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Show The case had been long protracted, and was going none too well for the defendant. His counsel, therefore, had recourse to bullying methods. One of the plaintiff's witnesses, a notorious old jailbird, had just left the box, his place 'being taken by an old plasterer. "Have you ever been in prison?" asked the lawyer. "Yes, sir," replied the witness; "twice." "All- And for how long, may I ask?" "First time for an afternoon. Second Sec-ond time for about an hour. You see, sir," continued the witness, taking advantage ad-vantage of the lawyer's confusion. "I was sent to prison to whitewash a cell for a lawyer who had been robbing his clients." |