New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-09-19
David Paul Brown, Esq.

This gentleman known to three generations
Girard street july ith in his year He was
in active life yve and for the greater portion
cessful Of the many eminent criminal lawyers the Philadelphia
Bar has produced. Mr.. Brown of English Quaker
cesr his family having among those who settled part of
New Jersey under the auspices of Lord Berkeley father
Paul Brown, Philadelphia from Gloucester county, New
jersey September 18th, 1875. His early education
ceved mainly from the tuition of his mother e hOda Thacaa
of salem n J whom Mr. Brown always spoke with the
utmost affection and reverence BY means of her instruction,
aided by private teachers he became quite accomplished at
youthful age After the death his mother he being then
about fifteen, he clergyman in Massachusetts for
instruction the classics On his return he selected medicine
Benjamin Rush. but upon the dcceasc of his distinguished pre-
cepo he abandoned the purpose OF becoming Doctor and be-
days. the active membership of the Philadelphia Bar en-
Dallas John Sergeant VIM. Rawle and others whose eminent
ability made Bar famous throughout the United States He
in September 1916 He engaged in important
of them being famous in their which
unknown except the profession and to elderly people
Among them Governor Snyders against Zen the i'm.
parchment trial ofJudge Robert Porter the ouneylen Taors
Bucks County, the Holiness case wherein the prisoner "a
sailor was tried for murder he having thrown overheard mum
Der of shpwreckod passengers from eaky boat in ore
claimed the lives of the rest and the celebrated
From the early times of anti-slavery and abolition" in
Philadelphia Mr. Brown the steadast friend counselor
spokesman for the antsavery party He tei
chyaous champion upon nearly all OCCASIONS important and
unmportant courts the rosrum and in the newspapers
1t be said with safety that he never failed to answer their
CALL Neither the appropriately of their the violence
of mob deferred him. He styled himself however, an
Aboionist of the Benjamin Franklin type.'' He
of remarkable power accomplished eocuonist and
both critical and enthusiastic student OF Shakespeare.
Having refined literary taste, he INDUCED in authorship
diversion. Onttng special mention Of reviews and other
contributions periodical literature he the author Of Ser
orl tragedy in which the elder Booth enacted the principal
part; Trial. tragedy 1.-THE Prophet of ST. Paus drama
1.-THE Forum Forty Years. Full Practice at the Philadelphia
the last named being two volumes octave The first Of
these volumes contains his celebrated Golden Rules" for
animation witnesses, and Capital Hints for Capital Causes
The public address delivered by Mr. Brown at
meeting held by the Temperance Blessing in the
First PRESBYTERIAN Church. 18th of December ISL It
carefully prepared by him. fer the purpose of putting in i'm
perishabe his convictions formed after long life of
perience in the world, that inemperance curse which
humanity should extermnae This address was presented to
Father Heritage the Blessing and has been handsomely pub
him. AT q later period he prepared Thirty Reasons
why intoxicating Liquors Beverage should be Prohibited
which originally published in this and have hssn
widely copied.