Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-01

LAWYER CHARGES.-1 ceterJay tho Press
informed its readers through special Telegram,
from New York Of ccrlGo high fees charged
By lawyers 10 the Vanderbilt; will Csc. Az
was stated Mr.. Henry l.. Clinton charged
$3.50. 900. Mr.. Clinton was attorney 10 the
case, which was we'll worked up, and probably
his bill contains items Of money txpcudcn by
him tor dstcativo seIvco and other matters.
Judge Geo. f. Comstcck, 81 Syracuse, CHARGED
eud received $4,000
We lealn that Mr. Vanderbilt decIincs to pay
MIR. Clinton's tremendous bill. aud wa dom
blame him, for it is utterly absurd that any
lawyer should receive in ono case, and that only
OF short duration, larger sum than one lawyer
10 million makes by lifetime of hard work {;
ADD We ttiok that Judge Comstock Whose bill
tor sitlirg in this case and locking Wis. ard &C.
casioDay arguing poiot OF law was very
modest 10 comparison With C;inton's) has great
reason for commencing Mr.. Eanderbill's zen
crosby.
We learn that Mr. SOFT Ljrd, the couosel
tor the CONTESTANT ot The viii, received $780,
600. These Inner 50 fees arc beyond anything
over Known or heard Of lot Only 10 this coun.
try tut 10 fJlcpn lands. The famous lawyers
OF E0gla1d or Frauco have never received such
large sums even in cases Of much longer COL
utusLc,. To be sure there have been very
few if any cases involving such an immense
amount ct money. fer there have been verg
lev men 10 the word wCrtli SO much property
as Mr.. Cornelius Vanderbilt left During the
cnire eight years which the famous Warren
Hasicgs trial went ca none Of the LAWYERS re-.
ceivcd such heavy fees. 10 the even more fa
nous case OF 'JarEdgce and Jarndyce" tho re-
porter OF that case is silent 10 regard 10 the fees
of tho cou0s:l, but We rr sumo they consumed
tie estate.
Erskine, the lea Ter Of The English bar ia his
limo aod one CT he mes. brilliant lawyers Great
Britain ever produced. never received q greater
yearly ocome than $50, 900. and not moro than
81. 600 10 any one case. Sir James Scarlet,
afterwards Lord Abiogtr, very successful law.
yer. had an Income certainly not 10 exceed
Erskloes. The same is true Of Garrows another
great English lawyer. Ballautyne received
from The British Government a very large fer
lor going 10 Calcutta to Try murder case but
large part CT it was Consumed 10 expenses.
America takes the lead in big LAWYERS fees
and it Is only Wittio dtz,n years or so that
our llwyers have been 50 lucky. Pinckney,
Webster, Chosle, or any Ct our great LAWYERS
10 times past neVtr DRAINED Of such extraya.
CANT bills. The first great fee ever kpcwo in
this country was received by Clarkson n. Pot
ter IN tho foreclosure Of the Cansudaigua rail,
road. not many years ago. 1t is stated that be
received 500 600 10 that case. It is reported
that Charles O'CoDuor received SIS. 900 10 the
Jumel will casa and 100000 in the Parrish
will case. 10 the att,r case Judge j ohm K.
Porter and Daniel Lord received largo fees.
10 come to our Cwn city, which is seldom
behind iu anything. tho late Henry Burden
paid his lawyers UPWARDS of SIS 600 10 The
famous Spike case. and ex Chancellor Wall
worth, the referee 10 that csse, received S5O,.
900 referee fees. 10 the Marshall will case
Townsend Il Browne received $4,000. Troy
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