Biographical Sketches of the Distinguished Men of Columbia County
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Sherman, of Connecticut, were the defendant's counsel. Mr. Parker belonged to an ecclesi- astical body in the state of Connecticut, and in consequence of this slander, his connection with that religious body was dissolved. This was a cause peculiarly calculated lor the display of Mr. Williams' deep and varied knowledge of hu- man nature, and his masterly imitative, imaginative and de- scriptive powers. The trial continued five days. During all this time the court room was thronged with an immen...se concourse of citizens ; the high respectability of the parties, and the great legal fame of the counsel employed, drew out a large audience, composed of the professional and educated classes of society. On the jury was an Irishman of unblem- ished character, and another juryman who was an excommu- 12 BIOGRAPHY OF nicated member of a church ; this was known to Mr. Williams, but Mr. Sherman was ignorant of these facts. When Mr. Sher- man addressed the jury, which he did with great ability, (but he made one mistake, an important fact, on which the plaintiff considerably relied, ) he remarked, " was proved only by an Irishman, and was not entitled to credit.
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