The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-06
PECULIAR CLIENTS
Cranks With Whom Lawyers
Sometimes Have to Deal.
QUEER CASES OUT OF COURT.

"Aneestor" Clients Are Quite Common,
and Their Claims Ar just About %
Visionary a. Those Of Numerous
Patent Seekers Are Frsakish.
What is the most peculiar case that
has ever been brought to you by q
prospective client?" was the question
put not long ago by the writer to one
of the ablest lawyers in New York.
The lawyer said that probably the
oldest client who had ever visited him
was a woman about forty years old.
who wanted to bring suit against one
Of the Sunday newspapers for not hav-
ing printed an account of her latest
social function" on its society page,
rs she had particularly requested over
the telephone.
As the second oldest client, he cited
the case of another woman who had
come to him in tears and sought to en-
list his legal aid In making her hus-
band stop flirting. THE woman as
s,ired me that she loved her husband
and that she knew her husband loved
her. but that he had habit Of wink
ing Mt every good looking woman he
saw" said the lawyer. when told
her there was no legal redress for her,
tnasmuch as she said was fool If
even thought she or her husband want
cd divorce. she exclaimed that was
the poorest lawyer she had ever heard
Of and left my Office In q rage"
The same question was put to sever
al other lawyers and nm unbelievably
peculiar assortment Of would be clients
was revealed through their answers.
One patent lawyer cited the case Of
man who asked him to represent him
for two months at the patent ONCE in
Washington. Il want you to 60 there,
stay there and represent me-" he said.
But" interposed the attorney, what
In the world do You want me to do
while am there?"
The man drew his chair close to the
lawyers and in low tones told the at
torney that he had invented an aero
plane clock" rs be called It. and that
ne wanted him r., go to the patent Of
flee and prevent any other inventor
from sneaking In a similar invention
while the authorities are in a careless
mood"
Inc man seemed to be in his normal
senses despite tie fact that his highly
priced invention was absolutely moth
Ing more than = small watch fastened
III q leather CAGE. the sort that may be
seen In stores anywhere. When he
had impaired this informal ton the law.
yer pointed out that there was moth.
Ing Detachable about his Invention"
There isn't chi" shouted the man.
Indeed there is: Who has ever
thought before this ,of putting q clock
In mn airship?"
The attorney 50 ught to humor him
ana said. "Woulf int q watch in the
nviators pocket ( % az well?"3
The man jumI ,ed up. THAT'S just
the point! hec. led. 1T would not do
rs Wen. becaus q 1t might fall out"
Agains. sue logic the attorney said
nc 'o"ad him sell helpless, and he told
,ne man he feared the case was too
Viiicult for him to handle.
Another strange client who visited a
patent la'~y er wanted to secure a pat
rnt Oh II .ower clothespin." The lat
ter was az ordinary wooden clothespin
with lit le wire point on top. On the
fr Ah flowers might be stuck.
lnereoy.l according to the inventor.
giving, the clotheslines the appearance
Dr now er gardens" He saw a fortune
from '.he sale Of his pins in cities.
w b en- the lawyer assured him that,
hes Ad es the fact that there was more
Sc nt mentality than practicability to
IDS invention. a pin stuck In the end
OF he wood would serve Just as effec-
tive ~ as the invented" piece Of wire.
the client threatened to bring suit
against him for violation of conf
Deuce"
another patent lawyer said that the
oldest client who had ever come to
him was young woman who wanted
his help in getting patent. literally,
on an idea"
What Is your dear asked the law
yer curiously.
The young woman refused to tell
him. saying that she hesitated to d.
vulge the nature Of her idea until Il
had been secured by patent. II won't
trust anybody with Il, not even you"
she told the lawyer.
Like the famous Anneke JAMS heirs,
there are numerous strange cases of
80 called ancestor clients" to be had
from the lawyers.