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The jury gave in their verdict of not guilty, without leaving their seats. As they did so, a gentleman, with a very long beard and mustache, rose, and clapped his hands with great violence. His example was followed by a large portion of the audience, and the sheriff had much trouble in restoring order. THE JURY GAVE IN THEIR VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY WITHOUT LEAVING THEIR SEATS AS THEY DID SO A GENTLEMAN WITH A VERY LONG BEARD AND MUSTACHE ROSE AND CLAPPED HIS HANDS WITH GREAT VIOLENCE HIS EXAMPLE WAS FOLLOWED BY A LARGE PORTION OF THE AUDIENCE AND THE SHERIFF HAD MUCH TROUBLE IN RESTORING ORDER
parently indifferent tone. "You need not criminate yourself," interposed the judge. "He told me all about it," replied Joe, suddenly brushing up his wits. "You needn't wink at me, Tim; I'm goin' to blow the whole thing," continued he, shaking his head at the crestfallen Bunker. "You was fool enough to tell on't yourself." "He told you that he stole it?" asked Squire Benson. "No; he said he found it;" and the witness proceeded to relate all the particulars of the affair. It appeared from his story that Tim had taken the wallet, abstracted thirty dollars of the money, and then, when school was about to be dismissed, had thrust the wallet into the prisoner's pocket. Tony had not discovered the wallet. He had eaten his dinner and gone immediately into the garden, where he had pulled off his coat, and commenced picking the currants. Tim's plan had worked better than he expected it would; for he supposed that Tony would find it in his pocket, and be accused of abstracting the thirty dollars. RE HE GOT IT CONTINUED MISTER BENSON IN AN APPARENTLY INDIFFERENT TONE YOU NEED NOT CRIMINATE YOURSELF INTERPOSED THE JUDGE HE TOLD ME ALL ABOUT IT REPLIED JOE SUDDENLY BRUSHING UP HIS WITS YOU NEEDN'T WINK AT ME TIM I'M GOING TO BLOW THE WHOLE THING CONTINUED HE SHAKING HIS HEAD AT THE CRESTFALLEN BUNKER YOU WAS FULL ENOUGH TO TELL AUNT YOURSELF HE TOLD YOU THAT HE STOLE IT ASKED SQUIRE BENSON NO HE SAID HE FOUND IT AND THE WITNESS PROCEEDED TO RELATE ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE AFFAIR IT APPEARED FROM HIS STORY THAT TIM HAD TAKEN THE WALLET ABSTRACTED THIRTY DOLLARS OF THE MONEY AND THEN WHEN SCHOOL WAS ABOUT TO BE DISMISSED HAD THRUST THE WALLET INTO THE PRISONER'S POCKET TONY HAD NOT DISCOVERED THE WALLET HE HAD EATEN HIS DINNER AND GONE IMMEDIATELY INTO THE GARDEN WHERE HE HAD PULLED OFF HIS COAT AND COMMENCED PICKING THE CURRANTS TIM'S PLAYING WORKED BETTER THAN HE EXPECTED IT WOULD FOR HE SUPPOSED THAT TONY WOULD FIND IN HIS POCKET AND BE ACCUSED OF ABSTRACTING THE THIRTY DOLLARS
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