Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Arthur Train, Fiction, Mystery&Detective, Short Stories

From The Human Element:& 34;He says he killed him, and that& 39;s all there is about it!& 34; said Tutt to Mr. Tutt.& 34;What are you going to do with a fellow like that?& 34; The junior partner of the celebrated firm of Tutt& Tutt, attorneys and counselors at law, thrust his hands deep into the pockets of his yellow checked breeches and, balancing himself upon the heels of his patent-leather boots, gazed in a distressed, respectfully inquiring manner at his distinguished associate.& 34;Yes,& 34; he repeated plaintively.& 34;He don& 39;t make any bones about it at all.& 39;Sure, I killed him!& 39; says he.& 39;And I& 39;d kill him again, the !& 39; I prefer not to quote his exact language. I& 39;ve just come from the Tombs and had quite a talk with Serafino in the counsel room, with a gum-chewing keeper sitting in the corner watching me for fear I& 39;d slip his prisoner a saw file or a shotgun or a barrel of poison. I& 39;m all in! These murder cases drive me to drink, Mr. Tutt. I don& 39;t mind grand larceny, forgery, assault or even manslaughter but murder gets my goat! And when you have a crazy Italian for a client who says he& 39;s glad he did it and would like to do it again please excuse me! It isn& 39;t law; it& 39;s suicide!& 34;