The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-02-28

What did he do about his OWN"
When the assessor made a return,
Brutus sent me down to the court
house win instructions to double his
personal valuation-and borrowed the
money from me to pay his tax"
Has he ever repaid that lOan?"
Yes, with 20 per cent interest"
rs he, in your opinion, insane?"
Antony objected that the witness
was not an expert.
Examined by the court, Pompey the
less testified that he hadd been secre-
tary to seven govrnors and three pro-
consuls, that he had made a fortune
of 5000, 900 drachmae in public employ
ments, that he had mortgages on inside
property in five cities where he had
served. The court thereupon qualified
POmpey as an expert.
He answered: He was insane"
Sulpicius Cannius, a noted expert Of
Sardis, was called.
What are your qualifications as an
expert?"
Il have been on three civil service
boards and read the answers made by
applicants
Have you ever read the questions?'
mo, If l had, l should now be I'M
der examination myself" Sensation in
court.
DO you know the defendant, Bru-
tus, Jr.?'
Il do"
rs he, in your opinion, sane or in
sane?"
Objected to- No foundation laid.
Il will now put hypOthecary ques-
ton to you, first cautiOning you that in
replying to it, you will not enter into
any conversat tons, observations, deduc-
tons, reasonings, personal or imper-
sonal knowledge, nor anything which
may tend to show that you understand
or do not understand what l mean-do
you promise?'
Il am on
"Supposing that on a certain day A
certain person meets another certain
person coming into the capitol and that
certain person, taking his seat upon
the speakers platform, is Immediately
surrounded by members of the senate.
clamoring for recognition and commit
tee assignments, and, that the certain
the press of members, is seen to emerge
from the crowd holding aloft bloody
sword and shouting, 1 done it. | done
it while the certain other party is
seen to fall down in a heap on the floor.
what in your opinion is the answer"
The idea,'
You may take the witness"
Mark Antony went after Pompey the
less, rough shod.
Your name is Pompey the less?'
1T is
Less than what?''
Less than a god, and more than
law
Hold on, l did not ask you that.
You say you dwell at Sardis. You are
q Sardine them
The court here instructed the bailiffs
to clear the courtroom, if there Was
you are an expert on insanity.
Whore did you learn about it,"
In the courts, mostly
Don't be flip, now. Mr.. POmpey,
but attend strictly to what l say. You
nave answered a hypnOtical question
here, based on the alleged facts in this
case and you have stated that in your
opinion the actions of the defendant
were irrational. Do you base that
opinion on the relation of the intramu-
raj muscle to the spiral subway or
rot?"
Just as you like: 1t makes no diff
ference
NO difference? We shall see. What
is spiral subway"
"a CIoOhSU IAN odNi. hOlS t'iC io''
of them
ooh, We shall see about that. toe.
Where did you examine this defend
anti"
Il didn't examine him.
How did you form your opinion
about his sanity?''
"Of NV own knOWledge'
What knowledge?'
knowledge that any man who
would go into a deal of this kind with
d skate like Cassius must be insane.
Mark Antony, pleading a headache,
said he would complete the crOss-ex-
animation of this witness in he morn
ing.
The next day. instead of Pompey
the less being recalled. there was a
conference of attorneys before the bar.
at the conclusion Of which it was an
nOunced that the defendant wished to
change his plea of not guilty to one of
guilty with the understanding that the