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It was a clear case, and when the evidence was concluded Mrs. Weston sobbed bitterly. "Be comforted, madam, your son shall be proved innocent in a few moments," said Squire Benson. IT WAS A CLEAR CASE AND WHEN THE EVIDENCE WAS CONCLUDED MISSUS WESTON SOBBED BITTERLY BE COMFORTED MADAM YOUR SON SHALL BE PROVED INNOCENT IN A FEW MOMENTS SAID SQUIRE BENSON
t 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." 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 testimony was substantially the same as at the examination. It was proved that Tony was in the wood-house, had seen the wallet, and left his companions to find Farmer Whipple; that he had been seen to put something into his pocket, and finally that the lost wallet, with a portion of the money, had been found in his pocket. ONY 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 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 THE TESTIMONY WAS SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS AT THE EXAMINATION IT WAS PROVED THAT TONY WAS IN THE WOODHOUSE HAD SEEN THE WALLET AND LEFT HIS COMPANIONS TO FIND FARMER WHIPPLE THAT HE HAD BEEN SEEN TO PUT SOMETHING INTO HIS POCKET AND FINALLY THAT THE LOST SWALLOW WITH A PORTION OF THE MONEY HAD BEEN FOUND IN HIS POCKET
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