TRIAL BY TELEPHONE.
In America the telephone is used for strange purposes, but it has been left to a deputy sheriff to obtain the conviction of a prisoner by its means (says the "Penny Magazine"). A negro was arrested by the deputy sheriff, and was about to be taken to the nearest town for trial, when he suddenly held forth as follows : "See here, boss. Ah knows Ah is guilty, an' you knows it too, 'cos yo sho catch me dead ter rights. Ah hain't a-hankerin' arter no trial—hav ter pay er lawyer an' git it in der neck anyhow. Kain't Ah plead guilty an' pay mah fine now ? Hain't got no time, nohow, goin' erround dese justice cotes." The deputy sheriff grasped the situation, telephoned to a magistrate, and explained the facts. A fine was imposed and promptly paid by the negro, who was at once set at liberty.
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Cromwell Argus, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2008, 1 October 1906, Page 7
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