Northwestern College of Law - Norwester Yearbook (Portland, OR)

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Down the long corridor, preceded by the Praetorian Guard, moved the royal procession. First, numerous law clerks, carrying parchment rolls containing authority, then the centumvir Schnitzer, beautifully draped on a mortician's slab which was pushed down the aisle. The band burst into Chopin's funeral dirge and Schnitzer came to and began talking and argu- ing. In his own astute way Schnitzer picked the indictment to parts and reduced the charge from petit larceny to mayhem. In his powerful argu- ment to the court Schnitzer showed the value of allowing a chariot to be driven on the wrong side of the street and informed the court that it was a common occurrence on the Appian Way of which the Romans thought nothing. The court and spectators having grown tired and sleepy and real- izing that the asps had not been fed and watered adjourned court and recommended the offender's chariot be confiscated. Schnitzer retreated to a short order house and in his chagrin bit viciously at a ham sandwich. Iiifly

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interest on the fifth and sixth fl naw a?W W f N aw we arrive at the a ge of mm, X -rmrg Where theirouter garmevzti' were .ruin ofzfin, 14 Q51 1327 P:+f:3'j,l 1g.Q' Ana' wrong: were redresxed by fre and Jteel, 4- . , Q9 YOU! I H And jzutice wax known ay trial by ordeal. WG SQ :Yi UHL, the feudal lord, sat at tJ3f?!'t?5.w,f ci. L, P -- f 1,9 I :Agi a-1' l the round table surrounded l t by his barren nights, Stan- gel, Hurlburt and Plep. Lord Parker l appeared before the court and after c X14 g B 031, breaking two can openers and a ,L 7 25,-f l-ls' i cold chisel in an effort to get his Q22 if ,123 W v visor open, informed the knights of vii , the round table that one Bloom was G26 'l l -1241-iff 9'W'fif1'i' l l in possession of his client, Wink- 1 In r ..:1, h .am 71.1 gil 1-,gfg . ia ,,,'l 1-MP? L 2,-ua M1 91 F4 will if E5 1 1 - 'L kewl 61055535 NJgs I :-:ji l ler's, house. Winkler, upon hearing a n CQ his name mentioned, dropped his 4' rf? V5 Hs. A' putter and craned a high ear in or- . 64:1-...bf ri. -- - - '74 za ff Qvvrri'-f. -f 1 . fluff-ffii der to understand the cause and ef- wsfgsimgf. evra fect of the argument. Parker went 'f7' gQ, E fi x -11' l on to explain that Bloom was cre- I X V ' A , UV . I ' l 5 B e 1 if E ating waste by refusing to pay the mortgage, reasonable street assessments, and that he was also mining iron for clothing, which act did not constitute an estover. Council for the plaintiff moved the court to order the defendant to walk on hot rocks. The defense council was composed of Scott and Plep, who immediately set up the plea of justification, realizing that at one time or another they had heard of such a term in law college, but nevertheless they employed a shrewd lawyer and orator to advise them in the premises. This great attorney was none other than the renowned Irish statesman, Sir Earnest Jacketta. He arrived on the scene with his authority which was in the form of titles to cases. During the taking of the testimony and the presentation of the evi- dence, Lord Hurlburt exercised many facial gymnastics and the Lords at the round table, surmising that he knew something of the particular case and the law as it should be applied, assigned the case to him for a decision. Hurlburt decided the case and in giving his verdict he supplied the cus- tomary calisthenics of his physiognomy and tetanus set in. The court took judicial notice of the fact that the defendant's feet were tender and ordered that the defendant carry a hot rock 200 feet and if it could be done without an expression of pain the court would hold that mining iron for a panoply would be considered an estover. Bloom, being a highpowered collector, was greatly annoyed at the decision, for his feet were tough and no fire could injure them, consequently he announced his intention of appealing in open court. Fifly-0111