Within the last year or two there has been almost complete
cessation of Adolf's attempt to become a lawyer. At an earlier
time he came to us with a speech written out in a book. He was
going to recite it when a certain case came up in the Municipal
Court. As a matter of fact we heard that the boy said nothing on
the occasion. At various times we have heard of his getting
mixed up in different ways in a number of cases. Once he
succeeded in giving testimony in a notorious trial. His own
account of his interest in the case is shown in the following:
``Doctor, you remember that X. boy and that Y. boy. Judge B. is
going to try them. They are down in the S Station and they are
going to stay there unless they sign a jury waiver and they can't
do that. They are only 15 years old--I got their ages--it cost
me $1 to get their ages and I am going to be there when they are
being tried.'' (The statement of the ages is untrue.) ``It
ain't right to keep these boys down there. They look pale. They
don't give them anything but black coffee. I'm going to
represent them boys. You know, doctor, I'm working in three
places now--holding three jobs.
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