A prosecuting attorney called his first witness a grandmotherly elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked ""Mrs. Jones do you know me?"" She responded ""Why yes I do know you Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy. And frankly you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie you cheat on your wife you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a rising big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes I know you."" The lawyer was stunned. Not knowing what else to do he pointed across the room and asked ""Mrs. Williams do you know the defense attorney?"" She again replied ""Why yes I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster too. I used to baby-sit him for his parents. And he too has been a real disappointment to me. He's lazy bigoted he has a drinking problem. The man can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the shoddiest in the entire state. Yes I know him."" At this point the judge rapped the courtroom to silence and called both counselors to the bench. In a very quiet voice he said with menace ""If either of you asks her if she knows me you'll be jailed for contempt!""