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

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The district attorney arrived and upon a hasty examination, informed the coroner that, as it was near election time, the case ought to be investi- gated. The coroner then ordered Sheriff Dunn to arrest someone and after a hurried glimpse around the room the Sheriff arrested the person nearest to him. Two years later. In the circuit court. The courtroom arose as Judge Mitchell took the bench. The jury was impanelled. Eight women and four men. As it was near the last of the term two men, after being carefully questioned as to the qualifications, fell into deep slumber. The other two got out their chess board and renewed their game of checkers. Three sweet young things opened spacious handbags and engaged in the tedious opera- tion of repairing coiffures and manicuring fingernails. The remaining jurymen interested themselves in admiring the stately judge and particu- larly defense chief counsel Graham. Jeopardy attached and the trial began. Fisher and Peters, of council for the defense, ably presented the de- fendant's case until the prosecutor asked a leading question. The defense objected to the question and the prosecution argued that the question was a part of the res gestae. The voluminous and vociferous argument awoke the Court and his honor asked that the question be reread. It was so done and the court asked the ground of objection, which no one knew. The objection was sustained and defense council awakening ex- cepted. At that moment two bail bond brokers, Murray and Osterman, rushed into the courtroom and screamed that the judge had set the bail for a murderer at five dollars which was excessive and which would necessitate the defendant to rot in the Bastile before his case could be tried, and justice would be handicapped. This sudden burst of enthusiasm reminded the Judge that he had a handicap tournament on and court was adjourned till the next week. Fiffj'-llll't'1'

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