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Show An old watchman, who used to keep guard in the department of justice, from long association with the legal lights in the building believed he had imbibed a fair share of learning in the law, and so when one night a telegram addressed to the attorney general came "after hours he had no hesitancy in opening it and reading its message. It asked the question, ques-tion, "Is a man to' be held responsible for a crime committed while under the influence of liquor?" The watchmaa pondered over this message for some time, and, as he knew what the influence influ-ence of liquor was, he sent the laconio answer: "No indeed. (Signed) John Jones, in charge of department of justice. jus-tice. " Of course there was an immediate immedi-ate attaok on the attorney general for euoh a deoision, and the matter came to the ears of the department An investigation inves-tigation "jas made and the watchman suspended r three months. That did not worry him, however. With effrontery ef-frontery that simply dumfounded the clerks, he oame to the building every pay day during that time of suspension and. drew hla Balary. lata 'US |