VII.--PROGRAMS AND PLEADINGS 111

VIII.--PICKING THE JURY 129

IX.--OPENING THE CASE 149

X.--THE CONFUSED WITNESS 165

XI.--THOSE TECHNICAL OBJECTIONS 183

XII.--THE MOVEMENTS IN COURT 201

XIII.--ELOCUTION 219

XIV.--THE HEAVY CHARGE 235

XV.--THE TRUE VERDICT 251

XVI.--LOOKING BACKWARD 265




I

A Night Court


In the Night Court the drama is vital and throbbing. As the saddest