The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-28
MISCELLANY.
CA FRYING A CASE.

The attorney, ut the date of the story was
serving the Commonwealth of Ohio and the
County of Vinton in tho capacity of Prose.
'uting Attorney at the little Town of Nc.
Arthur. Hs then boz e rather youthful and
possibly somewhat verdaut appearance for a
man holding so responsible position. The
most conspicuous parsonage known to the
Vinton bar at that time was a grave aud
pompous barrister from neighboring towr
IA man who had reached the middle age OF
life, and with it au extensive practice, profit
able alike in fame aud pecuniary gain; .
man whose eloquence bent juries to his win
and whose logic pinned them fast whose
invective and pointed sarcasm blanched the
cheek of the witness or the prisoner, as
might be necessary to gain the case, and was
alike dreaded and hated by his fellow prac-
titioners
One day the young prosecutor had riot
case to try, and to his CONSERVATION he
learned that the gentleman referred to had
been retained by the defense. The prose.
cutor handled his case with great care but
from the first did not hope to convict the
prisoner. He was stirred up somewhat,
however by sneering illusions made to him
during the examination, by the imported
counsel, and so when he came to make his
opening speech he INDUCED in little bom
: bast himself. He expected to be torn up
somewhat by the imported counsel, but was
utterly unprepared for tho simeon that swept
through the court-r when the imported
counsel got fairly under way He paced up
and down in front of the judge; he sawed
the air in front of the jurors; he shook his
finger in the face of the young prosecutor
md shivered in imaginary horror at the
thought of so youthful youth undertaking
to measure swords with him. The voice
was loud and bitter in its denunciation the
gesticulations were violent and demonstra
tive; the manner threatening and awe in.
spring, and with face of scorn he sat down
with folded arms and awaited the verdict
which he did not suppose they dared to re.
fuse to render. The young prosecutor was
mad. He felt he would like to thrash the
imported counsel ont of his boots. lie arose
to his feet, uncertain for the moment what
to do. A happy thought struck him, and
throwing his head bnck, he east his left arm
behind him and thrust his right hand in the
breast of his vest, while under overarching
eyebrows he scowled out ut the jury. The
Jury dropped on it in an instant. Sc
lid the judge, so did the spectators. There
vas the familiar pose of the imported counsel,
perfect in iss imitation. Then the young
prosecutor began, aud without opening his
lips, proceeded to copy the gesticulatons
and movements of the eminent attorney who
had preceded him. lie snorted and cavorted
and stamped and rolled his eyes lie strobe
mp aud down in front of the judge and jury,
following in his gesticulations precisely those
OF which they had just seen copy. He
shook bis finger menacingly under the nose
IF the eminent gentleman, and then, assum-
ing the statesman-lilSe pose, he looked down
upon him disdainfully Then he would stop
and twirl on his finger martingale ring
which he had drawn from his pocket, and
which was intended to represent the large
seal ring on the small finger of the left hand
Of the opposing counsel. II wGs too much.
The eminent attorney appealed to the court
for protection, while the judge laughed till
the tears rolled down his cheeks, and tho
Jury and spectators chuckled audibly. Tho
Judge replied that the young man had done
nothing to him, and he did not feel called
upon to interfere with tho argument. That
settled it. The imported counsel broke for
the door, and the jury, after fifteen min
utes' absence, brought in verdict of guilty.
-G0lam5as, o.. Times.