Show DID HE DO TTTR DUTY I has long been a matter for argument j argu-ment said tho old lawyer 1 who was In f reminiscent mood whether a lawyer should defend 1 man that he known abe 1 a-be guilty There Is an argument on both sides and I do not suppose it will ever be settled to the satisfaction of all I A good many years ago I had n caao that set me to thinking and 1 havent yet determined what my duty was In the matter At that time I had a small practice In a little town In the western part of tho State Upon my return to tho town one day after having nccn away a few days on a matter of business busi-ness I wait called upon to defend a worthless character who had been arrested I ar-rested for hog stealing At that tim everyone kept at least one hog to be killed in tho fall and salted down for use In the winter One of my neighbors had butchered a hog a P few days before and tho party that I was called upon to defend had been charged with the theft of It The case a about to be called when I arrived and I asked for 0 llttlo time In which to consult with my ollent This was granted and taking him to One side said Now see here the best thing that you can do is to make a clean breast oC tho affair to me and then I will know Just where I stand Whatever you may confess to me I will treat as sacredly confidential and I will do my best to clear you I didnt steal his hog protested the prisoner I Then where did you get tho carcass that was found In your possession I demanded I From your back porch boss he answered with a grin Then I remembered that just before going away I had left orders to have my hog killed and 1 could only gasp However I went to work and cleared my client of the charge he was under and took the carcass of my own hog aa payment for services rendered But I had hard work treating what he told mo 1 I as sacred and confidential Detroit Free Press |