The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-05-25

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tedious fight, and a hard one. To be
perfectly frank with you, lawyers are
no more mercenary than other men;
but it is extremely unfortunate for you
that you are a poor fellow, without
means" ~ :t5 gs ia 4ss
I took a roll Of bills from my pocket.
Part of it was the remnant of what
had received from Deacon Hallock;
with this was five hundred dollars
more that generous LIE Fevre had
handed me at Donaldsonyille, merely
saying: "We may be separated. Take
it, till you can repay me. y.
I handed one hundred dollars to the
lawyer. do your best" I said. II
have more.'' ,s~ Ill., %&.. ..-
He put it in his pocket with great
complacency. "Atleast," said he, II can
get you time, and embarrass the other
side. Now, put everything in my hands,
Don't open your mouth without my
permission. You've admitted nothing,
SO far, and don't mean you shall"
Back in the courtroom, my counsel
was on his feet, and addressed the
judge like a pugnacious terrier
Your honor, my young client here
pleads not guilty to this charge. He
admits nothing whatever, and requires
that everything shall be proved. The
statement that he made to your honor
is true in every particular We deny
that this lady is or ever was a slave
She is the daughter of the late Pierce
Bostock, reared in his family from in
fancy, both here and in Mississippi,
and always treated and acknowledged
as daughter. If there is the slight
est evidence to the contrary we shall
produce a cloud of witnesses from the
parish of La Fourche interior, and
from the vicinity of Vicksburg.
While am led to believe that there is
some evidence that the complainant is
the son of the deceased, we give no.
tice that the most positive proof of
that fact will be required in the case
of man who was disowned by his
reputed father from the time he ar
rived at his majority, and who is
known as one of the worst blacklegs
along the river" -
I'll call you to account for that!'
the person referred to furiously ex-
claimed.
whenever YOU please, STRIP my bel
ligerent champion retorted, with out
stretched finger.
"Order!'' said the judge. mo person
alities here"
II don't want to be PERSONAL" con-
tinued my counsel. "Yet it is fact
that the complainant was put ashore
fy~0r CT
June for cheating at cards.
That's so,'' somebody in the crowd
exclaimed. II was there
If the court please said the oppo-
site lawyer, jumping up, "what has all
this to do with the accusation here?"
VERY little" said the Judge.
Make your statement pertinent, Mr..
Garnett''
II was merely warning the COM
plainant that he will have no easy
time in proving that he owns any
slave. And your honor will see the
immense Importance of this investipa-
ton. Not only does it affect the right
of this lady to her freedom-and use
the word lady in the highest sense
that can be given it-but the evidence
taken here will be used in another
tribunal, in establishing the disputed
question of heirship to the large Bos-
took estates. It will be a long and
complicated investigation, and shall
see that the rights of both these inter-
esting young people are most fully
protected. We ask an adjournment
OF one week; that the defendant be
admitted to bail, and that the court
will commit this lady to the care of
my family pending the examination.
pledge my word that she shall be
here on the adjourned day"
II object" said the other LAWYER.
1--WE can prove our case in five min
utes."
"Indeed!' sneered my champion. II
don't think the unsupported word of
professional gambler, and the party
in interest, as to Pierce Bostock's
statements to him, will have control
ing weight against the proof I shall
bring"
"We will show by the prisoner that
Pierce Bostock admitted and confessed
to him verything we claim
mo you won't. Because he is under
accusation, he will not be permitted or
required to testify at all"
"'We will prove it by the girl"
A smile fitted over the judges face.
Lawyer Garrett laughed aloud.
"Worse and worse! According to
your own theory and complaint, the
lady is slave, and by the law of
Louisiana can't be witness. Who
else would you like to call?'
"We will prove it by Washington lie
Fevre, the late Mr.. Bostock's over
seer" Il
you couldn't prove anything to your
advantage by him, if you could bring
him here, as you can't. He is at the
bottom OF the Mississippi"
Conrad's lawyer began to fidget about
and his client looked trou bled. After
whispering together, the former said:
''We shall be able to prove all we
allege, your honor; but the evidence is
not at hand to-day. We consent to a
postponement, and we shall be entirely
ready. In the meantime, we insist |
that both the prisoner and the girl