human
That of course he counselled some with both of the parties. He didn't want folks quarrellin' 'bout nothin'--a-spendin' their time and their money--and how could he know anything about the case, if the parties didn't tell him. He was a sworn officer, bound to do his duty, or throw up--if he should ish-er papers for everybody that axed him to, without lookin' into the case, he wouldn't do nothin' but try causes. _His_ time was worth sumthin', as well as other folkses. It was his business to see that every plaintiff had a case, and that every defendant had a defence. Turtle counsell'd with him first, and he tho't Turtle had a case--but he lied to him, or was greatly mistaken, at any rate--Miss Beadle counsell'd next, and he then saw it was all up with Turtle, but it was too late to stop proceedings, for the summons had gone out, and couldn't be stopp'd; if it could-er been, he'd stopp'd it.
gpt
That he _did_ 'low Sile Bates to leave the jury, and 'pear as counsel for Charity Beadle--that _that_ was constitutional right--right-er counsel in all crim'nal cases, thank the Lord, was presarv'd yet--and the case was a crim'nal case, or a kind-er crim'nal case--'twarn't for debt, and must be crim'nal. _He_ couldn't choose counsel for anybody--thank the Lord that was a personal right--Charity Beadle had the right to choose her _own_ counsel--it warn't none of his business who she took--how could any one take her counsel away from her by putting him outer a jury--that would destroy the constitution itself. If the court would jist look inter Story on the constitution, he'd see how that was; and if he ever did make a righteous decision, _that_ was a righteous decision. The woman sav'd her case by it--for if she hadn't _had any_ counsel, the greatest injustice would-er come on't--maybe the jury would-er 'greed--and _she_--nobody knows where she would-er been now.
human
He did choke off counsel while they were argerin' the cause to the jury, and swore the officer and sent out the jury to deliberate. He'd do it agin, under like circumstances. They vi'lated the dignity of the court--there wern't no order nor nothin'--everything went on hurly-burly--there was more racket than if there was a town-meetin'. One thing there had got-ter be, and that was order in his court--he might-er sent them all to jail for contempt--but he wanted to be mild with 'em--he didn't allers think it best to go to the length of the la'--two counsel talkin' to the jury at onct was agin all la'--it was a great contempt of court--they'd orter been fin'd ten dollars apiece--but he didn't want-er fine 'em--he took a shorter course--he acted in his discretion--and he had a discretion in sich cases--any other court would-er done as he did, or worse, maybe. So long as he was magistrate, he meant to be magistrate--and his court was a court--and that thing people had got-ter find out, sooner or later.
gpt
He'd jist submit that to the higher court.
human
He did let in the set-off of Charity Beadle, and he did it, arter examinin' all the 'thorities on that p'int. He consulted Squire Brown, too, who did business down inter the State of New York, as justis', more'n ten years, and who had a great many jist sich cases afore him. The Squire said it was la' there, and had bin ever sin' he was a boy--and York la' was good la' anywhere. Story was dead for 'lowin' sich kind-er set-offs, and his works were all in favor on't--and it would be a likely p'int for anybody to set up that sich a set-off couldn't be allow'd. Filkins sues for so much money for so many slanders--now, then, he would jist like to know, if five slanders are worth ten dollars to _her_, if five slanders wouldn't be worth ten dollars to Charity Beadle--and if one ten dollars ain't jist as good as another ten dollars--he would like to know if one don't suffer jist as much as t'other--and if one hadn't orter be paid jist as much as t'other. If you go lyin' round 'bout me, you've got to pay, but if I go lyin' round 'bout you, I hain't got-ter pay--he'd like to know what justis' there was in all that--he didn't b'lieve Turtle thought so himself, but he was allers tryin' to bull-rag the court--and he warn't goin' to be bull-ragg'd by him nor nobody else.
gpt
He didn't know whether Mr. Turtle meant to be personal or not. He didn't know whether he meant to say, right out, that he was drunk, or not. If he did, he was a liar. He had no right to slander him onter the public records of the higher courts, in that sort-er way. What if he did drink? he had a right to drink--that was his business--when anybody can say that Squire Longbow is unfit for business from 'licker,' then there's time 'nough to blow out at him, and not afore--he shouldn't notice that p'int any furder.
human
He didn't know whether the jury were drunk or not--that's _their_ biz-ness, not his'n--they could answer for themselves on that p'int; and if Mr. Turtle wanted to know how that was, he'd better ax 'em; he warn't a-goin' to--he never took away any of the priv'leges of the jury--they were sacred things to him. When he tried cases, he did as _he_ was a mind-ter, and the jury did as _they_ were a mind-ter--if they wanted to drink, he wouldn't interfere--'twas out of his jurisdiction--he never did dabble with a jury, nor he never would--but he would say that the jury 'peared very well, listened to all the evidence as men should--stay'd out long 'nough to consider on the evidence and gin in a verdict, he verily believed, 'cordin' to their oath.
gpt
Licker might-er bin sold _clus_ to the court-room--but it warn't sold _in_ the court-room--that he'd never 'low'd since he was a justice--every man who drank, went inter the _bar_-room, and thar was a strong _pe_-tition and a clus door atween the two rooms--he wouldn't-er 'low'd a drop in the court-room--he had allers bin very keerful 'bout that--they did drink onct or twict, but it was in the _bar_-room--the trial was very long and very troublesome--and the jury got dry--but they drank every time in the _bar_-room, and not in the court-room--and he was _keer_-ful every time they _did_ drink, to 'journ the court, to save all questions--and he would say that Turtle drank as often as anybody--and onct, certainly, he moved to 'journ the court for to drink, and nothin' else--and now he goes up to the higher court, and makes a fuss 'bout it--the staterts said there should be no licker sold _in the room_ where the court is held--not _out_ of it, nor in the next room--and he'd allers bin a la'-'bidin' man, and allers meant to be.
human
He didn't know whether the juryman was a voter or not--'twas _none of his_ bizness--best known to himself--if he set, knowin' he warn't a juryman, he orter to be proceeded agin by the next grand jury.
gpt
How in airth did he know anything 'bout floppin' coppers--he warn't thar--he warn't a juryman--he was the court--they might-er flopped for all he knew--but he had seen Mr. Swipes, who was one of the men who set, and he says thar warn't a copper flopped.
human
There _was_ a verdict, and it was recorded on his docket--it was, 'that the jury couldn't agree, one of 'em standin' out 'cause he was a-feared or wanted to be pop'lar with somebody;' and that was jist as it was gin in.