The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-04-09
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Prosecution
OF Mrs. Outlet
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

tail whipped between his legs at every
jump. Up TO the courtyard gate he
clattered and, dismounting, flung the
rein over the post in utter disregard
of the large printed notice posted on
it that no horses were to be hitched
there Through the turnstile and up
the walk he came swinging.
81 believe that's old Outlet from
Jacksborough," said Dave. Hes
man of influence up there and dead
against me-always is. l wonder what
he wants?
He had not long to wait, for the old
fellow strobe up to group and said,
..Whar's the commemorative attor-
ney?"
II am the man." said Dave. What
can | do for you, Mr.. Dullet?"
81 wants you to put my wife in the
pen'tentiary," he said.
"Whatw exclaimed Dave; then re-
covered himself. what do you want
that for|
"She's forged my name, and she's
got to go to the pen'tentiary." said he.
'sWeIl, tell me about it," said Dave,
seeing the gravity Of the situation, and,
turning, he led the way into his office
and offered chairs.
"Well, It's this way: My Oldest gal
Sairy is been a-wantin to marry fell
Ter named Torn Hackle for gwine on
two years, and wouldn't let her"
"Whyf' said Dave in a professional
tone drawing a pen and paper toward
him.
",Cause Torm's on tother side"
said Outlet
"Ohp' said Dave, writing down some
thing $50 on"
''Well, wouldn't let Torn come over
on our side. l sont him word eft he
did to look out. And Sairy she got
kind of sick and peaked, and my old
woman she wanted me to do it then,
and | wouldn't, cause had to sign
the dockiment Then she got kinder
worser, and my wife she wanted me to
90 for the doctor. So day before yis-
tiddy l went down for the doctor, and
he said he'd come today, and sta1d
at Jim higgins store all night and
yistiddy a-waitin for him, and when
got home last night my wife she said,
sWhar's the doctorT And | said; He's
a-comin. How's SairyY And she said;
She's done got well. She's got all the
doctor she wanted. She's done married
Torn Hackle.' How did she done it,
sys 1, and amt signed the licensey
says l. 4 signed your name for 1t,
saws she. And / said, You has done
commit a pen'tentiary offense, and l
kin put you in the pen'tentiary for 1t,
SAYS l. And she bet me a dollar she
hadn't and l couldn't. And | says, i
bet you So | kin, and | will says |.
And now l are gwine to do it. | kin
do it, can't II"
Dave reflected, while the old noun
taineer sat still, perfectly passive.
"Well," he said slowly, there are not
a great many precedents." The old fell
lows face hardened. But, of course, ;"
he added, forgery is very serious
thing, and, abr The old fellows eye
was upon him. How long have you
been married.? he asked.
Twenty year come next month
Dave wrote it down.
"Wife always been good wife to
your
"Ain't got no fault to find wild her
till now. when she forged my name
an
ever have any trouble with her%
"Never at all, 'cept, of course, fights
like all married folks has"
Dave wrote 1t down.
"Industrious~
"Got no fault to find wild her about
dat"
Help you save what you got%
"Ain't a hard workiner, saviner
'ooman on the mountain"
"How many children she gotY
"Nine-eight Twin. don't count that
one"
.How many dead?"
-Four"
Dave wrote laboriously.
"Wife good to 'em?"
GEES az good as could be. Nurs I'd
EN- faithful"
"Sit up with 'em when they were
sick?"
"Never went to bed at all; never took
her clothes off,"
go hard with her?'
event mighty hard. specially when
Johnny died He was named after
me-"
Dave wrote silently.
$50 hard with youY
Fright sort of hard"
"Sort of lonesome after thatP'
"Nlighty lonesome"
GLOW old your youngest one nowT
"Gwine on 8; that's Billy"
"Fond of his mother|
"Can't lear her out Of his sight"
"Fond of your
"Sort of-right smart"
"Say Sairy was your oldestT
eyes"
Thought right smart of her whel
you didn't have any others, Just
first, l reckonY
"Umh. Might "a done; don't remem
ber."
"Wife did, anyhow
eyes: always fool bout her. Oldest
seeY"
!. "She was young and fresh thenY
Eyes; likeliest woman on the mour
tain"
"Bet she was Used to have goo
time sitting up to her, going to see he
summer evenings, walking through tn
woods"
eyes, sir; did that"
"She thought more of first baby tina
YOU. She had more trouble with he
than you-when she was baby,
meanT
"Oh, yes; guess she did.
Carried her round in her arm
nursed her when she was sick an
made her little frocks for herY
Eyes"
"As she did Johnny's9"
, "Yes."
sand does little Billy's?"
"Yes. She's made Billy little pa
!, Of breaches"
"With pockets in them?"
Eyes; two"
Dave laid down his pen. opened Il
code and read little to himself. I'VE
: / can put her in the penitentiary Il
: YOU" he said. "'Not less than OF
nor more than ten years." he read.
Outlet sat forward little.
"How old is your wifeT
u,Rorf kll vQarh
/ an draw the indictment. Let .
see. the grand jury win meet whel