The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1884-01-17

Attorney for Defense-"You say yo
saw defendant, Sam Slashem, stab Jaco
Slopper?"
"Yes SIR
"When was this?"
son the 18th day of June"
"How do you know it was the 18th da
of June?"
Because kalooO it."
"But ho1O do you know it ?"
"Well, k1aoaO it was the 18th day O
June, and that's all 7 can tell about it,"
Attorney-"Then you don't haaoao it wa
the 18th day of June at ALL Now, stat
to the jury what it was Slashem strucl
with"
"It was knife"
at was, was it ?'
"Yes."
How do you knot0 it was knife?"
Because I know it."
"Well, hoa0 do you know it. Remem
Der, Mr.. witness, you are under oath, anG
the jury want nothing but the truth"
81 know it was knife, because saal
| it,
did the knife go into the man ?"
"It did,
"Oh, it did, did it ?''
Eyes"
"The knife went into him?'
Eyes"
"Well, how do you k7aoao it went into
him-did you see it go through the skin
remember now, though you're an old
mon tho i,,ry xxyont ba f,.,,fbv
Il saw the wound"
"How do you know the knife made the
wound-might not deceased have been
wounded before, and might he not have
died of heart disease on that day."
Witness-"It might have been, but it
wasn't So"
Attorney-"Come, now, we want no in
science. Remember, you're under oath.
Now state to the jury if the knife went
clear through him, or how far it went in
to him."
sit pierced his heart
"How far into his heart did it go?"
POSSIBLY half an inch"
"Oh, it did, did it %
"Yes.''
"Well (ahemD did you see the knife GO
ing into his heart ?"
"Of course not. 1 couldn't see through
the man."
"Oh, no! Becoming insolent again.
Then, if you didn't see the knife going in
to his heart, you don't know it a0e'at into
his heart, do you?"
yes. I dor
"Well, hooo do you know it ?'
Because do"
"Come, now, no insolence. Who was it
that struck this blow?"
"Sam Slashem."
sit was, was it?'
"Yes."
"Well, how do you know it was Sam
Slashem ?"
Because [ have been acquainted with
the man for thirty years."
"Oh, you have, have you? Well, when
you meet this man on the street, how do
you k1aol0 it is Sam Slashem?'
Because kaloao it."
"Oh! Ah Then you don't knoao it is
him at all'
"Yes, [ dor
"You admit, then, that you don't know
Sam Slashem."
81 do know him!"
$50, so, you don't know him then
After like examination of other wit
nesses and able arguments by counsel. the
case was submitted to the jury, who
were out but one hour, when they re-
turned verdict of guilty as charged in
the first count of the Indictment" The
attorneys for defense Immediately gave
notice of motion for a new trial, and
three days afterward filed the following
grounds:
&c x That one of the jurors, William
Wilson, is known to have expressed an
opinion, within the past year, that if
man were to deliberately commit muir
der, he ought to be punished for it. This
belief in punishment totally units the
said Wilson aforesaid from sitting upon
said jury aforesaid.
THAT one of the jurors in this case
Timothy Briggs, is known to have taken
chew of tobacco during the progress of
the trial. That while looking aside, in
the act of getting and biting the tobacco
aforesaid, some important item of testi-
mOny doubtless escaped his attention.
"That one of the jurors in this case, j a.
cob Sluggins, is known to have engaged
in the act of picking his nose, during the
testimony of an important witness. 1t
is a well known fact in law that a juror
cannot pick his nose and think about the
testimony at one and the same time.
"That one of the jurors, Jim Sputkins,
is known to be cross-eyed, and in looking
at the prisoner, af he thought, stared ear
nestly at the attorneys table, and by the
impressions received was so prejudiced
as to be unable to return an impartial
verdict
The Court-"The motion for new trial
is sustained, and trial set for next term
of Court
Before the next term of Court, Mr..
Timothy True was gathered to his faith
ers, and the little mound in the cemetery
covered the only eyewitness to Slashem's
crime. The testimony at the second trial
could not reasonably be hoped to convict
the accused, and the Prosecuting Attor-
ney stopped the expense by entering q
nozle proSequi. Defendant was discharg-
ed, his murderous knife was restored to
him, and he went hence with the blessing
of the Court.
Don't Go.
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