Judge — April 9, 1927 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This political cartoon titled "HERE'S HOW!" depicts a massive explosion in what appears to be a courtroom or legal setting. Figures in suits and formal attire are being violently thrown about by the blast, along with scattered documents, bottles, and debris marked "TNT." The cartoon satirizes judicial corruption or legal misconduct—likely referencing a specific scandal or trial. The explosion represents the dramatic exposure or collapse of a case, with the legal system literally "blown apart." The bottles and TNT suggest either criminal activity (bootlegging, given Prohibition-era Judge magazine) or deliberate destruction of evidence. Without additional context about the magazine's publication date, identifying specific judges or cases remains uncertain, though the satire clearly mocks the legal establishment's incompetence or corruption.