The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1900-07-20

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entry: George Washington Jefferson
Hobbs, born January -, 1884, We. had
Mrs Hobbs and her family Bible on hand
together with the lady who had fed my
client that day, and the state couldn't
beat the combination.
"After the jury had acquitted Ensign
he rushed up to me and Rugged me like
a long-lost brother. When he left town
some days afterward, he called on me,
and at parting said, If you ever waaaS
me flor anything, Mac, just say, Come,
you won't have to explain"
Ensign went to Nebraska, got into
business, and was soon prominent and
itics and got to be postmaster of his town.
heard from him occasionally, and then
he dropped out of my mind until-well
this is the other end of the story. Some
years later took breach of promise
case for young lady. The defendant
had plenty of money and friends, but q
full investigation OF the case showed he
had treated the plaintiff most cruelty. l
felt the circumstances justified suing for
$25 900 and filed our petition for that
sum. The young lady plaintiff was
modest, and of an extremely retiring dis
position. dent believe she would have
faced the ordeal of trial ii her friends
hadn't felt she had been badly treated,
and insisted on her demanding redress.
We got our evidence in in fine shape, and
made convincing case, but during the
defendants testimony they began attack
ing my clients character by intimation.
Knowing he had left the country, they
sought by innuendo to mix her up with
Ensign, with whom she had some sort
of business transaction at one time. 1
protested and kept Directing, but the
court overruled me, and knew the de-
Tense had thrown doubt over the case,
which, II not removed, was bound to re-
suit in hung jury, or a verdict for the
defendant.
Sat the noon recess telegraphed En-
sign to came on first train. There were
no explanations. Then began to play
for time. 1 knew the court wouldn't
agree to wait for a witness from that
distance. led the witnesses out oyer
apparently interminsble ground, and
whenever the court would reprove me, it
would furnish me the coveted oppor-
tunity to lengthen our the matter by max.
ing q long argument. / recalled Witness
es, asked brief recesses on various pre-
texts, and did everything / could to
string out the hours to accommodate the
flying train telt sure was bringing my
badly wanted witness. After two days Of
this I was getting pretty nearly worn out.
On the morning of the third day the
court agreed to walt until the train from
the west arrived, for rebutting witness.
I was 80 anxious that went down to tine
depot and when my man failed to show
up, felt like general whose reinforce
ments had failed at a critical stage Of the
the Judge was on the bench and the jury
in the box. Everybody was impatient
to proceed. The court sharply asked IL I
was ready to call the close Of the case.
With something like groan, / told him
/ had one more witness, and after that
would quit. While this witness was on
the stand, answering some unimportant
questions, I CHANGED to glance toward the
door, and there coming down the aisle,
with the step Of soldier, was Ensign
It was all could do to keep from shout
Ing. Ensign looked around as he came
forward and his eyes lighted as he recog-
nizsd me. motioned him to the witness
box. He was hard. looking witness.
his clothes were covered with mud, hair
mussed up, and he had at least q three
days beard on his face, but to me he was
The nnest-looking man in the courtroom.
[ had no chance for consultation, but I
didn't mind that; knew the man. He
every question promptly and
and completely refuted the |
imputations thrown at my
client. he not only denied any intimacy
With the plaintiff, At the time and places
but cited facts to show the I
dea WAS preposterous. II be had been
,oached by an expert al day, he couldn't /
nave made better witness. He was put |
through savage cross-exAmination, but /
lever lost his cool, easy demeanor, and
,ame ont Of Il stronger than he want A.