| Show r an Intelligent Witness scene scent 1 A court of justice jutie I 1 in borth 3 rth carolina Carol iii abeare A beardless I 1 ess diso disc disciple eipl of the themis mis rises rises a and ana na addresses the court may it please your worship I 1 bujen and you gentleman of the jury since it has been my fortune good or bad I 1 will not say to exercise myself in legal disquisitions it has never before befallen me to be obliged to denounce a breach of the peace so enormous and transcending as the one now claici claiming i your attention A more barbarous dire direful jini u marked mark d and arid malicious assault a more willful violent dangerous and murderous batter battery y and gnall finally y a mord more more diabolical breach of the peace has seldom happened in a civilized country sn andi andl d j dare I 1 say it has seldom been your duty to pals fa tup sup upon 0 n one so shocking to benevolent feel g ingras s st this h is which took place lace over at captain calta in rices elb els in t this is county but you will hear from the witnesses I 1 the witnesses being sworn two or three were examined and deposed one that he heard the noise but see the fight dight fight another that he saw the row but dont hont ickow know who struck first and a third that he was very drunk drubi and coul dilt say much luch about the grimmage scrimmage 11 W lawyer chops I 1 am very sorry borry gentlemen men 1 to have occupied so mu much ch of your time with the stupidity of the witnesses examined it arose gentlemen altogether froal from misapprehension on my part had I 1 known as I 1 now do that I 1 had a witness in attendance who was stas well acquainted with all the besof the he case and who was able to make hini hinl self seif clearly and intelligibly understood by the court and jury I 1 should not so long have trespassed on y your gur pur ti time imea and lid rid patience come forward mr harris and be sworn so forward comes cornea the witness a fat chuffy looking man a Ilee leetie beetle tle tie corned and took ills bis corporal oath with an air chop chops mr harris we wish you to tell all about the riot that happened the other day at captain rices and as a good deal of time has deen already wasted in circumlocution we wish you to be as compendious and at the same time as explicit as possible harris giving the lawyer a knowing wink at the same time clearen clearing his throat captain rice he begin gin gln a tree tand c cousin tous lous sally dilliard billiard she came over to our house and d axed me if my wife she tnt go I 1 18 told oid cousin sally dilliard billiard that my wife was po poorly being P as how she had a touch of the rheumatics in the hip and the big swamp was in the road and the big swamp was up for there ther had been a heap of rain lately buchow soi so mever dever as it was she cousin sally dilliard my wife ife iad she bought go well cousin sally dilliard then axed me it i mose he tnt go I 1 told cousin sally dilliard that monehe was the foreman of the crop and the crop I 1 was vms smartly in the grass but as it was she cousin sally dilliard mose he nought go chops ops aps in the name of common sense mr carrl parri harris 1 s what do you mean by this rigmarole witness captain rice he gin a treat and ind cousin sally saily dilliard she came over to our house bouse and nd axed me if my wife she tnt go I 1 told cousin sally dilliard chops stop sir air it i you please we dont want to hear anything about ab out cousin sally dilliard and your wife tell teil us about the fight 0 at rices witness well weil I 1 will sarif you will let me chops well sir air go on witness well captain rice he gin a treat and cousin sally dilliard she came over to our house and axed me it if my wife she bought n nago it 0 7 chops cops there it is again witness witness 1 I 1 say witness please to stop 0 witness well sir what as you want chops we want to know about the fight and you must not proceed in this impertinent bebry do you know anything about the matter before the court witness to tobe be sure I 1 do ch chops ops aps Wilfy will you go on and tell it and nothing in else ilse I 1 witness witness well weil captain luce kice he gin a treat I 1 s chops this is may it please the c court 0 urt I 1 move that this witness be commit commie te tela adfor f or a contempt he seems to me to be trifling with avith the court court witness you are now before a court jf justice and unless you behave yourself in a arre more becoming manner anner you will be sent to jall jail so begin and tell what you know about th tha fight at captain rices witness alarmed well gentlemen captain mee wee he gin a treat sally dil iiara glara chops 4 I 1 hope that this witness may be ordered or acred into custody court after deliberating mr attorney thac the c is of opinion that we cani cari save time by tel tei the Wi witness to go on in his own way priced V ed mr harris with your story ku bye V stick tofile to 0 eele file point jill vit yit aness ta gentlemen well captain rice h he e gin a cousin sally dilliard sho she h C came a e over dobur house and axed me if my ewe kwe bhe ehe go I 1 told cousin sally that my wa was poorly being as she had bad the rheumatics in the hip and he big swamp was in the road and the big swamp was up but ho or never as it was ae she co cousin 1 sal sai sally saily y y he bought go 0 well cousin sally dilliard then axed me U mose he tnt go I 1 told cousin sal sai sally saily dilliard as how alose he wab was wad wai the foreman of f and the crop ivas bras was smartly in the grass hut but as it was she cousin sally dilliard Dill lard tard mose he bought go so on the they edde wa Q I 1 loether together mose my wife and cousin sally sa T saily I 1 dillward Dill ard fard and ana they comes to the big swamp ld aard the big swamp was up as I 1 was telling you but be being ingis as how there cherew w as a log across the big th swamp cousin sal sai Sally saily Dilliard and mose like genteel dentel folks they walks the log but my wife like a fool waded and gentlemen the height of 0 what I 1 know about it |
