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[Clerk]
Order in the court!
SELLERS
And if you do as I tell you, you'll do right!
[CLERK]
Order in the court!
JUDGE
The witness will confine his remarks to the answering of questions.
SELLERS
[Certainly your honor, certainly.] I'm not used to the forms of procedure of the courts in this [part of the] Country, but out west, sir, where the great American Eagle spreads its pinions over the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevadas—
JUDGE
There, there, sir, that will do .
SELLERS
Well, [you see your honor,] there didn't happen to be any question before the court at that moment, so I thought I'd take advantage of the lull in the proceedings to explain to the jury. Now if you will allow me, it won't take long. Now [gentlemen], my theory is this—
[CLERK
Attend to the court, attend to the court.]
SELLERS
[Takes one man and whispers in his ear, then shakes hands with him and turns to court)
] I've got one man there, anyway—
JUDGE
Proceed, Mr. Duffer.
DUFFER
That will do, Colonel Sellers, you may take your seat.
SELLERS
(Walks up to JUDGE.)Judge, I mean no disrespect, but I don't think the jury have had it explained to them fully.
[(To jury.)
Now gentlemen,
(Whispers to another man, then
shakes hands with him.)]JUDGE
[That will do.] Will you sit down sir?
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