Man standing in a courtroom dock putting his case forward to the magistrate. Wood engraving by L. Raven-Hill, 1904.

Dialogue includes: Offender (in the course of lengthy explanation). "So I ses to the inspector as I were, as you might say, ill, an' demanded to be examined by Doctor Jones, an' the Inspector 'e ses as 'ow I must see Doctor Smith , the police doctor. 'No,' I ses, 'You may run me in,' I ses, 'But you ain't goin' to make me change my medical adviser!"