He killed for the love of killing, or rather for the egotistic satisfaction of being talked of as a killer.

At any rate, there are many like him.
While his defence was unsuccessful, he came near enough to escaping to point out the value of a bold denial in a criminal case.
Our clients consisted, for the most part, of three clearly defined classes of persons: Criminals, their victims, and persons involved in marital or quasi-marital difficulties.

These last furnished by far the most interesting quota of our business, and, did not professional confidence seal my lips, I could recount numerous entertaining anecdotes concerning some of what are usually regarded as New York's most respectable, not to say straight-laced, households.
A family skeleton is the criminal lawyer's strongest ally.

Once you can locate him and drag him forth you have but to rattle his bones ever so little and the paternal bank account is at your mercy.
New York is prolific of skeletons of this generic character, and Gottlieb had a magnificent collection.

When naught else was doing we used to stir them up and revive business.