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IN New York State people are executed by electrocution; in the West elocution is equally popular and deadly. PROFESSOR "What early proceeding in ouster do we find in British history?" Student : "I don't know, sir, unless it's the •case in which the snakes were ejected from Ireland." THE police justice had been arguing with the still bibulous Thespian until his patience was exhausted. "Guilty or not guilty, that is the ques tion," the court said, finally. "Y'ronner," answered the respondent, "You quote Shakespeare abominably.'' CITIZEN: "How long were you out?" Juror: "You mean 'how much?'" Citizen: " 'How much' then?" Juror: "Eleven dollars exactly." Citizen: "Refreshments—eh?" Juror. "Nope—draw poker." JUDGE JOSIAH GIVEN, the Nestor of Iowa judges, was hearing an important case re cently, when at the noon adjournment the county attorney arose and requested that court adjourn until the following morning. "I promised to take my boys to the circus this afternoon," explained the attorney. Judge Given is almost eighty years old, but still young in many respects; and he re plied:

"Well, never disappoint the boys. We'll adjourn court for a circus, but not for a ball game." The attorney thanked the court effusively and business was suspended until the follow ing day. That afternoon the county attor ney met the judge at the circus. "If a ball game makes me feel as young as this," said the judge, "I may have to change that ruling made this morning." DURING the late 6o's Judge Hubbard was defending some cases of damage suits against the Chicago and Northwestern Rail way Company in Tama county, Iowa, and the popular sentiment was very much against all railroad companies. The jury had just returned a verdict for all the plaintiff asked and a similar case was commenced. Judge Hubbard asked for the same jury that had returned a verdict in the previous case, much to the surprise of all interested. When the time came for the argument for the defend ant, the judge commenced by abusing every member of the jury in this fashion: to one of the jury whom we will call "Mr. Smith": "And you, Mr. Smith, you old scoundrel! you landed in this county of ours without a penny, with not enough to keep soul and body together; you 'squatted' on a piece of land and nearly starved to death until this defendant railway company came along and made your property valuable and made you the rich man you are today. What would your land have been worth had it not been for this defendant railway company? And now you come into court and perjure your self in saying you have no interest in one side or the other, that you are unprejudiced, when all you have you owe to this defend ant."