r. O'Laugher, with a courteous
inquiry of his brother whether he wished to ask that gentleman any
questions. Mr. Allewinde said that he would ask him a few questions,
and the young gentleman began to tremble.

"Mr. Green, I think your name is," began Mr. Allewinde.

"Yes sir."

And then it appeared that Mr. Green absolutely remembered the night
of the 12th September; had heard the rumour of the corn having been
removed, but had not observed it growing there when he went to
dinner; had dined at the house of the prisoner's father, about a
mile beyond the field; had certainly passed the very field; could
positively swear he was perfectly sober; was certainly not carried by
drunk; had not observed the field especially; could not say he had
looked at the field as he passed; had heard of the bailiff's retreat
that morning; did not think to look at the ground where the mob had
been; did not observe the place; will positively swear he heard
nothing; was not walking in his sleep; could not swear whether the
oats were standing at the time or not--whether the gate was open
or shut--whether or no men were in the field; only he saw none; he
believed it was moonlight.

"Why man! what did you see?" asked Mr. Allewinde.

"Nothing particular."

"Had you your eyes open?"

No answer.

"Now by virtue of your oath were your eyes open?"

No answer.

"Come, sir, I must, and will have an answer; on your solemn oath were
your eyes open when you walked by that field?"

At last, after various renewed questions, the witness says, "No."

"Did you shut them by accident?"

After that question had been sufficiently often repeated, the witness
again said, "No; he had been blinded;" and in the same way it was at
last extracted from him that his ears had been stopped also, and that
he had been led along the road by the field, that he might be able to
swear that he had passed the place during the night without either
seeing or hearing what was at the moment taking place there.

Oh that miserable witness! One could swear from the glassy look of
his eyes that then also, during those awful questions, he could
see nothing. The sweat rolled down his miserable face. That savage
barrister appeared to him as a devil sent direct from the infernals,
for his express behoof; so unmercifully did he tear him, and lacerate
him; twenty times did he make him declare his own shame in twenty
different ways. Oh! what a prize for a clever, sharp, ingenious,