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Show His Hat. One night a policeman found a man lying unconscious on the pavement as a result of a brutal assault. Near him lay a common bowler hat. Suspicious of a certain person, the police po-lice arrested him. He was not able to give an account of his movements on that evening; also the hat fitted him like a glove. A clever lawyer pleaded his case so impressively on the risk of accepting a Hat as sufficient evidence that the jury acquitted the prisoner, and lie was discharged. dis-charged. Before leaving the dock he turned to the judge and, pointing to the hat In the courtrom, said : "My lord, can I 'ave my 'at?" Pearson's Pear-son's Weekly. |