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"You bought a gun of the last witness, did you not?" asked he. "Yes, sir," replied Joe, scarcely knowing whether he was on trial himself or not. "You gave him a twenty dollar bill, did you not?" "You are suggesting his answers," interposed the county attorney. "What did you give him in payment?" "I gin him a twenty dollar bill," replied Joe promptly. "This was the bill, wasn't it?" "I pray your honor's judgment," said the county attorney with a smile. "My learned brother answers the question, and then puts it." YOU BOUGHT A GUN OF THE LAST WITNESS DID YOU NOT ASKED HE YES SIR REPLIED JOE SCARCELY KNOWING HE WAS ON TRIAL HIMSELF OR NOT YOU GAVE HIM A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL DID YOU NOT YOU ARE SUGGESTING HIS ANSWERS INTERPOSED THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WHAT DID YOU GIVE HIM IN PAYMENT I'D GIVEN HIM A TWENTY DOLLAR BILL REPLIED JOE PROMPTLY THIS WAS THE BILL WASN'T IT I PRAY YOUR HONOUR'S JUDGMENT SAID THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WITH A SMILE MY LEARNED BROTHER ANSWERS THE QUESTION AND THEN PUTS IT
requested the court to have Joe Braman summoned as a witness in the case; and after a short delay, he was brought in by an officer. "Was that the person?" "It was." "You are sure?" "I noticed the scar on his cheek," replied the witness, "and I should not be likely to mistake such a person as that for another." The audience smiled at this sally. Joe Braman was in truth an oddity in his personal appearance, and the remark of the witness seemed to have a peculiar force. "That is all, Mr. Stevens; the witness is yours, Mr. Prescott," said Squire Benson, turning to the county attorney. But Mr. Prescott asked him no questions. "Joseph Braman, take the stand," continued Tony's lawyer. Joe seemed bewildered by the circumstances that surrounded him, and gazed vacantly at the judge and jury. He was a dull, stupid fellow, and did not readily comprehend his position. He was sworn; and after the judge had reminded him that he need not criminate himself, Squire Benson proceeded with the examination. NTIFY HIM I COULD SQUIRE BENSON REQUESTED THE COURT TO HAVE JOE BRAYMAN SUMMONED AS A WITNESS IN THE CASE AND AFTER A SHORT DELAY HE WAS BROUGHT IN BY AN OFFICER WAS THAT THE PERSON IT WAS YOU ARE SURE I NOTICED THE SCAR ON HIS CHEEK REPLIED THE WITNESS AND I SHOULD NOT BE LIKELY TO MISTAKE SUCH A PERSON AS THAT FOR ANOTHER THE AUDIENCE SMILED AT THIS SALLY JOB RAYMOND WAS IN TRUTH AN ODDITY IN HIS PERSONAL APPEARANCE AND THE REMARK OF THE WITNESS SEEMED TO HAVE A PECULIAR FORCE THAT IS ALL MISTER STEVENS THE WITNESS IS YOURS MISTER PRESCOTT SAID SQUIRE BENSON TURNING TO THE COUNTY ATTORNEY BUT MISTER PRESCOTT ASKED HIM NO QUESTIONS JOSEPH ROMAN TAKE THE STAND CONTINUED TONY'S LAWYER JOE SEEMED BEWILDERED BY THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT SURROUNDED HIM AND GAZED VACANTLY AT THE JUDGE AND JURY HE WAS A DULL STUPID FELLOW AND DID NOT READILY COMPREHEND HIS POSITION HE WAS SWORN AND AFTER THE JUDGE HAD REMINDED HIM THAT HE NEED NOT INCRIMINATE HIMSELF SQUIRE BENSON PROCEEDED WITH THE EXAMINATION
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