The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1878-01-24

temper and keep cool; but 1 did 90,
knowing in what presence l stood.
think he construed my apparent humil-
ity into want of what he would call
spirit in resenting, and - sort of ac-
quiescence in his rule. However, the
incident passed; the case was not fin
ished when the hour for adjournment
came, and the Court adjourned until
the next morning. MFR. Pinckney took
his whip and gloves, threw his cloak
over his arm, and began to saunter
away. I went up to him and said, very
calmly: "Can see you alone in one of
the lobbiesr' He replied: g Certain
ly." I suppose that he thought l was
going to beg his pardon and ask his
assistance. We passed into one of the
ante-rooms of the Capitol. I looked
into one Of the Grand jury rooms,
rather remote from the main court
room. There was no one in it, and we
entered. AS we did SO looked in the
door and found there was key in the
lock; and, unobserved by him, turned
the key and put it in my pocket. Mr..
Pinckney seemed to be waiting, with
some astonishment l advanced toward
him and said: !" Mr.. Pinckney, you
grossly insulted me this morning, In
the courtroom, and not for the first
time, either. In Difference to your pO-
sition. and to the respect in which
hold the Court, / did not answer you,
as was tempted to do, on the spot. "
He began to parley. I continued: '.You
know you did; don't add another sin to
that; don't deny it; you know you did
it. and you know it was premeditated.
It was deliberate. it was purposely
done, and if you deny it you state an
untruth. Now" went on, II am here
to say to you, once for all, that you
must ask my pardon, and go into court
tomorrow morning and repeat the
apology, or else either you or / will GO
out of this room in different condition
from that in which we entered it."
was never more in earnest. He looked
at me and saw that my eyes were pretty
dark and firm. He began to say some
thing. l interrupted him. mo ex-
plantations, said |; '.admit the fact and
take it back. / do not want another
word from you, except that. l will hear
no explanations; nothing but that you
admit it and recall it. He trembled
like an aspen-leaf. He again attempted
to explain. Said 1: There is no other
course. | have the key in my pocket,
and you must apologize or take what
| give YOU" At that he humbled down,
and said to me: You are right, am
sorry; did intend to bluff you.
regret it, and ask your pardonr
Enough" promptly replied: ''now,
one promise before Iopen the door, and
that is that you will tomorrow morning
state, in the court, that you have said
things which have wounded my feelings
and that you regret it, PiRckney re
| piled, g will do so." Then l unlocked
the door and passed out. The mex
morning, when the court met, Mr.
Pinckney at once rose and stated to the
Court that very unpleasant affair hat
occurred the morning before, as nigh
have been observed by their Honors
that his friend, Mr.. Webster, had fel
grieved at something which had dropped
from his lips; that bis zeal for his ellen
might have led him to say some things
which he should not have said, and tina
he was sorry for having thus spoken
From that day, while at the Bar, Their,
was no man," said Mr.. Webster, ''wht
treated me with so much respect anG
Difference as Mr.. William Pinckney.''