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rial particular and the opposing counsel argued "falsus in uno falsus in omnibus," that is, "a bucket with a Leak will not hold water."

court, the sheriff rapped for order, and the counsel proceeded in a well modulated tone of voice.

"Unsight, Unseen." —• Secretary Shaw re cently told a story on Representative Smith of Iowa when the latter was a fledgling attorney and anxious to make a reputation for himself. A prisoner was brought before the Bar in the Criminal Court in Iowa, but he was not represented by a lawyer. "Where is your lawyer?" inquired the judge who presided. "I have none," responded the prisoner. "Why haven't you?" "Haven't any money to pay a lawyer." "Do you want a lawyer?" asked the judge. "Yes, your honor." "There is Mr. Walter I. Smith, John Brown, George Green," said the judge, pointing to a lot of young attorneys who were about the court waiting for something to turn up, "and Mr. Alexander is out in the corridor." The prisoner eyed the budding attorneys in the court room and after a critical survey stroked his chin and said, " Well, I guess I will take Mr. Alexander." — St. Paul PioneerPost.

Better Luck Next Time. — A Helena (Mon tana) subscriber believes our readers would enjoy the judgment of the court in In re Carleton, 84 Pacific, p. 788-791, Advance Pamph let. No. 5, May 28th. Action for disbarment for unprofessional conduct. "... The judgment of the court is, in the light of the findings and our conclusions above, that Mr., now a member of the bar of this court, be suspended as attorney and coun selor for a period of three months from this date. At the expiration of this time said may resume the practice of law as heretofore." The Happy Medium. — During a recent ses sion, in one of the counties of Tennessee, of the quarterly county court, the question of an appropriation of public funds was under a heated debate. One of the justices of the peace, whose good faith had been attacked, rose in his place and explained himself as follows : "Mr. Chairman: I am an honest man. I love my country. My constituents have my daily care. I intend to vote on this proposition in accordance with my conscience and the best interests of the people of my country. To this end, Mr. Chairman, I am attempting to reach, in my own mind, that happy medium between right and wrong."

More Light and Less Noise. — A member of -the Bar of York County, Me., who enjoys a good joke, relates the following, and applies the moral to himself. Several years ago he was counsel in a case before the late Chief Justice Peters, and during the progress of the trial >>ecame a little bit noisy, as he sometimes does, when the judge looked up and said to him : "Mr. Hamilton, did you ever hear of the man who was lost in the woods during a thunder storm?" On being answered in the negative, the judge continued: "A man in attempting to pass through a piece of woods lost his way, and while he was in that predicament a fearful thunder storm came up. The woods grew awfully dark. The roaring of the wind and the crashing of the thunder was terrific. The man was frightened, and started to pray, but, not being used to that business, said: ' O Lord, give us a little more light and a little less noise.'" There was a great wave of merriment in

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THE man who travels through this world, And wilfully neglects To throw sand on his icy walks , Won't need to in the next. Easy Money. — The Ithaca police court re sounded with wailing. Eight mothers placed a stick given by Recorder Sweetland on the trousers of their offspring. The youngsters had been arrested after hard work by Chief of Police Van Order and two Lehigh Valley rail road detectives for many car burglaries during the last month. Their parents were poor and Recorder Sweet