Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1890-04-30
ksoRx K. sToRRs.
how the Sreat Lawyer Ssasiehsd a
Blustsrtng witness,

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chicago court 4 case which WAS
attracting good deal of public atteu.
ton was in course Of trial, aud Mr..
Storrs, who WAS conducting The de-
Tense, had riddled and tattered every
witness brought IN by the prosecution.
Finally the prosecution subpenaed
Ban Bullwinkle, thu big brave, buster.
lag Chief OF the Insurance Fire Depart.
ment. Bullwiaklc WAS man who
had frst.rate idea OF his own powers
oil repsrtee, and had commanded men
SO long that he felt entire confidence
In himselfa at all times and in all places
He had sat and seen how other wit
nesses had been ripped up by Storrs,
and wished that he were in their
places; so when he was subpenaed be
went about and told all his friends to
be at the court next day and see him
make fool OF Sturrs.
"l'll make hin wish he had never
tackled me-" said Big Ben.
The next morning the courtroom
was crowded. The fire ladies and all
the admirers of the brave chief were
there, brIghIfaced with anticipation Of
the pleasure Of seeing their loader "do
up the sassy little lawyer"
Benjamin. r. Bullwinklew shouted
the clerk, and the witness took tho oath
and delivered his testimony for tho
prosecutioR. Thea came tho cross
examination by Storrs. There was
rustling of people in their seats, a
stretching OF necks to see and Il strain
ing OF ears to hear. 1t was gong to
be glorious entertainment to sea little
Storrs worstsd at his own game, and
not word, not gesture va, to be
lost.
What is your name, sir," asked
Mr.. Storrs.
"Bulwinkle," said the witness
boldly. q
Mr. Storrs deliberately wrote II
down.
"Bullwinkle isit" he asked.
"Yes, sir; Bullwinkls," said the chisf,
dcfianty.
"What is your first name, Mr.. Bull
Wrinkle"
"Bcnjamin, sir"
"Benjamin Bullwinkle," SAID the
lawyer quietly, and Ms if musing over
the name. Ben amin Bullwinkle,"
and he wrote that down carefully and
than read il of.
Benjamin Bullwinkle; is that III"
Eyes, sir, that's it, said the witness
little angrily, for Mr. Storrs' exceed
ingly calm and quiet manner WAS ex-
asperating to this usn Of action, who
longed for the fray to begin.
as that your full name, Benjamin
Bullwinkle"
mo, sir"
What is your full name, Benjam
Bullwinkle2'
Benjamin f. Bullwinkle."
"Ah, Benjamin f. Buiiwlnkle, shs
We'll, Mr.. Bullwinkle, what doe. the
81 stand for.'
Franklin"
80, thcn, at last we haye it. Your
name is Benjamin Franklin Ball
winkle, is it.'
"Yes, sir, it is" answered the wit
ness, who was by this time red with
ill-suppressed rage.
Mr. Storrs waited some time. The
room WIS as still as chamber OF
death, The lawyer looked at the
paper upon which he had written the
name of the witness, and as If talking
to hiinself, repeated il sll slowly:
"Berjamin Franklin Bullwinklc."
Thon, raising his face to the wituess,
be said ia the quitest manner pos
sible:
well, Benjamin Franklin Bull
Wrinkle, that Is all. You may step
dewn'
"Bullwinkle," said the gentleman
who told the story, never recovered
from that defeat His own friends and
admirers laughed In hls fsce in spite
OF themselves, aud Benjamin Frank.
lin Bullwinkle' became q by.word
where it had been name TO connre
by.
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They know how to cure rhema-
tism in Pennsylvania Mr. J. +.
Meighan, Pi,tsburp cirar dealer