Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-05
no, be repeated. Mr.. Attorney proceed with
the case.
District attorney-Mr Buster
Witness-Now, squire, please don't call

me
District attorney-Oh, ask pardon.
Jerry, were you present in August last at
Johnson's tan yard, in this county, when a
difficulty occurred between the prisoner at
the bar, John Foster, and William Truitt
II so. tell all about it in your own way
Witness-Well. squire, one night there
was a terrible storm passed thro our make Of
the woods and blowed down a big poplar in
the corner Of the horse lot and killed my
speckled caf. Well, the naixt mornin' nv
ole oman seem as how the caf was dead,
said. Jerry reckon as how the caf is dead,
YOU mout as well skin it and take the hide
to the LANYARD" $, after got nv brek-
fast ! tuck IN, butcher knife and went out to
where the ,earlin' was lyn' dead
District atterney-Never mind about the
calf Tell us what YOU saw OF the difficult
| ".
Wi,ness-But, squire, do mind about
the cat. I'm poor man, and with me and
/ my ole oman. caf is a caf Ef was rich
like YOU town folks. mout not er skinned
! the caf. but YOU see
District attorney don't want to know
ANYTHING about YOUR calf. Tell us ahou, The
| fight in the tany yard between the prisoner,
Poster. and William Trui,t.
| Counsel for defense-He has not said yet
there was any fight.
Witness-Correc', squire. | haint sed
/ nothln' of the sort
/ District attorney Oh, well, If YOU saw
any difficult! between the parties. tell u.
about That
| WItness-Well. a. VA, ssyin'. tuck my
knife and went out IN the lot ~har the c.f
l~sas a l,in a. d-d a. a.
insurer attorney tnes-,Nou ~ii please
'el' me about ne d'fhouitN at the LANYARD
you saw IL iouf oAIt hss nothing To DO
N',n IL
Wines otf.c squire me eai war
ded ! almo- 'o9 ded 'o 'A'n' opt had a
H"'d Ah"e ah NA'hnea MN
i.''fIe' s'tofntH-h Your honor please.
"'N'' "P'"" |" 'ue o"uf' 10 MAKE the VII
mes answer ~, question
~ '""i' VI
Hhr'' lAppeAlnsN l-Nn". JedIe-
ne court ol'eh''' 'H fou Wi answer
III, qH''""h "i ,h' attorney,
""''e>'- "r"' J'dee' was tryln my
ne,t 10 q" H.
~ court n i"u WI answer me question
ana 'e'Ne ~ 'h' f'SihAfo'r about Nnur SAT-.
lhs'fId attorney 70 ~I'he''-uo On and
ahsae' my qIs'ton'
wines" ven '4aire, ei You Il give me
s"h"e man chance u DO u.
p's'rie' a''ofne,-l ha'e asked tou very
pam question ana instead OF answering "
you '''ilh'n,t q 'unA'hs hoh'en'e about
- '"' ''a' 1''e "e"'" 'i your Cali
~ "I''' ny ql''"o''
'''' Ni"'i, AsA'n sqHf'1he ~
,onaeo' lN''e on '.e nootl ~ teA sou-
~ 'hA' r'ofhi n-dh Ter pioSrd d'~n tht
ue' ." '',e 01' anu A!i'eu II, i "ouihh q
'N'N'''N t"e cal anu el nam er skinned
'"e eAi' s"H'"" ef tu'A "' hide 10 me
'Ah arg. "ou1uh' ef been thar-np"
"ou'd
i'''H''' attorney wen suppose not
20 on,
"ile's-Ah" ei l nam .r been thar
,.u'H" ei seen ho'h'h 10 'r"-ho" e"u4d (
i'l ~e' eiu'e' t"u ui'!n see "hs' ~As
A-I"hih to-ho" d'i hou
ni''Tio' Attorney Wen, go on.
wines" Wen alter skinned the cat
ho'ch my oid mar and carried The hide over
/ 20 me tan-Hard- hen got thrr seed JACK
roster a-Httins down p The rut o' tree
ana niiI lruit "erc-a.taIsin 70 HIM
blstflct Attorney" ~hat dld iruitt
say TO Defendant Foster
"ih-ss-" ven squire see when
rid np on ~. oie mare | seed bIll a-talkin
ou' eou!dh near ~ofd Q. saId, ior war
hundred I'ru' on "nrn ! nus see en-
p!stHct attorney" Wen, didn't YOU get
nta. enough 10 hear ANYTHING that "-' SAID :
" iness-oh le', squire tgNlng another
squirt oi tooacco-Jnicel
District attorney" Well after you got
iieai enough % near, "hat was SAID
l'he''- wen pm 'a'd 70 JACK thar
Ipoinung to the deiendanil, want YOU 10
pa! me the dollar YOU owe me.
District attorney Wen, vas that all that
he .aid
Mthess-oh no. squire, that want al.
b!'ulet at"rhe, tImpailehtlt Well,
piea.e go on and tell all that was SAID
hness-"el, squire 1t peared ike
JACK dldh pay the money, and BIli said
'hat JACK was not honest man. and Jack
fis up rum 'he root Nv the tree and brushed
Tue aust omen the seat OF MS orltches
DriStlct attorney" hat did Jack, ss
you call MIN, say
"iness-Ne'er said der-ne,er said
ho,hih al an.
bls''ic' attorney" zen tell Us about the
iSnt between thetn-
witness -ihaf "arht no hSht at~een en-
that l seeo.
Dstrlct atorney-Ho you mean 70 say
tna' there was no hsht between lruitt and
roster al the lanyard that day III your pres
ehse
"hness-l 90 Tor iac' squire nary
hsht that ! seed
District a',orney-And nave you tod all
you "a" and heard on that OCCASION
Nhess-l think near about all, squire.
District attorney (disgustedl!) = Stand
aside SIR.
counsel for the defense" AT moment,
Jerry would IKE TO ask you question Or
TWO. lou say Defendant roster here didn't
an honest man.
"nness-Ne'er ~hlmpered, squire, least
ways not that hearn
Counsel Tor deiense-And never struck or
offered TO strike iruitt
"itness-No, squire, didn't say that ad-
zactly. SAID there "ern't no hight atween
EN- that seed.