The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-04-30
Anecdoies Of James r. Brady.
THE nAKER TRIAL

Poole furnished notable instance of Mr..
Brady's Intrepidlty In behalf client. It
was ut the height Of the "know-Nothlns'
excitement, and Poole, after receiving the
fatal bullet, having exclaimed, III die mn
American" succeeded In causing himself
to be regarded Us n martyr to the cause.
Lingering for days with-as the posi-mor-
TEN proved-a bullet deeply imbeddcd In
his heart, the interest and excitement be-
came Intense; and, on tho day OF his f''-
neral, twenty thousand men walked In
solemn procession behind the coffin OF the
martyrcd "rough." In such state Of
public feeling, Baker was put on trial Tor
his life. At the opening Of the charge by
the Judge, aroused by It's tenor, Mr.. Brady
seized pen and commenced writing rap
idly, Indignation showing Itself In his set
lips and frowning brow. The moment
the Judge had ceased he was on his feet
and began: "You have charged the Jury
thus and thus. protest against your SO
stating It." The judge said he would lis
ten to the objections after the jury had
retired. "No," exclaimed the indignant
orator, ~ choose that the jury shall hear
those objcctions;" and, defying intcrfcr-
ence, he poured forth impctuously forty
five separate and formal objections, couch
Ing them all emphatically In words Of per-
sonal protest to the judge. The force Of
the Judges charge on that jury was pretty
cficctually broken. The Indignation Of
the advocate ut this time was real, not
stimulated; and he, at least, Of the New
York bar, dared to defy aud to dcnounec
injustice, even when clad In erminc. Of
such were those brave elder members Of
the legal profession, who In former days
and other lands, kept alive the fires Of
civil liberty.
After two trials here, he obtained n
change of venue, and the trial was trans
ferred to Newburg. This gave rise to
another incident, which Brady was fond
of telling, especially when he wished to
dlsarm prejudice against the looks Of any
witness or client. The trial was to be
held before Judge Charles A. Peabody, In
the Supreme Court. The Judge, lawyers,
high sheriff, deputies, and prisoner, all
went up In the cars to Fishkill. The
streets were crowded by thousands, eager
to see the prisoner. As they passed to
the boat to cross over TO Newburg, the
Judge happened to take the arm Of High
Sheriff willets. Some ono recognizing
the sheriff, pointed out his companion rs
the accursed murderer, with "Dont you
see his d-d bloodthirsty face" fancying,
as Brady would say, they saw all the lln-
amcnts OF brutal murderer In the calm,
bland features of his Homer.
THE BUsrEED CASE.
Another instance of his intrcpidlty be.
fore Judge was In the Bustced case.
The Judge had threatened to convict him
for contempt. Bustccd had apologizcd;
and Brady also, with his matchlcss grace
and courtesy, had rendered Busteed's
apology; but the judge still said he
should send him to prison. "You will,
will your sah Brady. Il say you will
mott" And, citing authority aftcr author
ity against his power to do so, he dared
him to thus stretch his prcrogatlve. The
Judge thought best to excuse Mr.. Bus.
teed. The fertility Of his mind, and lis
rapldlty Of action, rs shown In drawing
the objections In the Baker trial, were
once illustrated on an occasion when, on
a case being called, Mr. Brady answered
that his side was ready. The opposite
counsel also stated that he was ready,
and appeared for the plaintiff. "No."
said Brady, "I am for the plaintin"; ad-
ding, 81 think I must know which side j
am on" However, he was, at last, con-
ylnced that hc was mistaken. SO, gather
Ing up his papers, he requested his Honor
to excuse him tor twenty minutes, rs he
saw he was for the defendants instead OF,
as he had enormously supposed, for the
plaintiffs, adding, "and, from my knowl.
edge of the merits Of tile case, I am hear
tily glad that I am to defend instead Of
prosecute" lie len the room. returned
In twenty minutes, tried, aud ron the
case.
HIS FERrILIrY AND aUIcKxEss.
The Hon. Luther II. Marsh gives an
instance Of Mr.. Drady's fertility IN an Inn
portant case to which he himself had Civ
en- thorough, and, rs hc felt, exhaustive
preparation. He asked Mr.. Brady to as
sist him OH the trial, Brady having had
no previous knowledge Of the case. "Go
on and open your case fully, use oil your
points without regard to me-" said Brady.
Mr.. Marsh SO, and sat down, wondering
what new matter Mr.. Brady could find to
say. To his astonIshmcnt Brady rose
and presented seven new and striking
points. -r 30 i.
or his quickncss In the lac Of \ case m
instance Is given where n recent decision