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

nowadays knows what the 1des OF
March are 1t should be explained tna'
they are something like the day peIore
Yesterday turned backward, multiplied
by the age of Ann and divided by three
Anyway. there was considerable dis
satisfaction in Rome that Brutus ana
the rest of the defendants had not been
brought to trial. 1t was now Septem-
ber somewhere between the KaieiioS
and the opening of the state fair, ana
nothing had been done. Brutus was
actually out on bail and circulating
about in society. The Capitoline Even
F! ing News poked the prosecuting attor-
ney so hard about it that he decided
to call in Brutus and have the matter
over with. Brutus was astonished. He
! protested that. with the knowledge OF
the county attorney, he had just COM
pleted arrangements for a yachting
cruise down the Mediterranean, which
would take till spring, and wanted the
case put over until the April term.
Not on your tintype," said the
prosecutor Il have heard from the
press"
So the great case of the people YER
sus Brutus, came on for trial. Mark
Antony for the prosecution and gal
tense.
The state charged Brutus with muir
der in the first degree with a short
sword, aided and abetted by Cassius,
Casca and other gentlemen too numer-
Gus to mention.
The whole of the west side was
drawn on the tale of jurymen, ana it
avs predicted it would take two months
to get a jury The defendant pleaded
not guilty, and it was rumOred about
the courthouse that he would attempt
to escape on the plea of insanity SUI
perinduced by cigarettes.
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Scipio Splinter. the first talesman
examined, testified that he had no opin-
ion that it would take evidence to change
He was not allowed to express that
opinion, but he emitted it freely in the
corridors after he was excused. 1t was
that Cassius ought to be run in for not
disposing of Antony at the time Cesar
went over the Styx.
Amulius Demetrius was called.
You are a senator of the republic?"
Yes"
Ever been convicted of anything?''
No"
Are you sure?'
Sure"
At this point the prosecutor took
down volume of Secretary Hitch
cocks last report. when Amulius cried
out. NO need to look that up; there
was little matter of fencing lands
in the Campania. but it has been fixed
up" He was excused.
'Lentulus Beans" called the crier
clerk.
A thin-chested Roman took the
stand.
'Lentulus. you are a republican, are
you not?" asked Mark Antony.
Il suppose so, for l am for tariff re-
vision"
The answer was stricken out by the
Judge standpatter from the valleys.
What is your business?'
Il am an orator.
THAT is something like the elocu-
ZIONIST that will be twenty centuries
hence?"
Il am afraid So
Have you any objection to a defense
Of insanity?"
None whatever. l frequently use it
myself"
Sir Lentulus was excused by both
sides at once.
Cato Cuff was called.
Are you a voter?'
Yes"
For whom did you vote at the last
election?"
! For Fairbanks.
| But he did not get any vOtes?"
That's why l voted for him, l was
afraid he wouldn't.
DO you know anything about the
| case at bar?'
Il know all about it
DO you think you could instruct
your fellow jurors?"
Il know | could"
And the attorneys in this case?"
| Il could give them cards and spades
And the learned judge"
That a learned Judge? Why. Mark
he was canned off the justice court w
in our district but he stood in with
Cataline and Murphy and up he hobs
with the Tammany nomination. He
That will do. 1 submit, your honor
that this talesman has shown himself
disqualified by superior qualifications.
His Honor-You are right. most no.
BILE Antony. What Cato wants to do is
to go home and organize the muck
raker's party