Told out of court; personal experiences of members of the Chicago Bench and bar . Standidge. It was in a suit brought against the city by a womanfor personal injuries alleged to have been sustained byfalling through a broken sidewalk. On the stand plaintiffspoke in painfully whispered tones, testifying that byreason of the injuries sustained she could not speak attorney for the defendant, I asked her, towards theclose of her cross-examination, if a short time previ-ously she had not testified in the criminal court and thengiven her testimony in a perfectly normal tone of voice. No, s
Told out of court; personal experiences of members of the Chicago Bench and bar . Standidge. It was in a suit brought against the city by a womanfor personal injuries alleged to have been sustained byfalling through a broken sidewalk. On the stand plaintiffspoke in painfully whispered tones, testifying that byreason of the injuries sustained she could not speak attorney for the defendant, I asked her, towards theclose of her cross-examination, if a short time previ-ously she had not testified in the criminal court and thengiven her testimony in a perfectly normal tone of voice. No, sir; I did not, she answered. Didnt you testify in the criminal court about a weekago against your husband? I refuse to answer the question, said the plaintiff,with rapidly increasing indignation and steadily risingvoice. That has nothing whatever to do with this case. Didnt you, I persisted, have your husband arrestedfor choking you, after you had first beaten him with abroomstick and then thrown a dishpan of hot water onhim? Thats none of your business, shouted the plaintiff. HARRY W. STANDIDGE One of the most prominent and successful of theyounger set of the multitudinous Chicago bar. Born ona farm in Du Page County, about 35 miles west of Chi-cago, Mr. Standidge in his boyhood broke home tiesand then broke bronchos on the prairies of westernNebraska. At the age of 18 he was secretary to thespeaker of the Nebraska House of Representatives. Twoyears later he passed the Illinois State Bar examination,he waited until 2 1 for license to practice, then quietlyand unostentatiously took his place among the stargladiators in the forensic arena. Was assistant city attorney of Chicago noted case against the Chicago Railways Co.,decided Feb. 3, 1913, settled the constitutionality of theAttorneys Lien law of Illinois and is a leading case onthat question throughout the country. His powerful andbrilliant efforts in the Anderson and other well knowncases have earned him the e
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