The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-02-03
A LADY LAWYER
IL uhUl LAW DlL
ON LIQUOR, Law AND LEGISLATION.
Nh. FOSTER. View, o. PrsAISItIOs II4. WOaaA',
AI..iSa-I HsIriltu MOthsr'' crns at
H,,nr-Ths PItlfI Tale OF Rs'su'd
CrsM-A YsrJ Narrow Escape.

PIrTsuuRdH, February 1.-The Chroniel
this evening prints a lengthy interview
with Mrs. Foster, the lawyer.lady temper
auce orator. It says she stands at the heaC
Of the legislative department oi the Prohi
bition purity, Is a7ady who has just pRSse,
the meridian Of life, Of graceful form an,
iaultless physique. Her particular hobb.
is in procuring proper legislation for th
ProhIbitIonists, but her experience in law
extending, as it does, over period oil eigh
years, embraces all that generally come
within the radius Of n volary Of legal iuris
prudence. Her fiBt studies were at III,
feet Of her husband, who il practicinI
attorney In the courts Of Clinton county
Iowa. AlH. Foster did not commence |
study OF the law with vieWto practice, bu
at the earnest solicitation OF her husband
WIS examined and admitted TO the nobll
profession. AMY particular line Of prAc
lice" said the lady, "is the prosecution o
liquor dealers, and in this capacity | haV,
been eminently successful"
MB. Forster iS an enthusiast on temper
ance reform, and would have much rather
bnnched oil into discussion OF that sub
jeCt but for the reporters persistent queries
about law, Of which be prOiessed TO know
very little, aud was longing for enlarge
ment.
MER HORNY.
ResuminR The legal strain Of conveBa'
ton, the lady lawyer said: "DO you know
Just love to wade through whole volumes
Of learned judges judiciary wiadom. 1t
was At the time OF the temperance crusade,
when wOmen's tongues were unioosed, that
lirst imbibed the Idea Of becoming n
public speaker My husband told mt that
the same ability displayed At this particular
time would yield good fruit II brought to
bear on judge aud jury. My greatest oh.
ieCt in becoming jurist was, as ] have
stated, 10 have an opportunity OF fighting
the liquor sellers. Let me relate u little in.
Cident. The very night ! became u full
iledged lawyer our house was burned by an
incendiary who had been convicted Of in.
fraction OF the liquors laws through the in.
'strumentality Of my husband. ! saw my
new code and family Bible so up In su.6ke,
but was nothing daun,ed by ibis unpro.
pitious Outstart."
40 what particular courts have your
pleadings been confined ?" inquired the
reporter.
Nina Foster replied that she had argued
cases before the Supreme Courts Of Iowa
and Indiana. Continuing, said the iemi.
nine follower Of blackstone: ain the latter
State saved q wOmAn's neck. II was the
Brown-Wade murder case. MR. Brown
was indicted for the murder Of Joe Wade.
The Jury brought in a verdict Of guilty as
indicted. The punishment in that State is
also determined by the Jury. The verdict
and death sentence were both announced
At the same time. A new trial was applied
for and granted. As q duty tony sex, aud
believing the unfortunate woman 10 be in
nocent ot the crime wherewith she Was
charged, | went into the case body and
soul. The second trial resulted in CON.
mutation OF sentence to lie imprisonment,
and | had letter from tho unfortunate
woman the other day."
EXPERIENCE WITH LAW.
"DO you practice in police courts.'
ayes, tried a case in Chicago but Q
short time ago. A brutal father had beaten
his helpless vile and children, while in q
ct Of intoxication. The saloon keeper
who sold the liquor was prosecuted.
appeared for the abused family. Against
me was coneeited lawyer, who inquired
Ol the presiding magistrate, Is this woman
il tho casey lreplied for myself, and took
all the cOnceit out Of the shy sier before the
case WAS through"
"DOn't you often meet with discourtesies
10 the pursuit Of your prOleSsiOn?"
"Never hut once, aud that WAS when q
drunken lawyer insutcd me. The Judges
have invariably been MS kind rs brothers;
and, In TACT, the profession at large.
wouldn't leave my law OiIIcs for any other
cause than that am now trying 10 bring
before the public. ! shall make any saCri.
flee for the temperance cause.
Mrs. Foster here paused, anil the inter-
viewer broke silence by asking her II wO-
men were not ill,suitcd 10 the legal proics.
sion. The reply was to the effect that the
profession needed more Of them. Those
who aspire to the bar should be thorough
Iy informed on the underlying lines Of e-
gal principles. The entrance OF Women
into professions and business gives 4 wider
field for. sewing girls and others less COM
iortably circumstanced. Women should
be selEsupporting. The woman who mar.
ries a man for support is suffering under a
great calamity. The strongest Argument
for wolnan's entrance into the profession
COIueA from the home"