The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-09-10
The Bureau of Abnormal Litieatio

And he was wearing a woman's hat
and reached in and placed a lar o
raspberry jam on the table beside tn
window and said: This is from
Laura
If your Honor please - begar
plaintiffs counsel.
| 1T pieases the Court not TO be inter
! rupted again, was the tart rejoinder
Ihen to Filthy: And what did he say
after delivering the goods and tbs
| the answer.
He asked me- replied Filthy weak.
~ now much money a pawnbroke1
would advance on a two-dollar bill
and said I didn't know
A very natural reply commented
the Court In hushed voice Next -
He leaned in the window and in
quired if I had ever seen a, shirtwaist
trimmed with beet-greens. Then he
pulled out revolver having big bow
OF ribbon tied 70 the handle, and de-
manded the papers, and I gave them
10 him., concluded the witness with
catch in his voice.
Huh! And that was ALP asked the
Court smoothly.
The plaintiff hesitated. caught his
attorneys wildly frowning eye, and
stammered he believed that was about
ALL
No: look at me, witness. You can
not connive at felony by keeping
anything back directed the Court
sternly. Strengthening in his chair.
What else?''
Well" and Filthy. beginning to
note the sea of grinning faces, turned
deep red, and mumbled-"Well. he
insisted on kissing me goodnight"
He-he kissed you!' repeated the
Court with a sob.
he walked out of the yard on his high
stilts''
Sure he departed on stills and not
on his hands?'' ross-examined Mr..
Butterworth
m sure moaned the witness. ST
saw him wave one leg at me in the
moonlight
Hum deliberated the Court, frown-
ing at the ink-well. This seems to
be case for the police or the-weu,
the police. l can't see how the issue
can be continued on the calendar until
the alleged notes are recovered What
is the nature of the defens, Mr.. Butter
worth?"
Counsel for defense rapidly, but
with wealth Of detail and soberly,
repeated all his client had told him.
The judge pursed his lips and look
ed curiously from Mr. Butterworth to
the plaintiff. "A pink parasol, Ell?
Did l understand you to say the dog
Wore stills ,"
If the Court please. I said the dog
Wore green patch over his left eye.
The record will show it was the plain
tiff's visitor who wore the stilts,'' cor
rected Mr.. Butterworth.
We'll" finally said the Court, 'this
is a most peculiar case. I-ah-I never ,
in all my experience on the bench met
with so many strange circumstances
in one suit. I-ah-hardly need say the |
averag e jury would look with suspicion |
on both sides. I shall dismiss the COM |
plant, and if ever the alleged stolen !
notes are discovered the issue may |
be renewed-but before some other |
Judge. This Court has but scant |
time to bestow on listening to Arabian ,
Nights Entertainments. Call the next
case, Mr.. Clerk
And on the next day the gleeful de- !
PENDANT murmured no protest when he
'eceived a bill, which in part read:
Anthony Macl1le
To the Bureau of Abnormal Litiga-
ton. DR..
To services in court. $4,000
To danger to assistant in walk
ing on stills ............. 5000
The violets Observation-Disclosures. 2.40
70 one hat 1900
70 one mouth-harp ......... so :,
70 one assistant learning to play
same ....... 500
70 one mask NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 15o
70 one jar of jam raspberry)... 20
70 assistant singing ....... 200
70 assistants time in studying 4
premises ..... 1000
TO one kiss by one assistant. -. 10000
$3.50. go