Part 42 (1/2)

A RETORT BY CURRAN

The stinging retort of the Irish advocate Curran is recalled

At the close of his celebrated encounter with one of the ly remarked to the somewhat diminutive advocate: ”I could put you inflash, Curran retorted: ”If you did, Your Lordshi+p would have more law in your pocket _than you ever had in your head!”_

Fiercely indignant, the judge replied: ”Another word, and I will commit you, sir” To which Curran fearlessly retorted: ”Do, and it will be the best thing Your Lordshi+p _has committed this term!”_

REMITTING A FINE

About every courthouse in the ”Blue Grass” still linger traditions of the late Thomas F Marshall For hienius if one ever walked this earth Tall, erect, handso presence, and with intellectual endowment such as is rarely vouchsafed toin addition the prestige of fa the possessor of inherited wealth, it indeed seemed that to one man ”fortune had come with both of her hands full” The successor of Clay and Crittenden as Representative for the Ashland District, a peerless orator upon the hustings, at the bar, and in the Great Hall, his life went out in sorrow and disappointue or pen The saddest are these, 'It ifted and las to the realm of the loftiest eloquence, and seldom have words of deeper pathos been written than his own obituary --”Poor Toe D Prentice

As to why that which seemed so full of pro will explain Meeting his kinse, he said: ”Bob, when you and I graduated, you took to the pulpit and I to the bottle, and _I have stuck to ood deal closer than you have to yours!”_

Not inaptly has hell been described as ”disqualification in the face of opportunity”

Bearing inhis debts, the point of the closing ree in the incident to be related will appear Marshall was engaged in the defence of a ed withrepeatedly in his attempt to introduce certain testith exclais as that that Jesus Christ was convicted”

”Mr Clerk, enter up a fine of ten dollars against Mr Marshall for contee

”Well,” said Marshall, ”this is the first ti fined for abusing Pontius Pilate!”_

”Mr Clerk,” said the judge, with scarcely suppressed indignation, ”enter up a fine of twenty-five dollars against Mr Marshall for contempt of court, and the further order that he be imprisoned in the common jail of the county until the fine and costs are paid”

The death-like stillness that fell upon the asseravely addressing the Court

”If Your Honor please, I aed in the trial of an important case, one where human life may depend upon my efforts I have just been fined twenty-five dollars and ordered to be imprisoned until the fine is paid Upon a careful examination of my pockets, I find that I have not that amount _nor any other amount_ about my person

I aers

In looking over this audience, I find but one familiar face, that of Your Honor I am therefore constrained to request Your Honor, as an old and cherished friend, _to lend e this fine”

Instantly the judge exclaimed: ”Remit that fine, Mr Clerk; _the State is more able to lose it than I am”_

A CASE ”ON ALL-FOURS”

Near two-thirds of a century ago, one of the best-knoyers in Illinois was Justin butterfield He was one of theleaders of the State when the list included such na, Baker, and Linder He was the earnest champion of General Zachary Taylor for the Presidency in 1848, and his party devotion was rewarded by appointment to the commissionershi+p of the General Land Office The only appointiven to butterfield soon after the inauguration of President Taylor

Of feyers have brighter things ever been told than of Justin butterfield During the fierce anti-Mormon excitement-- which resulted in the destruction of the Nauvoo Temple and the expulsion of the Mormons from the State--the ”Prophet,” Joseph Sed felony The Hon

Nathaniel Pope was the presiding judge, and butterfield counsel for Santly dressed ladies, was in attendance

When he arose to address the Court, butterfield with great dignity began:

”I am profoundly impressed with the sole upon me I stand in the presence of his Holiness the Pope, surrounded by angels, _to speak in defence of the Lord's anointed Prophet!”_

While in active practice, butterfield was upon one occasion opposing counsel to the Hon David A Smith in the Supreu upon the table in front, had fallen asleep while butterfield was speaking A gleah theopposite, had fallen upon the very bald head of S it to shi+ne with unwonted brilliancy Suddenly pausing and with aronist, butterfield soleht shi+neth upon the darkness _and the darkness comprehendeth it not!”_