Middletown transcript., 1873-09-06
Popular alistrllanp.
ffrm rroc;or's iicneh and i'tr
BURR In COURT.

In The autumn oi tue year lSlS. aeanrt
held It's s,tings ut l'tica. y Y which
wa, largely attended by legal geullcmeu
from vnripu, parts of the state As the
second day OF the term was drawing To a
close, u gentleman whusc appearance inii.
Gated that be had just arrived in town,
entered the court room, aud, walking d.
rccily to the bar, seated himself among
lawyers There was something in his APP
pearaurc that attracted attention. The
mos, casual observer could not f.il 10 de-
lcct IN lis bearing a natural ca+r, M IN
definite superiority which SO silently, ye;
truthful, rginces familiarity VITA refined
society H. hal apparently numbered
fifty years, and 50, time had lightly
pressed his sign al upon him, for
much Of he viva Is II youth still lin
2 red "a his visaee Iii. lair had begun
10 turn gray, aud at The silr q hi. head
was slightly bnshy, lu' worn back from
his faen aud tsm,rs LEFT his broad high
forehead qaiie hArr. giving a classic e4si
10 his features lis cll5ek was pal and
thin, his hrow thoughtful and tiuge,l with
the shadow Of care, perl as of sorrow
while his blaek brilliant aud singularls
fascinating eye lighted up AMI animated
face which once seen eonll ueser he
forgotten IL was below the ordinary
stature anl his frame was somewhat ,lth.
der. though well knit aui far proportion,
ed. Finally. the ta5 eneuth was that II
gentleman "a man Ut Intellect, aelnains
ted with the world, with mcn. ana. with.
al. penetrating Judge If ch1raeier
As hc entered the bar Martin Van
Burcn WAS IN the act If closing an argn.
ment thai occupied the attention q. the
court lar several hours Turning II TAX
his sea, h. recognized the stranger WIN
was n ar him
Colonel Burr sai1 Van Burtn in a
low voice. extending his hanl | am very
glad 10 see yu. Onr cause was reached
this morning. but as | could hot ihin. oi
deiaulting you in your absence. which
believed tn be unavoidable. ! exchanged
our case wit. the one Just submitted
hope. Colonel. you are well
.Qaito we'll. thank You am oblised
10 YOU inr this courtesy | did not leavt
WV Ihsh tiait ~ N+ihi a. "A IfA4tAi
and it Is long way here. Madame .lu,
ticc is getting merrlrial. | fancy. ,inc.
she is establishing her temples ~ far il
the interior of our State Blu, | suppee,
our ease is the next To be- tried.
M. Colonel. am sorry 10 say tha
there is a preferred cause Of some kind
that is to be disposed of next A, thi
4 H.
/ the cricr announced the adjournment .
the court until the next morning, aud III
two lawyers left the court house together
The reader is already aware that III
stranger who has been described wa
Aarnn Bnrr--a name conspicuous il
American history Ills fall from grrat
ness-his pecuniary mistoriunes -ha
compelled him TO resume the practice Of
profession in which he had few. il any
rivals, aud which hai been TO him a step
ping stone to the highest honors
lie was at Utica on this occasion rs til
opponent Of Martin Van Buren, in one Q
thosc ejectment suits. which in the earl
history of the State occupied so much 4
the attention of its courts Van Buren,
nj iitis Time, WIS NUc at iuf ATTEST lawyer
at the bar--a States Senator and ,nlti
elan of rnre political abilities, skilled i
the art Of managing the inclination an
prejuaices Of the people, WELDING an in
fnencr which rendered him powerful
if not successful rival Of DaWiti Clinton
Colonel Burr was NJ this time unknaw
10 the pelilies Of he State aud nation
though he had oecapitd scat In the Sen
ate Of the United States. had cnnicnic
with Jefferson f.. the Presidential ehai
of the nation. missing the great prize b
two or three Votes. and winning the Vie
Presidency With little opposition. II
vas nov merely the lawyer A few year
after his admission to the bar. be remove
from Albany to New York city. where h
became a successful. though friendly rivn
Of Alexander Hamilton. II has bee
said that each Of these great men had
high. II not exalted opinion OF the other
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