Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-10-03
THEY MIXED
HIM UP
By HARRY VAN AMBERC


tell the jury why yo' done It."
1--WE was havin' a far game" said
the prisoner. las | supposed. Thar
was fou' dollars IN the pot, | showed
q par o. queens on tens. Tom showed
Q full o. queens on sevens. Now, I'll
leave 1t to the jury whether any pack
o. kcerds they ever see had five queens
in It,"
ado yo' rest yo' case thnrT' asked
the judge.
II does" replied the prisoner
"Jim Brown" said the Judge, 81 APP
pointed yo' the persecutIn attorney
In this case. and now ! would like to
know what yo' got to say agin that
honable and manly statement"
"There In two sides to every ques-
ton. 20 honah-the side Of the pris-
oner and the side agin the prisoner.
Now, the side agin the prisoner Is
this
"Have | got to listen to the other
sideT asked the Judge
Certainly, yo' honah."
I'D ruther not do that"
"Why2"
"'Cause | got my mind made up that
the KILN o Tom Murphy was JUST
fable homercide. II listen to the
other side won't know whether |
stand on my head or my heels"
ITS the duty o the cou't," replied
Mr. Brown. Ito listen to evidence on
both sides. How yo' goin' to decide on
questions o law without KNOWN what
20 air talkin' about"
"Yo' kin go on" said the Judge re-
luctantly.
"Bill jones'" began the prosecutor.
''says that thar was two queens IN his
own hand and three In Tom Murphy's
hand How do we know. yo' honah.
but that Tom held three good queens
and the prisoner one from another
pack?'
~ tole yo' SO, Mr.. Brown" remarked
the Judge impatiently. "Yo' gone and
mixed me all up What have yo' got
10 say agin that argument, Bill JonesT
81 have TO give yo' honah fac that
hasn't been mentioned As soon as
Tom see that | had two queens he let
one o. his'n drap."
hoW, WI bIOWu, put III tue
judge. 81 got It all Strengthened out
Don't yo' go mix me up agin."
"Bill jones'" asked the prosecuting
attorney. "whar did the game and the
shootin' take place"
"In the Antlers saloon across the
street"
"When?"
"This mornin'"
AT what table"
1.-THE one behind the fur end o. the
bar"
"Whnt queen was drapped?"
"The queen o diamonds"
"Yo' honah." turning to the Judge,
Twill yo' please send ovdh to see II
that queen is still lynn on the tloo'T'
"Jim Coyne, yo' go ovah, and If yo'
hin find the cynrd bring II into court"
There was hum of conversation
while the messenger was gone. Coyne
returned and handed card to the
Judge who looked ut It with pcrplex
ity.
"Jim Brown" he said angrlly. IL tole
20 yo' bcttah leave Cother side o this
case alone Yo' got II mixed up wo sc
N evan. This yere cynrd isn't the
queen o diamonds, It's the queen o
spades"
II kin make IL all plain to 20 honor
II you'll listen to me amt a-goin to
Rrgy high toned SOS the jury can't IN
dcrstand. but plain Bin Jones has
been cyard sharp for twenty yeas or
mo. IL It likely that he couldn't tell
the queen q spades from the queen q
diamondsT
you bet he could" from the Judge
"Then isn't It plain to yo' honah and
the jury that Bill Jones has convicted
hissef o pcriuryT'
Reckon he hasw exclaimed the
Judge what yo' got to say agin that
argument, Rill JoncsT"
IL got this, yo' honah Isn't II Iist
ag bad chcatln TO drap Il queen q
spades as II queen O. dinmondsf"
Reckon" said the judge. blown In
the opposite direction. "yo' done right
"Yo' honah," put in the prosecuting
attorney, II hold in my hand the pack
of guards the two We're plnyin' with
when the KILN come Off Now. If the
queen you have belongs to this pack,
Tom Murphy. who drappcd thnt queen
was innocent o chcatin', wasn't hep
"Of co'Se"
The cards We're compared and were
of the same backs.
"Mr. Brown" said the Judge, "wher
air yo' goln' to git through this ease
The furdcr y"' go the mo- va mix us
up"
"Yo' honah." cried the prisoner. 81
got jist one mo- thing to say. Ton
Murphy drapped n cyard with 81 II
the pot Isn't that enough To show
chea tin"
YES
Then want TO know what yo' keep
In mp this trial TO The persecutn
attorney got yo' so mixed up yo' don
know whnr vo' stand | reckon w
better dismiss the case"