“How did you break into that house?”
“Your Honor, it was two o’clock in the morning; no night watchman in sight; an open window in front of me—why, you yourself would have gone in!”
Misplaced Pathos
“Gentlemen of the Jury! When the pear is ripe, it falls from the tree! This pear (pointing towards the accused) grew ripe, fell from the tree, and here it sits—in the dock!”
Before the Court
Judge:—“So the accused stole a salam, (choice sausage)—where is it?”
Constable:—“Here, your Honor, is the corpus delicati.”
Curious to Hear
Judge:—“You wish your trial postponed, prisoner, because your counsel has been taken ill; but since you were caught red-handed and have confessed the theft, I don’t see what your counsel could say in your favor.”