Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-15

lawyer OF that ity-dlstlngulsned
generation and half ago-who will be
ninety-eieht years of age in July. His
name is Albert Herring. He was bern
on the Sth of July. l777. at Stanford
Connecticut. He remembers something
of the Revolutionary war by seeing a
baggage wagon passing through the
streets, when child, and that this was so
He went to New York City. when be was
seven years old, was educated at Prince
ton College, studied law with the most
eminent barrister of his time-Sanuel
Jones-was admitted to the bar i'll 1899.
and Was elected Judge of the Marine
Court in 1905. The Herald reporter.
having gained admission to the house
of the venerable lawyer. who lives at
No. 81 East Twenty-eishth street, thus
describes him:
He was wonderfully well preserved.
his figure bent. of course, but still COM
pact, his eyes sunken. but still with
much of their brightness left, and the
brow scarcely more furrowed than that
of a man Of seventy. The beard.
strange to say-he wore a long. full
beard, imparting a certain dignity to the
old face-was not perfectly white but of
= mixed grey. Mr.. Herring in his youth
must have been remarkably fine look
ing man. His face is of the New Eng
land type. with Gear cut features and
straight, prominent nose. The old man
was dressed in a suit Of rusty black. He
looked very unlike an American lawyer.
but resembled more the picture of some
old forgotten inmate of an English inn
of Court emerging fran some musty
chambers of the past int the present.
He wore a brownish wig. contrasting
strangely with his grey beard. A kindly
old man. though naturally somewhat
feeble. hale and hearty of manner if not
in phis4ue. Alb. how time changes all
things! Imagine Apollo in his ninety
eighth year! But though the freshness
and viRor of youth nre departed the in
describable halo of a kindly old age i'm
parts a sweeter, more mellow charm.
To look at this man in his green old age.
and to ponder over this long. honorably
spent life. rewarded at its close with the
calm of . beautiful evening upon which
the departing sun still throws its dying
rays, must have been refreshing to any
heart.
The reporter WAS heartily received.
and the old veteran Of the Law spoke
freely of the olden times. The first
Mayor Of New York whom he remembers
was James Duane, who served in 1882
or 1853, at time when the population
of that city numbered from $4,000 to
25, 600. He was the first Register ap-
pointed in the State of New York, serv-
ing in his own county, and was elected
for a second time as Judge of the Marine
Court in 1917. The interviewer observed
that some interesting associations must
cluster around the early history Of his
law office and his first associations at the
Bar. Yes" ne replied; Charles
O'Conor studied law in my office. Jas.
P. Allaire. the distinguished engineer.
was an errand boy in my office at $50
year. But as to my comrades, my
school-mates. they are all dead" he ad-
ded, his voice tinged with sadness. Mr..
Herring was the first Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs appointed under our gov
eminent. and while serving in this ca
pacity he was of course absent in Wash
inpfon. All the rest OF his life, from
seven years old to the present. he has
spent in New York City. He lives in a
quaint old brick house of three stories
with q sister who is twenty years his
junior When the interview drew to q
close Mr.. Herring was asked to what
cause he attributed his remarkable age.
He replied. to his moderation in all
things, to his careful avoidance of ex-
cess in anything. and finally, to the ''di-
vine blessing" He took scarcely any
stimulants and enjoyed generally good
health. II think there are few men,"
he said, proudly, colder than am or in
better health. And, among lawyers. I
think 1 am the oldest lawyer in this city,
and probably in the world" The