The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-02-26
By F. p. DUNE
Copyright. 1897 by II. II Mcclue & CO..

dure. takes of TIA handkerchief an
goes at ye with tn sooFd.
But suppose Ne have a little IL ~
useful with SO. Yc br-r.8k into Hoo
gan's house some night suTerin' firm
an uncomfortable impulse to take his
suppoSih' ala this Ye wuddtut taxi"
his watch. He has no watch. We'll.
he's sound asleep. V give him a
good crack IN the heaa 80 he won hc
disturbed an hook tn clock FIRM un-
dhcr tn pillow. Tn neNt day ye're ar
tn news. Naughty sign ~ wealthy
family steals watch 4 IN awful Hogan.
Fun account il d~hrcadful career N IN
Victim. Uuwrii'en law - be invoked
an there's an article e. show thai amy
wan has 4 right TO take Hogan.s watch.
that he was not a proper man 70 have
tn care IL a watch. anyhow. an that
We done well TO hook ii. This * al
ways tin first step to'rd securin cold
Justice fr tn rich. Ye're next ELECTED
ASSOCIATIONS, an finally. i'm ordhcr that
tn law may tie ENFORCED without re-
gard to persons. an eNper, witness -
hired fr ye.
TIL thrile begins. Ye walk n With
q quick. nervous sthride an st tn
watch be tn coort clock. 'Ar-re >e
guilty or not guilty. says tn clerk.
Guilty an glad il it,. says we're law
yer amid cheers an Kisses. HaNe ye
tn watch with ye?' says tn coort- Il
peculiar way. Lave me look at it.
a Y tn coort. i will not. says the
pris-ner. putin 1t back into his pocket
How ar-re We goin' 10 defind this
crook . says tn Judge. We ARE GO
in to provo that at tn time he COM
mitted this crime he was insane. says
tn lawyer. i object. says tn States
attorney. 1t is not legal to inthra-
jooce evidence iv insanity till tn
proper foundations is established. tn
define must prove hat tn prisoner
has money. How do we know he isn't
broke like tn rest ~ US III coort-
How much money have We got? The
pris'ner-Two million dollars. but |
expect more. TIL coort-Objection
Overruled.
9TH expert is called. Doctor. what
eXpeeryence have We had among tn
head cures?' i have been FIR forty
years in an asylum AS guest or
landlord? AS both Now, doctor. ]
will ask you a question. SuppoSin this
prisoner to be a man with a whole lot
of none an supposin' he whit 10 this
house on tn night in question. an sup
pose it was snowin an suppose it
wasn't. an suppose he turned firm tn
right hand corner to tn left goin' up.
stairs. an sllpposin' he wore a plug
hat an a pair iv skates. an supposin'
tn next day was Wednesday, I oh
jet says tn States attorney. "Th'
statutes, with which me larned frind
is no doubt familiar. though | be darn
ed if he shows it. f'rbids tn mention "
tn days iv tn week Scratch out
Winsday an substichoot four o'clock
in ~Janooary.' says tn coort. Now.
how does tn sentence r-read? TIL
ext day was -four o'clock in anoo-
ary, an suposin' tn amount
iv money, an supposin' We haven't got
a very large salary holdin' tn chair
iv conniption fits at tn college. an
supposin' We don't get a cent onless ye
answer r-right, / ask We. on tn night
in question whin tn p~ris'ner grabbed
tn clock was he or was he not funny
at tn roof i object to tn form iv
question: ays tn states attorney. In
tn eighth sintince ! move to sthrike
out tn Wurrud and as unconstitu-
tional. unprofissyonal, an conthry to
tn laws iv evidince.' My Gawd. has
my client no rights in this coort? says
tn other lawyer. 'Ye bet he has
says tn coort. Well sthrike out tn
Wurrud land" but we'll substichoot tn
more proper Wurrud 'aloofness.""
Did We see tn p%ris'ncr afther his