The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-30

of city after plumber. He overcame
and bound the coachman and the gar
dener- He locked the wife of the
owner up in d closet He shut the
cook and parlor maid down cellar 1t
was in the afternoon and he had pos
session of the house for two hours.
A wagon was driven uD by confed-
crate and loaded with. the silver rugs,
paintings and bric-a-brac-th choic-
est of everything, and at length the
nervy man took his departure, leaving
the people still bound and still shut
up. Now. then. taking that kick into
consideration, would you call that
robbery or simply the eccentric action
of a man whose brain was affected2
"a man whose brain is affected can
not be held gt1iltysin law OF any crime,
promptly responded the lawyer, but
the disposition of the goods might have
some effect on the minds of the jury
L think that would be strong point
in the defense. A sane man would try
to dispose of them as soon as possible,
Naturally Yes he would wish to
realize on them at once and get them
off his hands,
But suppose that this man didn't:
Suppose he deliberately had those goods
driven along a broad highway for dis
lance of twenty-five miles, and then
across the border into Canada? Would
that show the cunning of a madman?
..Assuredly. could convince the jury
The fact that this man knew that
there was no extradition treaty with
Canada covering the case ought TO con-
vince an average jury that ne IS insane,
hadn't it2'' asked the stranger NO one
but a lawyer is supposed to know such
things That he knew and acted on 1t is
in his favor, I take 1t 2"
Il should try to make the jury think
so at least" said the lawyer. If things
arc uroperIv presented to a jury it's pos
-frTI x4-1a
them believe / may say without ego
tism that there Is where so many law
yers are lame, and where am SO strong
Is that all of the case?
Almost The man cannot De disturb
ed now, can hep
mot in the least. Their is no treaty
covering household goods If 1t was
money it would be different thing
And there is a point l wish 10 De
clear on. Isn't there a difference in law
hstween a check and a certain sum of
money!
s.There must be.
ssTo make it palmer, Mr. Attorney,
this hvnotheticaI man, who robs
hv-nofhetical house and shuts a by
nofbeticaI woman in a closet compeis
her to give him a check for a tnou-
sand dollars, she having money OF ner
own in the bank You can't can
check money because it may not be
cashed He gets it caShed, but IL Is
not money he took from the woman
He took only a piece OF paper from
her. Do you follow meg?
Certainly. and L guarantee 10
make any jury see it that way. You
should have been memDer OF lhS
nrofessfon. sir. You would have had
a reputation.
That was all and the stranger
arose and shook hands and departed
Mr.. TAYLOR was detained that evening
an hour or so behind his usual time;
When he finally reached nome anu
md
ont of the closet and telephoned for
the police it was 10 o'clock, but ne was
not at all sleepy. He was too busy
fic-urinp nm his loss giving a descr1p-
ton of his caller and Offering 7Tfa a re-
ward for his capture The man was
traced to Canada. but he WASH eN-
tradited, and he also refused to com.
promise. In fact, he was INBRED
enough to laugh in the faces of the
detecfiyes. Mr.. Taylor is still cons1d-
cred very. smart lawyey' but liners, 1neTe
are times when he admits 10 n mn
that he isn't.-(Copyrighted 1sof' py
p c. EaStment.)