The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-23
TIItOn. Beecher----A Talk With
III General Pry0r,

The New York Herald publishes the
following:
In the frequent recesses Of the court
the Herald writer had an opportunity to
converse with General Roger A, Pryor
who answered some questions, not to the
press, but to the questioner.
lie was first asked how the lawyers at
this trial compared with lawyers Of sim
liar rank in Virginia. Reference was of
course made to the commanding central
figures Evarts, Beach, Porter ind Full
CrtOn. ...H.ir
"They are not the equals Of the Nir-
ginia lawyers, sir, That IA very clear to
my mind, They are neither so well read
nor so eloquent, How could they be,
with the vast calls upon their time? ]
am told TINT some Of the very greatest
practitioners nj the New York bar have
not read chapter Of law in fifteen
years.
"Bnt these New York barrislurs," con-
tinucd Mr.. Pryor, "are the SuperiOrs Of
the Virginia lawyers for their marvellous
Gnts Far ne REASONING n"wers Ihev
smhvtitm,o n .Lnrnur.. al he sp,,..s which
il not requisite nor even advisable in old
md sparse communities, where the law
proceeds slowly, and the bar and bench
net Us parts Of the sumo grave and digni-
oJI"w Hi w"u c6ms into the co.e Gpn.
,rnI pryor~
SJudye Morri.r saiI the General. "was
first retained Inv Mr.. Triton. Az Inc case
nrnceejeI he ink me- In. We consulted
iovelher ~ lone as no knew Beecher's
co9,nsel in hc limited IN Tracy Shearman.
and Hill, When we knew lLat, he had
crossed over 10 New York ana secured
Porter md Eyarts, We toId Mr, TiltOn
tL"t ho musI briny in other coinsel II
w"s mt s,Iro lint M ronId pSt The mid of
man 81 tbe 6rst.pIoss like Judge l,eacL
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Nancy, mi lnwvers do mt ike 10 work
without n contingent, However, Tilton
went ovrr IN Nav York with Morris and
myseIf nnJ hp suiI 10 our ASSOCIATES,
Ileaeh nnd Fullerton; 'Gentlemen, YOU
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