Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-06
HIS PICTURE IN EVIDENCE.

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HIS PICTURE IN EVIDENCE.
Attorney Was Sorry He Had Been
Photographed With Scenery.
Some Charlton bottom farmers were
suing the Cataract Pipe Line cOmpa-
ny for 100000, alleging that break
i'm the line had flooded their land with
oil and hlighted it, The case came on
for trial in the La Plata division of the
Macon county (Mo.) circuit court. The
defendants claim attorney, Barney
Malone, was a short, fat man, with a
round, good -humorcd face, receding
hair. Mr.. Malone had been very active
i'm securing evidence and in looking
after all features of the defense.
When the defense came on Mr.. Ma
lon introduced a large number of
photographs of the flooded area to
show vegetation was still growing
thereon luXuriantly. In order that
comparisons might be made. Mr.. Ma
lone was photographed with the ma
tural scenery.
Jno. r. Barker, tall, slender young
man, with Joe Chamberlain eyeglasses,
cross examined Mr.. Malone on behalf
of the injured farmers.
Il notice here on defendants exhibit
A some one posing amid the Verdure,
remarked Mr.. Barker, adjusting his
glasses and regarding the photograph
intcntly. "Who is that"
Me-" replied the witness.
And who are you?"
Barney Malone, they call me-"
Your profession is?"
Claim attorney"
For the Standard Oil cOmpany?'
No, sir! For the Cataract Oil and
Gas company"
OH"
Mr. Barker gingerly fingered anoth-
er exhibit, examined it as though he
were studying some Egyptian hero
glyphics. and asked:
who is this ald-headed man there
in the wecds?"
Barney Malone is his name"
will you please point Barney Ma
lone out to the jury?"
That's me. sir
OH And you are"
For the Standard Oil company"
No, sir! For the Cataract Compa-
ny. l told YOU that once"
$50 you did. Now, here's defend
ants exhibit ID, | believe. The evidence
offered is a man, with smooth round
head. and a shaped
That's me, sir" exclaimed the wit
ness, angrily.
"Ah, 50 it is. beg your pardon. My
eyesight is not of the best. And your
name is?"
Barney Malone, claim attorney Ca
taract Oil and Gas company" replied
the witness, wearily.
Thank you,' said Barker, pleas
antly. Il was going To ask YOU that
I'm in all those pictures"
Indeed"
Yes, sir"
You had all these pictures taken to
show yourself to this jury?"
ITO show them how high the grass
and things were growing as compared
with the height of a man."
L see. HIS IL lIl'
man and this the grass and growing
things"
That's me all right"
Did the Standard OIL
THE Cataract Oil and Gas Compa-
ny"
Excuse me. Did the Cataract oil
and Gas company pay for all these
pictures of its claim attorney To cNhi-
bit to this jury
They paid for these photographs
that show how things will grow on
land YOU claim we hlighted."
You think these pictures show
nothing there that is blightcd?"
Sure"
you are in all of these"
Il admitted that dozen times. Do
YOU want me to keep repeating it all
day."
No. Wen stop when we get
through with the pictures Now, |
hand YOU defendants exhibit T.. The
gentleman summing himself amid tn"
growth there is?"
Barney Malone, claim attorney
Cataract oil and Gas company"
And will YOU hc good enough to
indicate to the jury where Barney Ma
lone is"
The attorney pointed To himself.
I'm simply taken with the weeds
"T" show how YOU both grow up"
finished Barker. "There's nothing
wrong in that, I'm sure. Now, defend
ants exhibit + likewise represents
some well-grown weeds and fairly
well-grown man in the gard"n-Som"
farmer. possible. Judging"
THAT man is the picture is Barney
Malone, and that's mel"
Barney Malone, claim attorney for
the Stand"
For the Cataract oil and Gas COM
pany. Please remember that. mister"
so will. You say you're in all of
them"
Il said it about - times. I think"
You were not posing for n moving
picture show"
"'rhcy were to hc hung in the Hall
of Fame" sarcastically.
Done i'm oil?"
There the court took Il hand - re-
licvr the witness of further torture.
1T is admitted" he dictated to the
official StCno"raphcr. that in all the
photographs introduced 10y tn" DEFEND
amt the man shown therein is Mr.
Barney Malone. who is claim attorney
for tn" Cataract oil and Gas Comra-
ny. is that sufficient. Mr.. Barkcr"'
IF your honor will lac good enough
To add that in each nictur" Mr.. Bar
ney Malone has his hands on his hips.
and is grim mean smiling. il will
he entirely satisfactory To us replied
Mr.. Barker. good -natur"dly.
Will" the jury was out m"SSag"
was sent tn the court. asking if it
would hc legal tu award damages IN
double the amount of the rlaim.-
Green Bag.
Specialists.-Th" psychologists tell
us that if we look long and mtrnlly at