The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-12-04

fed voice. Witness Stake said the fol
lowing Wednesday would be his fifty
eighth birthday; he was born of good
family In straitened circumstances; he
got his first education by home study;
he afterward taught the district
school; he worked his way along and
managed to gain admission to the bar
by supporting himself by any kind of
respectable employment that came to
hand: his beginning in law was I'M
propitious, and he had long struggle,
but success finally had come; he made
q comfortable fortune and was elected
to the bench by both parties; yes, he
daUghter-all this very solemnly, with
numerous details snugly fitted into the
testimony.
/ After Witness Stake had finished his
recital Judge Stake turned him over to
the attorney for the cross-examination
II understand" she said, ''that those
were days of racing and card playing
and other kinds of swift sport and fast
living. OF course, in your humble cir
cumstances you did not indulge In any
Of these thlngs?"
Witness Stake was. startled, and did
not answer, and an appeal was made
to Judge Stake that the jury needed
the information. "Of course" she said,
sweetly, IF the answer would tend to
incriminate the witness, he need not
answer"
The witness relented and replied: 81
did"
SIN how many of these forms Of
well-recreation did you participated"
II do not remember to have missed
any of them"
"Were you in debtT"
No answer.
II repeat the question, Were you in
debtT
"Yes."
"How often?"
No answer. III
Il repeat the question. How otteni
That is, how often hcforp our sue
cess Gamer
always"
How deep?"
Pause.
"How deep2"
Head over heels"
"Was 1t during this period of
chronic insolvency that you were mar
ried, or afterwardf
ut was during the former era"
us 1t not true that your present
wife married you despite the protest
Of her father, who thought your future
uncertain and did you not marry her
knowing that he dlsapproved7 If so.
why did you do it?"
Because loved her"
sand what is still more important,
why did she consent to such mar
riage2"
Because she had faith In me.1
you spoke of your success in your
profession. Please state for the bene-
ft of the jury at what time this sue
cess began"
"After she became my wife and
when l settled down."
The attorney was well satisfied with
the work thus far, but nevertheless
she pushed 1t further and brought out
the incident and the atmosphere of
Witness Stakes career, putting flesh
and life upon the skeleton of his for
NAL testimony-how hard and yet how
sweet the first struggles of the early
married days. how glorious the com
ing of success and how love had
blaZed a way through all the hard
ships. Then she trespassed upon her
privilege, and, to the establishment and
partly to the CONSERVATION OF the Judge
and jury. asked few questions which
seemed entirely irrelevant.
"Do you know person named Ar
mold Clarkf"
II do"
"Tell what you know Of his charac-
ter In this community and of his stand
ing at the bar"
The witness demurred, but the at
torney appealed to the Judge and after
q somewhat heated argument. In which
the witness and the Judge and the
jury showed considerable confusion
and agitation, the question was al
lowed.
II should say that he has the charac-
ter Of the average young man of his