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“A sludent, comes Jo court prepared and lias the precedents of law marked off with strips of paper. Gerstcin is a newly-wed paroled in the custody of the court.11 it obvious lead elephant of the seven defense attorneys is Perc)’ Foreman, of Houston. He is hig. booming, bombastic, a man accustomed to stealing the scene from the * star. If he coughs significantly, the fee could leap another hundred thousand.The jury U a pipe organ. Foreman plays it; so does Gerstein. Clyde Woody, the quiet man, wails until the others have warmed the keys before trying a few soft runs. A jury has no longue. 11 consists of 24 ears. If there Is intellect be-Iween those ears, it alarms Ihc lawyers. No one wants a jury which is discerning or contemplative.Each day, 150 of the masses are permitted to sil in pews. The old ladies are pert under fresh coiffures, listening to the droning of counsel and washing they’d gel to the dirt. Their husbands, stout and slumberous, nod until a sharp elbow prods them into heavy-lidded attention.There is a magnetism in watching lovers fight for llieir Yhvs. Listening, the sexual shut-in revels jn the sins of others.joy and his shock run neck and neck from bed to bed. The timid ones fight for seats, even though ihe judge says that Hie doers will be locked and no one may leave until recess.Tiiere is no elalion in acquittal. For the public, it’s a Id-down. A cipher. The lofty liftwrong woman.Each must play his stereotyped pari. The lelevision lights wail in the dark corridor to glare at the right faces, and I lie faceless men wilh the microphones must ask Die gaudy question* hetween the elevaior and the front door. If the skinny h|fnde is asked how she feels, 'Tine’' is not Ihe answer. The film slops. The lignls die.The properly conducted murder trial builds slowly toward a crashing crescendo. The foreman says “Guilty as charged.” The judge, says: “May God have mercy on your soul.” lawyers shout and make legal molions. Reporters run. A defendant faints.When it is done, -.he big room is cm ply. A bailiff switches the lights off. The stage is dark until anolhcr hit play romes along.Copyright. 10116,King Features SyjKiicatc. Inc.MANNERSMAKE fRIENDSMaritaf arguments are best kept in the home.
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Columbus Daily Telegram
Columbus, Nebraska, US
Wed, Feb 09, 1966
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