 | Ward Hill Lamon - 1895 - 348 sidor
...the Prosecuting Attorney at the time, got up to address the jury. Having on a somewhat short coat, my misfortune was rather apparent. One of the lawyers,...paper was laid by some one in front of Mr. Lincoln, he being engaged in writing at the time. He quietly glanced over the paper, and, immediately taking... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 828 sidor
...I being the Prosecuting Attorney at the time, got up to address the jury. Having on a short coat my misfortune was rather apparent. One of the lawyers,...young man." Several put down their names with some ridiculous subscription, and finally the paper was laid by some one in front of Mr. Lincoln, he being... | |
 | Wayne Whipple - 1908 - 762 sidor
...I being the Prosecuting Attorney at the time, got up to address the jury. Having on a short coat my misfortune was rather apparent. One of the lawyers,...young man." Several put down their names with some ridiculous subscription, and finally the paper was laid by some one in front of Mr. Lincoln, he being... | |
 | 1918 - 708 sidor
...generally successful opponent. One pleasant day in the fall Lamon was wrestling near the court house with some one who had challenged him to a trial and...paper was laid by some one in front of Mr. Lincoln. He quietly glanced over the paper and immediately took up his pen and wrote after his name, "I cannot... | |
 | Charles Anthony Shriner - 1918 - 712 sidor
...to make any change he was called into court to take up a case. The evidence was finished and Lnmon got up to address the jury and, having on a somewhat...paper was laid by some one in front of Mr. Lincoln. He quietly glanced over the paper and immediately took up his pen and wrote after his name, "I cannot... | |
 | Paul M. Zall - 2007 - 172 sidor
...that Lamon himself dated about 1849, when he ripped his pants wrestling before the courthouse opened.4 Before he had time to make any change he was called...ludicrous subscription, and finally the paper was laid by someone in front of Mr. Lincoln. ... He quietly glanced over the paper, and immediately took up his... | |
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Having on a somewhat short coat, my misfortune was rather apparent. One of the lawyers, for a joke, started a subscription paper which was passed from one member of the bar to another as they sat by a long table fronting the bench, to buy a pair of pantaloons... 