The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1873-02-18
THE EARLY BAR I'm OHIO.
Henry ssanberry's First Case and
First Fees

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Henry ssanherry's First Case and
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At the meeting of the Cincinnati bar
association, OH Tuesday night last, Hon.
Henry Stanbery gave the following in
tercsting "Reminiscences: -.
He began BY saving that it was in the
month of June, 1925, that his first client
entered his first appearance. He was in
the office of our friend Ewing, (pointing
to the bust of MIR Ewing, which adorns
the walls, in Lancaster, Ohio. While
sitting there farmer, came in for law
Yer He had been admitted 20 the bar
in MAY About the midaie Of The month
1he and- There lIeswetIId tlis 81 sfnomei}t
to allude to that eventin bis life. to ex-
I plain how be came to be in Mr. Ewiag's
Office. J Gen Goddard, of ZanesviI,e, had
gone down to Marietta for him to pass
an examination before the Supreme
Court there. His examination took
place in the evening before Judge Bur-
nett, Judge Hitchcock, David Putnam.
Gen. Goddard and Mr. Ewing He be-
lieved that there never was more shin
ling group seen together in This State,
either on bench or bar He would say
that he passed the examination well, for
his friend Goddard, with whom he had
studied being the Youngest one of the
committee-propounded the questions
He knew how to examine him. He was
mighty we'll prepared, for Goddard had
posted him on contingent remainders,
and then he qulzzed him on that
Laughter J They The and Goddard)
next day started home on horse hack
Mr Ewing was gong TO Galilpohs'
whi'e he ana Godoara were TO return TO
Lanesvllie' ihelr nome, ana SO they rode
over as iaf as Athens In, company. IL
was the custom IN those tunes for the
lawyers TO riue the circuit following the
circuit arouho,aho 'hey genefahy prlueo
them.elVes on having gooo horses. mat
morning as .hey started out ron MARI
e1ta,Juage burne1e remarkee, 70 Mr, Ew-
ing taa. MS lolse was sca,cely such q
one as ne ougnt 70 rae ana Ewing un-
aef'ook 10 ae,eno the an'nal as we II as
ne cou'o. Ihey pafteo' however, ana
'ne efio rooe OUT in company. w men @
they got out mile or TWO MI Ewing
wondered what vas the matter wlth MS
morse: he was q trotier, ana mad never
been known 70 pace before, but he was
now pacing without doubt He appealed
TO MS companions 10 Know II ne wasn't
correct, ana tney sald ne was. he tnen
turned the bui1alo robe down thatcever-
ted lne saQue ana most OF the morse, ana
discovered that the animal was not BIS
own. Ihey rode back to the hotel
where they hao stopped, ana learned
ifom tne lahaiord 'tnat ne haa made 2
mistake ana given Mr.. Ewing Judge
fbnfnetes hofse'and that ne mad ,oeen all
'he ume nnaing 'ault Win MS own AMI
mai Laugn'er
Aver 'ney nao started again they rode
OUT some miles, when unsaoeilng their
norses 'hey lay "haer oeech tree, Mr.
Ewing repeatlng as they lay Inere vir'
giis Eciogue, commencing, "litvre, tu
paiua reeumoans SUB tesmhe iagl'
AiIer they mao IAN mere some tlme'
Mr. Ewine, addressing hlm, asked MIN
where he was gong TO sette, now ina!
he was aomi'tea. ne replea tnat ne olo
not know wnere he only kue" tnat ne
was no. gong 10 stay IN Lanesvilie'--
Ihen' saia hir. Nwins' '"hy not come
over 10 Lancaster ana settie with me q
lhat decided the matter. and helwent to
Lancaster, ana that was the way ne nap
peneo 10 oe IN MI Ewlngs once that
morning Tue iafiuer came in ior . law
yer. 81
mat hrst client was named Peter hay
ana ms SUIT was one OF iorciole entry
and detalner against man named Aus
terodt. Peter Hay came in tor Mr., Ew:
ing out ne naa another case TO try that
gay anu 'oulon I 60 out tweive mlles 70
the justice court 10 try refers 3 90 ne
sald' "ihere $ lawyer, try nm re-
ter looked at him a moment with q sor'
OF douotlui expression, just such ioeS
as an examining pnys'c'an at 'pts when
an apphcauoh ior iie insurance IS unoe'
ms gaze Laughter reler SAID Aus
terodt had employed Mr W blte,a Phit
adelphla lawyer ana Hnlladeiphia law
yers haa reputation LOT being pretty
smart IN those days. But Mr.. Ewing
said "Mr' stanoery prepare yourself
for the next ten days; you can attend te
the case. during the next ten days he
studied sne law Vi iorcioie ehtry and ae
tanner as it never mad oeen studled,R Inc
only thing that puzzled hun about it wa:
the color et.the title. Laushter eef
The day before the trial was to come
off, he went out to Hays to stay al
night. Next morning. he and his Glen
rode over TO the justice steeart' when
the tfiai commenced ne seen. found tina
his Phlladelphia antagonist wasrenot te
he found After trying the case ali day
they got through just in time for supper
1t was an excellent supper, but he coulc
not eat Inc jury, too, had heard th'
supper bell, and they soon sent dewI
+ word they'd agreed We went up. Th'
jury gave averdlct for Peter Hay, Iher'
ana refer hay coohse. lLaugntef
+ put SUI ne couiah eat ms supper. NOV
IelcI4f1dy WIS VI ifugai TURN OF Mllu