The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . LINCOLNS SADDLE-BAGS I Cannot Argue this Case —Our Witnesses Have Been Lying! Judge Davis said that one evening, as was the custom, Lincolnand Swett came to his room in the hotel, and during the conversa-tion Lincoln spoke about as follows: Swett, Davis and I are old friends, and what we say here THE STORY-LIFE OE LINCOLN. will never be repeated to our injury. Now, we have been engagedin this trial for two days, and I am satisfied that our clients areguilty, and that the witne
The story-life of Lincoln; a biography composed of five hundred true stories told by Abraham Lincoln and his friends . LINCOLNS SADDLE-BAGS I Cannot Argue this Case —Our Witnesses Have Been Lying! Judge Davis said that one evening, as was the custom, Lincolnand Swett came to his room in the hotel, and during the conversa-tion Lincoln spoke about as follows: Swett, Davis and I are old friends, and what we say here THE STORY-LIFE OE LINCOLN. will never be repeated to our injury. Now, we have been engagedin this trial for two days, and I am satisfied that our clients areguilty, and that the witnesses for the State have told the is my opinion that the best thing we can do for our clients isto have them come in to-morrow morning, and plead guilty to manslaughter, and let Davis give themthe lowest punishment. Mr. Swett said he would do nothing of the kind. He said, Mr. Lincoln, you dont know what evidence I have got fa in reserve to combat the witnesses of the 1L; State. I dont care, replied Mr. Lincoln, what evidence you have got, Swett; W the witnesses for the State have told the truth, and the jury will believe them. Mr. Lincoln, said Mr. Swett, I Leonard swett shall never agree to your proposition, and propose to carry on our defense to the end. All right, replied Mr. Lincoln. They went on with the trial. The defendants put their wit-nesses on the stand and the time came for arguments. Then said to Mr.
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