The Butler weekly times., 1905-09-28

you, AMI IN WHICH you are uesCflDeu
rs belonging to the Rebel army"
Il should reckon | did. Didn't
write it and put It in every blessed ar
tiele | thought We RebS, as you call
US. could get and make use off
| looked at Colonel Buchanan and
saw Il pallor slowly creeping over us
face.
"Do you mean to say, sir" he asked.
that this prisoner did not voluntarily
meet you people, and Of his own free
viii agree to sell and deliver the arti-
cles mentioned in that paperT The
witness threw his head back and
laughed boisterouslv. The old Colo
ners face changed from white TO an
apoplectic red. and he again rapnef
for order and said sarcaSticaty. I
"Please restrain your merriment ana
answer my question: remember thiS
Is a court room, and not theatre.
"Beg pardon. Colonel. hut II you'd
seen how the old simmer trnm"N'
when I showed nv six-Shootpr undcr
his nose and toll him I'll blow out his
brains II he didn't sign II. you'd want
to laugh. too. The siy-Shooter hadn't
nary n charge, hut he didn't know
that. You see. the way we got hold ~
him was this: Some of our boys live
IN Ration Rouge. and thev know tn"
old fellow has ALWAYS been considered
bigger Yankee than old Greeley him
self. When we saw him inside our
lines. near the Ferry. where We
learned he had been to visit some sick
relative. we made mp our miris we'd
got pretty good thing. We knew ne
| was a rich old cock, and that his storr
| carried one OF the biggest stocks OF
goods outside Of Orleans. l decided
that | could Scare him into signing
most anything. but Ii was tough worE'
| thought at one time I'd really nav"
to load up and give him hrSh wouhl
tn make him ante up. Then JUST rs
he had signed the paper you hahks
Swooped down upon u.s.
'Do you mean to say. on your oath
on your oath. sir" said the Colonel
| imperlously. "that the prisoner did not
send word to yOu that he would meet
you at that Ferry and furnish YOU
certain information and cont1hnhd
|
The young Confederate Julilncu UP
and balancing himself on MS loot,
cried out, with the most intense scorh:
| sand you call this lanK" court
Of Justice! Couldn't any OF you taKe
trouble enough tn find out whHt Kih''
Of man vor were trying! Nhy' any
child In Baton Koug" coulu nave 'o'l
You who old jew lSaacs was anu
twice he's had rome round his neck
and been nearly chokcd into kin"dnm
Come by our hOyS because hc wouldnt
toll where you'rns were crmn"d-and
all the old fellow would say was,
'Hang away Cou'dn't yon find ont,
through some of your smart witnesses,
that my own capture was due to the
plucky old devil, who was brave
enough and loval enorgh 10 You YankS
to send word to your Captain by his lit
tie son when and where he had agreed
to meet us. in spite of my oath to him
that would shoot him down like a
dog II he breathcd n word to any one|'
And the indignant Southerner sank
down in his chair. wiping the perspira-
tion from his face.
rh,. .,o a.,,o.;o nor+ oe ,,,;s s+or+
ling lenoucmont was par,ly arranged
by the lawyer has always been my
conviction. He knew from tho first
that he had a sure ease AMI ho had
been greatly nettlcd by the sharp
words and rulings of President Buchan-
an. At any rate. the effect was all
that no could have wished. Never be-
fore, in his long military career. had
the old Coloners pride received such a
blow. His boast had been that he had
presided over more than fifty court
martials and had seldom had his find
ings disapproved as he claimed to
know all there was to know about
military law.
The room was cleared and the Colo
mel, after a few words of explanation,
added, "Of course. the case will be dis
missed at once and the prisoner re-
leased I desire to confess to YOU gen
| tlemen that for my part | fear | have
allowed my prejudices to influence my
Judgment, and that | have been nearer
than ever before in all my military life
committing very grave and serious
error. We are none Of us too old to
learn"
After adiourninp tbe court the no.
bic old man won't into the adjoining
room. shook hands most heartily and
courteously with the LAWYER the Con-
federate Captain and the old jew, and
i