At the start of an important trial, a small town attorney called his first witness to the stand. She seemed like a sweet, elderly woman. He approached her and asked, Mrs. Jones, do you know me? She responded, Why, yes, I do know you Mr. Williams. Ive known you since you were a young boy. Youve become a huge disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think youre a hot shot lawyer, when you havent the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you. The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do he pointed across the room and asked, Mrs. Williams, do you know the defense attorney? She replied, Why, of course I do. Ive known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. I used to baby-sit him for his parents. And he, also, is a real disappointment. Hes lazy, bigoted, never has a nice word to say about anybody, and he drinks like a fish. Hes been divorced five times, and everybody knows that his law practice is one of the shoddiest in the entire state. Yes, I know him. The judge rapped his gavel, to quiet the tittering among the spectators in the courtroom. Once the room was silent, he called both attorneys to his bench. In a quiet, menacing voice, he warned, If either of you asks her if she knows me, youll be jailed for contempt!
Posted on: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 13:03:04 +0000
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