▁of ▁g ait ers ▁( which ▁Harry ▁S inc la ir ▁was ▁apparently ▁known ▁to ▁wear ). ▁Harry ▁S inc la ir ▁further ▁identified ▁himself ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁as ▁the ▁" t win ▁grand children " ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁passage ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁description ▁of ▁their ▁grand father ▁as ▁a ▁" p urs uer ▁of ▁the ▁imm ature ", ▁and ▁submitted ▁papers ▁to ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁prove ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁grand father ▁had ▁in ▁fact ▁been ▁guilty ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁off ence . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁attract ed ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁public ▁attention , ▁with ▁one ▁comment ator ▁obser ving ▁that ▁" only ▁The ▁Pick wick ▁Pap ers , ▁re written ▁by ▁James ▁Joy ce , ▁could ▁really ▁capture ▁the ▁m ood ▁of ▁this ▁trial ." ▁Vari ous ▁witness es ▁were ▁called ▁by ▁both ▁sides , ▁some ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁instantly ▁recogn ised ▁the ▁S inc la ir ▁sib lings ▁from ▁the ▁description ▁in ▁the ▁text , ▁others ▁claim ing ▁to ▁have ▁made ▁no ▁such ▁connection ; ▁some ▁witness es ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁William ▁S inc la ir ▁had ▁immediately ▁threatened ▁to ▁sue ▁G og art y ▁upon ▁first ▁hearing ▁of ▁the ▁vers es , ▁while ▁others ▁re called ▁that ▁G og art y ▁had ▁occasionally ▁rec ited ▁them ▁in ▁William ▁S inc la ir ' s ▁presence ▁without ▁protest ▁from ▁him . ▁ ▁App ear ing ▁as ▁a ▁" public ation ▁witness " ▁for ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁was ▁Samuel ▁Beck ett , ▁then ▁a ▁little - known ▁writer ,