Of course it was impossible for the prosecutor to prove that my client did not own a railroad _somewhere_ in the world and the indictment had to be dismissed.

Negations are extremely hard to establish, and therein lies the promoter's safety.
If he sticks to generalizations, no matter how they glitter, he is immune.

Had my railroad promoter inserted a single word descriptive of the location of his franchise or his terminals he would now be in Sing Sing instead of owning a steam yacht and spending his winters in Florida.
From the foregoing the reader will observe that the first-class criminal lawyer by no means devotes his time to defending mere burglars and "strong-arm" men.

The elite of the profession do as gilt-edged an office practice as the most dignified corporation attorneys.

Indeed, in many respects their work is strictly identical..