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THE GREEN BAG

"It is perfectly simple," replied Mr. H . All you have to do is to be as innocent as I am." Fair Trial. — The losing party never believes that there is any weakness in his case, but always blames the Court for an adverse decision. The following is from the crossexamination of a woman in the Masschusetts Superior Court: "As Mr. Jones is not here, I want to ask you one question: You brought suit against Mr. Jones and it was tried out in the courts of Massachusetts?" "It was tried in a way, but it wasn't tried out." "Well, I mean in the way they try them in Massachusetts. I don't* mean to say it was tried well." The Court: " As I tried it, perhaps you had better not assume it was tried well." "I mean tried in the way they try them in Massachusetts." "It was decided according to the way Mr. Jones put it. The judge gave him the de cision." A Distrust. — When a husband and wife produced certain property the title to which was taken in the wife's name without any fraud or mistake but with the husband's knowledge and acquiescence and he made no objection thereto for several years there after the fact that such title was taken by reason of the wife's alleged imperious temper and that the husband had been unduly subjected to her demands was insufficient to establish a constructive trust of the land in the husband's favor. Cline v. Cline, 204 Ill. 130. His Attorney. — A man arrested for murder was assigned a shyster whose crude appearance caused the unfortunate prisoner to ask the judge: "Is this my lawyer?" "Yes," replied his Honor. . " Is he going to defend me?" "Yes." "If he should die, could I have another?" "Yes." "Can I see him alone in the back room for a few minutes?"— Short Stories.

Stringency in the Market.— A Kentucky lawyer wanted a railroad ticket, and had only a $2 bill. It required $3 to get the ticket. He took the $2 bill to a pawnshop and pawned if for $1.50. On his way back to the station he met a friend, to whom he sold the pawn ticket for $1.50. That gave him $3. Now, who's out that dollar? — The Bar. A Cause for Thanks. — " Ah, my dear Mr. Briefless," said Mr. Hardcash, seizing the young barrister's hand and shaking it warmly, "I am so immensely obliged to you. That case the other day, you know — I won it." "Thanks," replied Briefless, " but did I represent you?" "No, my dear fellow," replied Hardcash; "you represented the other man."— Home Herald. A Witty Irish Judge. — Mr. Doherty, who -was chief justice of the Irish court of common pleas from 1830 till his death in 1846, was famed for his wit. The gossip in the hall of the four courts, which of course reached the bench, was that one of the judges had been somewhat excited by wine at an entertain ment in Dublin castle on the previous evening. "Is it true," the chief justice was asked, "that Judge — danced at the castle ball last night?" " Well," replied Doherty, " I cer tainly can say that I saw him in a reel." "As I came along the quay," remarked one of the offices of the court whose face was remarkably hatchet shaped, "the wind was cutting my face." "Upon my honor," replied the chief justice, "I think the wind had the worst of it."— London Law Notes. Reputation and Character. — Lawyer (examining jury) — Do you .understand the difference between character and reputation? Juror — Reputation is the name your neigh bors give you; character is the one they take from you. — Judge. Onward! — Client: "Didn't you make a mistake in going into law instead of the army?' Lawyer: "Why?" " By the way you charge there would be little left of the enemy." Sacred Heart Review.