Early Indiana Trials and Sketches: ReminiscencesMoore, Wilstach, Keys & Company, printers, 1858 - 640 pages |
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Page 11
... session when I arrived . The great case of Isaac Jones against Edward Har- per was on trial . The facts of the case were simply these : Jones sold Harper twenty - five cents worth of beef in the market ; Harper had no change to pay for ...
... session when I arrived . The great case of Isaac Jones against Edward Har- per was on trial . The facts of the case were simply these : Jones sold Harper twenty - five cents worth of beef in the market ; Harper had no change to pay for ...
Page 27
... session . I prepared an indictment for perjury against Ackerman for his oath in swearing to the plea before the justice . The evidence was clear and conclusive . The bill was found and returned before dinner . I quietly took out a bench ...
... session . I prepared an indictment for perjury against Ackerman for his oath in swearing to the plea before the justice . The evidence was clear and conclusive . The bill was found and returned before dinner . I quietly took out a bench ...
Page 36
... session throughout the civilized world to the end of time . The best lawyer is he who sees his case in all its phases , so as to distinguish it from all other cases , and be able to point out clearly to the mind of the court and jury ...
... session throughout the civilized world to the end of time . The best lawyer is he who sees his case in all its phases , so as to distinguish it from all other cases , and be able to point out clearly to the mind of the court and jury ...
Page 37
... session was about to commence , and I had to decline the invitation . But I took the occasion to address the young gentlemen in a note , thanking them for their invitation , in which I called their attention to an anecdote of Lord ...
... session was about to commence , and I had to decline the invitation . But I took the occasion to address the young gentlemen in a note , thanking them for their invitation , in which I called their attention to an anecdote of Lord ...
Page 57
... session , and Mr. Fletcher , the prosecuting attorney , was before them examining the witnesses . A case was presented against an individual for selling whisky by retail without license . The proof was positive . The question was put ...
... session , and Mr. Fletcher , the prosecuting attorney , was before them examining the witnesses . A case was presented against an individual for selling whisky by retail without license . The proof was positive . The question was put ...
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