South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1893-03-24

servants OF the former. With such
evident reluctance dill each one
testify, that the crushing forth OF
their cumulative evidence was much
augmented by that very fact, aud
In :he faces OF the jurymen could
be plainly read condemnation.
Counsel for the defence then
took the floor, but all his eloquence,
backed up as it was BY numerous
witnesses as to the prisoners pre-
vious good character, could not
shake the obdurats iurymen. With
ont leaving their seats, they return
ed verdict OF equity As charg-
ed" and as the words left the
foreman's lips womsn's piercing
scream and then her fainting form
told how heavily the bolt had fallen.
The spectators murmured in dis.
pleasure. Innosent or guilty, nine
tsnths OF them would have acquit-
ted the boy; but the Judge stsrrly
commanded silence, quite unaware
that his own voice bore q suspio-
ious tremor. 1t was now nine
o'clock in the evening.
The prosecuting attorney moved
for immediate sentence, and the
judge began: James Inglis, stand
up! You have heard the verdict of
the Jury. Have you anything to
say why But now occurred an
interruption which neither sheriff
nor officers could control A boy
ish voice was heard exclaiming:
Let me in! oh, let me in! Take
me to the judge quickl'
The crowd gave way, and Willie
Dsncombe, holding small piece
Of dingy looking paper aloft, burst
through the opening, rushed up to
the bench and ioyfully shouted:
ooh, Mr.. Judge, james is innocent.
Here's that wicked money!
What. what, what, my boyp
cried his honor, forgetting his dig
nifty In the excitement of the mo-
ment-'what is this? Why, bless
my soul! gentlemen OF the jury
passing the slip OF sarsr~ka. the
foreman-'it is a 800 bill, No.
624S, OF the Merchants bank, the
identical bill which you have just
pronounced the prisoner guilty of
stealingl And now, my boy, how
did you come by it? But stay, You
must first be sworn
The spectators repressed all man
lfestations Of delight while the oath
was being administered. Then tho
Judge said; Now, Willie, tell the
story in your own way
The manly little fellow did go
With a modest composurs and
quaint limitations of court forms
which fairly fascinated the intense
ly interested audience.
May it please the Court and gen
tlemen Of the jury said he, when
my mamma and / went from hsre,
this afternoon, We felt SO sorry for
poor James that we couldn't eat
any dinner, and we wandered all
over the house just doing nothing,
only crying. But, late In the ey
ening, mamma said we must try
to eat something. So We sat down
in papa's Stndy, and Mary, that's
the hcasSTaia. brought US some
dry toast and tea.
Then mamma rested on the
lounge, and l got book and tried
not to think of James. / was
reading about az Indian chief.
The story was telling how he lock-
ed, and pretty soon came to a
curious word that I didn't under-
stand. So I asked mamma, what
does zygomatic meanp'
why, Willie, shs said, 4 really |
don't know. Bow ia it spsllodP'
Then / spelb emit the letters, |
z-y-g-o-m.a-t-i-c, and read the SEN
fence to her-'The zygomatfc out
lines Of his face were decidedly alb
lormal.'
Mamma almost forgot how sorry
he was, and laughed when she
aid, 4 can't even guess what that
yord does mean, Willie. You'd
better look in the dictionary.
Then your honor and gentlemen
4 the jury, I-went over to papa's
Iesk and opened the big old die
ionary that's hardly ever used.
Why, mamma 1 told her, 'this !
5 what it says; Zyg1matic, relat-
ng to the cheek bones.' Aud I /.
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