Show an plea it in in taxes and within a few hundred miles of 0 galveston Oal A poorly clad thin looking boy was brought up tip for trial rial on ad tho the charge of blooding is i ham from it 11 grocer ills iiii namo name wits jony jerry the tha sou son of 0 nn an alleged poor but bat virtuous widow ilia personal perso nul of tile boy wua was flat biot attractive to blind tho the juthe juilia a rare to tho the roil roil mericia Bof of the tho thomaso case caso foreman of tho the jury who was vis a pro f onni lonal told tho the next juryman co hii it that al thought ditched itched lie had boon on t tho he betich bench tho jury bundi for ill alast tnt I 1 wenty twenty five years ilie ho ball bal nover neon neau such it A ill face a on it more I 1 boy my the other oilier juryman whis whispered back that alio binl reinol lna tor for ro election with ilia lur law abiding 0 lament by taking liking tho ibn hau doull i olt olf such snob it a de sperato villain rn annl l allowing lowing ul him to sit bit nour near the stove A pleat ion of no not t guilty 11 will was entered onto roil atil mi I 1 tho like trial proceeded the evi lenco wait waa dead alti 1 v against tho the boy but bat before tile tho cane went to lo the janythe nry alio boys 1 awyer got up ill nud bull rind faid muy may it ib please your honor the ra other of 0 this unfortunate boy has haa 1 baat 1 race evad information from now 0 orleans r that owing to tho the death of 0 arola a relative tivo in ia that city flita sho she comes into of 0 a lugo large number of lion loncon sos r ail road and other stock to bo be hold in trust for thin boy I 1 myself havo scon tile tho documents 11 where does the widow live ashod BB ko veral when whan tho the jary got bick back after an ab banoo noo of 0 ono inin ato ate thoro there wore were real tears of JOT jay in the eyes of the foreman us its he bo pronounced tho the verdict of I 1 I 1 not guilty hamid adaid the tossed cheers ol of tho the crowd the rho boy wit WM a boar tily labod by the md and who gathered gu mound around hini him the pro cont scout ing attorney intimated that lio he would proceed criminally und land civilly against tho the grocer from froin hou hont tho the ham wits an elderly lawyer who wrin was a bachelor told the boy ho he WM was sorry borry that ho win was not a com complete plate orphan iia as hoaas ho looking for it i bright boy to adopt anti and give his hia wealth to the hie if ol of tho the jary suddenly remain bored that ho he had ball known ibe widow in ili former days that sho bho WM was it a ludy lady an and I 1 lit fit to be ba tho companion of au an L english ng lish peor peer several members of the bir bar sell tho the boy homo home to break tile the alad news of LIB his acquittal to tho the and an 1 I 1 donly denly rich widow Ile Ite portera porters aro are E farally ta suspicious I 1 and in I 1 a representative of the Galves toli called on tho the boys boyi lawyer to obtain some moro more details deli tila that hoy boy fand oil his hia mother aro are in in big luck you said baid tile tho lawyer 11 they nearly got him that time iles the worst little rascal in texas and lna ilia mother is IB no better batter she bho him in I 1 11 hi is stealing bat then isho ahio I 1 11 very c poor car 11 do a you jw moan mean to buy B ly th that I 1 it t is all ail a took cock arad and ball story about his hia coming in possession of houses railroad and other stock block through tho the dedith of a relative in new orleans tho the lawyer laughed anti said I 1 tell yon von confidentially I 1 was fooling tho the follows the widow McGon mcgonigle iglo lina a sister mater la in now orleans and that sister had a boy she bought tho the boy at auction Q a aig lot ol of toys wooden houses t tin ia railroads aull aud it a noth s ark full fall of blooded stock afook hut but tho the boy got it a I 1 gennino oase case of malarial remittent remit tont t tover favor of some kiad und and died so tato now naw orleans women woman shipped hi sped tho the bluff to tho the U boy aly billy I 1 saw the tha letter and the boy myself it la Is a fact that ho he has come into tho the possession of houses railroad anti anil stock as I 1 stated for tori 1 would rather miller give up ill tho 13 profession than lie 1 I 1 always know knew that said the ri P 1 it is is tight right amusing to sea BOO three or I 1 four our old duffola prowling about tho the place one ot of them has bought hill bill a u now ow on suit it of clot clothes hes and invited tho the widow to a art do bull ball they got out 0 of tho the house like they ilcy had boon been scalded when tho the widow sh aliola own them tho the improved property prop etly wa and the robt rest of 0 the playthings the choy go about raving and say I 1 am to blamo blame for or it all but bat I 1 dont see sea how do you yon 2 I 1 only stated tile tho simple truth and when I 1 0 a do that any more is ili a texas boort t bouso I 1 am going to quit tile the law and become ii 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