The Hillsborough recorder., 1878-12-04
HOMEMADE ANTIQUES.
now THE RELicI0vER wasr0ADED AND
THE EXPLOSION THAT FOI.I.owED.

HOW THE REbfCIDyER WAS LOADED AMI
| THE EXPLOSION THAT FOi.IowED.
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II sThegeneral sragnation of business re.
cenily:proyailing in Justice Moses's Coirt
was considerably relieved yesterday 10y
| The trial q: oiie William N. Hendricks,
charged with obiaining money under
false preiences The prosecuting witness
was Henry Wilkins, a young man from
Gold Hill, whoappeared boiling wirhrage
and inpatient 10 pour inlo Tile ear of the
Justice The story of fbfswr6iias iisstate'i
that ln' possessed a iiste for The antique
and rare in art, and was especially deligh-
ir,l will, cloice souyenires ofiistinguished
people. As he expressed it, * tender
flswer FROM tile iomb Of some Inspired
! poet. a hit of wood from some great cathe.
,.ral or Il delicate iwig from some famous
hisloric spot is Ia me u Source Of exquisite
delight He then toli how the deirntant
had sold him a cabinet Of rare curinsities
for Sl0O. representing at the time That
they wrie u collection from the Old World,
when ia reality everything in the hl had
been found or picked uo In Story County.
lie cuilsidpred Ills feelings, tastes, and
general love .or the associations Of the
past p',Iragea by tbe cruel conduct Of the
accuse,l. f,...-.-x... 4.4
Nj. llen.ricks then ttok the stand. he
admitted all that had Leei charged against
him. lie had found wilkins a n.m, with
AN ainornrai iovee for t.uri,sities. n man
continually hunting f,r old autograplls
rare l'oslHge STAMPS. fa,ie, ilon err, aud old
pieces Of tree bark from faanius places.
He had accordingly manufactured II lot oi
these relics. @s' . '7t
Tie articles s,,l,Ito wilkins were here
! produced by Mr.. Drake, the prosecuting
attorney. 2a''a# IL az ,- 81 .
Mr.. Drake lpicking upa piece Of old
irmi)- What is This :. s.....-...
Witness, grinning--That, sir. L. a piece
Of The cannon ball that wounded Napo>
leon al Waterloo.
Sir. Dmke-Where did sou get IT,?
Witnrss--At the Fulton Foundry, oil
the divide Laughter in Court'l
g. Mr. D.ake-Iiere Is northern relic Ia.
belled "St Paul's Cathedral before THE
great iire,' Where did you gel that?
witnrss-FrMm my wood pile. ]
stained it with jodine 10 give IL age. More
nlerriment. ssl ''4" 15 -.@s ss.,s'
Mr.. Drake-And this
witness-Twig frun, tire grave of Victor
Hugo.
Mr. Drake-But Hugo isn't dead.
Witness, much asiobishe,l,- lis That so
] thought he KICKED the buckrt last year.
Loud laughter.l tie.sg 90 s-s
Mr.. Drake Here is u brick
wituezs--FrOm the house OF Oliver
Cromwell; got ID on &c sllcels. That
bunch 0f grass yon baveihere ,li,lu't really
guw OH tile grave of Mary Queen of
Scots, but Fn,ade wilkins think SO, aIId
got 81 for u. gatIiried 1t down by the
bonahza reservoir. All those oiher traps
picked up round The towh aud labelled
'eln property. as your Honor can see.
Tlnse autographs nf Washington. Gar
ribsldi, Lilieoih, Wilkes l,ocIl,. Lafayette.
Talleyland, vonaire and Marco. d.
Borurk wrnle myself, aud lieu laid EN-
away ia a damp place 1" give 'c,n age.
Mr. Drake-Did you ever fool anybody
else nn these relics
witn.ss-I sold an old oil painting TO
Hank Smith for S250-a sketch by Ho.
garth, i Ioli him. As a matter Of fact, II
was an "ll vinegar bitters picture, 81
smiIci,e,I you couldn't see IL. He paid me
500 dowu, aud Inever went after the
rest. Tremendous merrinIrIt, Suppressed
by Constable Norton. 81 RI sss@t ts.>s
The eouft-.Ain't you tile clap tl,at
s"ld me an "risi'laletcliiug lyi iIsrnbrandl
last suninieI T. 49, q s..ss.t t,.*f i
wilne~s coulIy Yes, your Honor, and
alsu the ZEN that J"lln Randolph signed
thr Declaration Of Independence with
Here howl OF laughter went up. and
even the stulii features osCons.able Nor
t0n relaxed.
The Court said that Il had hcar,l tes-
timony enough an,i reserved its tlrcisit'i.
Justice Moses Is uow hunting for some
law which can be 50 constructed rs to
consign The defendant 20 state prison for
life. a5a 3fsa s# G@~ II .*4
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