| Show lie lost alle cabe judge emerson one of tho most eloquent inen illinois ever produced was once taken down completely in a speech at decatar Decat nr said E F layman an attorney of chicago he had a case in which there were some peculiarly pathetic circumstances the rights of a young girl whose property had been squandered and who was reduced to destitution tit ution being involved judge emerson made the most of it and as he closed bis speech a solemn hush bad fallen over the courtroom tears stood in the eyes of the jurors and even the judge coughed sympathetically and hid his head behind the trial docket his opponent whoso namo 1 I have now forgotten saw that the spell had to be broken in some way or hia caso was lost arising slowly to his feet and in a voice of deep solemnity and with slow deliberation he said gentlemen of the jury let us continue these solemn exercises by singing the one hundred and fifteenth psalm roar of laughter followed from the audience and judge emerson lost his case |
