New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1883-11-28
WHOLE NUMBER 424
The Lawyer aud the Thief.

Here is capital story. connected
with prominent lawyer who has dis
tinguished himself in the defense OF
criminals, as well as in connection with
other trials, having frequently, through
his skill, aided the most hardened Grim
inals to escape from justice. Some
time ago, while our friend was attend
ing court in an adjoining county, he
was applied to by singular specimen
of humanity, charged with grand lar.
ceny, to defend him. The lawyer very
naturally inquired what crime he was
accused of. The party accused replied
that somebody had been mean enough
to charge him with stealing ESQ in
bank notes and had got him indicted.
Are you guilty?" asked the lawyer.
That's none of your business re-
piled the accused. ''They say it makes
no difference with you whether . man
is guilty or not; you will contrive to dig
him out in some way. So don't talk
any more about guilt till you hear what
the jury says
''Well, what about the pay?" said
the lawyer.
''You just hold on till the trial is
over. Give K-(the complainant)
hts on the cross-examinatiOn, and that
other fellow he has got to back him up,
and you'll have no trouble about the
pay : .,
be. q somewhat protracted and exciting
one. The District-Attorney proved
that the money in question was compos
ed of two ESQ notes and the remainder
in G1O notes, all of which were wrap
ped up in piece Of oil-silk. The Jury,
after listening to the counsel in the case
and receiving the charge of the Judge.
retired, and soon returned with q yer.
dict of not guilty. The accused, who
was greatly elated with the result Of
the trial and the effort of his counsel,
invited the latter into one Of the vacant
rooms. As soon as they were alone he
slapped his counsel on tho shoulder and
exclaimed:
Gree as water, amt II What's the
use of trying man for stealing when
you are aroundp Now s'pose you
want your payp'
Eyes; have you got anything to pay
with?" said the lawyer.
"Lend me your knife, and We'll see
about that
The lawyer, slightly startled at such
proposition, rather reluctantly COM
piled.
The accused Immediately commenc-
ed ripping and cutting away ut his
waistcoat, and soon produced the roll
OF notes for the stealing of which he
had just been tried wrapped up in the
same piece of oil-silk described by the
witness for the prosecution, and throw
ing it down on the table before tho
astonished lawyer, exclaimed:
"There, take your pay out Of that.
l guess there is enough to pay you toll
erably well.''
"Why, you william! you stole that
money after all" said the lawyer.
''Do you expect I can take any of that
money!"
"Stole that money! Why, what are
you talking aboutp Didn't them twelve
men upstairs there just say I didn't
steal it? What's the use of trying to
raise question of conscience after
twelve respectable men have given
their opinion upon the subject Take
your pay out of that, and ask no ques-
tions. Don't be modest in taking. I got
it easy enough; and you've worked hard
Our informant did not state how
much the lawyer took, but We presume
the chap didn't have much change left
after our friend had satisfied his ''con-
science" in the premises.