Mecklenburg County NcArchives News.....Bill Potts 1898
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Charlotte Daily Observer 1898
1 May 1898

He Knew the Witness

Atlanta Journal

"Take the stand, Mr. Potts," said the young lawyer from town, with an air of 
triumph.

Judge Bloom, of the Blue Gizzard district, scowled at the witness as he took 
his place, and the attorney said:

"Mr. Potts, you were present at the shooting scrape, were you not?"

"Yas."

"You saw the defendant take a pistol from his pocket?"

"Yas."

"You saw him fire at this man?"

"Yas."

"You saw him return the weapon to his pocket?"

"I shore did."

"Come down, Mr. Potts," said the lawyer. "For me to say anything after such 
direct testimony of this man's guilt would be an insult to your honor's 
intelligence. I hope your honor will make the bond very heavy, for his offense 
is exceedingly grave."

"I finds the prisoner not guilty," said Judge Bloom, with considerable 
vehemence.

"May it please your honor," exclaimed the young attorney, in amazement, how 
can you render such a verdict in direct conflict of the positive testimony of 
an eye-witness?"

"Jes' bekase I have knowed Bill Potts fer firteen years, an' never knowed him 
to tell the truth yit."


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