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Show He Pleaded Both Ways. Sheridan Master, former speaker of the Michigan house of representatives, representa-tives, tells the following story of one of his early cases as a lawyer: A negro waa arrested for stealing a calf and the court appointed Mr. Master to defend him. Tbe colored man bad never talked to a lawyer before and didn't fancy the Idea very much, preferring to try the case himself. him-self. After a short conference between Mr. Master and tbe negro the court asked the negro how he would plead. The latter rose slowly and said: "Jedge, your honoh, I pleads not guilty on advice of my attorney, but I ain't got no faith In any attorney; ro, I'll tell you. Jedge, dat I done stole de calf and I throws myself on de mercy of de court." Richmond Times Pi patch. |