Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1882-03-09
The Great Trial.

w neu TIE Caoe vi the people vs..
The Gold Run Mining and Ditch
Company was on trial last month,
it was remarked upon as a notable
trial, ard as presenting come very
peculiar personal features. The
case is now being argued before
Judge jackson Temple In the Su-
preme Courtroom at the Capitol.
Ii the case WAS of deep interest
when the testimony was being
taken, it ia doubly so now. The
scene in Court yesterday, for in-
stance, was In the highest degree
impressive. The Court room itself
speaks of judicial solemnity and
dignity. On the bench sat n Judge
who has graced the Supreme Bench
of the State, aud whose legal &C.
quirements aud scholarly attain.
ments have made him one of the
distinguished men OF the State,
and the high judicial qualities of
whose mind have placed him as
one of the leaders OF the Califor.
mia bar. Beside him, part OF the
day, by courtesy, sat Judge Sepul-
veda, OF Los Angeles, u m an of
digDified besriug, fine presence,
and WHO, as Judge and lawyer,
stands high in the estimation of
the people OF the southern part of
the State, he having been seen but
little as yet in The central and
northern SECTIONS. Before the, Q
Judges. at the bar, were two ex-
Chief Juetices, another ex.Justice
OF the Supreme Court, The Attor.
ney. General of the State of Cali.
forDia, and eight other lawyers OF
distinguished ability-even the
youngest Of them evidenciug that
quality of mind which betOkeps
success at the bar. Among these
gentlemen ere to be found as
bright and powerful minds, and as
high legal ability as is possible to
be comprised by any choice of
like number of lawyers on the
coast; indeed, il is doubtful if such
bar as that under notice could be
repeated on ths Pacific by other
selection Addressing the Court
all day was one Of the most bril-
liant lawyers and most graceful
advocates of the State. Listening
to him, with rapt attention, was "a
strong array of bis profession; the
Governor OF the State, an ex-Gov-
ernor of the State and ex United
States Senator, two clergymen dis
tinguisbed for scholarship and
learning, engineers of the most
prominent class; leading journal
ists; State, city and county off.
cials, and fair number Of
thoughtful people representing the
county and the citizens of Sacra-
mento. One OF the marked fea-
lures of the triai Is the dignified
bearing of oil the members Of the
bar, the pressiveness Of the
presence Of the Court and its man
ner,the almost courtly courtesy and
studied politeness that mark the
conduct of the counsel toward each
other-in short, Judge Temples
Court, just now, approaches very
closely, ii it does not indeed at
tain the highest ideal Of an Ameri-
can Court, where there is dignity
without oppressive ceremonial,
courtesy and that decorum which
IL demanded by the most exacting
ethics of the bar, without cold re.
serve or mere formality; scholar
ship that seeks not display; ability
most prominent in Is modesty; ju-
dicial attention without impa-
thence; the highest manifestations
of skill in presentation of argu-
ment without Wanting; and
throughout and around and over
all an atmosphere that, while
tranquil, impresses the spectator
with the majesty of the law
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