A bailiff, harshly addressing a woman in the front row of spectators:  “Order!  Order!”

The Woman in the front row:  “The dirty liar!”

The State, sticking its hands in its pockets and strutting to and fro, smiling loftily:  “Repeat the answer for the gentleman, Mr. Reporter.”

Counsel:  “Never mind,—­never mind.  I move that the answer be stricken out, your honor, and that you instruct the jury to disregard the supposedly facetious reply of the witness.”

The Court, to Mr. Yollop:  “Did this defendant say to you that he had several wives?”

Yollop, looking blandly at the jury until convinced by twelve expressions and the direction in which twenty four eyes were gazing that the court had spoken:  “I beg pardon, your honor.  Were you speaking to me?”

The Court, raising his voice:  “Did he tell you that he had several wives?”

Yollop:  “He did.”

The Court:  “Motion overruled.  Proceed.”

Counsel:  “Exception.  Now, Mr.—­”

Child in the front row, still gazing intently at a very baldheaded man on the opposite side of the aisle:  “I want my daddy!  I want—­”

The Court:  “You must remove that child from the court room, madam.  Officer, see that that child is removed.  Remove all of them.  You may remain here, madam, if you choose to do so, but the court cannot allow this trial to be—­”

The Woman in the front row:  “Please, your honor, if you will let me keep them here I’ll promise to—­”

The Court:  “Officer, remove those children at once.”

The Woman:  “And what’s more, he tells a dirty lie when he says—­”

The Court:  “Silence!  You will have to leave the room also, madam. 
This is outrageous.  Officer!”

The State, magnanimously:  “May it please the court, the State has not the slightest objection to the lady and her children remaining in the court room, provided they do not interrupt these proceedings again.”

The Court, melting a little:  “Do you think you can keep those children quiet, madam, and refrain from audible comments yourself?”

The Woman:  “Yes, sir.  I’m sure I can.”

The Court:  “It is not my desire to be harsh with you, madam, but if this occurs again I shall have you ejected from the room.  Proceed.”

Counsel:  “Now, Mr. Yollop, you have testified that you bound and gagged your sister at the direction and command of this defendant and that he rifled the apartment at will, keeping you covered with a revolver.  You also have stated that you laid the pistol on the desk, within his reach, when you believed the police to be at the door.  Why, did you do that?”

Yollop:  “Because I did not think that I needed it any longer.”

Counsel, sarcastically:  “Oho! so that was the reason, eh?”

Yollop:  “Well, I was glad to be rid of it.  I was dreading all the time that it might go off accidentally.  They frequently do.”