Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 309, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1914 — EVIDENTLY A DISHONEST JUDGE [ARTICLE]

EVIDENTLY A DISHONEST JUDGE

This story Is about a famous New York lawyer whose oratory Is so stirring and powerful that his name is omitted. He might meet the writer on the street and turn loose one of his famous floods of invective and denunciation. However He' was retained with another lawyer to argue a case before a New Jersey jtdge, and on the trip to Trenton asked his associate!! “How can this judge be influenced?" "In no way at all,” replieci the associate. “Oh, come now," Insisted the orator. “There must be some sort of Influence that can or social power, or political pressure. You knbw, most ot these judges ar< just a little crooked in that way. Gen, erally, you can ’em through social influence. I’ll bet we can get this one." “Impossible,” insisted the associate, “This is an absolutely honest judge." The orator made the opening speech in arguing the case, and, in doing so? indulged in a flight of oratory that shook the courtroom and hung silver braids upon the atmosphere. On rising to reply, one of the opposing counsel began: "Your honor, I shall make no attempt to reply to my learned friend from New York, because he has not touched the case. He has simply indulged in a lot of oratorical fireworks." "Oh, yes," said the judge quickly; "don’t bother about him at all' He said nothing about the ease." The orator, leaning over and grasp Ing his associate's knee in a cruel grip, said triumphantly: “J told you so! He’s aa crooked ai a ram’s hornl"—Tlie Popular Mag» sine.