The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-11
BUCKETS OF BLOOD.
The Bootless Brawl Of Belligerent
Barristers Whose Fury Was
Spent in Words.
Two Prominent st. Louis Lawyers Dis
grace a Court Of Justice With
Windy Words,
Which They Fail to Back Up in Cooler
Moments After the Adjournment
Of the Court.

ST. Louis, Mo, March l0,-Another
OF those exciting episodes which every
now and then relieve the local courts OF
the charge of being conducted in a too
tediously decorous manner occurred in
Courtroom No. 2, presided over by Judge
Lubke, Saturday morning, and, although
no blows were struck, there passed be-
tween the antagonistic attorneys words
which for downright capacity of pro-
ducng permanent ill-feeling, far sur
passed the usual knock-dOwn and mop
the-floor arguments which the bellicose
barristers of the st. Louis bar are prone
to resort inmoments of undue excitement,
As is usually the case in such eXhibi.
lions, the principal figures were
quite prominent members of the bar,
and the squabble was the sudden
bursting forth of flames which had been
kept in state of subjugation for very
long time. For some months past the
condemnation suits of the st. Louis &
San Francisco Railroad Company against
the Evens 4 Howard Fire Brick and Clay
Company have been before the Circuit
and Appeal Courts in this city, and during
the somewhat prolonged litigation Cen
eral John W. Noble has acted as attorney
for the plaintiff, while Mr.. Jacob Klein
has conducted the case for the defendants.
The result of the trial before Judge
Lubke was the rendering of a verdict
which gave the railroad possession of the
plaintiffs property, and ordered them to
pay the Evens and Howard Company $780,
600, and the Missouri Company $4,000.
Believing the price fixed by
the jury for the condemned prop
erty too large, the plaintiff took an appeal,
the result of which was that the
verdict of the court below was sustained.
On Friday Mr.. Klein made a motion be-
fore Judge Lubke for an order on the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court for the money
which had been paid into court by the
railroad, but the same day Judge Shcr-
wood, of the Supreme Court, granted
plaintiff writ of errorand ordered a stay
of execution in the case. Saturday morn
ing while Judge Lubke was engaged in
the trial of another case he stopped for an
instant
TO HEAR MIR, KLEIN
in regard to his motion made the day be-
fore. Mr. Klein opened by stating that
from what he knew he would have to
doubt the genuineness of the telegram an
nouncing the issue of writ of error by the
Supreme Court until he had seen the writ
itself with the seal of the Supreme Court at
tached TO it. He followed this quite broad
insinuation up with strong intimation
That he believed the telegram a bogus one.
He further said that from what he knew
OF the gentlemen on the other side, he
would expect them to do anything At
this point General Noble arose, and
though displaying large amount of
WeL-controlled anger, calmly said: 81
would like the gentleman to be more spe-
cifc. | would like him to state whether
he means his remark to be personal"
"You can make homeward application
of my. remarks if you choose" was Mr..
Klein's reioinder.
General Noble, who had taken his seat
again arose and, under the pressure of a.
considerably larger supply of wrath, said:
Your Honor, the courts in this city have
been so often disgraced by personal en-
counters that | really feel that, as an
honorable practitioner, | cannot continue
to practice my profession without brawlS
aud personal encounters, shall be oblig-
ed to abandon it altogether"
Judge Lubke rebuked Mr. Klein and
stated that he believed the telegram to be
genuine.
Mr.. Klein rose and eXctedly said that
he had done nothing for which he felt he
OUGHT TO APOLOGIZE.
He made the remark with full conscious
ness OF the full force of what he was say
ing, and of the truth of the allegations.
He further said: General Noble him.
self, who had repudiated the homeward
application of the remarks so forcibly,
mas himself approached me"
At this moment General Noble leapcd
quickly to his feet, clenched his fists,
and moved toward Mr.. Klein, saying
81 have appealed to the Court for pro-
lection. I'll not permit this liar to
stand her and make these false accu-
sations, Mr.. Klein turned very pale
but said nothing, and sat down when the
Court ordered him TO do SO. The Court
then proceeded to hear the case on trial,
when Mr.. Klein again jumped up and
shouted: "Your Honor, | want to know
II you won't make Noble apologize for
calling Inc liar?" Judge Lubke took
no notice OF the question, and simply
said to the other lawyers: go on with
the case" Mr.. Klein was bent upon
having his motion heard for an order on
the other side to apologize to defendants
attorney, and in low voice demanded:
''Will your Honor make Noble apologize
for calling me liar in open Court"
The Judge still remained silent and
even third repetition of the question
Jailed to move his Honor to decide upon
THE MOTION FOR APOLOGY,
whereupon Mr.. Klein, in a somewhat
soto voce tone, which was not audible at
a greater distance than twelve or fifteen
leet, remarked, "He is -" after
which he sat down.
AZ lew minutes General Noble walked
ou, vi the courtroom. Mr.. Klein started
" ioli1w, and as he did so met the Gen
.nu h, , Jaw partner, Mr.. Orrick, who said
" =. MN, III you want to settle this thing.
IN your man. IN settle ito Mr. or.
TICK half pulled off his coat a. NO. soid
TINS He pulled the Goa; ON orain h o"t'
ever, when Mr.. Klein, replied; 81 I bo"o
made no remarks which were interdoI H't so.
you, Mr.. Orrick." i'i
THIS EPISODE
ended the whole affsfr for tbo Elm,