▁Harry ▁W ur ts ▁- ▁defense ▁att orney ▁appointed ▁to ▁defend ▁How ell , ▁Ab ner ' s ▁close ▁friend ▁when ▁both ▁were ▁law ▁students ▁at ▁Harvard . ▁F atu ous ▁and ▁over b ear ing , ▁Harry ▁W ur ts ▁rel ishes ▁being ▁a ▁n uis ance ▁but ▁too ▁easily ▁takes ▁off ense ▁when ▁none ▁is ▁given . ▁He ▁uses ▁rid ic ule ▁at ▁the ▁exp ense ▁of ▁coun sel ▁and ▁witness es ▁as ▁a ▁trial ▁t actic ▁when ▁he ▁cannot ▁attack ▁the ▁facts . ▁ ▁George ▁Hend erson ▁St ace y ▁- ▁defense ▁att orney ▁appointed ▁to ▁defend ▁B asso , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁young est ▁law y ers ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁he ▁tries ▁to ▁em ulate ▁Harry ▁but ▁shows ▁potential ▁for ▁becoming ▁a ▁m ature , ▁stable ▁figure ▁ ▁Mr . ▁Ser ved ei ▁- ▁defense ▁att orney ▁for ▁Lem ing , ▁from ▁a ▁big ▁city ▁sh yst er ▁firm , ▁a ▁little ▁gray ▁man ▁whose ▁only ▁apparent ▁role ▁is ▁as ▁an ▁interested ▁observer ▁ ▁Other ▁figures ▁ ▁Judge ▁Thomas ▁V red en burgh ▁- ▁in ▁his ▁ 6 0 s , ▁the ▁pres iding ▁judge ▁at ▁the ▁murder ▁trial , ▁dign ified ▁without ▁being ▁pom p ous , ▁s age ▁and ▁protect ive ▁of ▁his ▁authority ▁in ▁the ▁court room , ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁without ▁much ▁" fe el " ▁for ▁the ▁law ▁ ▁Bon nie ▁Dr um mond ▁- ▁Ab ner ' s ▁girl friend ▁and ▁distant ▁relation , ▁an ▁attract ive ▁and ▁tall ▁ 2 5