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the purpose of defeating him. In the Atlantic, for 

 May, 1873, in describing some of the incidents of the 

 trial, Mr. Coleman says : 



" The first witness was as prompt as a well-drilled 

 recruit. He described the incidents of my ejection: 

 the conductor called upon him and some of the other 



* boys ' to take a man out of the car ; they attempted 

 to carry out his order quietly, but the man refused to 

 go; therefore they laid gentle hands on him, where- 

 upon the man kicked and struck and bit, and he (the 

 witness) had to take hold of the man's hands to re- 

 strain his violence. He swore positively that it took 

 six men to move the man. In answer to an inviting 

 question, he eagerly testified that he saw Mr. Coleman 

 bite one of the boys on the arm, right through the 

 woollen garment that the man wore. The story was 

 clear, concise, and told with an air of confidence that 

 was quite impressive. * Mr. Witness/ said my lawyer, 

 beginning the cross-examination, 'you said just now 

 that you saw Mr. Coleman bite one of the men?' 



* Yes, sir; on the arm.' ' Which arm?' The witness 

 hesitated; he was well prepared in generalities, but 

 not in details. Presently he answered, ' The left arm/ 



* How many men had hold of Mr. Coleman at this 

 time?' * One man was on his left side and another on 

 his right, others had him by his legs, and I was in 

 front.' ' These men were abreast of Mr. Coleman, 

 taking him out squarely through the car, were they?' 



* Yes, sir.' ' Will you swear to that positively ?' ' Yes, 

 sir,' said the witness, resolutely. 'Careful, now; are 

 you sure of that?' 'Yes, sir ; I am sure of it.' 'On 

 which side of Mr. Coleman was the man who was 

 bitten?' Again the witness hesitated, and his face, 



