The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-10
LaHghtes Reigns at Times
Even in Sober old City Hall
incidents Which Tighten the The Hardened
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Jenny Hill. shall not be made to wear
q criminals stripes in the penitentiary. -
This appeal for mercy caused great
laughter. Each time the dusky coun-
selor referred to San Juan Hill as Sent
Jenny Hill. the audience roared, and
it was with difficulty that the court
crier maintained order. 1t was with
difficulty. too. that the presiding JUS
tice restrained himself from joining
in the laugh which was occasioned by
the lawyers language. The volunteer
was sentenced to serve a term of i'm
prisonment in the penitentiary. notwith-
standing the remarkable appeal made
by his counsel.
On another occasion the use of an i'm
proper word, or rather a combination
of letters which does not form a word.
caused much amusement in Criminal
Court No. l. IN this Instance the at
torney hailed from a State which Dor
ders Kentucky. He was Of a long, lean.
lank. Cassiuslike appearance. He ap-
peared as counsel for a man accused Of
the larceny OF about $4,000 worth Of
jewelry. The accused was held in the
Police, Court in $1,000 bond and his coun-
sci appeared IN the Supreme Court OF
the District for the purpose OF having
his clients bond reduced. When II was
explained to the presiding justice that
the property stolen was valued at &c.,
900 he directed the bond to be increased
to that amount
This was too much for the legal light
from the West He sprang 10 his feet
and. extending his long, lean right arm,
with index finger pointing at the justice,
exclaimed excitedly: Your honor. that
is exorbient. exorbient, sir" This was
too much for the presiding justice; he
could not resist joining in the laugh
casioned. The bond was not reduced
Law Books as Missiles.
Sometimes much feeling Is engendered
as the result OF arguments between
counsel; sometimes they even forget
themselves so far as to make personal
attacks on each other One instance is
recalled where trial In the local courts
resulted IN a personal difficulty between
one OF the lawyers and the presiding
justice The lawyer became Infatuated
by a decision OF the Justice and empha-
sized his resentment by hurting a law
book at the justice as he sat on the
bench. For the moment forgetting the
dignity Of the position he occupied, or
else purposely putting 1t behind him, the
justice. too. snatched a legal volume
from his desk and threw 1t direct at the
lawyers head Friends interfered on
both sides and the incident was closed
The justice referred to had only a
short time before been appointed a
member of the bench. He served for
more than twenty years and never after
had any further trouble with members
OF the bar
On another occasion an attorney ap-
peared before one of the justices to
make an argument. He went on stat
Ing his several propositions and the
justice just as regularly overruled each
plea The attorney became disheart-
ened and dissatisfied at his repeated
failures and, rising. said to the court:
You don't like me and don't like you,
SO We will quit right here" The at
torney then gathered up his papers.
picked Up his hat and walked out of the
court room
In the years gone by, however, per-
sonal difficulties between opposing coun-
sci were more frequent than in recent
years Most OF the members OF the bar