Show PLEA THAT JURY understood brilliant retort of robert G inger inge r soll foil to splendid argument won the lawsuit when bob ingersoll was in the prime of his law practice in peoria the colonel happened to have as his client a young and buxom widow the opposing counsel was jonathan K cooper as stanch a presbyterian as he was an able lawyer at the close of the evidence mr cooper arose and made a splendid argument on his side ot of the case closing by saying that his legal opponent was prejudiced when hen it came cama to dm d fe tending riding beautiful women after the venerable presbyterian closed colonel ingersoll arose with a twinkle in MEL his eye and slow slowly LV a and nd solemnly sol emAly commenced as 28 follows gentlemen of the jury the counsel on the other side is correct I 1 do have a leaning in the direction of beautiful women I 1 love the fireside about which play beautiful children presided over by a smiling beautiful mother I 1 tell you what it Is gentlemen inen of the jury I 1 would rather much rather it if I 1 had my choice be in hell bell 15 minutes sitting on an a hard wooden bench beside a woman as beautiful as cleopatra chanito reside i t lifetime in heaven singing psalms with jonathan K cooper ingersoll won the suit argonaut |