A LAWYER'S EVIDENCE.
A Galway man was had up before the magistrates for the commission of an offenco known to the law. Tho facts were clear enough, but the man's employers were anxious to get him off by producing evidenco to character. One after another the complimentary witnesses spoke. At last an attornoy got into the box, upon which the prisoner, stretohing out his hands towards the Bench, cried aloud in piteous tones, "For heaven's sake, yer honour, don't let Mr spako in me behalf ; Bure there's not character in. the oity that could stand the weight of hiß ividenee!" The poor fellow's prejudice was not peculiar. Lord Byron was of opinion that Barabbas was a publisher. We are inclined to think that he was an attorney.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 3950, 15 December 1880, Page 4
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127A LAWYER'S EVIDENCE. Star (Christchurch), Issue 3950, 15 December 1880, Page 4
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