The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1878-06-28
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to defend a man whom you believe to
be guiltyg we're it less frequently pnt
BY people who spend six days In the
week seeking to get the upper hand OF
their neighbors, and the seventh in try
ing to cifcumvent their Maker. To
the honest inquirer, I commend the an
swer Of DR.. johnson once given to Bos-
well, s'Sir, the lawyer is not she judge
Was it my place, when George Gil
bert.s little cara worn wife came with
tears glistening in her eyes, to beseech
me to do what | could for her impris-
oned husband, virtually to turn my
back, and leave her tired, troubled heart
to break or not as it mighti l WAS
neither priest or Levits to find a
ready excuse for passing by on the 9TH
er side. Yet what couldlI dot George
Gilbert had been sent On q collecting
tour and had gambled away the money
received for his employers. 1t was u
plain case Of embezzlement and the
penalty was term of years in state
prison.
q 1 am sure he never meant to be
dishonest" pleaded the loyal little
woman; che was tempted by crafty
and designing man, but instead Of run
nlng away, as others would have done,
he came back, confessed his fault, offer
ing to let his whole salary go toward
ulaking up the lost money till every
cent was paid. Mr.. Meak, the junior
partner, wss willing to be merciful, but
MIR. Mangle, the head of the house, who
returned just then after years alb
sence, insisted that the law should take
it's course"
l gave her what poor consolation
could, for lawyers, like doctors, must
keep their patients courage up at times.
In the first place I'll see Messrs.
Mangle & Meak, | said. "Mr. Mangle
may be brought to hear reason, after all
If he can only be made to see his in
terest in it"
The pale and respondent face cheered
up little. My words seemed to have
inspired sort of inde6ned hope that /
was far from feeling myself.
Mr.. Mangle received me with stony
politeness.
"Young man" his manner said
"don't waste time in appeals to senti
ment you won't if you just look at
me-"
took the hint and came at once to
business, repeated George Gilbert's of
fer, and put it as strong as possible that
more was to be gained by leniency than
harshness-al of which Mangle listened
to with conscientious seowl.
81 cannot be party to compound
ing felony" he answered, with sol
emn information.
"Nor have I asked y0u," 1 replied,
not little nettled, 81 have merely
mentioned plan of paying back your
own, leaving it to your generosity to
press or not to press this prosecution"
"Oh! it's all the sane" was the CON
temptuous rejoinder-'anybOd but a
lawyer, with his head full of quibs and
outlets, could SEQ that. Besides there
is something rather cool in the proposal
to retain your friend in our EN- I,ioy,
under pretense of working out the
money he has stolen, with the opportu-
nifty of hlching twice as much in the
meantime"
l felt my temper rising, and not car
ing to imperil my clients interests by
an outright quarrel, l took hasty leave.
Had | been in the prisoners place on
the morning liked for the trial, coGll
hardly have ascended the court house
steps with more reluctance than did.
And when l entered the court room and
found Gilbert and his wife already there
and noted the hopeful look with which
the latter greeted my coming, my heart
sickened at the thought of the bitter
disappointment coming.
1.-The People VS.. GilbertF" called out
the judge; after dispOsing of some for.
NAL matters.
A jury was Immediately impaneled
and the case opened by the district at
torney.
Mr.. Meek was the first witness. The
nervous, hesitating manner in which he
gave his evidence would have greatly
damaged its effect, had it not evidently
arisen from a disposition to do the pris-
oner as little hurt as possible. But no
softeuing could break the terrible force
of facts he was compelled to relate.
In his partners absence he had en-
ployed George Gilbert as clerk; had
found him competent and Trustworthy ;
had sent him on trip to make collec-
tiOns; on his return he had acknowl-
edged that afterreceiving a considerable
sum, he was induced by respectable
looking gentleman, with whom he had
casually fallen in, to join social game
Of cards; at first they played for amuse-
ment, then for money, and after losing
all his own, in Aopa u retrieving his
loss, with the fatal infatuation which
attends the first infection of that dread
ful vice whose end is swift destruction
he had hazarded and lost the last dollar
of money he had in trust for his EN-
ployers.
Mr.. Meek's voice faltered as he closed
his narrative. He was going to volun-
teer something about the prisoner
good character, when disppprovins
glance from Mr.. Mangle brought him
to halt.
just then the prisoner CHANGED t.
turn his head and catching glimpse O
the senior partner, who had Just entered
and was standing among the crowd, HI
started quickly, then whispered hur
riedly in my ear.
"Turn aside your face" l Whispered
hack And the case for tha nrCsSecu