| Show KNOCKED OUT BY BURHESTER His HeiroKljphlcs Stagger Ills Partner the Court Clerk and Spectators e There was a very funny scene in the Third district court yesterday when Judge Hoge made a motion to have an appeal in a certain case which had been dismissed because the rulesof the court had not been complied with reinstated It is known that lawyers as a rule are not strict adherents ad-herents to theSpencerian system of penmanship pen-manship but Theodare Burmester is probably prob-ably the worst penman at the bar In support sup-port of the motion Judge Hoge submitted two affidavits in his partner Burmester without reading them But Judge Zane had evidently had some experience with that attorneys penmanship and he smilingly smil-ingly requested Judge Hoge to read them I hoped to get out of that remarked the latter and then clearing his throat and adjusting ad-justing his glasses he struck out bravely but after reading three lines he stuck and after floundering around awhile gave it up as a bad job and asked Mr McMillan to tackle it The obliging clerk at once grabbed the manuscript and amid a titter of laughter which increased as he proceeded pro-ceeded commenced to read in a manner strongly reminiscent of the efforts of the burnt cork artist in his familiar imitation of the recitation by tho school boy But this job proved too much even for Mack and he soon dropped into his chair and gazed around the room in a bewildered manner until Frank B Stephens who has a worldwide reputation as a decipherer of heiroglyphics came to his assistance He lasted through half a page and then caved and Bailiff Sprague assisted him to his seat Judge Zane who appeared to enjoy the proceeding more than any one else came to the conclusion that there was no merit in the motion and saved further trouble by overruling it J |
