Middletown transcript., 1886-03-19

excepting against that gentleman ?"
mean, my lord, TO assert my
privilege as an Englishman, without
giving reason why"
The judge, who had been deeply
bribed, in order to conceal it by a
show Of candor, and having a conf
dence in the superiority of his party
=" Well, sill" said he, ''as you claim
your privilege in one instance, l
will grant you a favor. Who would
you wish to have in the room of that
man excepted againsts'
After small time taken in consid-
eration-" My lord" said he, =" l
wish to have an honest man chosen !"
and, looking round the court" My
lord, there is that miller-in the court.
We will have him, if you please"
Accordingly, the miller was chosen
in.
AS soon as the clerk of the court
had given them all their oaths, a lit
tie dexterous fellow came into the
apartment, and slipped ten golden
Caroluses into the hands of eleven
iurymen, and gave the miller but
five.
He observed that they were all
bribed as we'll as himself, and said to
his next next neighbor, in a soft
whisper, /" How much have you got2"
Ten pieces" said he.
He concealed what he had himself.
The cause was opened by the plain
tifvs counsel and all the scraps Of
evidence they could pick up were adj
duced in his favor.
The younger brother was provided
with a great number Of evidences and
pleaders, all plentifully bribed as
we'll as the judge. The evidence de-
posed that they were in the selfsame
country where the brother died, and
saw him buried. The councillors
pleaded upon this accumulated evil
dence, and everything went with a
full tide in favor of the Younger
brother.
The judge summed up the evidence
with great gravity and deliberation /;
and now +" Gentlemen of the jury"
said he, clay your heads together, and
bring in your verdict as you shall
deem most just.
They waited but few minutes be-
fore they determined in favor of the
younger brother.
The judge said, +" Gentlemen, are
you agreed, and who shall speak for
your"
"We are agreed, my lord" replied
one, sour foreman shall speak for
u.s..
Hold, my lord" replied the mil
Ter "we are not all agreed"
why" said the judge, in very
surly manner. what's the matter with
your" What reason have you for
disagreeing p
81 have several reasons, my lord"
replied the miller. "The first is they
have given to all these gentlemen of
the jury ten broad pieces of gold, and
to me but five; besides, I have many
objections to make to the false reason
ings of the pleaders and the contra
dictory evidence of the witnesses"
Upon this the miller began a dis
course that discovered such vast pen
etration of judgement, such extensive
law, and expressed with such ener-
getic and manly eloquence that aston
ished the judge and whole court.
As he went on with his powerful
demonstration, the judge, in a sur
prise of soul, stopped him.
+" Where did you come from, and
who are you"
I came from Westminster Hall"
replied the miller. !" My name is
Matthew Hale; I am Lord Chief to
the Kings Bench. 1 have observed
the iniquity of your proceedings this
day, and therefore come down from a
seat which you are noways worthy to
hold. You are one of the corrupt
parties in this iniquitous business. I
will come up this moment and try the
cause over again"
Accordingly, Sir Matthew went up
with his miller's dress and hat on, be-
gan with the trial from its very orig.
inal-searched every circumstance Of
truth and falsehood-evinced the ell
der brothers title to the estate from
contradictory evidence of the witness
es and the false reasoning of the
pleaders-unravelled all the sophistry
to the very bottom, and gained
complete victory in favor Of truth and
justice.
''For economy and comfort. every,
spring, we use Hoods Sarsaparilla,"
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