The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-11-17
TALKED TO THE JURY. 1
Powerful Plea for the Liberation Of the

Powerful Plea for the Liberation Of the
4 81 Desk.
A business man who has his ofacs
in = big building on Ii Sale street.
not over eight miles from the court
house, was writing 1t his desk the
other day when he CHANGED to glance
out of the window, which opens on
IA interior court. Al he looked alb
sently across at the window opposite
a strange sight presented Itself The
window Immediately across the court
belonged to the ofies of 4 Weil-kHown
criminal lawyer. The attorney stood
IN the middle of the room, with large
banch Of typewriter paper in his hand.
In front Of him were placed = row Of
empty chairs. AS the watcher looked
1rt, the attorney began strding the
moor IN 4 melodramatic fashion. ecca-
sionally running his free hand through
his hair, which IL rather long. The
business man saw the lawyers lips
moving, and it came over him that
what he was looking At was = rehsar-
sal Of Z speech to tho jury. He be-
came more interested, and wheeled his
char to the window 20 that hs could
see better. As the lawyer proceeded
he frequently glanced at his maui
script to got the headings Of his ad-
dress. His frame swaysd TO and fro
- he talked, and the spectator was
sure that he was telling the jury that
he congratufated himself and his client
a Obtaining such an intelligent and
honest lot of men to try this rapport
ant CASE. He seemed particularly anx-
isvs to compliment . big leather chair
en- the end, which the spectator sus-
Pected was the juror In whom tho at
torney did not have full confidence.
Having paid his respects to the Jury
the lawyer then addressed himself to
the case. The watcher could tell by
his impassfoned gestures just when the
stats was scored. He saw TIE clock
81 the wall, which represented the u:1-
scrupulous states attorney, hide it's
faes behind its hands when it was
seathingly hauled over the coas for Its
uablushing subornation of testimony
for tho prosecution. He asked the jury
to gaze upon his client, the roll-top
desk, and say whether so innocent a
piece of furniture could be guilty OF
the horrible crime charged against it.
He appealed to the Jurors Is fellow
furniture to give the desk it's freedom
As for that cringins, perjureds Creature
the copying stand, which had been the
chief witness against the defense, hi
would tell it and the jury what he
thought Of it. Then he wrought him.
self into a great state of virtuous in.
dignation. He romped up and dowr
the room, swinging his arms and shak.
ing his flowing locks. Against thu
| witness he employed invective and sat
ire of the most impassioned hind IN
til the poor copying stand wished i
had been a typewriter or anythin.
else but what it was. Then he pic
tured to the jury the stain which hat
been put upon his client-an ink stain
He told the twelve chains that tn
prosecution had utterly failed to prov
it's case, and that he was content t.
leave the desks fate in the jury
hands. Then he dropped exhausted il
a chair and the spectator was SO car
ried away by the scene that he de
elares he saw the twelve chairs get u
and retire from the room on their hin
legs.