The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-12-01
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Extraordinary Taetlos Of q Pennsylvania
Lawyer to Heniivan q Trial.

Extraordinary Tactics Of q Pennay1vaniN
lawyer 70 Erniivan Trial.
II don't believe in trying case In q
dull, routine manner, so that IL be-
comes q question whether the attorneys
or the jurors will 60 to sleep frat, =
said 8. s. Boyer of Sunhury, author Of
sIsoyer's Criminal Digest z 20 q re-
porter. Mr.. Boyer was defending
George Kuhn in the United States
courts against the charge Of impers0n-
ating a United States officer. The case
proved TO be one of the most amusing
that has ever been called. II was full
of funny incidents from the beginning
to the end.
Attorney Boyer Ia q Pennsylvania
Dutohman and has enough Of that &C.
cent to make his Conversation very at
traotive. The first day Of the trial q
witness was called who, owing 10 some
chronic affection of the throat, was not
able to speak in an ordinary tone, but
had either to speak in a whisper on
shout his words, Attorney Boyer didn't
know this, so when the witness began
to shout his answers Boyer thought he
was doing IL to be disrespectful. He,
became angry and shouted his questions
In not very polite manner,
In his speech to the jury Boyer said
Rome very bitter things about the wit
ness, among which was, "You saw how
much of Fowdy he was by his actions
on the stand. He was quite taken
abAck when United States District At
t0rney Hall arose and explained the witt
ness afiiiotinn. In addressing the jury
Attorney Boyer apologised for not being
able TO present his case In an eloquent
manner for his soldier client, ifpr, "
he said, "as my client left part Of his
body on the battlefield, SO l left part Of
my voice at the breakfast table, He
had met with an accident to his teeth,
Attorney 3oyer then went ON to say
Gin the gretf book of books it says
that it is better to leave 90 guilty per-
sons 60 unpunished than to punish one
innocent man." Attorney Hall in
closing answered this in q neat man
ner by saying when the attorney for
the defense quoted about 90 guilty per-
sons from the book of books, l at once
presumed he meant the Bible, can
now see my mistake, as that sentiment
is not expressed there, for by his book
Of books he must have meant Boyer's
Criminal Digest. This created a
great lRugh In the court.
As Attorney Boyer closed his speech
he did most uncommon thing, He
turned to the Jury and said "If there
Is any point you don't understand about
this case you'd like me TO explain, just
ask me the question, I'll have 10 make
the same restriction TO You as did to
the supreme court, however, 1 told the
judges they were at liberty to ask me
questions concerning the oase had
before them and not to be afraid to do
SO, as they could not ambarrass me, hut
To ask only one question al q time, as
that was all could answer" This odd
practice created quite little sensation
in the court. Attorney Boyer, after
abusing o witness in q terrible manner,
turned and said, ''If that witness wants
to see me outside after the case Ia over,
I'll speak to him." The case gave CON
slant amusement sby the oddities that
crept in, and Attorney Boyer's natural
manner OF addressing the jury seemed
to take, for his client was acquitted, -
PittsbuFg Dispatch,