The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
Are Lawyers Honest, Judge Dillon Hales Age Old Sanders in to Court Women Ablest Liars, but More Men Lie.

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 John Bernardtne Dillon, L. L. B., book on Law, Lawyers and Hon esty," Through the ages men of wisdom and virtue have maligned the lawyer. Lawyer Dillon writes his book to prove that lawyers have been Inisrepresented. Even the tomb stones carry references to lawyers and give false opinion of this great profession
 Here Hes the body of Thomas Sawyer;
 "An honest man, although a. lawyer
 Speaking unktndly of the lawyer is not a habit of modern origin. A pie ture or cartoon circulated in England and Ireland many years ago shows the plaintiff pulling a cows tail, the defendant her horns, and a lawyer seated serenely on the stool. gather
 
 this cartoon is representative of what many people think of the lawyer to- day.
 The Supreme Court of Connecticut has another idea of the qualifications of a lawyer. Tn a famous case the court said: ',It Is not enough for an attorney that he be honest He must be believed to be honest" A rigid demand.
 The book is full of interesting stor- 3es told at the expense of the lawyer, sometimes at the expense of the judge. The lawyer talked for hours to the squire asking him not to allow the rights of a pure and noble lady to. be trampled beneath the cloven feet of a soulless corporation. The squire said: The plaintiff in this case is a woman, and her counsel has touched the sympathy of the find in favor of the bank and let the record show that Mrs. Jones has the sympathy of the court"
 Justice Compounded With Mercy
 Judge Dillon has a tougher task 4%-hen he deals with the admonitlons apf the Scriptures. Tn St. Luke ch xI verse A. Christ said: Woe unto STou also ye lawyers for ye laid me with burdens to be borne and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with AoA 1R of ancient tine~ were religious as well as legal persons. Our author finds. That no lawyer Of modern times should take unto himself the slightest rebuff In reference to verses quoted in the Gospel, since the func- tions of the scribe in Biblical times nre not In the least comparable to lawyer"
 Neither do lawyers use hishfalutin', book talk Witness the lawyer who said: My client doesn't need any of this fine talks Look at him. gentle snen, and see if he hasn't done the honest thing by the plaintiff From inis youth up he has been as you find him, No l. extra-inspected, scaled end screened, copper-fastened, free
 
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 How can lawyers be honest when guilty? Voltafre asked this ques- tion in it's most terrible form. when he called the lawyers Good my sirs Either Side Who is to say which side in a lawsuit is the right? What Is to determine the guilt or inno- Cence of one persecuted for crime? These are the necessary functions of judges and juries rather than of law years. The worst criminaf has the right to his defence.
 The oath given to lawyers in Con- 11ecticut is lofty. "You shall do no Jalsehood. nor consent to any to be clone in the court: and if you know of any to be done you sshall give the court. or some of them. that it may be reformed. You shall not willingly or willingly. promote, sue or procure to be sued by false or un- 10 the same You shall delay no man for 1ucre or malice. but you ehau use yourself in the office of an attorney within the court according erection. and with all good fidelity, as well to the court to the client. So help you God
 Lawyers do not always know when the witness Is lying Women wit pesSeS are the ablest liars. Their in herent aIertness of thought. their gift of fluent means of expression their extraordinary talent for minute and detailed description, enable them to lie more successfully than men. The authors experience causes him to be- Geve that more men are liars.
 There was the lawyer who bored She court and made three or four mo- lions which were promptly overruled who began his address with the words: our Honor, my unfortunate client -" There. the court is with you" came from the bench in gentlest tones.
 There Is the islander about jury duty. The talesnan said to the court: ''T have been drawn many times but ] was always too smart to get caught