The "tricks" of the trade as practised by the astute and
unscrupulous criminal lawyer vary with the stage of the case
and the character of the crime charged. They are also adapted
with careful attention to the disposition, experience and
capacity of the particular district attorney who happens to be
trying the case against the defendant. An illustration of one
of these occurred during the prosecution of a bartender for
selling "spirituous liquors" without a proper license. He was
defended by an old war-horse of the criminal bar famous for
his astuteness and ability to laugh a case out of court. The
assistant district attorney who appeared against him was a
young man recently appointed to office, and who was almost
overcome at the idea of trying a case against so well known a
practitioner. He had personally conducted but very few cases,
had an excessive conception of his own dignity, and dreaded
nothing so much as to appear ridiculous. Everything, except
the evidence, favored the defendant, who, however, was, beyond
every doubt, guilty of the offence charged.
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