Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1858-04-14


snowy qualities that are usually thought
70 belong to a successful lawyer, it was
for MANY years 4 serious question with
his best friends, whether Tultle would
succeed or fail utterly, but plodding on,
ever p~ersevering, ever hopeful, working
and reading, night and day, making him
self a perfec; bookworm, he has at last
achieved for himself a proud and envoiable
position among the members of the bar,
where he has, in literary attachments but
few equals, and in legal learning if
~etualled, we are very sure he has no,
superior in the State. At enc time he
wrote many articles for publication. His
literary suffusions were nearly always OF
a metaphysical nature, ever displaying
the deep thinker and a sound judgement.
In a controversy with Judge Nash,
through the medium Of the Western Lac
journal, upon a dissenting optimism OF
Judge Birchard, in the case of Good VS.
Zercher, he displayed an argumentative
power and knowledge Of the law that as
;ouished his most intimate friends.
As a practitioner, his chief character
is,ics are force and earnestness. ldenti-
fying himself utterly with the interests
of his client, he becomes perfectly enihu-
siastic in his behalf. First persuading
himself that his cause is a just one, with
less difficulty he impresses this belief up
on the minds Of others.
Although not an orator. and unless
under considerable excitement, not even
a fluent speaker, yet having a wide rep
uia;ion as an honest lawyer IF such a
thing be possible) and seldom commenc-
ing an action unless his client has a good
cause. he has much power, and is very
successful before a jury, for these reasons
In his speeches he sometimes becomes
discussive and tedious, grasping with a
master mind all the minuiia of a subject.
he forgets, that a jury composed usually
of cur sturdy, hard working farmers have
sufficient discipline of mind 10 enable
them TO follow Out and Systematically ar
range a long train of subtle arguments
and conclusions. Often in our opinion
he dwells too long upon minor and unim-
portant points, when he should impress
their minds with all his force and en-
ergy, the leading principles upon which
his case rests, giving TO the lesser ones
such importance only as they relatively
deserve. We think the decision Of J~uries
as a general rule are based upon a few
of the leading principles, important points
of a case being in their minds clearly
and distinctly defined.
Bu, being an outsider, We know little of
the matter more than common sense
would teach US. Mr.. futile is not a poll
irician in the usual acceptaIion, but in
The political history Of our country Is well
pos,ed. and in a fireside contest there are
men can meet him. In politics as in
legal matters, he reads thoroughly and
thinks deeply, drawing his conclusions
with that force and correctness, that de-
notes ever deep study, and a thorough ac-
.uuaintance with the principles upon
which governments are based. He is a
good sound Republican.
John NJ. Stull-Commenced the prac-
iice of law in this place about SIX years
ago. and in that time has made as much
money, perhaps, as any other member OF
the bar. He's a queer fellow, is John,
never read much law, yet wa would give
more for his keen, shrewd, common sense
o@pinion, than many who have read five
times as much; has a heart in him big as
a tub, is generous and kind to a fault, yet
all earth combined couldn't keep him
from getting rich With rather a feeble
constitution, he still does more work than
three common men, one of those nervous,
restless fellows, whom you couldn't kill
quicker than to compel 10 be idle. Stull
Is somewh.t eccentric withal, for instance,
while occupying Hoffman's old Office he
would semi-occasionally go TO the front
door, utter two or three unearthly yells,
that would have frightened The whole
~neirhborhood, had j, been any enc else
bu, folks in that vicinity had made his
acquaintance, and ,ceren't gtesr'd. Some
said twas TO expand mis- lungs; others,
that twas Just IRON pure cussednesS; 10
the latter opinion we have always sub
scribed. In heighih, he is about five feet
eight inches, very slender and spare,
thin face, regular features, small blue
ewes, and small head, Of nervous, SAN
guine temperament, he is ever hopeful,
always il a good humor, and never idle
His business has usually been as a col
%lecto-, in which he has no superior. Al
though not protesting to be much OF a
practitioner, yet in the few instances IN
| which we have heard him, he spoke wells
and displayed a talent which if cu''i-
waited, and with sufficient practice, would
make him a good advocate. Our oPin-
ion is, that he is a better lawyer than he
gives himself credit for, having had q
very extensive experience in the business
transactions of life, he would present
either 10 a court or 4 jury, that common
sense view and every day manner in
which the transaction occurred, or contest
arose, to which the reason of every man
would assent. His comparisons would
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