The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-21

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attendants. who. with the help OF ;
wooden barrier, attempted to keep tn,
surging multitude at bay--whiic those be
hind cried. Forward" and those in front
cried Back
"IIow on earth arc VIC going 70 get
through" asked Augusta, and at that
moment Mr.. John Short caught hold OF
an attendant who was struggling about
In the skirts Of the crowd like fly in a
cup Of tea. and asked him the same ques
ton, explaining that their presence was
necessary 60 the show.
I'm bothered If know, sir; you can't
como this way suppose | must LET you
through by the underground passage
from the other court Why" he went
on as he led the way 10 the admiralty
court, hang me. if don't believe that
| we shall all be crushed TO death by them
there barristers II would take aregiment
of cavalry to keep them back. And they
arc 'ungry lot, they are, and they ain {
no work TO do, and that's why they comes
kicking and tearing and worriting just to
see bit Of painting on a young ladys
shoulders.
BY this time they had passed through
the admiralty court, which was not sit
ing, and then conducted down sort Of
well that terminated in the space occu-
pied by the Judges clerks and other
officers of the court. In another minute
they found themselves emerging In a
similar space in the other court.
Before taking the seat that was pointed
out 10 her and the other witnesses in the
well of the court, Immediately below
those reserved for queens counsel. Au-
gusta glanced round. The body of the
court was as yet quite empty, for the
seething mob outside had not yet burst
in, though their repeated shouts Of open
the doorl' could be plainly heard The
jury box was full, not with jury, for the
case was 10 be tried by the court itself, but
of various distinguished individuals, in
Guiding several ladies. who had obtained
orders The little gallery above was also
crowded with smart looking people As
for the seats devoted to counsel IN the
cause, they were crammed 10 overlooking
with the representatives Of the various
defendants-so crammed, indeed, that the
wretched James Short, sole counsel for
the plaintiff, had TO establish himself and
his papers in the center Of the third bench
bOlHttlHtS uScu DN SollCllotS.
Heavens said Eustace TO Augusta,
counting the heads; there are twenty
three counsel against us What will that
unfortunate James do against so many
IL don't know I'm sure, said Augusta,
with a sigh. 1T doesn't seem quite fair,
does it? But then, you see there was 10
money"
Just then John Short came up. lie had
been to speak TO his brother Augusta
being a novelist, and therefore q profes-
sional student OF human physiognomy.
was engaged in studying the legal types
before her, which she found resolved them
selves into two Classes-the sharp. keen
faced class and the solid, heavy jawed
class
who on earth are they ALI" she asked
ooh" he said, that's the attorney
general. He appears with Fiddlestick
q c., Pearl and Bean for the defendant
Addison. Next to him is the solicitor
general, who, with Playford, O c., Mid /
ilcstonc, Blowhard and Ross, is Tor the /
other defendant, Roscoe. Next 10 him is /
Iurphy, Q C., with the spectaclcs on, he /
IS supposed 10 have a great effect oil /
Jury. ] don't know the name Of his /
junior. hut he looks as though he were /
going to eat One-doesnt hey He iG for .
one OF the lcgatees That man behind is +
Stickonj he is for one Of the legaiees also /
suppose that he finds probate and di- /
vorce an interesting subject, because he is /
always writing books about them. Next /
10 him is Howlcs, who, my brother says,
IS the best comic actor ia the court The
,l....t a.. ia
'epOrts for The Times You see as this
S an important case, nc has got somebody
% help him take it-that long man with
Dig wig. He, by the way, writes novels.
lie you do, only not half such good ones.
The next but at this moment Mr. John
'Lort was interrupted 10y the approach Of
rather good looking man who wore an
yeglass continually fixed in his right eye
V was Mr. News, Of tie great firm Of
Views & News, wf.o were CONDUCTING the
asc on behalf of the defendants.
Mr. Short, believes" said Mr.. News,
his opponents youthful
Q.rl with pity, not unmixed with com
'asslOn.
Yes
I'm, Mr.. Short, have been consulting
With my clients, cnd-uIn, the attorney
nd solicitor general and Mr.. FiddlesticI
nd we ere quite willing to edmit that
here are circumstances Of doubt in this
ase which would justify Us il making En-
fer OF settlement,
Before can enter into that, Mr..
ycws, said John, with great dignity, Il
aust request the presence Of my counsel"
"oh, certainly" said Mr. News, and
ccordingly James was summoned from
is elevated perch, where lie was once
lore going through his notes and the
eads of his opening speech. although he
lready knew his brief-which, TO do IL
ustice had been prepared with extra
rdinary care and elaboration-almost by
cart, and next moment, for the first time
n his life, found himself in consultation
nth an attorney and a solicitor general
Look here, Short said the first OF
hese great men, addressing James as
hough he had known him intimately for
ears. though, as a matter Of fac, he had
My that moment ascectaincd his name
rom Mr. Fiddlcstick, who was himself !
bliged to refer TO Bean before he could
e sure of it-"look here Short don't
on think that we can settle this bust
essl You've got strongish case; but
here are some ugly things against you,
S no doubt you know"
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