PATRICK AND THE JURY.
A famous lawyer had a client named Murphv who had been arrested fpr illegal sale of liquor. The police had no evidence but one pint of whisky, which thev found in nis house when they searched it. In court this evidence was produced, and a somewhat vivid claim of prima facie evidence of guilt was made by the prosecuting attorney. _ During all this, counsel for th«. prisoner" was silent. When his tyre came, for the defence, he rose and sajd. •'Patrick Murphy, stand up." Awl Murphy, with a big red nose, unshaven fare, bleared eyes and a general appearance of dilapidation, rose. ~M '•Patrick Murphy, look upon tie-M jury: gentlemen of the jury, look <;ii a Patrick' Murphy." ■' J| Jury an:! priscuer mutually com-*® 5 'Tlie counsel gazsd at Patrick for 't|f| moment, thon solemnly turned to thc/'f jury. . * "IX') you mean to say to this court H | and me "you honourably and truly Ise- 1? Jieve that Patrick Murphy, if be had \ a nint of whisky, would sell it?" llurphy was acquitted. <
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11507, 1 October 1915, Page 5
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