This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... oldest and most respectable neighbors. These witnesses could, however, to the great chagrin of the counsellor, only testify their suspicions. Some of them knew one Kit Ranter, and had known his father before him, they were both cross, and to use the words of one witness, " cross-grained" people who ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... oldest and most respectable neighbors. These witnesses could, however, to the great chagrin of the counsellor, only testify their suspicions. Some of them knew one Kit Ranter, and had known his father before him, they were both cross, and to use the words of one witness, " cross-grained" people who never had a good word for any body. They had heard them abuse the Black Acre people. Counsellor Whale. " Have they anything to do with this suit." Wit. " I've heerd that they got it up." Counsel. W. "Do you know it." W. "I can't say that I do." Coun. W. (Triumphantly.) "Then the court will tell the jury that these suspicions are no proof." C. J. " Certainly." Counsellor Flash. " Have you heard either of the parties say anything about this suit." Counsellor W. " That is a fishing question. I shall object to the witness answering it." C. J. " The counsel for the defendant must apply his question to some particular person." Counsellor. " Did you ever hear Mistress Clam say anything about this suit?" Wit. " I have heern her say that the blacks was better people then the Black Acre people, and that so far from suing for her freedom, she would burn for it or kill for it." Counsel. W. " Did you ever hear her say she was interested in the result of this suit ?" Wit. " No. She always denied that she had any more to do with it than any other friend to them that was in trouble." Counsellor Whale. " The court will see that this is a groundless and malicious plea, and ought to be dismissed." Mistress Clam had recovered her composure, she smiled with malignant delight, and whispered to her counsel that she should like, if consistent with the rules of court and the code of justice, to " tear the wig off the ojus wretch, or scratch out his very eyes...".
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