The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-01-23

tor. HE was n born criminal with a
| blameless past
Il had a case like that once" piped
up Carson.
Hold on. haven't told you the
worst yet continued the fat man.
Two years ago when | vas down in
a scrag town in Oklahoma l was ar
rested for riding a bicycle on the side
walk. and the justice before whom ]
was hauled was my friend of the
blameIess past. Well. sirs. he fined
me So without the faltering of an
eyelid. and L believe If l hadn't paid
the fine and left town instanter he'd
had me in Jail for six months. That's
what / call professional courtesy.
What were you going to say. CarsonF
There was an audible litter at the
question. but the little bore lost no
time in grasping his opportunity.
Il was going to tell you about a case
I had involving professional cour-
tesy- he began hurriedly.
by Jovc, that reminds me- burst in
another lawyer. Zone time when i
was practicing out in Montana
Excuse me- interrupted Carson In
~dignantly.
Certainly. old man: don't mention
H., continued the tormentor. I'll ex-
cuse you any time. but | want the 9th
er fellows to hear this yarn. and its
no yarn either, but a true bill from
| Montana, where no liars are at large.
Nm xra- cors,r v-hon praG
| practicing out there the state prosecli-
tor and the defendants counsel in a
! murder trial were opposition candi-
dates for congress-, and in the middle
of the case the prosecutor saw that
the evidence was going against him
| and that an acquittal would be mighty
popular. SO he ups and requests the
dismissal of the Indictment and the
! discharge of the prisoner, knowing
that the same would reflect great cred
il on himself and knock the wind out
of his opponent. But the other fellow
was on to the game, and. with a sure
case, he hadn't any notion of letting
his adversary win out on any mag
unanimous bluff of that sort. So he
rears up on his hind legs and fights to
have the case submitted to the jury,
claiming his client was entitled to an
acquittal at the hands of his peers and
nothing less than this would satisfy
him, and finally the judge decided TO
allow the innocent gent TO be exoner
ated by the jurors and submitted the
case to them. Well, sirs, that jury
stayed out bout fifteen seconds and
then brought in a verdict Of guilty.,
You say that happened in Mon
tana:' asked a late conner, joining In
the general laugh.
Yes, sir" was the serious answer.
well, / wouldn't believe it IL you'd
located it twice as far away" remark
ed the q~uestioner, as he took a chair
which the clerk offered him and sat
down beside me. Would your he in
quired smilingly as he offered me a
cigar.
Il don't know l answered, as some
one started another story. Can a
prosecutor dismiss a case if he thinks
the prisoner Innocent
'Of course" answered my neighbor.
IF he couldn't he might have to on-
tinue prosecuting n mai whom he be-
lieved innocent. That would be hor-
rible. BY the way, / want to intro
duce myself, Mr.. Lambert. / am Abel
Corning, one of Mr.. Gilberts assist
| ants
/ glanced with interest at the speak
| orc faon xrhfnb hnra n sarfnfn racnna.
blance TO Hunts; but, though there
was no installing the two ~personali-
| ties, there was enough to justify Hunts
1 subterfuge. Now. If | denounced the
unknown emissary who Travelled I'M
| der the name of Abel Corning and
could produce no one but the real Abel
| Corning To answer the description.
who would he most involved. the prose
cutor or his opponent? Hunt had
more than risen to the emergency. He
had surmounted ii.
Il am very glad to meet you, Mr..
Corning" l responded. do you hap
pen TO know a lawyer named Hunt:' |
added after a pause.
"Hunt.r he repeated. "No. I never
heard of him. Why do you ask
Merely because l began. but al
lowed myself to be interrupted as Car
son piped up:
II had a case like that once
There were but few spectators in the
courtroom when we filed into the jury
box on the second morning of the
trial. and Bayne confessed that he had
heard rumor of an adjournment the
previous evening. Others had heard
the same thing. and it was the general
opinion of the jurors that the public
had received definite information OF
some hitch In the proceedings and we
would be dismissed for the day as soon
as court opened. All doubt of the
matter was dispelled. however, when
Judge Dudley assembled the bench and
a young attorney whom | had not pre-
viously noticed rose and requested an