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Show Short and Sharp Sir Ernest Wild was very accomodating accomo-dating when, in a case which lasted more than a fortnight, he undertook to be content with a brief summing-up so that a barber who was on the Jury might be free by Saturday, which Is a busy day In his shop. It is unlikely, however, that the best record for a brief summing-up will be broken. "Do you call the defendant?" asked Lord Bramwell of defending counsel, and when the reply was "I do not, my Lord," he exclaimed "Phew!" and, turning to the jury, he said, "Gentlemen, "Gentle-men, consider your verdict." Another summing-up of Bramwell's consisted of this: "Gentlemen, I shall leave the case to you In eight words, The prisoner aimed at nothing and missed if "Manchester Guardian, |