How He Won the Case of His Client
Against Seeming Desperate Odds
A Unique Trial as Related by Him
self A Justice of the Peace Who
Was Both Judge and Witness.
The late Judge Thurman used to
ell many an amusing story of hi-:
early practice, says the Washington
Post. He went everywhere he was
called, and tried every case that was
presented to him. He related an an
ecdote of one case which was pending
before a justice of the peace. This
jusiice abode some 12 miles from Chil-
licothe, and had a distinctly bad repu
tation. Thurman when retained told
his client who, by the way, was the
defendant that he would be beaten.
