The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-03-21

tenSity. But soothing syrup and bro
mide We're applied, the widow yielded
TO its soothing effects and the doctor
went on and said the only way he. his
father and grandfather could restrain
her amorous advances was by threat
ching her with free trip to Chatta-
hOOchee Her case became so rapidly
bad that a commission was called 10
discuss IL His conferee in the case
was Dr.. Riggs. the veterinarian. who
/ insisted the widows case was one of
aggravated heaveS, while Or. Hood
stood out for monomania or man ap-
petite.
This ended the evidence. The learn
ed counsel for the dashing widow. Col
Newton. yielded the opening speech TO
his opponent. Attorney Zewadski. who
did the Recommendation act 10 the
queens taste. showing so plainly by
his irresistible logic and powerful an
alysis Of the evidence given that his
client, Doc Beck OF soap foam public
iJy. was innocent of playing hide
and seek with the widows susceptive
/ heart a chick a day old That he
was the soul Of honor. \ child Of ma
ture and possessed a chivalric and no
/ BILE nature, such A angels look down
and bless with their smiles. He sure
did make black white.
/ Then arose the eloquent Col. Newton
and with an impa sSioned look and
+ Demosthenic gestures and an unabridg-
/ ed vOca bulary. went through the evil
dence of the defendant : witnesses like
a Missouri cyclone through a cornfield
and when ne got through with them,
in his way Of reasoning and Analysing.
his client was the object of the most
cruel and heartless trifler that had
ever bruised a sweet violet and no con-
demnation and a verdict however enor-
nous could aSsuage her grief or mend
her lacerated and crushed heart He
startled the audience and fairly took
DIR. Walter Hoods breath away by an
nOuncing that DR.. Hood was the only
man since Will Shakspere wrote that
he could fathom and read the huma n
mind.
The judge then impartially charged
the jury. interpreted the law and said
any verdict short of one for the plain
tiff would compel him to send every
one of them TO the chain gang for life.
1t sent such a thrill of paralysis thru
the jurors that il froze them TO their
seats and Sheriff Galloway had TO pry
them loose with a red hot poker. ere
they would retire to make up their
verdict. 1t was a clear case of intim-
idatiOn by the Jeffrys judge and 50
with one acclaim the verdict was for
the dropping but hopeful plaintiff in
the sum of S34S. of which amount So
should go to the jury and IS cents TO
the judge. OF course the verdict was
received with thunderous applause.
: The counsel for the plaintiff asked
Foreman Camp where he came in and
Mr. Camp responded. You don't come
in" More laughter y humorous cpl
SOde of the trial was when the sheriff
returned from the jury room and ask
ed the court if il had a cork screw
about its person, and when the jury
filed in with its verdict the jurors each
and every one was wiping his mouth
as though they had INDUCED in some
famous vintage.
One more incident of the witnesses
testimony was that Clifford Anderson
! in telling about a dog fight in Sher
SCOTS back yard and who pres
1 ent. When the counsel for the defense
said tell all YOU know and who was
there, the Judge arose and with much
. pompousnesS shouted. Il forbid you tc
! answer that question" but after the
attorney for the defense assured the
judge his name nor any member of the
, jury would not be mentioned, the wit
, ness was allowed to tell of the fight
and it was learned that the dogs were
, the property of Will Hooker and En-
, NETT Robinson. That TroXler was
. gate keeper and DR.. Anderson referee
That DIR. Dodge. Rev. Ley and such en-
inent moraliStS Charlie Rheinauer
and DR.. Izlar sat on the bald headed
row. That a bottle of Barbee mad
vertently slipped from the pocket OF
Mr.. Camps ulster and fell into the dog
pit. the golden liquor splitting out or
the ground. and that while Emmett's
dog licked it up greedily. Mr.. Hocker's
canine was SO Disguised at the william
Gus liquid. being temperance dog
that he fled the field and broke up the
fight.
There YOU have the story of the
breach of promise suit in n hurried
and diSjointed way, but all the same
it was full of many ridiculous jokes
and fakes of local coloring. 1t was
great from start to finish and every
witness in the case drew blue rib.
bon. The act was conceived in the
hearts of the good women in charity
and love for distressed humanity anG
the people of the Brick City responded
. with $500 house and that is the bes
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