Show A hard witness utica Ob observer erver do you know the prisoner well as ked the attorn attorney never knew b alim sick replied the witness no levity said the lawyer tt fernly now sir did you vou ever see e the prisoner at the tile bar prisoner fri took too many a drink with him at the bar answer my question sir yelled the lawyer how long have you known tho tile prisoner from two feet up ill to five feet ten inches will the court make the 1 I have lave bedge taid the witness ess anticipating the lawyer 1 I have bave answered the question I 1 knowel the ill prisoner idoner when lie was a boy two feet long and a roan man five feet ten your honor its a fact dedge fin du under oath persisted the witness the tile lawyer arose placed both hands on the table in front of h him spread his legs apart leaned irn his body over the table and said will you tell the court what you know about this case me that aint his name replied the witness what mint aint rint his name case who said it was you did you wanted to know what I 1 knew about this case his names smith your honor howled the attorney plucking his beard leard out by the roots will you yea make this man anwer answer witness said the judge you must answer the questions put to it you land land 0 goshen judge habut I 1 been doin it let the blamed cuss fire away im all ready then said the lawyer dont beat about the basli any more you and the prisoner have been friends never neer promptly responded the witness what you summoned here as ai a friend no sir I 1 was summoned here as a presbyterian nary one of us was ever friends hes iles an old line baptist without a drop of quaker in in him stand down yelled tho the lawyer in disgust tey hey stand down cant do it ill sit down or stand up sheriff remove that man from th the e box witness retires muttering well if he be aint the thick cuss I 1 ever laid eyes on |