"I can't pry open the prisoner's skull and exhibit his evil intent." "No, but you could have shown that he knew he had only a few dollars in the bank by the fact that he had previously tried to cash a similar check and that it had been returned.

In any event, my own mind is clear on the subject.

You have shown no scienter.

The prisoner is discharged." Poor Toby was so overcome by his unexpected release that he began to stammer out incoherent expressions of gratitude to the judge, such as "Oh, thank you, your Honor! God bless your Honor! Thank you, your Honor! I am an innocent man, your Honor!" until Gottlieb, grasping him by the arm, dragged him away from the rail and pushed him into the street.

The complainant and his attorney indignantly followed us, the former loudly deploring the way modern justice was administered.