Rensselaer Republican, Volume 18, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1886 — The Thief’s Appeal. [ARTICLE]

The Thief’s Appeal.

A Thief who had been Convicted of Stealing a Hog sought to Lessen his Offense by saying: “While it is True, yofir Honor, that I Stole the Hog, you must take his Condition into Consideration. He was very Poor in Flesh. ” “While that is True,” replied his Honor, “I must also Consider the Fact that you probably like Lein Bacon better than Fat. I shall give you Two Years at Jackson.” • Moral: —Such a thing never Happened, of course. The Thief’s Lawyer would have cleared him on that very point.— Detroit Free Press.