Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 December 1878 — A Lady Lawyer's Overcoat. [ARTICLE]

A Lady Lawyer's Overcoat.

It is a breach of etiquette for a member of the bar to address a court while wearing an overcoat. Recently Mrs. Lockwood, the female lawyer of Washington, having removed her hat, but not her circular, proceeded to read to Judge Humphreys the petition for a writ.af habeas corpus in the case of John Davis —colored —asking his discharge from jail. The Judge called: “ Mrs. Lockwood,” and the lady responded inquiringly, not knowing what was coming: “ Your Honor.” The court to one of the bailiffs: “ Mr. Marshall, assist Mrs. Lockwood to remove her overcoat.” The bailiff advanced, but the female lawyer had divested herself of the garment before he could take three steps, and then continued her reading.