The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-03-05

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tor, "crime makes strange |
bedfellows. Sometimes n community is |
shocked at the knowledge of a crime
having been committed by one OF It's
most influential citizens"
And fur all that" remarked Uncle |
Bill, IF Il were not fur crime our law |
yers would most on 'em have ter learn |
a new trade. The lawyer has ter study |
books hull lot but that's ter add dig |
nifty ter his deviltry, cause the lawyers
stand ready ter skim one man out NV
all he's got II the other fellow will pay
him well fur II, or divy up"
Il should have to take exceptions TO
that" said the editor with some display
Of feeling. THE lawyer. as | see him.
helps protect the client from being
robbed by"
THE other lawyer" interrupted In
Gle Bill, as he grinned maliciously.
But fur all that" he continued, Il
hain't got nothir' agiu him. only
wish that my head had the right kind
Nv bumpr on ter make me one"
"Why, would you like TO be law
yer?" asked the editor.
"Oh, cause it's sort NV two call five
game with q card up yer sleeve ter
stand pat on. It's a game where yer
stay an the other felier calls--ter hand
In his contribution. remember when
I was back East. OF hearin' good one
on ole Judge Long He was fine man
an a good Judge. an after his term
expired he went ter practicin' law. or
practicin' how ter defeat the law. |
amt Jest clear on that point myself.
Enyhow, a sneak thief got inter the
hotel and stole $50 out Nv feller's
clothes an while he was doin' NV II
the feller woke up an caught him Jest
as he was leavin' the room. Wall. they
searched the thief but didn't find only
bout 35 cents on him an bout that
time the sheriff come in-they'd tele-
phoned fur him--and he searched him
agin, but didn't find only the 35 cents.
| The next mornin' the thief demanded
| that the county furnish him lawyer
/ yer see he was an old hand at the busi-
ness-so the sheriff took him down ter
! Judge Long-where he took all such
eases-an' says, Judge. I've got another
case fur yer an the judge says What's
the charge, sherir?' an he says this
feller is accused NV stealing $50 out OF a
room in the hotel. caught right In the
act Then he didn't get away with
the money! asked the Judge. That's
the funny part Wv II. Judge!' says the
sheriff. He was searched twice an we
only found IS cents on him. Then the
Judge says, I'll take his case. sheriff,
an then turning ter the thief he said
Young man, core inter my private
Office an soon ~ he door was closed
the Judge turned sudden like an whis'
pered into the thiers ear excitingly
you was slick ter hide the money bout
yer so'st they didn't find IT, an the
thief nodded an grinned Then thu
fudge whispered agin In the same man
ner. Give me the money quick, III they
find II on yer. yer gonner-yer see. ht
was used ter the BUSINESSMAN at this
the thief went up under his shirt near
the small NV his back an brought out
the $50, an when the Judge see II he
exclaimed, Give II TO me. quick' an
NJ that the thief handed over the
money an then the Judge took the prls.
oner out ter the sheriff an said when a
man steals money an IL caught In the
act an then doesn't have eny NV the
money. there is Jest a possible chance
that he didn't git the money. Sheriff.
an the sheriff took his prisoner back
ter Jail feelin' that an innocent mar
was bein' prosecuted"
"Did the Judge clear his MANI" asked
the editor.
Now. what do you s'pose the judge
was there for7 He had had the honor
Nv bein' Judge an now he was prac'
ticin' agin." said Uncle BILL who wa:
becoming interested In his own story
a happy faculty peculiar not alone tt
himself. Continuing. he said. wall
after two OF three weeks the case wai
called fur trial, as II had been railroad
En MT m
grand Jury had indicted him. so HI
landed one mornIn' In the district cour
fur trial. a jury was chosen an thu
case was tried"
"And the jury found him guilty?'
interrupted the editor.
eft back inter yer harness. an don
pull up inter yer collar So" said Uncl'
Bill. I'm teliin' NV yer Jest as fast a
I can come ter the point. When tn
; prosecutin' attorney summed up tn
. case he made things look purity durl
! blue fer the thief an he looked purt.
solemn like, but the old Judge got M
, with his big fat smilin' face an said
Yer Honor, an Gentlemen NV tn
Jury, I always feel II an honor ter de
fend a man who is so poor that he cal
not afYord ter hire a lawyer. especial.
> when I believe him ter be innocent u
9 ths crime which has been charge
, against him, as this young man seem
I ter be. We do not deny. gentlemen u
: the Jury, that the money was stolen
I but who has got that money? is tn
i question that Is interestin' all NV u
e now. My client is charged with Oh
= crime Nv stealin' NV H. an the claim
3 made that be was caught In the act u
Q takin' II. We admit. II yer please, tha
my client was In the room an wa
caught there. but we deny that he stol
the money, for a man can not take IS
D from another. be caught In the act al
3 searched at the time by the accuser an
o the sheriff, without having the none
!. on his person, or having secreted II ]
= the room. an as I said. where Is tina
3 money? am not goin' ter say ths
8 perhaps the accuser may have lost b!
q money playin' poker. I shall not sa
that for II would be mean ter intimai
such a thing: but some queer prank
are cut by these travlin' men. pranks.
n yer please. where some excuse must |
y made ter the house fur the loss NV I'll
. money. Butt he exclaimed. ] do clail
that my client. this poor. WRONGS
Young stranger. is a somnambulist ri
was waIkin' In his sleep when he ei
Y tered that room He was more SUI
prised than enyone when he was avail
" ened an found himself In that room
wall. when the Judge finished arsuil