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TaE Tricss or Law.—At the recent term on the Circuit Court of Tazewell, Tenn., a fellow was arraigned for stealing a raw hide. He alleged that ho had purchased it from a negro. The attorney for the commonwealth admitted his statement, and he was acquitted, but was immediately indicted for trading with a negro Thereupon the accused introduced two witnesses to prove that he had stolen the hide, when he was of course discharged, and haviDg already been tried for stealiug, he could not he tried a second time for the same offence, and was turned loose unpunished. Such is the perfection of human wisdom.
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Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Brooklyn, New York, US
Sat, Jan 09, 1858
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