Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-07-16
HIS MAIDEN CASE.

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"The first year after my admission. "
said thu Judge 81 was elected state ne.
torney Ny maiden clsc was ono ri petit
larceny Hil Dnwtcs. ono oi those triHing,
good sort II fellowa-sD called because
good Tor unih,ug-bgi been found BOO re-
cent possession of "a carcass of mutton.
which the owner bad left hanging ont
over night. and which was non cst-thlt
istosay. turusi upmissiug lin the morn.
lux
~ drafted The Indictment with grsat
care. charging with painful particular.
~, that one William nuwkes, yo1mBu.
not hnviuE tho frar, cic, but moved and
scducrd hy certain parsonage whom DO
was common Zoo include iu every I1lict.
mcnt Ha 600 accessory before the fact ou
etc. nt otC.. one ctrclas of mutton Of tho
value. etc, o. the goods, chnttoiH and
personal property OF one pc.alial Potts.
out OF The possession and AGAINST thr will
~ the slid pelatiah. toloD'msly md with
force of arms. did steal. tdko and carry
away
whats the mnttcr'' asked sharply.
when my friend Bob g. burst ont laugh.
ing on hearing me read over this. my nrss
professional production.
"i's the best jokoof Tho season. said
Bob.
"'whnt isi"
"'Why. that run-chlliug a shoe. thief
ayeoman
'Niy Office WINS % scene Of confusion r'
the end Of Ave minutes. bob head lHl
gone through the plus door OF my BOOB.
case, two ~ my thro chairs Jaw with hrH
ken LEGS. and Bob aud ! bad % pair 0f
black eyes between us. u v0G more than
month before either apolo Goo the other
"lut I'm wandering from tlc point Duo
duo time the prisoner was brought up ior
tral Old POLLOK appeared Tor tho De-
fnrc
"Oll r. was n character The rulr law
book Doc had ever rdld was Swami IuA
t.se For justices ~ thn Ponce. hut Doc
t'int and The Scripture hH was powerful
Dc bad n way Of Qu1ing aui app, ngtuo
latter. which, DO religious community,
made 90 difficult 60 Oppose hIWwlthout boo.
curing q suspicion of orthodoxy. Ills
forio Jay ln carrying tho jury whom Doc
gcuU1lly succeeded iu convincing th1t Do
aud they were on one side, and hla HdtDr
aiy on The other Ills style OF grammar
was original
"i had carefully written out my open.
lng. aud when ] read Do over tu Nelly
Nyunc. 10 whom I was paying attention
90 that time, she said " w1u rH1i nice.
which knew Wna feminine for bully, uu
rncomIum fflt not lIt.lt proud of
when tho case came ou, I spoke my
piece without blunlur Citrl my uu.
thority 20 prove thHt he in whoss posses.
sion stolen property Is found soon after
The theft ~ in law presumed 60 be- tho
Thief was prepared 20 prove. said that
the property 10 question had disappeared
NJ the dead hour OF night when 90 hos.
cst people wor in their beds, and hnd been
found 90 early dawn Boo tho snokghUuaoof
Dawkta, The defendant
81 put my witness on The stand aud
proved the ownership. valuo aud identity
OF The property. its mysterious disappear
nnco aud subsequent temperance in tho
constructive possession Of The prisoner
aud rested
cold POLLOK snt Ia solemn silence. BIZ
eyes closed and bis nd handanna over
his head, lie asked no questions and call |
ell no witnesses. I was disappointed Ht thc |
Old fellows giving iu NO easily, ltwould !
take away half the glory of thc triumph ]
But was reckoning without my host II
"pd POLLOK slowly got mp un b. logs
and removed Dds hBuduuul, nu1 Cit Ing no
the Bible on which the ark had sworn the
witnrssos hognu
"'l nm gricycd, my brothrring he H.
ways called the jury biz 'hrcthtring
am grieved and H1rr umr q 10 hear such
hcathpnish dottrine- loo Christian court.
house M we've fest been lstuuin to- What
scz the sacred volume hold IN my haudi
Why, Il sez. at the mouth NJ two wilt
ntssts Jet every matter be- established"
Now, my hrtthering, lct me ask what two
WNFFfHaH. I'd. al
ent hook this shcepl Echo nnswcrs. Nury
one Ny deloodcd young brother has read
profano authors 90 show that nudin ~
goods on the wrong NUNS promises il
proof ~ his stealth 'rm. lisa "prosuinp.
tidn ~ Inv, he snyH and a l,rght pioco ~
presumption 70 D.. iuy hrrfhCrlng. Now,
80 this sHun sacred volume We have mar.
rated q ease On p'l1t-Jlu. ~ one nrulA.
min, which SON nll heiW about 4 silver
cup. wuth O. hundred times ns much o.
this trimpcry sheep, WINS dHkNercd not
way Oh iu kpuiuuius Hn0kph0Usp, vhur
Bunlrmiu muuphn't 'u been fora Wuak.
Int chuckpl lHto thc mouth Of tho very
sack hv was riIlu onto. Benjamin was
innocent But. my mcthuIng. IL it was
Benjamin luck Instead OF my poor uu.
fortunate clients Co hr ihi- day uu Trial
before 600, You would hU Obliged, accord.
IN lu Wl inexperienced brother GO bring
him in guilty, ln .r'te Uf Scrptpr. aud
oouslsn him ton place whnr be- would have
90 WEIR q cont of many coi0ra of differ
ent stripe from his brother Joscph's'
81 mot only lost tue Cusr.n said The
Judge, but my office at the next election,
my attempt 60 c1unre uld pnliioN's scrip.
turc argument creating % doubt In The
miud NJ the community us To the sound.
ness of my religious ylcws
"lu an soberucs. tho judgecontluued.
"if you want 90 Doe suUressful lawyer
search thu Scripture. lu them You win
Ind the basis Of an that Be- best and mo-
blrst lu human laws Decides the words
aud The phrases u tho Bible are the lam.
gungu ri thc popular heart &c. parallels
are household words lis Illustrations
mover miss tha mark, have given you
ludlcruus Instance ut their effect hut DO Is
in tho field oi pJihos and real f1Iugthut
their power o. irrosistlhl ''-i, Exchange
tfygrumotsrs,
y German improvement in bygromctcr,
recently brought forward substitutes fnr
the suspended vessel of water glass tube