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Show OriLY TO SEE HIs'fAOE. How I.wjrr Ternptsd Fit to Clear llli Cllrnt. Ono of tho Judges of the superior court Is quite a wit. Doubtless mora than one of theso distinguished dis-tinguished gentlemen aro witty as well as wise, but there. Is ono judge In particular par-ticular to whom the name ot "wit" attaches at-taches closer than ever did counsel to rich client. When this sarao judge was a bird working barrister some years ago he wns engaged ns counsel for a fellow whoso numo was Identified with much, If not nil, that was bad in tho neighborhood. neigh-borhood. On tho occasion referred to this Individual In-dividual was. on trial for n violation of tho "no license" laws of the town, hpeclflcally ho was charged with hav-Ing hav-Ing sold to divers known and unknown persona whisky from n bottle which ho curried "In his Insldo pocket." Tho cvldenco seemed conclusive. But the lawyer. Ioj-bI to the Interests of hla client and determined to savo him If I pobMbb, In splto of his villainous, rum- 1 soaked countenance, made a final appeal ap-peal to tho Jury. I The appeal was not for mercy. U wat for jtutlce. It was as follows! I "lientlomon of tho jury, you have In .ird the cvldenco In this case against my cliont. I will not characterize It ns I perjured evldonce. I will only ask'you, gentlemen of tho Jury, to look upon my client's face, and biy under your oaths nnd upon your consciences whether you can believe thatlfaman I with that faco hail a pint of u-lilaky he could bo Induced to tell It for any price." Boston Herald. v-Sj ,1 . i' i , 1 ... -3 " L hi 1 .ii |
