The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-11-23
HE FOOLED THE JURY
n LAWYERS CLEVER TRICK THAT
SAVED HIS CLIENT.

SAVED HIS CLIENT,
The Rnscal on Trial Was Guilty and
Proved So Beyond II Doubt, but tho
shrewd Lawyer Found IA Why to
Win His Case.
When Colorado was organized as u
territory, there was littlo English used
outside of Denver and the mining
camps. Tho rest Of tho thinly scattered
country was as Spanish as any part of
our latest America Not Castilians, of
oourse-more likely general mixture
of Aztec and Apache and u lot of other
strains of blood, but certainly Spanish
i'll name and i'll speech. 1.-The govern
mont recognized that it had difficult
task before it i'll bringing these 'greas-
ers' to understand the very beginning of
the obligations and the duties of their
American citizenship Ono of the most
trusted agents in this campaign of edu-
cation was Judge Hallett, who was put
in charge of the judicial system of the
new territory. From that time to this
Az hNs bNNii TT tllt lltstN Vi tlit lttltTHl
Judiciary in the great and prosperous
state of Colorado. Despite this lerconoss
of robuke and countless oddities of tenn
per no judge has ever been so respected
rs he along the great divide.
When he first went on circuit, the bar
left Denver with him and travelled in n
body both for soeiability and for safety.
Then there was no railroad, tho only
means of reaching any place from any
other being along "a slightly marked
trail barely passablo for horses BY slow
stages the bench and tho bar reached
Trinidad under the cold shadows of tho
Sangre do Oristo range These Spanish
names were an incessant annoyance to
Judge Iiallett, who acclaimed against
each ono in turn and announced his
purpose of memorali2ing the secretary
of tho interior to havo them all made
American OF pieoo with this was his
attitude toward tho prevailing Spanish
speech of the country. IIo objected to
1t Among the first rules of his court
was that which provided that all its
transactions should be in English, and
that If litigants objected to tho work of
the sworn interpreter that was thoir
own lookout 1t might encourage them
TO learn to talk American, 3" rs they
ought
In Trinidad Colonel Taylor of tho
bar was retained for the defense in n
case where no defense VIVA possible.
The place was full of witnesses who
had seen the decd done, whatever 1t
may have been, for that il unimportant,
Tho prosecuting attorney put ON wit
ness after witness to prove tho facts.
He made II perfect case, and he demand
ed that full punishment be inflicted 1t
was difficult situation for Colonel
Taylor His client was guilty beyond u
doubt Cross examination Of tho wit
nesses could only make that fact more
distinct, and for that reason he did
nothing so foolish. Tho case was alto
gether Spanish. Criminal, witnesses,
audience--thore woro not six words Of
English i'll the whole outfit. Tho inter
prefer had boon called on for every word
which had Como back and forth through
out the trial. Colonel Taylor arose TO
make his plea. 1Io surveyed the cluster
Of dark faces which hllod tho shed in
which the court was sitting
"Caballeros, he began aballeros
del jurado
There was loud whackiDg of tho
gavel by Judge IIallott rs soon as no
caught the sound Of tho language which
he despised so heartily
'Mr. Taylor Mr. Taylor" no shout
cd, las n member of tho bar of this
court you must DO aware that all its
transactions must be conducted in tho
English language, tho language of this
country. If / thought that you were
using Spanish maliciously, | should
punish you soundly for such contempt
Of this court. You will address this
court of the United States in United
States and in no other speech, language
or dialect.
81 bow to your honor's ruling, con
tinued Colonel Taylor and resumed his
plea, but in English and with tho as
sistance Of the interpreter. He told the
greaser jury how the sight of their
proud Castilian lineaments had caused
him to forget n rulo Of the court and to
address them in tho sonorous speech Of
Spain, from which their proud fore.
fathers came Iie obeyed tho judge. but
he felt tho restraint Of having to make
his pleading through tho assistance Of
the interpreter. 1t was simple matter
which no could set right in few GEN
fanp6G nF their lanpttapa hnt ha
feared that in English no could not do
so well /; yet no hoped that they would
not see "a fellow citizen punished solely
for the reason that his advocate was not
allowed to address Spanish jury in
their own tongue. llarping on this
theme, he avoided any discussion Of tho
evidence which bore 80 heavily on his
client, and in his pcroration he paid Il
glowing tribute to tho language Of Dou
Quixote and Queen Isabella. This done,
he fled from the spot and was not seen
until court had arisen for the day.
When they next met. the prosecuting
attorney wanted to know why no had
not been ON hand to receive cnnRratula-
lions on the acquittal Of his client
"They set him FREQ without stain
on his character and without their seat
and it Was all duo to your Spanish
Why didn't you waltz You're the hero
Of tho whole population. :"
That's just the trouble, rejoined
Colonel Taylor q knew they'd acquit
that rascal aud then they d fall all over
me with their Spanish just naturally
had to hide Those three words that
Judge HaIlett choked mo Off on, that's
al the Spanish ever knew in my life.
| couldn't afford to DO congratulated.
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