Show the law of hospitality tho the law of hospitality is sacred and condition of the stranger in a strange land should bo be ro re spooled Pec tod so when wo we are accused of a wanton assault on friendless travellers trav ellers some explanation is necessary to justify our conduct in tile the we find hospitality very strictly enjoined and wo we also find EXODUS 11 that strangers I 1 must conform to the usages of the people with whom they stop and be hold responsible for every breach of law or justice whether they are justified J usi in branding respected re speck and well voll known men as criminals and old and worthy citizens as liars we leave our accusers to settle bettle boing being 0 a str stranger auger is is per sc re no reason boason for doubting it a mans integrity 0 but wo we must in a case like the above weigh the probability of his assertions remember that lie has no reputation to sustain everything to win aud and nothing to loose and consider the character and reputation of those whom they would rum ruin consider also tile standing of the men who swear that the charges are false noarl nearly y everyone ovo plesent at tho the ta dope 7 case tire are firmly convinced that mrs holliday and tile the johnson boy saw mr powers ors sponging out tilo the crouso crouse horses mouth and the horse being blanketed wore were mist mistaken akon in tile the animal an admitting that sherrill Sh orrill and brown were also mistaken in the same way it is very peculiar that those two who came together and live together should when several yards apart and from 36 to 45 feet from tile horse both notice the loping doping process so minutely still more peculiar is the fact that this coincidence appeared so natural and probable to the prosecution it is also strange that tho the prosecution did not think it necessary to demonstrate denion strato that a crimo crime had been committed they jum jumped ed at the conclusion that the so caare called d holes in the horses mouth were caused by drugs without call calling on n a really competent veteran imo nry ary to decide e eida th matter |