The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-12-08
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How a Youthful Lawyer Won a Su,t
Over an Experienced Adversary.

Over an Experienced Adversary.
Columbus, (0,) Times.
The attorney, at the date Of the story, was
serving the commonwealth Of Ohio and the
county of Yinton in the capacity Of prescott
ing attorney at the little town of Macarthur.
He then bore rather youthful and possibly
somewhat verdant appearance for man hold
ing so responsible position The most con-
spicuous parsonage known to the Yinton bar
at that time was grave and pompous barris-
ter from neighboring towns man who had
reached the middle age Of life, and with it an
extensive practice, profitable alike in fame and
pecuniary gain; a man whose eloquence bent
juries to his will, and whoselogic pinned them
fast; whose invectiye and pointed sarcasm
blanched the cheek of the witness or the pris-
oner, as might be necessary to gain the
case, and was alike dreaded and hated by his
fellow practitioners The attorney referred
70 is living yet one of the most prominent
lursts IN southern Ohio His ability has not
diminished, nor has his knowledge that he
possesses ability. One day the y0unp nros
ecrtor had a riot case to try, and to his con-
sternation, he learned that the gentleman
referred to had been retained by the defense,
The prosecutor handled his case with great
care, but from the FIRST did not hope to con-
vict the prisoner. He was stirred up some
what, however, by the sneering illusions
made to him during the examination, by the
imported counsel, and so, when he came to
make his opening speech, he INDUCED little in
bombast himself. He expected to be torn up
by the imported counsel, but was utterly
unprepared for the simeon that swept through
the courtroom when the imported counsel got
fairly under way. He paced up and down in
front of the judge; he sawed the air in front
of the jurors; he shook his finger in the face
of the young prosecutor and shivered in mag
mary horror at the thought of so youthful
youth undertaking to measure swords with
him. The voice was loud and bitter in its de-
nunclauon; the gestcularions were violent
and demOnstrative; the manner threatening
ana awe-lnspiring and with face of scorn he
SAT down with folded arms and awaited the
verdict which he did not suppose they dared
W reIuse 10 render. The young prosecutor
was mad he felt that he would like to thrash
the imported counsel out of his boots. He
arose 10 MS Teet, uncertain for a moment
what to do. A happy thought struck him.
and, throwing his head back, he cast his left
hand behind him and thrust his right hand in
the breast Of his vest while under over arch
ing eyebrows he scowled out at the iury The
jury dropped on it" in an instant So did
the judge, so did the spectators
There was the familiar pose of the i'm
ported counsel, perfect in its imitation. Then
the young prosecutor began, and, without
opening his lips, proceeded to copy the gestic-
ulations and movements of the eminent attor
ney who had preceded him. He snorted and
cavOrted and stamped and rolled his eyes. He
strobe up and down in front of the Judge and
| jury, following in his gestculations precisely
those of which they had just seen the copy.
He shook his finger menacingly under the
nose of the eminent gentleman, and then as
Stunning the statesman-like pose, he looked
down upon him disdainfully. Then he would
stop and twirl on his finger a martmgale ring.
which he had drawn from his pocket, and
which was intended to represent the large seal
ring on the small finger Of the left hand of the
/ opposing counsel 1t was too much. The
eminent attorney appealed to the court for
protection, while the judge laughed until the
tears rolled down his cheeks, and the Jury and
spectators chuckled audibly The Judge re-
piled that the young man had done nothing.
had said nothing to him, and he did not feel
called upon to interfere with the argument
That settled it. The imported counsel broke
for the door, and the jury, after fifteen min
utes' absence, brought in a verdict of guilty.