Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 67, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1914 — He Lacked the Nerve. [ARTICLE]

He Lacked the Nerve.

A town character, who had been in trouble with the police many times, was arrested recently on a minor criminal charge. The arresting officer was amazed when the fellow appeared in police court with a lawyer prepared to make a defense. Finally his case was called and the judge asked: t “Prisoner, are you guilty or not guilty?" “Let my lawyer plead not guilty for me, judge,” was the reply. “I ain’t got the nerve.”—Kansas City Star.