Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1831. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... ing scene occurred, which we confess fairly baffles every thing that we have ever seen, heard, or read of, in judicial procedure.--The Star Chamber is nothing to it. Mr. Margarot. "Now, my Lord, comes a very delicate matter indeed. I mean to call upon my Lord Justice Clerk, and I hope that the questions, and the answers, will be given in the most solemn manner. I have received a piece of information, which I shall lay before the Court, in the course of my questions: first, my Lord, Are you upon oath?" Lord Justice Clerk. "State your questions, and I will tell you, whether I will answer them or not; if they are proper questions I will answer them." Q. "Did you dine at Mr. Rochead's, at Inverleith, in the course of last week f Lord Justice Clerk. "And what have you to do with that, Sir?" Q. "Did any conversation take place with regard to my trial?" Lord Justice Clerk. *' Go on, Sir!" Q. "Did you use these words ?--' What should you think of giving him an hundred lashes, together with Botany Bay?' or words to that purpose?" Lord Justice Clerk. "Go on;--put your questions, if you have any more." Q. "Did any person, did a lady say to you, that the people would not allow you to whip him? and, my Lord--did you not say, that the mob would be the better for losing a little blood? --These are the questions, my Lord, that I wish to put to you at present, in the presence of the Court: deny them, or acknowledge them." Lord Justice Clerk. u Do you think I should answer questions of that sort, my Lord Henderland?" Lord Henderland. "No, my Lord, they do not relate to this trial." The rest of the Judges concurred in this opinion--and so the questions, very properly, were not answered! But we earnestly entreat our readers to turn up to the list of Mr. Muir's jurymen, an...
