The Washington times., 1917-02-11

anable and JocuIsr when he knocks
on"
His imperturbabiIityis accompanied
by a constant penetrating gaze into
the eyes and very soul OF the wit
ness, and voice like the metallic
ring from the dropping of a silver
coin on marble. His inquisitoriaI
words are as cold as steel and the
infection he gives them is as the
edge OF a sword.
Believer In Psychology.
From the time a witness goes on
the stand until he leaves. Attorney
Whipple lives in that mans mind and
subjugates the man. He studies wit
nesses carefully and coldly and can
tell before a man utters word
whether a frank story Is to be ex-
pected or whether 1t will have to be
extracted like dentist pulls tooth
Attorney Whipple is great be
liever In psychology, and uses his
knowledge Of that science to the best
possible advantage. He divides the
brain of witness into "your present
thought and your memory" He
keeps these two entirely separate, and
never allows the witness to confound
them.
He dIfferentiates strongly between
search your memory" and consult
your thoughts" When a witness
says, 81 can't remember" the un-
daunted attorney comes back with.
Very good, then, examine your recoi-
lection and see IL you cannot produce
the thoughts that were in your mind
At that time"
Judges Entirely BY Words.
tators remembers seeing Attorney
Whipple pay the slightest attention to
any part OF any witness anatomy ex-
cept his head. He doesn't even watch
the expression on the countenances OF
the witnesses. He judges entirely
by the words he hears whether the
statements stand four-square with the
truth and whether there is any at
tempt at concealment or evasion.
Frequently in his cross-examina-
tions witnesses insist that they did
not say four hours before what Whip
pie says they said. Whereupon the
attorney reels off his recollection OF
what was said by the witness. The
official stenographer Is then called
upon to read his shorthand notes and
the attorney is proven correct.
Attorney WhippIe was able to con-
front many Of the witnesses with
kilograms they had sent but appar-
entity forgotten, and advise them of
things in their lives they seemingly
could not recall, because of the aid
he received from his two brilliant
young assistants.
Ex-Harvard Football Captain.
All the spectators and witnesses
saw two youthful men sitting near
Whipple and passing copies of the
record and papers to him, but few
knew the identity of the pair.
Nearest Attorney Whipple sat
Lothrop wilmington. a Boston at
torney who graduated from Harvard
in 1911. He is a tremendously big
fellow. with a hand like a ham and
proportionately built over all of his
six feet. three inches of height and
1876 pounds of weight. Attorney
wilmington coEposes a whole crowd
in himself. There are men who
played on the Yale football eleven in
1910, when Wilmington captained the
Harvard team, who will attest this
fact.
The smaller of the two assistants
is Edward o. Proctor, who graduated
from Yale College in 1909, after
serving as president of the debating
society at Old Eli. and then went to
the Harvaru law school. Proctor en-
tered Attorney Whipple's office four
years ago, while Wilmington has
been associated with the little man,
all dynamite and with a rapier like
tongue, three years ago.