The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-12-19
CHALLENGED JUDGE AND JURY.
Extraordinary Tactics OF a Pennsylvania
LAWYER to E:ItEen q Trial.

Extraordinary tactics OF a Pennsylvania
Lawyer to E@Iiven q Trial.
Il don't believe in trying a case in a
dull, routine name. SO that it be-
comes a question whether the attorneys
or the Jurors viii go to sleep frst,"
said S. S. Boyer Of Sunbury, author of
"Boyer's Criminal Digest" to a re-
porter. Mr.. Boyer was defending
George Kuhn in the United States
courts against the charge Of imperson-
ating a United States officer. The case
proved to be one OF the most amusing
that has ever been called. It was full
of funny incidents from the beginning
to the end.
Attorney Boyer is a Pennsylvania
Dutchman and has enough Of that &C
cent to make his conversation very at
tractive. The first day of the trial a
witness was called who, owing to some
chronic affection Of the throat, was not
able to speak in an ordinary tone, but
had either to sreak in a whisper or
shout his words. e-ttOrney Boyer didn't
know this, so when the witness began
to shout his answers Boyer thought he
was doing it to be disrespectful. He
became angry and shouted his questions
in a not very polite manner
In his speech to the jury Boyer said
some very bitter things about the wit
ness, among which was, You saw how
much Of a rowdy he Vas by his actions
on the stand" He was quite taken
aback when United States District At
torney Hall arose and explained the wit
~nocS n S31c+i,-, Tn o11raScTO fhn 1Urv
Attorney Boyer a~pologized for not being
able to present his case IL IN eloquent
manner for his soldier client, for
he said, "as my client left part of his
body on the battlefield, so | LETT part OF
my voice at the breakfast table" He
had met with an accident to his teeth.
Attorney Boyer then went on to say
Gin the great book Of books it says
that it is better to leave SO guilty per
sons go UNPUBLISHED than to punish one
innocent man." Attorney Hall IL
closing answered this in a neat man
ner by saying: When the attorney fol
the defense quoted about 90 guilty per
sons from the book of books, / at once
presumed he meant the Bible. l ca1
now see my mistake, as that sentimen
is not expressed there, for by his boob
of books he must have meant Boyer
Criminal Digest This created
great laugh in the court.
AS Attorney Boyer closed his speech
he did a most uncommon thing. II
turned to the jury and said: IF Their
is any point you don't understand abou
this case you'd like me to explain, Jus
ask me the question. III have to max
the same restriction to you as l did t
N the supreme court, however. | told tn
Judges they were at liberty to ask m
questions concerning the case L ha'
before them and not to be afraid to q
so, as they could not embarrass me, bu
to ask only one question at q time, a
, that was all | could answer This Cd
practice created quite a little sensatlo
in the court. Attorney Boyer, ate
abusing a witness in a terrible manner
turned and said, IF that witness want
to see me outside after the case IS Over
s I'll speak to him" The case gave COZ
slant amusement by the oddities thu
crept in, and Attorney Boyer's nature
manner of addressing the jury SCENE
to take, for his client was acqultted.-
A Pittsburg Dispatch.