The Press., 1884-05-15
HE WASN'T PREJUDICED, HIMSELF.

A Boston letter writer (to the Hartford Post) sayss7'f
 A man may be hanged with greater ease and less testimony than will convict a h- quor dealer. There must be 8 perspicaci- ! ty 4iu esesissaeesto admibref no aeuht, and iuries ''know not seems" They must have the fact attested by all the five senses, and then leave room for doubt. Twas ever thus. One case during the old pro- hibition days came under my own notice. I was on jury of twelve honest sworn men, duly and truly qualified to try, etc., though 'fry" were the better word for the adipose, who sweltered in an atmos- phere of 90 degrees in an ill-ventilated court room-and one case was submitted to our consideration of a dealer in Con- mercial street, who upon the testimony of an intelligent policeman, supported by others, had sold liquor of every kind over his counter, his bar prominently conspicu- ous The policeman swore, as policemen can swear, that he had seen, at least fifty times, rum, brandy and gin exchanged for money, and drank upon the premises, and the case seemed hard for the vender as we took the case to the jury room. vote was taken, when 1t was found that six were in favor of acquittal. One of the jurymen was the landlord of the Bite tav- ern and another the editor and publisher of temperance paper. They both argued strenuously for their respective sides, and hours were consumed in the discussion. "Look here, Stacy" said Davis of the Bite, ''you mustn't bring your prejudices into the jury room. You are sworn to de- eide cases upon their merits, and now look at this. True, 1t is said that rum, brandy and gin were sold. But how did the wit. nesses know that the articles sold and drank were what was called for? How did they know that what seemed rum and brandy were not sweetened water or cold tea |? How did they know that the seem- ing gin was not pure water? They didn't taste or smell of either. And as money was seen to be paid, why may it not have been for what they had eaten in the little eating saloon at the rear. l tell you, MT. Stacy, you must leave your prejudices, and discriminate in case like this, involving the liberty and property of an honest man." The case stood as it began until an agr, e. ment to disagree was decided upon. It is pretty much so to-day.
 A party of merchant travellers in pas senger coach were talking over their trav- cling experience and the danger of acci- dents, and finally the question arose as to the safest part of the car. Failing to set tie the question among themselves, thy called upon the conductor, and one of them said to him: ''Conductor, we have b en discussing the matter of the safest part of the car, and want to know your opinion" ssWant to know the safest, eh ?' replied the conductor. ''Yes, that's it." "Well," replied the conductor, borrowing chew of tobacco, and looking disappointed be- couse he didn't get Q cigar, ''I've been on the road for 15 years, and I have be n turned over embankments, busted up in tunnels, dumped off bridges, telescoped in collisions, blown off the track by cyclones, run into open switches, and had other pleasant incidental advertisements of kin dred nature, and should say, gentlem Il, the safest part of the car was that part which happened to be in the shop for re- pairs at the time of the accident"
 A story is told in Washington of Object or Holman, which is too good not to be true It is said that he is ever ready to interpose an objection to the expenditure of dollar of public money unless it will benefit his own state or district. In speak ing to 8 friend recently, of his eminence as frugal legislator, he was met by the neat retort: s'Yes, you are an excellent watch dog of the treasury. You know that good watch dog never growls at his friends" This hits off one of Holman conspicuous traits so exactly, that the story is being laughed at all over Wash iugton.
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