Trecho do artigo: "Francis Wellmann’s classic 'The Art of Cross-Examination', published in 1903 and still in publication, is built around a series of high profile cases in which renowned trial lawyers of the 19^th Century and early 20^th Century delivered great cross-examinations. Both by its title and its contents, Mr. Wellmann´s brief book helped perpetuate the view that cross-examination is an art and that it can therefore only be effectively performed by a very few gifted attorneys."