The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-08-28

L happened 10 pass corner inc Quiet uay
lust as Mr.. Kennedy struck Mr.. Thomas
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 a
meek and lowly spirit after his ut OF anger
has passed away it is but right that he should
be arrested.
HIS Honor, the Judge made me take SOL
emn oath to tell the truth. lie might nave
Judged from my looks that would tell de-
liberate lie about one-horse knock-koNn,
or perhaps he hoped | would .perjure myself
and give him Il chance TO SEND me 10 the state
prison for five or ten years.
The counsel for the prosecution then want
ed to know what my name was. had lived
next door TO him for eleven years, put yet he
suddenly suspected my name might be John
Smith or William Patterson. After | had
satisfied him that my name was my name he
wanted TO know if lived in Detroit. lie
could have walked from the court to my
house bllndfolded, but he persisted in his
question. Then he wanted to know if lived
IN "Detroit, county of Wayne, state OF Mich
igan." He seemed to suspect that the name
of the county had been changed and that
didn't know whether lived in Michigan or
Ohio, but satisfied him.
All this didn't use up but half an hours
fine and then he wanted to know if saw
the difficulty between Kennedy and Thomas.
was quite sure saw It, but he didn't seem
TO be. He wanted to know if saw the blow
struck; if / was certain saw 1t; II there
was more than one blow, If there were three
blows; if there was any kicking and alter
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 pa
iicntly waiting, and rs soon as | was turned
over to him he began:
"You say your name is NJ. Quad?'
eyes, sir"
~ want the Jury to remember that And
you say you live in Detroit?'
eyes, sir"
"Let the Jury remember that this witness
lives IN Detroitp' 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?"
"You hear that, gentlemen he said turn
gage on that house"
IN"
81 obiectw said the counsel for the prose
cution, suddenly springing up
"You do, eh?n
eyes, I do. can't see what bearing this
question has on the case"
"Well, your Homer" replied the other law
yer, 'the question is vital one-a hinge
Question We expect that the answer to that
Question will decide the innocence of my
client"
His Honor leaned back as if the fate of
Kingdoms depended on his decision, and the
LAWYERS read frrm me Twelfth Michigan Re
ports the SIEVE ~ Massachusetts, the Ninth
New York, the Eleventh Vermont, and one
or two others, an for an hour and half the
case was put aside. They finally got through
and the Court rided that need not answer
the question. II was then noon, and the
court adjournc,i until two o'clock.
When the court opened in the afternoon
the lawyer resumed the cross-cXamination by
asking:
"How old are you?"
"Thirtytwo."
"Thirty.two! Didn't you tell me this
morning that you were tifty-five?'
"You didn't, eh?"
"No, SIR
Remember, sir, you are on your OATH BE
careful, sir Now answer me, aren't you for
ty years oldE'
mo, SIR
He noted the answer down and then asked ::
Haven't you been arrested for man.slaugh-
+, ters"
"Never"
"Wha,9 Remember, sir, you are on your
oath"
at ,avor roc -
"Were you ever engaged in riot?'
"Yes, SIR"
"Ah. you were, Ell? Let the jury make a
note of that! This case is becoming inter.
esting, and before we get through with it we
I'll make the prosecution open their eyes
Now, then, when was the riot?"
ain 1S70.'
"And where?"
ain La Crosse
"Tell the Jury what started it, and what
part you took, and the sentence of the court
in your case"
ave hung a lawyer to lamp-post for
for"
"Whatm he yelled, shaking his fist, Fam
TO he insultcd by this witness, your HOnor?'
The two attorneys then brought in another
nile of law books, and after arguing for an
hour the Court decided that the defense had
no right to ask me the question.
The Cross.examinatOn was then resumed
by his asking:
"You say YOU saw this difficulty
ayes, sir"
"You swear to that?"
Yes, SIR"
"And you say that the plaintiff struck the
defendant tirst,"
mo, sir; it was the other way"
"Now, sir look me in the eye and tell me
which man struck first"
1.-THE defendant
"He didr'
"Yes, sir"
"Look out, Mr.. Quad, you are under oath
and if you swear TO q lie the punishment will
not be less than one year in The state prison