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By Advice of Counsel

by Arthur Cheney Train

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A young boy named Tony Mathusek is falsely accused of vandalism after being caught in a street confrontation that results in a brick being thrown through a shop window. The narrative examines the legal procedures and ethical issues encountered by attorneys representing clients in early 20th-century America. The story focuses on the actions of lawyers, including the unscrupulous practices of some legal practitioners, and highlights the challenges faced by innocent individuals caught in the complexities of the judicial system. The work is set within the context of American legal culture of the period, portraying the procedural and moral dilemmas faced by legal professionals.

Arthur Cheney Train’s novel offers a detailed look at legal practices through a fictionalised account involving a wrongful accusation, courtroom proceedings, and legal strategy. It paints a picture of the intersection between law, morality, and individual rights during the early 1900s. The narrative also features recurring characters such as the legal firm Tutt & Tutt, illustrating the professional environment of the period’s lawyers.

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"At That Moment ... Mr. Tutt Emerged from Behind the Jury Box and Took His Stand at Tony's Side." By Advice of Counsel Being Adventures of the Celebrated Firm of Tutt & Tutt Attorneys & Counsellors at Law By Arthur Train With Frontispiece By Arthur William Brown Published March, 1921 CONTENTS THE SHYSTER THE KID AND THE CAMEL CONTEMPT OF COURT BY ADVICE OF COUNSEL "THAT SORT OF WOMAN" YOU'RE ANOTHER! BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT The Shyster Shyster, n. [Origin obscure.] One who does business trickily; a person without professional honor: used chiefly of lawyers; as, pettifoggers and shysters.—CENTURY DICTIONARY. When Terry McGurk hove the brick through the window of Froelich's butcher shop he did it casually, on general principles, and without any idea of starting anything. He had strolled unexpectedly round the corner from his dad's saloon, had seen the row going on between Froelich and the gang of boys that after school hours used the street in front of the shop as a ball ground, and had merely seized the opportunity to vindicate his reputation as a desperado and put one over on the Dutchman. The fact that he had on a red sweater was the barest coincidence. Having observed the brick to be accurately pursuing its proper trajectory he had ducked back round the corner again and continued upon his way rejoicing. He had not even noticed Tony Mathusek, who, having accidentally found himself in the midst of the mêlée, had started to beat a retreat the instant of the crash, and had run plump into the arms of Officer Delany of the Second. Unfortunately Tony too was wearing a red sweater. "I've got you, you young devil!" exulted Delany. "Here's one of 'em, Froelich!" "Dot's him! It was a feller mit a red sweater! Dot's the vun who done it!" shrieked the butcher. "I vill make a gomblaint against him!" "Come along, you! Quit yer kickin'!" ordered the cop, twisting Tony's thin arm until he writhed. "You'll identify him, Froelich?" "Sure! Didn't I see him mit my eyes? He's vun of dem rascals vot drives all mine gustomers avay mit deir yelling and screaming. You fix it for me, Bill." "That's all right," the officer assured him. "I'll fix him good, I will! It's the reformatory for him. Or, say, you can make a complaint for malicious mischief." "Sure! Dot's it! Malicious mischief!" assented the not…

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