New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1898-12-28
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a CASE. THAT WORKED HIM Up TO.
THE BURSTING POINT.

a CASE THAT WORKED HIM auP. TO.
ss=ss THE BURSTING POINT. = 5.
The Outrageous Conduct of j urOr No.
and the Explanation Which
! Changed the ConnseI's Anger to
Limp Beyyild r.,, emf.
''In my 90 ars experience as
practicing lawyer, said a we'll known
member of the bar at the Lawyers club
the other day, don't believe l ever
went through a more exciting trial than
one took part in out at Freehold, n.
J. When say exciting, mean excit-
ing for me, for was the only one who
appeared to be concerned about the con.
duct Of the man who occupied the sixth
seat in the jury box
1.-The case was civil action, and [
represented the plaintiff. 1t was a small
| matter, and we were suing for only
5000, but as my client happened to be
a personal friend, and be was more
anxious to establish principle than to
collect any money, l was out to win.
"The judge was a sedate individual,
who slept most of the time, and the
! jury looked as though it had been draft
ed from the hayfelds I scored we'll for
my client with the first witness and
was looking out of the corner of my eye
to see what effect the point had had
| with the jury, when | noticed the
man in No. & scowling furiously at me.
| When l continued to make Roadway
with the next witness, he shook his
head, soowled and looked as though he d
like to eat me up. The rest of the jury
| men kept watching him, and began to
think was up against a pretty stiff
proposition.
Finally threw question at wit
ness, which if honestly answered I
knew would establish our claim to dam
ages. No. = evidently thought so, too,
for be rose from his seat, shook his head
vigorously at the judge, and leaning
over the rail waited for the judges de.
-cision, for by this time the defendant s
counsel had made All objection.
'The judge ruled against me, and
No. 6 fell back into his seat and laugh
ed as though it was the funniest thing
he had ever heard was mad clean
through by this time. Such outrageous
conduct had never seen in court.
Your honor, began protestingly.
| Go Oh with the case roared his
honor.
But, sir, 1 began, this is the
most extraOrdinary'-
Go en- with the case, interrupted
the judge once more. and seeing it was
vain to protest I went on.
well, this thing went on all
through the trial. Every point 1 made
brought a scowl to the face of No. 6.
Every point NY opponent made brough,
smiles to his face. When I summed Up.
he kept shaking his head vigorously
and saying things il C., ugly tore, bet
under his breath. Once be threw hi
hands up in the air il protest, ard
got SO mad :iAt could have hauled
him out of iH;>s lcx ard tkrashed hin
with pleasure
"When the 5efense summed mp, the
fellow grinned with delight. He shoes
his head apprcvlnely at all the lawyer
said, and once, when the lawyer indulg
ed in abuse of ME. be clapped his hands
together as though be was dying to ap.
plaud. During the Judges charge be
scowled and smiled alternately, accord
ing to which side his honor favored.
":We're gone, l whispered to NY
client, and never engaged in better
case than this. Rather than submit to
such a barefaced steal I'll fight this
case through every court in tie state.
and without cent of fee too,
1.-THE judge had finished by this time,
and the jury had risen to go out. To
my utter astonishment, No. jumped
over the rail of the jury box, and going
over to where the defendant art! his
lawyer sat clapped the former OF the
shoulder and said in loud voice,
You'll win sure. Here my indiena-
ton got the better of me. Rushing over
to No. 6, I took him by the arm and
wheeled him around. ~ Il
See here, sir, the jury has retired,
aud you might better be with thens
than talking to the defendant and his
counsel -. III.
Why Should be with 'em?' lie
replied.
".Why. good heavens, man, can the
jury deliberate while. you re i'll the
courtroom md they're ELSEWHERE: $ !:
g Don t know why not, he. replied.
I amt no juror. 81
| "'Then who the devil are you:'
demanded.
| He's my hired man, put i'll the
defendant.
Then What was he doing in the
jury box?' s.
| Why, eonsarn it. there warn t an
other seat il the room, said the hired
q man. Didn't suppose I was goin te,
stand up, did yer?'
II went back to my seat, completely
) bewildered, and as sat down the jury
came in, having been out FIVE minutes,
They gave me the verdict, and was
Z truly the most astonished man in the
state Of New jersey at that moment.
Il found out afterward that before
Z began aotivework in the case juror No.
II & ha6 hoon ci ny FIR q fx,coE op5 fbot !,