The Wrong Man — page 71: what you’re looking at

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THE JUDGE THROWS IT. : 73 | the Judge’s fury, and he was fully determined to hurt - the spittoou at the head of the contumacious witness, The shoemaker having learned the character of the peddler, had wound his way to the opposite side of the room, so as to be out of reach in case Nathan should make any demonstration. He now watched with the most intense delight the madness of the presiding officer, and anticipated that Dodge would be pald for striking him in the face. “ Throw it, Judge! throw it, Judge!” he shouted, jumping ap and down with joy. “ L’arn him how to behave himself g Sisdew it, Judge !”” a7 The Judge did throw it; but, being furious, and, withal, hav Se ing had little practice, he was a very poor“ shot ;” and the spit- toon, instead ef going directly at the head of the peddler, as he certainly expected it would, went right straight across the room and struck the shoemaker square in the face. Seeing how ut- ____ terly he had failed, the Judge clawed frantically around him for _ gomething else to throw, but his hand, after passing over his at: ory and papers, rested only on the head of a young urchin, who wedged himself in by the desk. Thinking he had lit upon - @.suitable object, he jerked the affrighted lad nearly off his teet. The boy yelled furiously, and the Judge settled back in his chair in impotent rage. ; The ridiculous turn which affairs had thus taken had the effect of restoring Nathan Dodge to good-humor, who now yielded to the soiicitations of Dudley and retired from the stand. » Matters _ Were righted, ruffled tempers settled down nearly to their __ former level, and the trial proceeded. It being ascertained that __ the peddler had not yet communicated the most important part Of the testimony, he was recalled. He was sullen and reticent at first, but Scroggs succeeded, after a time, in forcing from him the admission that the statement which be had made about the | ~ pursuer being Dudley was not a mere supposition, for he had __ checked his horse and inquired in regard to Overton, and upon learning the direction he had taken, had immediately | ae _ after bim in full pursuit. As Dudley fully admitted this, the was conclusive. If any thing further was needed to fasten conviction upon the , it was soon forthcoming. The party that we have tioned as setiing out from the v 2 on the a _ the murder, to ascertain whether any thing further could be _ Jearned regarding it, had met with a st ccess beyond their hope. - Inthe edge of the wood, near the place where the body had _ been discovered, they struck upon the prints of a horse's rene = {followin which th the windings of a ravine, they ha 4 3 Rehadehiow: still t,and showing other marks of hay- _ ing been recently cast. Continuing on the trail, they at length ~—« Feachec monte a ek gern amare ss _ with blood, was marked with prints apparently stesueed 4 Fd . = tt ee ra Totes) =~ Ae in tee Cot Tien eee ek