
Eyes, sir.'
"Look out, Mr.. Quad, you are under
oath, and if you swear to a lie the punish
ment will not be less than one year in
State Prison. Do you say that my client
here kicked the defendant in the stom-
| ach?"
. "No, sir" ~
"Ah, Thought my warning would touch
you. So my client didn't kick the plain
tiff?"
"No, sir"
"Nor bite him." If,
"Noysir." @
"Nor hit him with club?"
"No, sir"
"Nor draw revolver on him?" t,l
"No, sir"