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."