What is a barrister's clerk? -- The case of the red-headed spy -- The Marquis who ate the cat's dinner -- Who murdered Willie Starchfield? -- Murderers I have known -- The Lloyd George poisoning case -- Court cards -- "Killing no murder!" -- Short causes -- The Archer-Shee case -- The long arm -- Laughter in court -- The case of the King's honour -- The king of scamps -- Settled out of court -- The Agra murders -- A romance of old Japan -- The "Agamemnon" case -- Some war-time cases -- Legal racketeering -- En passant -- Personalia -- The case of the Romney picture
Notes
"I have used the words 'the Chief' in lieu of the name of counsel in whose employ I was at the time ... since I have seen service in seven different sets of chambers with an average of six men in each"--Preface, page v
