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

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we must see to IL that the other
side tells the exact truth about a few
} things" explained the attorney. Their
cose must be undermined. Please call
in tomorrow and I'll have the an
swer. a general denial. all ready. OF
course the forgery was perpetrated
when the dog with the green patch
had carried the notes to his master.
who. an adept with the pen, was wait
ing on the wall all prepared to affix
the signatures. Your habits have been
carefully studied, and even the depar-
ture of the postman had been figured
| upon You see, they have an excellent
! CASE
/ "Abominable," CALCULATED Mr.. Mac
| kle in correction.
L mean from an artistic point of
view,'' explained the attorney gently.
| Il say. they have an excellent case.
You took the notes to your library,
as you will testify. and as all will be-
lieve. But all that happened between
the time you arrived there and the
minute you returned to your visitor will
be delivered. In the presence of the
postman you handed over the papers.
MacDigbie Immediately sealed them up
without opening them The postman
was made a witness of the incident and
will remember that he spelled out the
address and observed the chirography.
The legal firm will testify to receiving
the Endorsed notes shortly thereafter.
Ergo, you were the only person who
had an opportunity to sign them. For
you yourself, being an honest man, viii
swear they We're not endorsed with
your name when you received and ex-
amined them in your library.
instead of chasing the dog you pro-
badly would have found the man who
had SO carefully trained the animal.
The dog is certainly particeps criminis.
Who sues, by the way?''
Filthy another promoter. 1t seems
Thomas Filthy maintains he advanced
the money!" informed Mr. Mackle de-
spondently.
"A very pretty case, indeed" smiled
the attorney. II might have known
they would not have left the paper
with a bank, ;" and he rubbed his hands
softly. Il feared at first it was to be
rather tritc, but the green patch, the
parasol and the mouth harp relieve the
monotony wonderfully. Now, you'll
excuse me, 1 know, when I say I am
anxious to be alone to work on the
case. Don't fret. It's a better case
than the one I had recently, where
the accused calmy chewed up and swal-
lowed the pivotal exhibits in an intam-
Gus persecution. Did it right before
the jury, and was acquitted for want
of evidence against him, although coun-
sci insisted he could be prosecuted Tor
receiving stolen property
Might I ask how you came to join
this branch of the profession?" in
quired Mr.. Mackle humbly, as he stood
hat in hand.
Il didn't join it, corrected the other
Il created it. There isn't room for
more than one expert in this line"
Then his eyes grew reminiscent and he
forgot his desire to be alone, and lean
ing back exDlained:
Il was brought up in dull New
England environment. 1 was always
attracted to the unusual phases of life,
called abnormal because so little OBJ
served. When | entered the law I saw
many instances where the exact truth
would have saved a case but was ig- |
nored because of a fear it might not be
believed, or because it impressed coun-
sci as being trivial. I have mastered |
he peculiar happenings of life. I am
IN expert on the unusual. Hence, my
sign. But I forgot. You We're depart
ng for home and / was about to work
Up the case. So good-day, and don't
ret"
After the litigant had closed the door,
he expert on abnormal lawsuits called
n his tall, thin assistant and rapidly
outlined the case and gave him de-
allied instructions. On the morrow an
answer, setting up a general denial,
vas served on the plaintiffs counsel.
he latter at once sought the office of
& Bigbie
Il thought you said Mackle was a
uitter,' he demonstrated Then he IN
1.-THE old chaps going to
ght; and, what's more he's got that
ueer card, Butterworth, holding his
rief."
He won't fight very far" sneered
1acDlgbie. He'll have to take the
tand and tell all about the bow-wow
Nth the green patch and the pink
arasol. And who'll believe him? Have
he case noticed for the September term
We need the money. I only wish it
'ere twice the amount and that some
ody with more nerve than Filthy was
he plaintiff, I'm half sorry I picked
i'm
Meanwhile Jethuel, the slim assist
Mt, lodged in and out of the office
the Bureau of Abnormal Litigation
18th a quaint smile on his thin lips,
nd his chief nodded his old head in
lute appreciation as certain memo
anda occasionally were laid before e
i'm.
Among the first cases to be set down y
II trial on the opening day of court q
as that of Filthy versus MackIe, and
lie plaintiffs counsel was surprised y
hen the defense acquiesed to an inn Is
ediate trial.
Set it down for Friday, Mr. Clerk"
rected the court. q
On Friday the courtroom was crowd :