Dubbletrubble's comment reminds me of a line in "Seat of Justice", a 1958 Corey Ford work. Hentracks Hennessy had swatted his wife for ruining his venison stew with her crystal salt shaker with a loose top. Hentracks had ground the shakers into dust with a Remington era .410 Parker, skeet configured with single trigger and beavertail forend, bored full and full. She, in turn, broke one of his prized fly rods. He, in turn, swatted her with a canoe paddle. She, in turn, ran Hentracks into court for assault in front of Judge Parker. She described the welts that the canoe paddle caused to her butt. Judge Parker proclaimed that evidence available for examination should and would be presented in open court. Unfortunately for the spectator gallery, the "butt evidence" was not to be presented and Hentracks was found Not Guilty.
