, 1879-01-14

"D!d this raid, a. you cali It, haye Its origin
among members Of the profes.ionF'
You have asked NC n yerv nar.s question. !
OF Mr.. Cooper, Of whom hare already spoken
highly and who ! think Ia not tnnved by any
thing that ia improper, IN influence TINT Is
mali9n. VIC can trace this thing 10 tts sotlrtc,
from what nave read in the Gropet think
case amounts 10 nothing"
IAwYERs, G0oD AID Bad
II understood yon to say that there nrc some
1.10o members Of the Chtngo Bar. OF how
sisti'
"Thc Bar Association consists Of somewhat
o1er Ak, tnc'neers' md Is ma'lc up OF excellent
"ljoes the younger or older element pre-
donl,natcr'
n can't say"
swell, taking tho profession IL a whole in
ch.enGG Is t. not composed of honest mud re-
NJ think NJ; think this may be sald Of the
great majority OF tho profeseon of Chicago.
And IRON nm experience with the Chicago Bar
nt i'enriy twenty ycars aili able TO- state that
superior lot Of men 10 deal With, aud i an,
pretty well arquantct. with inwycrs throughout
ttlc United stntcs. II il an industrious f}nr;
painstakinR Bar. "a whole. Ut course sornc
fellows jumped in when thy fcnrc: we're down,
but fcw men who arc iNcmhtre Ut tl,ts Chicago
Bar eau bc called llsreWtal,le.''
'.fo,! have Observed, perhaps. tho eourac
which tho nraph;c las taken rcsnccting the
abuscs psacstce ty iawycrs, especially In regard
want Of that taitiinlness 10 hls clfcnts which
good lawyer las traJitunatly been believed tU
posscss. Mtopose you Will admit that these
cl,argcs have bcen founded On fartf"
81 preftImu telCy are fnnt,ucu on fart.
know nothing nbuut y from nv pcrsonnl kuowl-
edge. | think tho New York codc is very de-
tt'uralizing. Tbs practice is not very cUnno1
tu make lawyers Receivers nj our Bar. lhtrc
are few cases; far irstailrr, a very prominent
the Receiver OF the Third National Bank. There
has not been whfsIer of dIscuntcns against
lin. NJ. N0rton Is Receiver Ut acotl,cr bunk,
bps apn.s ei ill., word Of spfo1 m a. sa s sstysy sS,s
Ashps are given to mercantile Gentlcmen and
bankers, nrtl without inttmattng l1 the slightest
degree that there fs any Foundation III The
charges, there have hcen great many cxores-
sunb OF discomfort and dissatisfaction With their
management. 10 not III nut unc Instance
know that Tan call to mind single casc wl,ere
a lawyer III Chicago has l'ecn presented lur
nctfa,al of tho iatercstA Of Ills. client.
doing too Inucli for thcir clients, but ! ito not
want to mentun any names. indeed, ordinarily
lthtnk lawycrs oug nut to b. Receivers nur AS
eiEnecs. think tlley ought not to hAvo any
rs couIIsel. think tbey ought nut to be Wit
,,csscs, detectives, nor Constsblcs. think they
ought not to srrvc original processes, aud they
are not allowed to To 20 in Ctr State. nor 1c
is nut thc proper business Of tho lawyrr to 10
chores Of ths kind. In Illinois we do, not mix
our law and equity. Our State Is q new State,
but conservative in It's legal principles. The
case Ut Judge B'odvett Ia the ,lrst 'nstauee ttat
now OCCURS 10 mo wllcn, IN ttlu Whole history
Of our State, charEc has lMcn made. against
the Integrity OF Judge. The confidence In
our Judiciary Is great, nor VII i be shaken In
the ali9htcst BY Judge Dlodgctt's case"
DIFFICULTY OF lltosISu FACTS.
Now, MIR. Storrs, since these accusations
against lawyers nrc s1ntlc, and aimee there are
certainly somc disrcputablu members OF tic
profession ait.ur1 tic Ereat majority who arc
tuithfu, h0ncst, And reputable, Is not tho BAr
cenaurabfa for falling to takc qu!el; and DC :
clsyr. measures for putting the srAi Of its dis :
approhatton upon these cvtls and expcfltnR
themf
"Thc difficulty Is generally in making tho
mental fn dfsDarfinE several llsreputnDlc Law.
ycss In our city. 1t Is not 80 easy To make
proof Of tlsese disrcplItaplo practices al you
might think. Unrss thc injured client inakcs
cyidcncc, Ills ease will Eu orcr naturally from
wear 10 year without receiving the attcntIon
which Il deserves. We may to very mtlcl, pos
sessed with tho belief that certain members 3t
tho bar are Indeed dtsreputab!t, but 1t Is quite
another matter to put our belief lnto tangible
shaps;"
lle!" ,.
~ understand that number u divorce law
ycrs have beeu tEbarrc in your Statr: Is It not
tic exception rathcr. than the rulb tlut this
business ta carried VI, In IN honest nianncsf"
"rhc tllvorce business In the CITY ut Chicago
"a conducted in as legitimate why aud Us tai e.
fully 10 III ally Other Statv In tic Union. Tie
witnesses must be- heard III open court. nnd tes.
tLnony cannot he taken bcfore Master In
Ctanccrv, or. ns you would call him, Referee.
The JuttGrs themselves arc exceedingly Jealous
IN hearing tho evidence, and. in uluny instances
I attrr the cunnscl Ind dropped thu witnesses,
have exumtneh ttiein again tnoht seArchingly
themselves. Of course It fa very dlltlcu,t I'll
cannot liz urHllreu III Illinois wltlont .lctibcr.
ute, wlllAl, corrupt perjury committed In uprtl
court, We are, therefore, yery little troubled
With divorce 'shysse1s.',,,
"You hare seen, Mr, StoEra, that the Graphic
has complained Ut the ut,duc treio.ucra,iru ol
lawyers In tbs statu Legislatures md ID Con
| gress Us IL alluuil bei Do you tEluk That tIial
complaint IL wrll.IoundeA or ID Il a faltlriou.
ouct'
| II suppose TINT these lawyers wcrc elected
by, naloriirs, and 1 think tt's u'ajority snoult
"rlsat Is an ingenious but scarcely capdlt
| answer"
| LAWYERS AZ LEGISLATORS.
| - VIII b.: entirely cuHlil with you. bc|rV:
that, tukcH all IL u1l, thu lawycr lna9es hettcl
legislator than te merchant, tho banker, 0r llst
Turner. think l,e Aus fcwtr prcludIces at,.
nIore Knowledge. ] aln no believer In uu
reaching thu millennium throIg! the prctloml
nai,ce Of tho .luainess nIau III pulltirS, Uakr,
AuIes wus the leading bustucrs Mau III Alussa
ctlllsetts. 10 wss not onIy toTrupt hanlsetI, bu
hu corruutcl au!t.u professors util rt.or lawyers
You hear guni derl nowadays aInut putting
lLs IrcAellry Department alnl n,htr iuyrril
lnclltul otllrGa AlMter the charge 1T llisi
l,.4a men who hayt accumulated mpllev 9. H.
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