The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-17
From the Boston Transcript.
T,e1al AnechntoS

Mr.. Choate is quite famous for the ampli-
tude of his vocabulary. When Webster's
new dictionary came out, some one was
mentioning to the Judge that it was said to
contain four thousand new words. ''Oh,
them" said the Judge, apparently in alarm,
| don't let Mr.. Choate get hold Of il, for il
he does, what will become of us.'
The late Judge Wilde, while at the bar,
was quite famous for his apt rcpartee lie
was once trying a case, and lab0red very
hard to obtain a certain answer from rcluc-
tant witness The opposing counsel inter
rupted him with the side rernark--"Ah, it's
no use, brother Wilde, TO pump the witness
further-you are only on wild goose
chase" Just so, said Mr.. W, "Wili (c)
. on one side, and goose on the other"
The late Mr.. Henry II. Fuller was one of
the most ready wits that ever graced the bar
of any country. Many man has been i'm
mortalized as a wit in London Paris, on
half the capital he possessed. lie was once
engaged in trying a case, and, in his closing
arguments, he made an irrcvcrent allUson
! to some one not named, and it was done in
! such way that the opposing counsel took it
in high dudgeOn as an allusion to himself
/ and wrote Mr.. +. note, demanding an
I apology. Mr.. Fuller replied in his happiest
! strain, telling his offended brother that he
/ was every sorry that he had taken that allu
( sion to himself, because it certainly was not
( meant for him, but for much Older member
! Of the bar than either ofthcn to wit, the devil.
! MoRAL.-Never take an uncomplimcntary
/ alusion to yourself, if you can help it. 1t
/ may be meant for the d.
The bench deprecates long argument, and
/ hence admire more your men OF few words.
; Mr. Coffin (Timo,hy) once, in rising to ad-
! dress the Court rcnarkod-"May 1t please
. the Court, | am about to make very short
and very excellent argument, for Mr.. JUS
ticc Wilde stated to me that he considered
that the first proposition always included the
last. | shall submit the same upon the re-
/ cord" The bench were unanimously OF
opinion that it was the model Of an argument.
Two of the great guns OF the New Iiamp-
shire bar, jeremiah Mason and ichabod
Bartlett, had been battling all the week, and
the most important cases had been disposed
of. The Judge was half asleep the jury was
in scarcely better condition, and cases
were decided before the parties interested
hardly knew which way TO turn. At about
four o'clock an old man was placed at the
bar, accused of passing counterfeit money.
There were but few persons IN the court
house-the lawyers who had finished their
business. had gone home, and the old fellow
seemed IN a fair way 10 be rapidly consigned
to the State Prison. Mr. Bartlett, the
Younger gaA. sat with his arms folded, and
his feet upon the edge Of the table. appa-
rentlv asleep. while the attorney general was
examining two or three witnesses. Never
was Justice hurried through in 4 more sum
mary manner The evidence was direct and
. conclusive and witness after witness left
the stand the Old prisoners face grew paler
and paler, ana he trcmblcd at the certainty
Of his fate
By and by Mr.. Bartlett opened his eyes,
cast glance At the gray hairs Of the cul.
pitt, yawned gently, and turning to the at
torney general, said audibir, 'i'iI defend
this man lie asked no questions Of the
witnesses, and took no notes-but when the
evidence was through. he rose and delivered
one OF theNmost beautiful arguments ever
heard. The testimony. wH1h appeared as
clear as MONDAY, tie pulled all to ricccs-hc
made di>corl Of harm3ny-IonseUse Of
sense-diScrcpancy Of the most exact = gree
meut, and when IL touched upon the old
mans unius; sUtieri1gs, he even drew tears.
Without leaving their seats, the jury dc
c.arcd the prisoner Not Guilty. The
weeping man. with cl9Spcl hands, leaned
forward, seeming to invoke a blessing upon
the head OF his defender. Let him out.
constable said Mr. Bartlett, "dJ,d aosc, y1u
oli rascal, 90 aJ9gt yoVr bDsincss, 05tA Heeer
let me catch yoH c1unteJciiiDg Gyaja.' The
jury stared in wonder, and we left the court
house laughing yet sorrowlul.