The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-08-31

A Novel Invention Which Pulls
/ the Truth Out of Reluctant Wit.
nesses When IN Court.

A tramp printer who Is now "sutbing"
on the BAzoO has Invented . mschine
which PROMISES 10 revolutionize the entire
practice OF the lsw in THE country.
Like eli great inventions il is simple,
readily managed aud meets = recognised
want.
The common las Of England as amend
81 10y the statutory lac al the United
State, n a splendid system uf j..icature,
.rnbT aciHg within us eaa.tn'enis the
accumulated legal si-.iom al ages.
A. ,-.d ia the b,ok-, Il 1. = a, ,-ierpirce
al idsiiu, bat a. zen IA Practice It's
..h,.IIy TO di-i~ns- equal and .xsc, justice
t. all iiIisant e-I'-cisi'y where new
Gases xri--, Tor whIc:s "a" I'r-c',i-ni has
t.u.id-n DOM a path, Al IL "!,-sri'tr'i by
.n- defect. Ih.t q, tn- i,i!i Guilty al
Inducing ,-~I-on- 10 tell the Ii.l. irnih
,.n-we.y.,i by --!f interest, fIi-ni-!.ip ar
,.cuuiary considers iions when un the
miI.,-- stand.
80 r-n,-.iy ih,- defect, pains aud penal
tees Tor perjury have s.-eI en.ci~d snd
i,.a.ie a part mol only oi American, hut al
..-ry code al laws kn.w io CIVILIZED
,san-
II will he readily conce-sie.i that io pre-
y-ni ialseho,si, ar ~ termed IA legal lingo,
,a.riur,, on the witness stand. t. n lar mo.-
Innslsriy stroke Of jari,lical skill than Ia
punish II alter it, occurrence.
the ~ achinr Sbove spoken al Ellis that
uorti--. IL touches ,he spot. IL prevents
I TIE iai~.hood-
The" Truth Pulier" u fastened "a the
witness and attached g.. his or her Tongue,
one If H. t-nacies aiso re- sc,ii.s INTO the
memory and there -uls!iv,,iis.. lis SMALLER
: fingers ramif,es ihrougl. all the n,any ch am
beers al that fscniiy of ia. mind, while
/ smother t-narle reaches INTO and :.rs-ps
with = ma-t.r hand, the conscience al the
~i:n--s.
I Those three parts include the entir. ma
chine, to vii: cne 10 md grasping the
3 t.Egae, another ii.r msiEory and the third
he conscience al 'sc witness.
/ The machine ~ worked by \ crank
. The inventor '..imsd Ia BAzpo re-
,uri.r anh others last ecening that IL
wuui,i force the truth fr"In the u.ost re-
! !urt ami and Interested witness.
/ some incr..iuiiiy Ma exhibited, and ie
prove the III -iency al the machine, IL wa-
place on iighinIng-roi man, ami tle stop
3 like those ON DB-ical Instruments, such A.
ursan-) pulled out which wss c,uneci.'i
1 wish the tongue cn the witness, snd te " a.
askea whether he be isv-d i; W.. ri ,ht t.
lie in making saieof rods.
lie replied, "tiv To hill.
l. was evident the machine did not have
q good sri, on the iong..r.
II Wa. ,,on adjusted. and in Response a.
he inauiry lac sad: /" do
The stop was also then pulled out. con
meeting with his memory snt the crank
iurnec.
His facial con,oriions plainly showed
that he was suffering intense mental agony,
40 i.is memory began swallowing the huge
.abrica,iuns T. lad reiAiiei, IN his time, ~
genuine.
lac wss apparently confused. bat soon
rallied. AMI eiiy Ia the same query said,
Yes sir, Is be-, most smph't,ca.iy.'
