Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-02-23

w is" Then most of them will add: And she won't
lie ether-uness you ask her age"
Criminal lawyers. who have wide experience with
witness agree that the greatest difficulty with the
female that willing tell than her attorney
wants her TO- So marked this tendency that the late
William Howard Taft, Immediately after being nominated
for the Presidency. quoted saying; Get
off the witness stand you There seems to
be something in the feminine makeup that her
TO tell more than her lawyer wants her TO tell
1t isn't the length of time woman estifies but what
she retort in minute that does the business
naturally quickwitted that lawyer matter
Recently a well known New criminal lawyer
is reputed to be calm under any circumstance very
much upset in the court when he attempting TO
throw bad light the veracity Of a woman witness He
had asked her: Now isn't true that has tried
TO dstort your story of the facts that they
will appear favorable to the defendant? ?"
Yes admitted the
All" replied attorney. And who it,"
You" shot back the witness That lawyer lost
On another occasion important point a suit hung
on whether the two parties involved had been three four
feet apart at the time The insisted that it
exactly four and tried again
her to admit that it but three feet Finally he asked
Now how do you know it was just four feet ?"
Because knew fool lawyer going
that question" said the triumphanty
Now reply like that is in to the
question, but it settles the point the jury
torney might well drop it.
Then there the colored who destroyed the
dignity of New Orleans court by naive admission
She accused of stealing of money. and the
Judge who knew her well. said; Pearl. I'm surprised
at you Don't you know all stolen money is cursed"
dat All couldn't tell dat JUS by lookin' it
Not so long ago Jersey City attorney taken by
surprise when feminine witness suddenly that
the man against whom she tesying had been drink
ing and gambling.
how did you know that ?" asked the lawyer
handed the street car conductor red chip
knew he had been gambling by the chip and l
had been drinking because he didn't know the difference
between the chip and coin"
Some lawyers however prefer a witness. Det-
rot member of the Bar once said: Il always smooth
the stand Don't irritate her her with
courtesy and you have to prove that she guilty of
perjury do 1t politely and don't hurt her feelings AS
matter of fact only few comparatively speaking.
lie under examination and they always stick to any
thing they tell false better They say
clever than foolish things the stand in
to questions and the hottest cal-down had the
court room when cross-examining
physician She very clever doctor, and brilliant
woman but it was necessary for me to get before the
jury didn't understand details
She right there with the information though and
finally said: Well what do you say made of ?"
She leaned forward with CLINT in her eyes 7 should
say she answered decisively you about 10 per
flesh Is per cent bone 25 cent gall and 30 cent
wind"
The answer given by the doctor resembles similar
in which counsel extracting evidencs from
woman witness Suddenly he asked her do you under
stand what meant by expert testimony"
Expert testimony" she echoed promptly Why every
knows that expert testimony always founded upon
fictitious facts"
dapper and Chicago lawyer was painfully con-
scious of his badness and toupee In crossexamn
ing woman he asked: And where your maid"
I'm my boudor arranging my hair"
And where were your"
II with my hair. I don't wig like some
people"
In Pittsburgh, woman witness clevery turned the
tables the court The lawyer had asked her: Did you
the shot fired"
NO but heard it."
That is not satisfactory. Step down. please"
The woman seemed to be amused, and laughed as she
left the witness chair whereupon the judge fined her for
contempt of court ~
Judge did you me laugh ?" asked the witness
mo. but I heard you"
hat ia not act Or1y" said he roman
The judge RENTED the fine