The Republican journal., 1883-05-10

yet there was any fight
Witness-Correc' squire. i hain't sed
nothin' of the sort.
District Attorney wellI if you saw
any difficulty between the PARTIES tell us
about that.
Witness-Well, as | was sain', TUX
my nite and went out in the lot whar the
caf was layin as dead as a
District Witness, YOU will
please tell me about the difficulty at the
lanyard, if you saw it. Your calf has
nothing to do with it,
Witness-Correc', Squire the caf war
dead almost too dead to skin, but |
had good knife and skinned him.
District Attorney-Ifyour hon please,
| must appeal to the court to make the
witness answer the question.
The Court-Mr Witness
Witness (appealingly)- Now, .iedge-
The Court-Slence, sir. You will an
swer the question Of the attorney,
Witness Well, jedge, was tryin' my
bes' to do it,
The Court-You will answer the Ques-
ton and leave off the rigamardle about
your calf
ard answer my question.
Witness-Well, squire. eff yoh'll give
me white mans chance, I'll doit
District Attorney--I have asked you a
very plain question, and instead of an
swering it, you commence a string of
nonsense about your calf What has the
death of your calf got to do with the
question?
Witness-Well, squire, (again squirt
ing his tobacco Juice over the tlbor) III
tell you. Eff that storm hadn't ter blow
ed down the tree on the caf and Killed it.
| would't eff skinned the caf a hd eff |
hadn't er skinned the caf | wouldn't er
tuck its hide to the lanyard " Iouldn't
er been thar-nOW would ?
District Attorney-W Well, 81 suppbse not
go on.
Witness-And eff | hadn't e | been
thar | couldn't er seed nothin' to tell,
now, could /? You see, squire, YOU
didn't know what | was a comm tO4- now,
did yer?
District Attorney-Well 90 on.
Witness-Well, arter / skinned the caf
| cotch my old mare and carried the hide
over TO the tan yard. When got thar
| seed Jack Foster a-sittin' down by the
rut NV a tree, and Bill Truitt was a talk
in to him.
District Attorney Well, what did
Truitt say to Defendant Foster?
Witness-Well, squire YOU see when
| rid up on my old mare, seed Bill a.
talkin', but | couldn't hear a word be
said, fur war hundred yards off when
fus' see EN-.
District Attorney-Wel didn't yoh get
near enough to hear anything that was
said ?
Witness-Oh yes, squire (giving anoth-
er squirt Of tobacco .juice).
District Attorney-Wel after YOU got
near enough to hear, what was said
Witness-WelI, Bill sed to Jack thar
(ponting to the defendant), | want You
to pay me the dollar YOU owe me.
District Attolney-We was tha all
that was said
Witness Oh, no, squire, that wa rn't
all
District Attorney -Gmpatently). Well,
please 90 on, tell all that was said
Witness-Well, squire, it peared like
Jack didn't pay the money, and Bill sed
Jack riz up from the root uf the tree and
brushed the dust from often the seat of
his britches.
District Attorney-W What did jack as
you call him, say
Witness Never said a der ~ mel yer
said nuthin' at all.
District Attorney--Well, tell us ab6ut
the fight between them.
Witness warnt no titc atwden
'em that seed
District Attorney-Do you mean to Say
that there was no fight between Truit
and Foster at the lanyard that day in
your presence?
Wtness-I do for a fac, squire: Ma Iy
fife that seed.
District Attorney-And have you told
all you saw and heard on that occasion
Witness l think near about all,
squire.
District Attorney (disgustedly) Stan ID
aside. sir.
Counsel for the Detense-Wat a mo-
ment, Jerry | would like to ask YOU IA
question or two You said Defendant
Foster here didn't say word when TrlI
lit told him he was not an honest man
Witness - Never whimpered, squire,
leastways not that hearn.
Counsel for Defense never struck
or offered to strike Truitt
Witness-No, squire, didn't say tina
adzactly. sed thar wernt no fight
atween 'em that | seed.
Counsel for Defense - Well, Poster
didn't strike him, did he !?
Witness Well, you may bet your bot
tom dollar, Squire, he did. After lie
breshed the dust often the seat nv his
britches, he hauled back with his fist and
knocked Bill Truitt as cold as a wedge !
and nearly mauled the life outen him. Il
believe in my sole he would er killed him
eff it hadn't er been fur me pullen' Nv
him often him. Jacks true grit as ever
cracked corn, and his daddy was afore
him.
District Attorney (his face beaming
with smles)-Well, what happened after
you pulled the defendant Oft Of Truitt
Witness-Well, Jack told him ef he
didn't cl'ar outen them diggins ard eff
ever he sot eyes on him again, he'd
break every bone in his dog skin, and
Bill! struck a dog trot, and reckon he's
runnin' till yit, fur I've never sot eyes on
him Sence.