Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-05-10
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cared Jeffreys, his black eyes blazing
with the rage of a demon. Am | to be
;psnlted in my own court? Is every FIVE
rroat piece of a pleader, because he
rbance 10 have a wig and 4 gown, TO
b,v,w beat the lord justice. and to fly in
-be face of the ruling of the courti sOh.
Master Helstrep, fear that l shall live
IA see some evil come upon your'
Il crave your lordships pardon cried
-be faint-hearted barIister with his face
the color of his brief
Keep n guard upon your words and
anon your actionsi'' Jeffreys answered,
IN menacing voice ~See that you are
not too jealous in the cause of the scum
II the earth. How now. then: What
10 these one and fifty villains desire to
sav for themselves2 What is their 6es
CIentlemen of the jury, beg that We Will
take particular notice of the cuthroat
faces of these men, Ills well that Col.
kirke hath afforded the court sufficient
guard, for neither justice nor the church
is safe at their hands,
Forty of them desire to plead guilty to
the charge of taking up arms against the
King" replied our barrister
''Ah." roared the judge WAS ever
such unparalleled impudence2 Was
there ever such brazen effrontery? Gull
". .Quothal Have they expressed their
repentance for this sin against most
kind and leng-suffering monarch? PIT
down those words on the record. clerk17
They have refused to express re-
pentanee. your lordship,' replied the
counsel for the defense.
oh, the PARTICLES! Oh the shame
les srogues! cried the judge. ~'Put the
Iorty together on this side of the en-
closure. Oh, gentlemen, have We ever
seen such a concentration of vice! See
how baseness and wickedness can stand
with head erectI Oh hardened MON
~ters! But the other eleven. How can
they expect us to believe this transpar-
eut falseh0od-this palpabIe device ?
How can they foist it upon the courti''
My lord, their defense hath not vet
heen advanced! stammered Master Hell
strOp.
Il can sniff a lie before it is uttered. ;,
roared the judge, by no means abashed
i can read it as quick as We can think
it. Come, come, the courts time is
precious. Put forward a defense or seat
yourself, and let Judgment be passed.
These men, my lord,'' said the counsel.
who was trembling until the parchment
ratified in his hand. ''These eleven men,
my lord"
Eleven devils, my lord INTERRUPTED
Jeffreys.
They are innocent peasants, NV lord.
who love God and the king, and have in
noWlse mingled themselves in this recent
business. They have been dragged from
their homes, my lord, not because there
was suspicion against them, but because
they could not satisfy the greed of Ger
tain common soldiers who were baked
of plumber in--'
oh, shame, shame!' cried Jeffreys. in
voice of thunder @'Oh, threefoId
shame, Master Helstrop? Are you not
content with bolstering up rebels, but
You must go ont of your way to SANDER
the Kings troops? What is the world
coming to! What, in a word, is the de-
Tense of these rogues?''
An abb, your lerdship."
Ha! The common plea of every
Seonndrel? Have they witnessesT
IS we nave here a list of forty wit
aeSses, your 1ordship. They are waiting
below. many of them having come great
distances and with much toll and trou-
Who are they? What are they:r cried
They are country folk, your lordsbipy
I,ottagers and farmers, the neighbors OF
theSe poor men, who knew them well.
and can speak as to their dOings''
Cottagers and farmers!'' the Judge
shouted. why, then, they are drawn
from the very class from which these
men come. Would you have us believe
the oath of those who are themselves
Wings, Presbyterians, Somersetshire
ranters. the pothouse companions of the
men whom we are trying2 | warrant
they have arranged it all snugiy over
theIr beer-snugly, snugly, the roguesr'
WIN you not hear the witnesses, your
Iordship z! cred our counsel. shamed in
20 some little sense of manhood by this
Not a word from them, sirrah." said
Jettreys. 1T is a question whether nv
dnty towards my kind master the King
write down kind MASTER clerk--doth
not warrant me in placing all your wit
hesses in the dock as the aiders and abet-
tors OF treason" ts
II it please your lordship." cried one
VI the prisoners, Il have for witnesses
Mr. johnson of Neither Stowey, who is a
clergyman"
The mere shame to them to appear
I'D such cause" replied Jeffreys
what are we to say, gentlemen of the
Jury, when we see county gentry and the
clergy of the Established Church sup
porting treason and rebellion in this
ashton Surely the last days are at
mana! You are most malignant and
dangerous Wing to have so far drawn
mem from their duty"
AAA@ A@pANs NAACn O1It w
the prisoners.
Hear you, you believing eaIf"'
shouted the Judge ''We can heat
taught else. DO you think that you are
1ack IN your conventicle, that you should
lare to raise your voice in such fash
ION: Hear you, quotha. We shall hear
You at the end of rope ere many days"
We scarce think, your lordship." said
one of the crown lawyers. springing to
ms feet amid great rustlng of papers.
we scarce think that it is necessary for
ne crown to state any case. We have
already heard the whole tale of this
most damnable and execrable attempt
many times over. The men in the dock
before your lordship have for the most
part confessed to their guilt. and Of
nose who bold out. there is not one who
mas gwen us any reason to believe that
.ie is innocent of the foul crime laid to
AIS charge. The gentlemen of the long
."oe are therefore unanimously of opin-
ron that the jury may at once be re-
,inlred to pronounce a single verdict upon
me whole of the prisoners"
Which is-?' asked Jeffreys, glanciEg
round ar tho farauaoD