The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-11
GEN. Butler at Wiscasset.
HE TAKES THE TOWN BY STORM AND Is PRO-
NoUNCED A GOOD FELLOW.


NoUNCED A GOOD FELLOW.
WIsCAssET, Nov. 8, 1917.
Mr.. EDITOR, The great event of the week
transpired at Lincoln Bar, on Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week, before Judge Dan
forth. in the prompt appearance of Gen. But
ler with his Goucester-clent in court at the
call of the crier. The action was one of replev-
in between the Washington Ice Company of
New York and Webster of Gloucester, Mass,
and the question whether the property in some
four hundred tons of ice, cut and stored near
Boothbay harbor in 1870, passed to said COM
pany by contract in kilograms between Web.
ster, the owner, and Leonard, the President of
the ice company.
On their construction of the contract the
company seized the ice, by replevin writs and
sold it, alleging titles in their right by pur-
chase, and as Butler said got the ice and ex-
pected to pay for it.
Important points of law being developed in
the case it was taken to the full court on nom
suit and by report. The farmers, fishermen
and citizens gathered to get within ear-shot
and eye-reach of the great disturber of the
peace of politics, aud the general was the cen.
VIC VI detIdCllOu duu luGtTGSb 10 ali.
He looked in fine health, appeared in neat
attire, without gaudiness or ostentatoa in
his demeanor. and in good spirits, quietly seat
ed at his post as defendants attorney amid the
members Of the bar. On the whole, the first
Impressions of the man were decidedly favora-
BILE to the observer. Indifferent to all about
him but the witness on the stand aud the
course of plaintiffs counsel in the examine
ton, he sat with his eyes riveted to the man,
and bis attention engrossed with every word
and development of the cause. He took no
notes of the evidence, and when the examina-
ton in chief was over, he rose deliberately and
courteously apolosized to the court for stand
ing while he conducted the cross examination,
it being e usage of the Massachusetts, bar, aud
by course of keen but mastery and adroit
questioning, perfectly neutralized the evidence
in the main; in fact, won his clients cause
out of the mouth of his antagonist, and in the
utmost courtesy of manner and language.
The General is poor in voice, somewhat in
distinct in enunciatiop, but obviously skillful
anu auroTJ JactrcIan, philosopbicaT and pun
gent as thinker, exhibiting great pertnacity
of purpose and fidelity to the interests of his
client. Indeed, Mr.. Editor, we all have been
disappointed in our anticipations of witnessing
the scenes of a bear garden, this term at Lin
coin bar, the trial having been one of the most
ably and courteously conducted episodes in
the legal history Of the bar.
In the evening Henry Ingalls,, ESQ, hospita-
bly, opened his doors for the entertainment of
the bar and it, introd uctlon to the General,
who appeared in his best humor, and with his
Astounding resources of legal and political irci-
dent he amused and instructed the company
till a late hour, when, after sumptuous and
choice entertainment, at the tables of Mr. In
CALLS dining hall, loaded with delicious varie-
ties OF clustering grapes from his own gardens,
all dispersed believing Ben. Butler better and
ADLER man than he has been represented to be-
He is bold without bluster; pungent but cour-
teous and gentlemanly in all exhibitions OF
himself on the occasion described
Col. Wildes was present, having come in
from the survey of the Kennebec & Wscasset
railroad. He has reached Whitefield, and re-
ports facile and unobstructed route, free from
rocky impediments SO far as he has gone, ex-
cept in single cut.
To-day Gen. Butler visits Togus Asylum over
the proposed railroad route to Augusta via the
Asylum Yours, as ever, sc.