As an instance of the strict probity which characterises witnesses in Wardens’ Courts, a correspondent of the Charl.e*fon 77) rah! reports a conversation occurring at the door of the court-house there:— ClaimholJer: “ Why did you not swear so and so?” Wagesman (with up-turned eyes and pitiful look): il Swear ! Why, I thank Heaven that I got out without gettingtwo years for what I did say !” Claimholder : “ I’ve lost my claim through you, and have a mind to kick you."
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 142, 30 July 1872, Page 6
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79Page 6 Advertisements Column 1 Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 142, 30 July 1872, Page 6
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