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Show BETTER DEFENSE FOR THE ACCUSED Chicago, Sept. 20 A new era dawned for destitute defendants In the criminal court yesterday when Judge Klckham Scanlan abruptly altered tho bystctn of assigning lawyers for the defense. It has been customary for young lawyers, admitted to the bar, to band their cards to the Judge when a number num-ber .f prisoners are arraicned and for the Judge to distribute the cards to the prisoners who have no lawyeis nor money lo hire any. Hut a number of prominent lawyers law-yers will wake up today to find that there U a new sysio.m -Tudge Scanlan Scan-lan calls it the -legal directory sys-lemp." sys-lemp." H consists of taking the directory di-rectory of the city's lawyers, opening It at random and taking the first prom inent name noticed, lustead of a youngster's card. |