Show KNEW VALUE OF AN OATtf Colored Witness at Least Was Aware of Its Pecuniary Worth Clarence S Darrow tho well known lawyer and essayist discussing tho Haywood trial in which ho played so prominent a part said the other day Some of the evidence in that trial was so transparently falso that it reminds re-minds me of n caso that came off in Alabama a few years back One of the witnesses in this caso was an extremely ex-tremely Ignorant man As his testimony testi-mony progressed his ignorance became be-came so shockingly evident that tho Judge looking sternly down at him said Look here sir are you acquainted acquaint-ed with the value of an oath The witness answered anxiously ledge I hope I am That thar lawyer on yer loft hand gimmo six dollars dol-lars to swar agin tho other side Thets the correck value of an oath aint it jedgo |