The Columbus journal., 1908-12-16

DER STORY.
against that gentlemanr' 81 mean,
my lord, to assert my privilege q an
Englishman, without giving . reason
Why" =
The judge, who had been highly
bribed, in order to conceal it by .
show ofcandor, and having confden-
GO in the superiority of his party. said:
"Well, ir, - you claim your privilege
in one instance, I will grantit. Whom
would you wish to have in the room of
that man excepted After a short
time taken in reconsideration, my lord"
says he, II wish to have an honest man
chosen In" and looking round the
court-"my lord, there is that miller
in the court, We will have him, if you
please" Accordingly the miller was
chosen in.
Az soon rs the clerk of the court had
given them al their oaths, . dextrous
little fellow came into the apartment
and slipped ten golden guineas into
the hands Of each of eleven jurymen
and gave the miller but five. He oh.
served that they were oil bribed as we'll
as himself, and said to his next neigh
Dor, in . soft whisper, "How much
have you gots'' "Ten pieces" said he.
But he concealed what he had got him.
self The cause was opened by the
plaintiffs counsel, and al the scraps of
evidence they could pick up were ad-
duced in his favor.
The younger brother was provided
with a great number of witnesses and
pleaders, all plentifally bribed, as we'll
Is the judge. The witnesses deposed
that they were in the selfsame country
when the brother died, and saw him
buried. The counselors pleaded upon
his accumulated evidence, and every.
thing went with full side in favor of
the younger brother. The judge sum-
med in the evidence with great gravity
and deliberation, "and now, gentlemen
Of the jury" said he, clay your heads
together, and bring in your verdict IS
you shall deem most just
They waited but for . few minutes
before they determined in favor of the
younger brother. The judge said,
"Gentleman, are you agreed? and who
shall speak for your I'VE are all
agreed, my lord, " replied one, land our
foreman shall speak for U.s." Hold,
my lord" replied the miller, I'VE are
not all agreed" "Why?" said the
Judge, in . very surly manner, "what's
the matter with youi What reasons
have you for disagreeing?"
Il have several reasons, my lord,
replied the miller; ''the first is, they
have given to each of these gentlemen
of the jury ten broad pieces of gold
and to me but five which, you know, is
not fair. Besides, I have many objec-
tons to make to the false reaeonings
of the pleaders and the contradictory
evidence of the witnesses." Upon this,
the miller began a discourse which dis
covered such q vast penetration of
judgment, such extensive knowledge of
law, and was expressed with such man.
" and energetic eloquence that it as
tonished the judge and the whole court.
As he was going on with his power.
full demonstrations the judge, in great
surprise. stopped him. "Where did
you come from, and who are you?"
II came from Westminster hall" re-
piled the miller; my name is Matthew
Hale; am lord chief justice of the
kings bench. Ihave observed the ini-
putty of your proceedings this day;
therefore, comedown from seat which
you are not worthy to hold. You are
one of the corrupt parties in this I'M.
quitous business. l will come up this
moment and try the case all over
again."
Accordingly Sir Matthew went up,
with his miller's dress and hat on, be-
gan the trial from its very commence
ment, and searched every circumstan-
&c oftruth and falsehood. Heevinced
the elder brothers title to the estate,
from the contradictory evidence of the
witnesses and the false reasoning of
the pleaders; unraveled all the sophis
try to the very bottom and gained
complete victory in favor of truth and
justice.
can invade our FOOLS paradise and