The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-16
TOLD OUT OF COURT.
lining Anecdotes Abou: Members
~ of Bench n Bar.

tied to practice az ono q Nv
u Rive , within the bar Enclosure, specu-
)" 70 inc upon the chances OF cllents
oat. pmIng to him. by mistake or other.
oil W. Ne heard his name spoken and
hwy" wy karted tc his IeeL
taliau IN III De Novo, the prisoner at the
cheese NJ HE to employ counsel. Will
ancaea f. cefend him.
achiue u Coortainly. your Honor. May l le-
ny no. w,th him to the bar office for a
ls1 !. moments consultations"
soap VIZ sir: and give hixl your best
IN th' %hvice." ,,. non o,,,oa
AVA iuonor's lips as he uttered these
used a yards. but the young man id
water |. onnear to notice it.. MotiOning
and ! = prisoner to follow him, he
WhHd lpe n p the other room. The
srance mas closed. and for ten minutes
o1iyely clatter of many converse
on. " tIlcd the court room. Then the
ban t"nc man strolled into the room and
ns nod into a chair. The crier pro-
h.. aed silence in the c urt ROOM"
~ 81 l" uonor gazed upon the young
for hal an and said;
.Ss Are you ready to proceed?"
,N .Yes. your Honor"
e was where's the prisoner"
will 4 u really don't know"
e germ What"
he'd h i'm sure ! don't know"
IN .S mir e Novo, will you explain
cauns hat Won mean by this most extra.
re fafa binary conduct"
an ,ba' 'yonr Honor told me to give him
usafn1 hest advice l could, l believer"
yes sir"
,lay il please the court, when |
An.nIted him found he was guilty,
ally d Id had really no defense whatever.
in nursuance Of your HOnOr's so
soft "a ndly meant suggestion, l advised
m 10 drop out Of the window, and
IAN m lake himself as scarce as possible.
rresume, in fact / know, that he
o,sta lowed the first part OF my advice,
Of VIM ID ieiie'e he VIII "'' ooSei'0 'ne
r.h =, 81 Of it,"
W. ~ The prisoner that was IS still at
III X" re. -Harper's Magazine.
HE TOOK AN EXCEPTION.
i Ma The bar is having a quiet laugh at
e expense of lawer W. who re-
-. T.. ptly argued a case before the Su-
" Nv eme court of Errors. When Lawyer
N~ - reached the Supreme Court
ambers on the morning assigned
po.s d the hearing of his cause. he dis
oa4 " yered that. owing to the illness of
H. e Of the Supreme Court judges. a
made dre Of the superior Court hau been
ltlon o. He'd in TO sit with the higher court.
ore seq bis did not please Lawyer VI.
BE- therefore addressed Chief Jus.
silly be Andrews as follows:
rubbV Your honor, l claim my ccnst.-
, cut tonal right of arguing this cause
fore a full bench"
Is. pud Il am very sorry, Mr.. W." re-
into bnded the Chief Justice, but l do
the cd see what redress you have unless
and the Chief Justice looked CO.
spirits tn! al lhs associate Just'ces--'un-
the ru Hc aoueo' you lake ah eXcep'
LONG
"Ne.y well. Will your honor kind
orr ann note an exception"
rowip1 The dignity Of our highest tribunal
10 Ami sadly shaken by the laughter
ha mar bich followed, but Lawyer W
Il 20 down to history as the first
..,. II TO note an exception to a ruling
.a"1 The supreme Court of Errors."-
Jun aa Ptiod Post
md I'M lust II MAN.
stand COUNSEL TO talesman)-Have you
,ur it ca y Anowlege of anything in this
,to acN rid:
II 70! lalesman-I have not.
Iounsel-Do you know enough to
the uS pc In out Of the rain?
et lalesman-I do not
f newn( lounsel-If you were standing on
restore abroad track and an express train
n wash preached at a speed of ninety
= les an hour would you step out Of
way:
4 IFS ialesman-I would not.
not Pei tnorus OF Lawyers-Step right into
be jury DoX -Chicago StanCa.d.
Mr.. Law He WAS CAUTIOUS.
Pop9 The following comedy was per.
(as noy aea IN New York city re-
Asps d" u!' Ncene-The Tombs Police
|errlpe' nt Police Justice to witness from
|ne o. rIf-What is your name?
ping ~ 'tness from the county, won't
S wnNu you Dgosh, l know your game.
hasa -. gIt my name an as soon rs l
oil anu - . here some other blamed
rot.au; ~ Il come up ar ask me how
rtaiheu mly an the children is, an when
ehoue my son, the cashier in our
the Z uo"n at the corners. I know
,r Hdhe-green goods. l won't
arr! . wa my name, b'gosh!-Phila-
see W PAa Ledger.
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