i have before me a series of articles written by a newspaper woman who was an eye-witness to his conduct ever since he came to new york.
we have witnesses here from mandrake falls, his own home town, who will tell of his conduct throughout his lifetime, proving that his derangement is neither recent nor a temporary one.
his attempted action must therefore be attributed to a diseased mind afflicted with hallucinations of grandeur, and obsessed with an insane desire to become a public benefactor.
well, prior to that time - were you employed by the morning mail?
your honor, i object!
i've never heard anything so colossally stupid in my life!