Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-07-11

veyed q note Of meaning to tho witness,
do you remember buying horse and
paying for il in Queensland bank notes
in May lastr'
And here found the right chord had
been struck. Ina second there was .
startled. scared look in his eyes ~ be
replied hastily and significantly:
Il can't see why you should ask me
questions that have nothing TO do with
the case. Can't you ask me something
that'll be sight easier to answerl"
! only wished my position had been
such as 70 follow up that question. but
I did not possess the key 70 II, and his
time had not come yet He had. how
ever. unfurled the white dag. and I
knew that the fortress had capitulated
Ipaused for y moment rs II infiu-
e,ced by what he had said. then ssks1
kim. another question.
II think you said you only met the
prisoner once before. seeing hin on the
Robinson river. Are you prepared to
swear positively that he Is the John
Tarquharson whom you saw ON the
Cloncurryr'
He paused-for the sake Of appear
| ances, ! suppose then answered slowly
"Perhaps spoke too positively in say
ing could identify him as John Far
quharson. In looking at him now 1t
appears to me that I must have been
taken in by some resemblance.
That's TO say, you admit having been
mistaken by chance resemblance
"Pn not swear that he's the same
man" he answered
"That will do I've no more ques-
| tions to ask.
II the magistrates and the spectators
appeared not little surprised and mys-
| tilted at the turn things had taken. the
girl at least showed nothing Of what
abe thought. The next witness for the
prosecution was the bottle nosed ex-
skipper. Dan Smythe. For some years
he had imposed his unwelcome presence
| ON the United States and evidently
thought it the proper thing to parade
the fact by an unduly accentuated and
exaggerated form Of speech
The sergeant drew from him that he
had seen John Farquharson and Sexton
together 1t the Clcncurry on the 9th OF
March last. He guessed that he
could swear positively that the prisoner
in the bcx was the identical John Far
ouharson he had seen with Sexton on
the Cloncurry. no matter what he called
himself now. He guessed. reckoned
and calc lated" when INTERCEPTED by
the magistrate ~ to the meaning OF
/ Interpretation Of the word "guess, that
sshe didn't keer q cuss. and he couldn't
see II mattered darn as to how he ex-
pressed hisseK anyhow
When the sergeant sat down and
was about TO begin my cross examina-
tion il was noticeable that the appear
snce presented BY the witness had
roused the latent and playful! spirit Of
humor that was In the crowd. Possibly,
- the day was warm. some Of them had
visited the hollow tree too often. Al
Smythe, the respectable and vera
cious witness" had, in addition to {
black eye. 4 strip Of sticking plaster
running right down his nose and Al
ugly trick Of glancing over his LEFT
shoulder every few minutes It was lit
tie wonder that he was an object Of de
risiou even to that crowd One tall
travel stained. cadaverous looking ma
tive called out from the front ranks ol
the spectators:
s.Steady. DAN. steadyi No use look
| ing over your left shoulder. He's moi
really there, you know. You only thinl
you zee him. No use anticipating TIL
j insvitabla He'll get Jon one day. sur'
enoughY'
ssSsrgeant. have thst man arsestsi
for contsmpt of court " cried the mAg
istrate. This was promptly DONE - th'
/ no small amusement and evident grati
Acatiou Of the crowd The offender va
not popular. He had been the fo1cibll
means of making too 4nany Of thea
4 stsnd the drinlA
4 4 was quite svjdsut that Gmyth'
i ~ A t3znt condition bog0Eing 0n WIS
= fGaicitUudy ekznsd .stAs hos1ues.'
1 SIN, could not shake ths stubborn
4 pertinAcity q thia witnoA who eluni
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