UNCLE MOSE AS A WITNESS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1320, 6 March 1883, Page 2

UNCLE MOSE AS A WITNESS.

Acoloredmarinamed BobTpinkiija; was on trial last week before an Austin [justice for assault.;was one of the leading witnesses for: the State. 'The main';, point -was whether or not' Tompkins had given : any. provocation to bring on the row.

. !;'• Now .toll this jury i 'all'you: know about' the affair,""said'tlie justice^*"; /:"sml tell .dejury all in my own.way fasked old Mose, -■- " Yes; tell the jury what you know in your own way."- ■ : .Old Mose to expec--font jurymen andsaid:

, ."Gemmensobdeju^i.ypu;am,de meanest looking crowd eber I se&f." '•';" Stopl" bawled the attorney for the St#.;, ; : ; ; i fif l \, V iV!. l Aq" : ' "Your Honor will-incarcerate the witness; forjcontempt oi court I" howled the attorney for the prisoner^..,-,..>)• -The foreman of the jury got up and asked the court to protect/the jury from insult. -.■■'■'■■ r -;-u

" Witness, if you insult the jury again I shall certainly resqitto,exU'eme measures." .••'.• i,, I'm not gwine ter consult nobody of you don't interfere widme/'vsaid>old Mose, sullenly/ 1 : ' - 1 "Proceed."; "Gemmens 'ob de jury, you am de raeanest-lookin' crowd eber I seed butj:[()':r The prosecuting attoruey jumped up and down. The foreman of the jury once more howled/"Your Honor 1" The'constable laid his heavy hand on the collar of Mose, when the latter repeated to the horrified jury: !.'.' You. am ie.,meanKt ; eber I seed outside ob a jail,'- JSwvas de berry words'the prisoner when he fust came inter be bar-room, and which ledHodeiTow": j ; ; j ; The foreman sat down-qriickP The attorneys doubled up like jacknives with suppressed laughter, His honor smiled, The; spectators; rpare,df while old Mose, with a suprised look of childish innocence.once more/said" to the cowed juryman ; " You anr de meahest-lookin'.'orowd ! eber I : se>d outside ob de Siftirigs!';::