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The county attorney made his opening address, and the witnesses for the prosecution were sworn. These consisted of Farmer Whipple, Mr. Headley, Charles Hardy, Frank Sedley, and Tim Bunker, the latter of whom was brought into court by a constable. THE COUNTY ATTORNEY MADE HIS OPENING ADDRESS AND THE WITNESSES FOR THE PROSECUTION WERE SWORN THESE CONSISTED OF FARMER WHIPPLE MISTER HEDLEY CHARLES HARDY FRANK SEDLEY AND TIM BUNKER THE LATTER OF WHOM WAS BROUGHT INTO COURT BY A CONSTABLE
he village. His misfortunes, added to his noble, generous character, excited all the sympathies of the people. When they reached the court-house, the sheriff, as a special mark of consideration, conducted them to seats where they could see and hear all that was done and said. Squire Benson was at the table, and the jury were in their seats, but the court had not yet come in. Captain Sedley and Mrs. Weston had chairs by the side of Tony's counsel, and they were engaged in an earnest conversation with him. "Where shall I stay?" asked Tony of the sheriff. "I suppose you must take your place in the dock," replied the official. "I am ready." There was a sudden silence in the room, as the sheriff conducted the little prisoner to the box appropriated to criminals. The audience felt deeply for him, and his poor mother burst into tears. The judge took his seat on the bench, and the crier opened the court. The indictment was read; and Tony, in a firm, and even cheerful tone, pleaded "not guilty. SCUE OF TIM BUNKER HE HAD BEEN A HERO IN THE VILLAGE HIS MISFORTUNES ADDED TO HIS NOBLE GENEROUS CHARACTER EXCITED ALL THE SYMPATHIES OF THE PEOPLE WHEN THEY REACHED THE COURT HOUSE THE SHERIFF AS A SPECIAL MARKED CONSIDERATION CONDUCTED THEM TO SEATS WHERE THEY COULD SEE AND HEAR ALL THAT WAS DONE AND SAID SQUIRE BENSON WAS AT THE TABLE AND THE JURY WERE IN THEIR SEATS BUT THE COURT HAD NOT YET COME IN CAPTAIN SUDLEY AND MISSUS WESTON HAD CHAIRS BY THE SIDE OF TONY'S COUNCIL AND THEY WERE ENGAGED IN EARNEST CONVERSATION WITH HIM WHERE SHALL I STAY ASKED TONY THE SHERIFF I SUPPOSE YOU MUST TAKE YOUR PLACE IN THE DOCK REPLIED THE OFFICIAL I AM READY THERE WAS A SUDDEN SILENCE IN THE ROOM AS THE SHERIFF CONDUCTED THE LITTLE PRISONER TO THE BOX APPROPRIATED TO CRIMINALS THE AUDIENCE FELT DEEPLY FOR HIM AND HIS POOR MOTHER BURST INTO TEARS THE JUDGE TOOK HIS SEAT ON THE BENCH AND THE CRIER OPENED THE COURT THE INDICTMENT WAS READ AND TONY IN A FIRM AND EVEN CHEERFUL TONE PLEADED NOT GUILTY
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