The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-08-19

ers; yet she had poured upon them tor
rents of coarse language until they feared
TO appear at their own windows"
Other witnesses testified to the abuse
of their mothers and sisters.
When the testimony for the defence was
| heard Mrs Royal had summoned Presi-
dent Andrew Jackson, but he did not ap-
| pear. Secretary Eaton testified that Mrs.
Royall had rot been guilty OF any mlscon-
! duct that he knew Of
Tho next witness was John Ho,lahan, who
was digging in bank opposite Mrs.
Royals house on Capitol Hill. He had
paid little attention. but had heard her all
Dir. Coyle Aud Holy Willy" while he
was in carriage at funeral.
Mr.. Il. Tins, doGrkeeper of the Senate,
was called, and asked If he knew Of Ms.
Royal slandering anybody. He promptly
replied, "'Yes. she has slandsred me. She
has said in her book that am very ex-
emplary man-now, that's SANDER"
This does not now seem-to be very funny.
| but the correspondent says: This was too
much. The court roereds, bench, bar. and
jury all lost their balance. and even t;le
sedate Judge Cranch suuk his head between
his hands and shook in his chair. Tins
himself was the only person left unmoved.
| He looked around as grave as an OWL Just
opposite MIN stood Mr.. Wetterson, laughing
immoderately. Tins catching sigGt eli him.
+ again opened his oracular jaws: w. sir;
! know of her slanderins another person
besides me- Indeed who is that? Why,
there's Mr. WatterEon; she says in the
sane book that he and Joe Gales are the
two handsomest men in Washir gton. Now,
leave it to all the world if that is not a
slander?' This set all to laughing. In vain
the constahles roared out .Silence' The
courtroom shook 70 its foundations, and it
hef1re a
coed"
After the witnesses had been exam
| ined," says the correspondent. Mrs.
Royal proceeded to address the jury. Ad-
vancics her wrinkled visage and swaying
their souls with the majesty OF her out
stretched hand, she proceeded to abjure
them as they loved liberty and their coun-
try not to sacrifice both in her person.
Men stood not only for the present age.
but the guardians OF posterity This
prosecution was but one branch Of the
general conspiracy of blue and black
hearted Presbyterians, the pirates and mis-
sionaries against freedom Of speech and
of the press. II they were permitted to
succeed, who would answer for his home
or his Preside? Nothing would be safe
bgotry and all the horrors of the Inqui-
sition would overwhelm the land, and
nothing would be left of all for which her
husband and other WORTHLESS of the Revo-
luton had shed their blood in the tented
field ETC., etc.
The jury, however, neither melted by
| suffering beauty nor fred by the remem-
brance of poste-ity in danger. returned a
verdict Of guilty.
The Judge informed her that unless she
found bail for her appearance when SEN
tence should be pronounced she must be
remanded to prison. On hearing this she
exclaimed. This Is pretty country TO live
inl" and she left the court in company
with a constable.
Afterward Secretary Eaton, DR.. Jones,
Major Lewis, and Mr.. Henson, depart
ment clerk, all Jackson men, became her
bail In 500. She was afterward fined,
there being no means Of carrying out the
common law in regard to the penalty Of
| the dueking stool.
There never was a ducking stool in
Washington and 1t is doubtful II that in
strument was ever known in Georgetown,
but Alexandria possessed a ducking ap-
paratus, which was in the 17S0s kept at
the Office Of Justice Mease (once mayor,
on King Street, near Lee Street, not far
from the Potomac. Its only victim, Ter
magEnt Taylor, tasted the Potomac water
soon after the Revolutionary war. In
some places the "Branks," sometimes
called the Witches Bride" succeeded the
/ lucking stool. The stool gave the ter
magant a chance to talk between dips.
/, but the branks was "a hoop Of iron, open
| ing by hinges at the sides. so as to en-
close the head; a plate within the front
Of the hoop projecting into the mouth.
which. by pressing on the tongue, became
an effectual gag"