Show run IN COURT A georgia witness that he ile was a son soil of freedom the present judge hutchins of the superior court of the northeastern judicial circuit bitof of this slate state 13 is the son of nathaniel hutchins so well known by many of the older citizens of elbert as one of the cleverest men and ablest jurists jurist a in in georgia hoewaa WEI a the arede predecessor cessor of his sou son on the same bench now occupied by colonel hutchings of gwinnett and was popularly known all through tho the u upper per portion of the state during Z progress of the superior court at Car neaville last week this amusing incident occurred which wag was related to a new neto south scribe by senator col coloniel oriel of athens an attorney had an instrument ot of writing in court the validity of which needed to tor be ile proven roven and which could only be done TC one by th tha owner wrier 0 of the signature found there on swearing to the same the wat ness waa was ca called billed and an ail old gray haired man who had bad lived over his three score and ten tell took the stand and colonel thurmond handed him the paper and asked Is that your signature sir I 1 the old gentleman eitleman ent leman looked at the paper closely elos efy and said waal ill tell yer bitting gitting old and my eyesight arc not ko lo rood as it was but if somebody will loan me a pair of specks araps I 1 kin cipher it out pair of glasses were furnished bita and he gazed at the document again well said the lawyer the witness continued to peer at fit the paper aper ivera very well colonel thurmond eaid said again waiting fur for the witness 8 to decide 6 waal said the old man that ar ia is my fist you can come down sir air said the lawyer but instead of coming coining down the old man turned his eyes on the court and after gazing at him for some time he said bedge is you old man nath I 1 hutchine hutchins boy V llenas nay my father ans answered the court awal give me yer hand ajege kan I 1 loved yer daddy and I 1 ig is awful awful glad ad to see his boy following III in hia his footmarks foot marks the court pave gave the old man his caad and tind after shaki ngit heartily the witness stepped from the stand an and asta started arted out oft of the h 0 co court u rt ro room om when he had gotten out of the bar and was about midway the hall he lie turned abruptly about and said in rather a loud tone of voice here heres lieres them are specks if an any of you wants lem cm the he court room was in an uproar of laughter but the old man never smiled as lie returned the glasses and left the house |