Show CR CREDIT I IS DUE 1 IS GIVEN TOO W TRAPPING A WITNESS being tried In a country A case was court A A horse had been st len from froma toa to toa toa all pointed a field and the evidence character of ot the a certain doubtful neighborhood as the culprit Though had found a his guilt seemed clear he lawyer to undertake his defence At the counsel expended trial the defendants defendant's his energy In trying to confuse and frighten the opposing witnesses ses especially especially especially ally a farmer whose testimony was particularly par particularly pat par kept damaging The lawyer up a a. fire of questions asking many himself foolish ones oneS' and repeating again and again in the hope ot decoying decoy decoy- ing lug the witness into a contradiction You Yot say the lawyer went wept on that this man nian you can swear to having seen drive a a. horse past your farm on the day In question I 1 can replied the witness w wearily for he had already answered the question question ques ques- tion a dozen times What time was this this I 1 told you It was was' about the middle of the forenoon But ButI I r dont don't want any or middles I r want you to tell the Jury exactly exactly the time Why said the farmer I 1 dont don't al always always always al- al ways carry a a. gold watch with me when Im I'm digging potatoes But you have a a. clock In the the- house bouse haven't Y yOu u v Yes f Well what time was It ft by by that Why by that clock clock It was Just nineteen nineteen nine nine- t teen en minutes minute past past 10 You were in the field all the mornIng morning morning morn morn- ing went on the lawyer Smiling sug- sug sug sug- I II was I 1 was wag How f far r from the ho houseS house se Is 5 this field About half a mile mlle You swear do you do-you you that by the clock In your house Is was just nineteen minutes minutes min mm- min min- utes past 10 I 1 do The lawyer paused and looked triumphantly tri trl- at the Jury y At last he he had entrapped the w witness tn ss into a a. contradictory contra contradictory contradictory contra contra- statement that would greatly weaken his his- evidence T The e farmer leisurely picked up his hat and started to leave the the- witness stand Then r eD turning slowly about he added I 1 ought perhaps to say that too much reliance should l not be placed on that clock as it got ot out of gear about bout six months ago and Its It's been nineteen nineteen minutes past 10 ever s since Cincinnati Cincinnati Commercial Tribune |