The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-05-18
Browns Aunt.


Now go on with your testimony, Mr..
Smith. You say that the defendant
was living with his mother at this
time?
Smith-Yes, sir, with his mother;
and his aunt
Attorney-With his mother and his
aunt
sNo, with his mother"
"But you said he was living with his
mother and HIS aunt"
"What l meant was he was living
with his mother, and his aunt"
'sThere you 90 again. You say he
was living only with his mother. What
do you mean, then, by referring to his
aunt?'
''Why, meant that his aunt"
"That'll do" broke in the Judge,
savagely; "never mind his aunt; his
mother is enough
%..But," said Smith, "his aunt was
-"
Never mind, sir, what his aunt was"
said the Judge.
81 merely meant to explain that his
aunt
''Silence, sir! No more of this. Mr..
Perry, 90 on with the examination.
"When you met the defendant"
asked the attorney, "what occurred?"
"Why, he told me that he had no
aunt
THAT aunt again." growled the
Judge.
MAY it please your Honor" said
the lawyer, che says now the defend
ant told him he had no aunt"
80 no." said Smith, "you don't I'M
derstand.'
g DO you mean to say, sir, you did
not swear that the attendant told you he
had no aunt?'
He told me he had no aunt
Precisely. Told you that he had no
aunt! And yet you said a moment ago
that he was living with his aunt What
d'you mean, sir? What d'you mean?"
Il say that he said he had no aunt
living-''
"Ah! had no aunt living; that is it,
is it? His aunt was dead, then?'
mo-
"How? No trihing, SIR
HE said that he had no aunt living
just so. None living"
None living, excepting in Mary
land"
"Ah, then, he had some aunts living
in Maryland, had he?'
mo, sir.'
"What! are you insane, sir? Didn't
you say he had some aunts living in
Maryland?"
"Well, you see, l wouldn't exactly
say aunts.'
"What o0ould you say, then? Ex-
plain voprs@if- Had he one aunt in
maryland, or more?'
"He had more than one"
How many had he? Two?"
"N-n-no! Not exactly two. You
see-''
Your Honor, this man is trifing
with us" said the counsel to the Judge
"See here, young man." said the
Judge, g this kind of thing will subject
you to imprisonment for contempt of
court. Answer my question: Had the
defendant one aunt or two?n
He had little less than two, your
Honor
"No; he had more than one. Let
me expl-''
Il understand you, then, to say that
the defendant, James Magruder Brown,
had at this time, in the State of Mary
land, two aunts?"
"No, sir; there were three women,
but
"Then he had three aunts?''
"Well, sir, you see there were three
women, but tritle less than two aunts,
because
"Mr. Clerk" said the Judge, "fine
this man 500. Now, sir, tell me pre-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
d-ant-had.
He had precisely one and half
aunts."
'Mr. Clerk, impose another fine of
the same amount on this rascal. Now,
unless you explain yourself promptly, l
will double the fine again
. You see, your Honor, Browns ma
ternal grandfather married twice"
"What has that got to do with it?
We don't want the defendants family
for generations back lugged INTO this
case"
Browns mother was his daughter
by his first wife. By his second wife he
had three other daughters, who were
Browns mothers half-sisters and
Browns half-aunts. Three half-aunts
make one aunt and a half That's
what | mean"
''Why didn't you tell us this in the
first placer"
You wouldn give me chance"
:" Mr.. Clerk, remove those fines. Mr..
Smith, let me warn you not to bring
these family conundrums into court in
the future. Mr.. Perry, go on with the
case"
The case went on and Browns aunt
and half were dropped from discus
sion. Adeler.
IT is charged that numerous Louis
vile girls never take off their gloves,
and that, for fear of spelling their hands,
they never do u stroke of work. Per-
haps the charge isn't true. Perhaps it
is only the work they are afraid of
spelling. Give the young women
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