Deseret Evening News | 1891-08-15 | Page 10 | Seeing and Knowing

Aeln ami ICnoitliij. An eminent ton! chief Justice, who wa trying a right ot way cae, had W fere hliu a witness nu old firmer who wa proceeding to tell tho Jury that be had "knowed tho path for sixty ycer, and my feyther tould 1 a he becred my gmndhythcr xeyM "Stop!" sahl tho Judge i "wo can't hate any hearsay ovldmco hcrot" 'Nol" exclihucd Tanner OHc. "Tln-u how dott know who thy fcythcr was cept by hivunayr' After tho laughter luul subsided tho Judgosald, "In court of law wo can only Ut guided with wliat )ou ha.o seen with your eyes, nnd nothing moro or Ium." 'Oli, that bo lowod for a talop re plied tho farmer. "I ha gotablloon the back of my neck, and 1 nocr we-i 'un, but I bo prepared to swear that bo's there, dang 'unP 'i hi second trlufupb on Iho part of tho witncsut In a torrent ot hearsay ovldenco about tho footpath which ol tAhiud wc 0ht with tho Jury, alUIt tho Judgo told thorn It wa not tostlmouy of any nlue and tho farmer party wou IrUh Timt.