, 1879-06-13

Tho manner in which attorneys question Wit
uesscs Ii cxaspcrat!ng to tho Intelligent liatcner
beyoud expression. Tic great purpose VI tile |
aycfaGo crnatnul lawyer. for instance. Is 10
,rnu iron, she witness al tho facts tn hts pos
ee.sio,,. cxccpttryg the faets touching tho case 1
under consideration.
A couutryna,,, chopplng down tree, stops
Ills work, ind burirs his ar up to tho eJe In
tho brain Of hia hrothcr-in'law. The witness
who saw the whole bloody transaction is
brought into court, nna Ills examination runs
abous this:
"you auy tl.ut tic prisoner was chopptng
trco duwu. Now, will sou please toll the COURT
and tury where he bought tho nxp' ~,
i fu1 dou't know; very we'll, air, Woll eco
Now, str, look at tho tury,-lon't stare In
that helpless manner at 1lieCtoW, er, 10 1t Yot
say, s,p0, yoilr oath, tint you don't enow TINT
eahi'' s
" You to soy 80, atl Well, now mark ne,
| air, How many fcct was It from The tree sho
defendant was el,oppn,s to tho nenre't erlat-
| 1uili} YOU cant't aay."
I HWaa It ten fcett' ....
1 "CcrtaInIy, great dcAl moro"
| Welt, then, WIS It thousand mllcst'
"The % C"urt mud jury sill please obscr.e The
| stu}burnrcss Of this wttuess. It is nanllestly
Its p,lrposo to kect from tic jury Tue lss'' tllss
@Now, Sir, who owned that milll'' 49,,
Tie wtt,css tnnucentiy inauIrcs, "Wl,at
u1Ill3' but SOON repcnts II. -..
"The tury Will please observe the cxasperat-
jtg contsin,ac[ousncss OF ttts Wttneaa. bis eva
siatt, aull [IH 1nsrffcsk PURPOSE to confuse your
minds aa to the facts involved in thls teFrio'o
HNow, sir, look MO In the face. You haVo
gneuulr sworn that tho man was chopp!ng uear
| u mtil. VIII you now dare saY-look at fte @
jury sIr--ihat there Tas 90 intll within 1,Voo
| miles uf the trcu the defendant was fcillHkp
III don't say anything Of the Kind"
| urAr iliry viii please lloto that answer"
"Now', sec here. mr. frlend,-we'vs Ind ahont
enough ii this You ilsst declared tlnt t,lcro t,
wns 4 mtll near the wo0d-chopper--'
Il s,i tl,cro was 10 mill within ten fee"
aNcrer ila you mind uhst you saia, II know
what rou sad, and the jury knows; and nov,
rir, yoM !stvn to NC"
hWfn made your 1ootsif
"You t'an't Know! y t!'cre anyth!ng under
Gods heavens tl.at you do knows There, theroI
llaua you can tcll the Jury wlat your numu Is ~
"Now, ssr,-laok at the Jurs st-how long did
you live fllcrc!"
Tho witnpss tt,nit1!Y aska, lived wicre1"
when The nttornuy Bprings to llfs feet:
MAY y pleaso ., the Gent and !nry: lnd ahIs
!. Jury must have. lis las clearly bscn taa,peycd
with, aud COMES hero Nth tic manifest intcn-
= | thu 1t brOwhcattnE Hiid worrying both the
Jury nnl the lhr. hnve tcinporizcd
| with hin, llnyn led hin, gently
from nolnt to point, III tic liupc Of 1cgullng
lin into true rcrttal Of tho facts connected
with this urcatft,' nlurlor; aud what Is my re-
ward fur tl.ts considerable Kindness md furb9as
uncut Speaking undur tue sanctity OF an oath.
1c tells this Court uml jury that ho doesnt
know where he lives, aud hua askcl mo to tell
him! urunt Hol! can stIch things be, un1 not
Uvcrcono lis liIic a-lke--illa not oTGrroinc ugl /
asS your Honor that th!a witness be scnt to
Iul IOr cult,llrucS, to ra1laih there until hu
expresses q Willingness ~ tell what hr knows
nbolst thts dreadful murJcr.h
Q Thu Court then adtnunfs!ies tho Witness That
further trIil',. will not b. permitted; TINT ho
must answer lie gcnteluau'a questions. Or hs'll
= = ccrtoinly fcel ralled upon to commit him to
!. prison.
y I'he witness BY this sino Is acmldcrotl.
!, scared, Gaznl; und i,iuges In contradictions
. nnl abaurttItcs III last aIId Us oiteu as the at-
!. torncy requires him to: md fnusy icavint thu
sta1l 1t IL tll.Arter ut M hour At least before
}. ie cau recall Ills OWN na!Ae Of ax his own tdeu
a tity. TlIe attorney then Eets nGoi Ills feet,
Il tcars tho wretchetl witlssss terriblu cUutrad!c
il tory and foolish rignlaroIo al to tatters, mi
I, | nsks the Court lint It Uc excluded from thC
Jury ns false nud nonsensCai.
= Aud TINT Is ono Of tn ways many OF OIL
T. average criminal lawyers aI03t "to draw oul
: the facts iii great ,,urlcr.casos."