Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-10-16

 ception of anything about mo I went along with the idlers to the courthouse. The ground floor of the old-fashioned courtroom was already pretty well filled, and could only get seat by claiming my privilege as an officer of the court,' and so secure seat inside the bar. Tho judge was just saying:
 "As to this man Nahum, suppose you don't want to twy to hold him do you?''
 '.No. your honor,' said stranger and lawyer-hke-looking gentleman, rising, "We understand that Martin is dying. Of course, if he gets acell-"
 .'It'll be time enough then, said the judge, drowning. ''Will you take up these other cases sepawatel aw sing ly."
 ''Why. your honor. as all the evil dence applies equally to all the cases, we might tako up the case of the leader, with the understandings"
 ''Ycs, cuhtunly, cuhtunly," the judge interrupted. Il kin pass on all the cases whcnuvvah you agwee what tho evidence is to be. Call 70 fuhst witness"
 George Tunnycliff." the lawyer called, and tall, dark. well-dressed man stepped forward. He shook hands with Joe Ellct and exchanged few words and smile that tended to relieve tho severe gravity of the occa- sion somewhat Then he took his seat in the chair elevated upon box SO as to make the witness conspicuous.
 "What do you pwoposc to pwove by this witness?" asked tho judge, sternly.
 'The theft of tho two race-horscs," your honor."
 ''How do you pwopose to connect these men with hat7 You don't pwe- tend that any of them was thah, do youP"
 '.No, your honor. But t-"
 "Then you must show Mahtun's guilt as principal. Then you kin show that these men wuh accessory aftuh the fact. That's tho only way / kin sec. Mebbe you've gut way" "But, your honor, we want to make this statement of our position. We are l able to show that this Martin was m employc of this man who calls himself Leatherwood, the lawyer said, turn ing to Bogus, who scowled upon him unmoved and careless. I've nrc able to show that Martin simply did his bidding. We will show that ho Is the captain of an organized band of out laws, (great sensation in the court room.) We will show that his past lifo has been that of a robber upon the high seas-a pirate your honor; and that his real name, if known, would hold him up to tho oxecration of every body in the -"
 "Hold on, MT. Call. Hold on thah!' thundered tho judge II can't and shan't puhmit such statement to be made h-yuh, suh, when know that yoas know you can't come in thou san miles uv pwovun uv any such changes. Nevah mind, Majah Gwiggs I'll h-yuh yow when yo time comes" !" he continued, as the major rose to his feet to enter an objection. ''Now," :" he continued. 'this may not look as of it was the awd'n'y way uv pwoceed- uah, but the shuh-uf will suv somo wawn'ts h-yuh on Mistuh Tunnycliff and the posse that killed young Mstuh Luthuhwood, and then I'll fix bonds fuh the app-yuhnce nv nll at the next tuh-hm of this cote.
 1 "But your honor--' l Mistuh Shuh-uf," thundered the court, interrupting Hon. John c. Call, as the strange lawyer turned out to be. "Suh-ve yo wawnts. Mistuh l Cluhk you kin take tho puEsonal wee. ognizance nv each and evwy one at these men to app yuh at the next tuhm ov this cote"
 eBut your honor." said MT. Call, remonstratingly, Two might as well dismiss our case against this man and his followers at once if this is simply to be the setting off of one batch of pros. cautions against another. I hope"
 "Mistuh Call,' interrupted the court, sternly, II have bound Mistut Luthuhwood ovuh to cote in bond which l deem sufficient to hold him and the men said to be implicated | W1SA A11AAs OOlAO oA Ou@W uA ClVAACAt have been killed and some mouth huh-i by you people. Afidavits have beer
 filed and wawnts issued against yot ak, and l tweat you as I tweat thu pth=uhs=-hold you on yo=uh owr wecognizance. See that tho bonds al signed, Mistuh Cluh-ik. an the pwopal entwys made" and the judge set him self about making entries in his orde book amid buzz of admiration ant satisfaction all over the courtroom save in the part of the bar occupied b, the Tunnycliff party.
 Then when the bonds had beel signed by all the accused to the satis , zzaction of the judge, and the vast dis satisfaction of tho Tunnyoliff party Mr. Call, gathering them about him spoke dcfiantly:
 "I have just been informed. you honor. of a fact which. had l know