The conscience stop was ih-n pulled also.
the crank turned and question repeated.
lie liesitatei, >9uirm-i. coi,ghed, reared. ANS!
plunged like a kicking mule, then look
of serene resignation spread over his i,o-
E
world of ON, and he said IN = sanity tone
Ne, sir, | knox its wrong, but | have a
vile and family TO support. and wss GRIP
Piled in the army and DONE know What eis~
1 coul make livi 81"
TIE Truth eulle- WAS a success.
As sooh rs the machine was taken OF
him he reI.psed TO his origiusI unr-gen--
i. rate >taie ami sheepishly insisted that his
huSiuess MAS a legitimate and truthful one.
The inventor said to III. by-tanders, - M
ia P"s-y county, lndians, INV machine Il
Used bv all the courts.
. la the last June term %! their circuit
. court the murder cs-e 81 the state IS. }. n.
Wi!le-ly, Who WAS charged with killing
r,is vile wi,h q ws-h..oard. m n most afro
ciou- manner, Was on trial.
III. prisoner wss defended by the xh!e~'
counsel ir the ste.
Tn. court r"om vas ;hrongsd. Public
: sen,imer, had baen wronged up To white
heat The evidence fer the prosecution
had closed, i, heing in It's nature, m-rri,
, cIrcims'an,ial and by no means conclusive
The prisoner was put "n the stand. Th'
indce. after the prisoner had ia 4 verv eva.
ike m amer te-,Iti.d fer i~p hour., -ng
r.s;, a tl,st the truth puiier h. put n,. him
!, ,,hj.cIiny Ia it, usr. II they az desired mnie'
the be,.isn cianae in their Laws which nj
.uw- prisoner Ia claim hi
himself or pIsce himself in M,
,.nsiiion that lee m,r lac minated b,
ii., set Il ,he prosecution.
Eu. hi- ATTORNEYS were =" sure q: acJ'iii
i'll a. Il tley readily ari i,uehnsly r,n
-..,,'-d Ia ~" ne .: fire m,rhin-.
= WI .a ia. i"nsue siop alone ~. place.
q $50 him. ,ad a.. crank ,urIr,.. he Ill
. .! MED al Ln"wies.r- al tie crime
6 Win the --r"nd -'ep wake up his mem
rrv Ia hrr. me- greatly agir ,,ed ani sw-a
:, :oius H., nd wl,-:, the c,'nsci, nc STOP be
! gan working, h- suffered the most exert,
! ,is,ing pains for = moment. :hen cnnfes-e,
: the crime, giving details, motives an'
b. ev-rv fact CONNECTED with a., then knelt ol
4, ID. Il cor aud prayed f-rv~nily To God &
= forgive him. in tones that melted ever
heart -nd pumped i-ara 60 'rery eve lex
+ cep' glass on-si in that crowds, court room
:. II- vas hung and hi- h"dv shipped Ia IN
] po,;ers field f,h-nc- donbiIc-s ia a me,lics
j.. college) aud his soni Ia hell.
Justice got Ter work in an him b.
means of the Trl,h Fuller.
/ The county ~ once ordered ten ~ IN
! ~ achiB.s.
= They no NOR 'hink 81 holding court ~
!, ~ thst .cpunty ,.,'S. .silh9W ~nf.Y!t ri
s:a,ntas. Rut tie introduction of INV m .
chine while IL increased the amount q
4 truth on the witness stand. diminished IA
= nmonn, Of litigation and this bore hesv
4, on the LAWYERS.
Several heavy csses while on trial, il
which nv mschin- had been introduced
( would he suddenly cut shor, by the judg
4 saying Ia the attorneys. II tried Nv tn
n court, Il will enter non-suit in this ca.e
= or If a Jury trial, the court would ssy I.
!, the jury: 'Gentiemen, You will bring in
verde, Of enilfy. judgment on the verdict,
: and 10 the prisoner, Il will sentence yon Z,
Eve years in the Penitentisry, six month
solitary confinement at hard labor. Mr.
clerk, call the next case"
=. Well. the lawyers became 40 enraged q
my machine that they mobbed me, and