Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1886-05-15
MARTINsBURG, W. VA. SATURDAY, MAY 15 1886.

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sible, get me chosen in his room,
and l will do you all the service in
my power"
Accordingly, when the the clerk Of
the court had called over the jury
men, the plaintiff excepted to one OF
them by name.
The judge On the bench was high.
ly offended with this liberty.
" What do you mean," said he,
Thy excepting against that gentle
man %
Il 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, sir. he said, Gas you claim
your privilege in one instance, 1 will
grant you a favor. Who would you
wish to have in the room of that man
excepted against ~
After a small time taken In consid
eration-" My Lord" said he, g
wish to have an honest man chosen;'
and, looking around the court" My
Lord, there is that miller in the
court. We will have him, if you
please.D
Accordingly, the miller was chosen
AS soon as the clerk of the court
had given them all their 0aths, a
little dexterous fellow came into the
apartment, and slipped ten golden
Caroluses into the hands of eleven
jurymen, and gave the miller but
five.
He observed that they were all
brides as well as himself, and said to
his next neIghbOr, in a soft whisper,
+" How much have you got ?"
"Ten pieces" said he.
He concealed what he had himself.
The cause was opened by the plain
tiff's counsel; and all the scraps of
evidence they could pick up were
adduced in his favor.
The younger brother was provided
with great number of evidences
and pleadcrs, all plentifully bribed
as well as the Judge. The evidence
disposed that they were in the self
same country where the brother died,
and saw him buried. The councillors
pleaded upon this accumulated
and everything went with
a full tide in favor of the younger
brother.
The judge summed up the evidence
with gravity and deliberation; and
now, Gentlemen of the jury" said
he, LAY your heads together, and
bring in the verdict as you shall
deem most just"
They waited but a few minutes
before they determined in favor of
they ounger brother.
The judge said, Gentlemen, are
you agreed, and who shall speak for
yous"
eve all agreed, my lord" replied
one; "our foreman shall speak for
us.n
"Hold my lord," replied the mil
Ter; eve are not all Agreed
Why" said the judge, in a very
surly manner, what's the matter
with you? What reasons have yon
for disagreeing?"
81 have several reasons, my lord, y
replied the miller. "The first is they
have given to all these gentlemen of
Jury ten broad pieces of gold, and to
me but five; besides, l have many
objections to make to the false rea-
of the pleaders and the con.
Trajectory evidence of the witnesses
Upon this the miller began dis
course that discovered such vast
penetration Of Judgment, such ex-
tenslve law, and expressed with such
energetic and manly eloquence that
astonIshed the judge and the whole
court.
As he was going on with his pow
erful demonstration, the judge, in a
of soul, stopped him.
Where did you come from, and
who are you 2"
9" came from Westminster Hall,n
replied the miller. any name is
Matthew Hale; / am Lord Chief
Justice of the Kings Bench. have
observed the iniquity of your pro
ceedings of this day, and therefore
come down from seat which you
are noways worthy to hold. You are
one of the corrupt parties in this
business. l will come up
this moment and try the cause over
again."
Accordingly, Sir Matthew went
up with his miller's dress and hat
on, began with the trial from it's very
original-searched every circum.
stance of truth and falsehood-evin-
ced the elder brothers. title to the
estate from the contradictory evil