Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-03-23
Bits of LAWYER Life.


Nov, witness" said tire lawyer you
say that Your hearing ic good?
Yes sir
How good? Give me an illustration.
Can you hear my Watcn TEX.
No, sir. It's three DAYS since l saw
you going into the pawnshop, and the
watch must have run down by this
time.
story is told of 4 lawyer who's
quick wit never deserted him, whether
III office or court. one day client en-
tered the office and, throwing back his
ccat said. irritably:
why, sir your office is as hot as an
oven.
why shouldn't it be- was the calm
Spouse. 1T is here that l make my
bread"
A journal entry by clerk of court in
the state of Washington was made as
follows:
After hearing tbs argument by coun-
sci and the evidence introduced, and
being somewhat mixed IN his opinion,
the court proceeded to sum up the case.
rsmarking of angels on this earth and
particularly In Spokane s1,isunderstand-
ings We're liable to occur IN any family.
Court can't consider as plea partial
failure to provide and support; COM
plant does not state failure to provide
as claimed in the trial. The passing of
blows do not show fixed disposition
to be cruel. Court is of the opinion that
the upon the frailties OF human nature
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absence parties can and should live to-
gether Application foc divorce is de-
MED and the case is dismissed"
number of years ago suit was
brought against the cashier of ths
State Bank of Iowa Falls to recover an
alleged deposit. which deposit the bank
denied, according to q story in the
Green Bag. During the trial at Eldora
the defendants attorney made very
convincing argument for his client and
took pains to tell the jury of his clients
high social and religious standing and
OF the confidence of the people which
he enjoyed, and endsavored to impress
Upon the minds of the jury that the
defendant was not the kind of a man
70 make mistake in the handling OF
other peoples money. T. Fl. Miner. a
witty as WISH as a very shrewd lawyer,
represented the other side, and in adj
dressing the jury said
Gentlemen, heartily concur in what
my brother has said of the defendant I
agree with him in each and every state-
nent that he has made pertaining to
MIR. -------s good self, but l would
lave You consider deeply this one fact
Canada is full of just such men,
Some interesting anecdotes and gos-
sip. new and old, of the law courts are
given in the English Illustrated Maya
zine. The writer of the article, Mr.. A..
j. Hughes. was once present in court
when juror, who opened the ball by
saying. This case, my lord, really lies
III nutshell" received the reply, You
crack it then There have been times
when clever witnesses hlvs' gotten the
better of counsel in ski:mish of words.
When the farrier was asked where he
got his knowledge of the mares age
from he said: From the mares own
mother. SIR" Irish lawyers are gener-
ally endowed by Dame Nature with
quick wits. Among them all. perhaps.
Curran held tns PAIN Tor llSntHeSS ana
yivacity. When some one told him that
no student should be called to the bar
who did not possess a landed estate of
his own he retorted: "How many acres
make a wiseacre?" But it was a Scotch
man. appropriately enough Lord
Brougham, who. seeing MS horses take
fright yelled to the coachman: Drive
into something cheap"
Congressman Moon. Of Tennessee.
was once a judge in that state. The
states attorney of his district was lax
in attention to duty, but endeavored to
make it up in talk and impressiveness
of manned. One day the district attor-
ney arose to speak on collateral ques-
ton. Your honor" said he, Il should
like careful attention, for l am going
to talk hard, common sense. Judge
Moon turned to the sheriff and sald:
MIR. Sheriff, please preserve the strict
est order so the bar ami the spectators
NAV hear everything the district attor-
ney says. for he promises to give US
most radical innovations"
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