CHAPTER VIII.

TALES OF RURAL LAWYERS AND THE COURTS.

The Litigating Horse Dealer--The Attorney Who Scorned Divorce Business--The Murderer Who Was Not There That Day--A Celebrated Arson Case--The Attorney Who Justified “Assault and Battery”--The Lawyer Who Was Going to “Get Over It”--The Story of the Wily Bank Robber--The Legend of the Pine Tree--The Man Who Wanted to be “Sociable” 156-176