St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22
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PEN PICTURES OF ST. PAUL
1853-HOrace r. BigelOw--As a Lawyer
-Incidents-Michael e. Ames-
PeculIarities.
Items of News--I Incoming Of Newspapers
Death of W. W. Hickox--Great Rail-
road Exeursion-C has Emersoni
''That -aRefrigerator"--"H saidlNoth-
ing"--"A Pleasant Episode"--The
CapitOl--First Execution.
BY T. NJ. NEwsoN.
Article LII.
HORACE X. BIGELov

| ATttctS LII.
HORACE X. BIGELow.
tall, slender, quiet, moderate, modest,
unoste ntatious gentleman is Horace r. Bige-
low, now marching forward to three score
and ten. Born in New York in 1920, he
received a common school education; taught
school for time; studied law with Mann and
Edmunds of Utica, and in partnership with
E. s. Brayton, practiced his profession up to
1858, when he came to st. Paul. and has
lived here uuinterruptedly ever since. He
married in New York Miss Cornelia Sheriff.,
who, believe, still lives.
As A LAWYER.
Very few men have lived a more quiet, OF
a more serene, or more uniform, or bet
ter life, than Mr.. Bigelow; and this is re-
markable for lawyer who has attained the
eminence at the bar which he has, and can
only be accounted for by the fact that he is
eminently self-poised, is no public speaker,
and has made his reputation before the jury,
not in strains of liquid eloquence, as in the
case OF Mr.. Brisbin, but by his perfect concep-
ton Of the law, as obtained by earnest study
in his office, coupled with fine discrimina-
ton in favor of justice, for law is one thing
and justice is another, and Mr.. Bigelow has
never lost sight of this fact. In point of
solid law learning, good Judgment, honest
convictions as to right, and fair dealing, as
a Judicial advocate, Mr.. Bigelow has no peer
in this state, and as man and a citizen, he
has no superior.
INCIDENTS.
When l made my first speech in this city
to the toast of 1.-THE Old Folks at Home, in
the Baldwin school house, in 1858, Mr.. Bige-
low said to me, 81 would give all 1 had if 1
could speak like that!'' and several times
since then he has sought to address jury,
but has never been satisfied with his efforts.
He ought to be, for Bigelow is rich and / am
poor; and yet it was a sort of chance which
started him out into tine financial
world. The Indian massacre had occurred
and many settlers on the frontier had lost all
their property Senator Wilkinson succeeded
in getting a bill through congress paying the
| settlers for damages, and many of these
claims coming into the hands of Bigelow,
out of this transaction he made considerable
money, and then, OF course, banks and rail-
| roadcOmpanies and others engaged his ser
vices, and he has quietly moved onward to
financial success. He would make most eX-
cellent and upright judge. He has never been
entangled in politics, and has never held any
office, and is about as complete man as
this modern age has produced.
MICHAEL E. AMES.
Mr.. Ames was the Chesterfield of the Min
nesota bar, and for that matter one
might say he was the Chesterfield of the
whole Northwest. He was born in Vermont
about 1922; received an ordinary common
school education; was induced to commence
the study of law by a suit he had over some
tin boxes; removed in early life to
Wisconsin and practiced his profess
sion there; then drifted in 1S49 to
saltwater, where, think he
was for time in business
with Judge Nelson; came to st. Paul in
1853, and the firm finally became Ames, Van
| Etten IL Officer.
| PECULIARITIEs.
Mr.. Ames was a man of fine legal attain
ments, aud was unquestonably the coolest
and most polite lawyer at the bar. He was
tall, well-drcssed, having all the appearances
| of u perfect gentleman, and his irresistiby
pleasant manners won him many friends.
He had his faults, as all men of his genial
nature have, but he was, nevertheless, an
able advocate. and cool enough in law suit
| To freeze out even the present terribly cold
winter. Nervous and idgety lawyers used to
| get out OF all manner OF patience with Ames
because he was always SO self-possessed.
''THAT D. REFRIGERATOR.
| Once Gov. German had case with him,
and he became so indignant at mis- smiling
and collected manner that he burst out with the
excam alton, Look at that id refrigera-
| tor!'' at the same time scowling at him in a
| most terrific manner, as only German
could scOwl. Ames meelly replied, ''My
friend seems to be little disturbed" and
that made German madden than before.
''HE SAID NoTHINGV'
| A suit had been instituted against Curran
| of the old worlds fair store, in which Vetal
| Guerin was somewhat mixed up. Brisbn
was on one side Of the case and Ames on the
| other.
''Wcl what did vetal Gucrin sayln asked
Ames of the witness.
81 object" said Brisbin. ''WelI, all right;
| we'll argue this point said Ames, and so
the two lawyers went at it, and continued
| their arguments from 10 in the morning un-
| til 2 In the afternoon, when Judge Palmer
decided that the question was admissible,
and ''Bris; subsidized.
Well" asked Ames in drawing tone,
''what did the witness say!"
''Vetal Guerin, you meant"
eyes,
''Oh, he didn't say anything" Brisbin
roared, the court smiled and Ames remarked,
politely bowling "A very obligng Witness"
and went on with the case as though nothing
had happened.
A PLEASANT LITTLE EPISODE.
A bal gt, H,,, - -
one of the adjoining towns, when all OF
sudden his client withdrew the suit and put
it into the hands Of another law firm. When
the man came upon the witness stand to tes-
tify, Ames inquired OF him what certain
neighbor had said ~ him (the witness) about
the matter under dispute, which question he
declined to answer, and on being forced 10
do SO by the order Of the judge, be said:
''Well, he told me to have nothing to do
with that d rascal OF a fellow,
Ames, and that's why / took
my case out Of your hands" After
the uprosr in court attending this incident
had partially subsidized ,Ames turned to the
Judge and IN his most polite and insin uating
and persuasive manner remarked: MAY Il
please your nonor, very pleasant little cpl
sOde."
BRIsBTS ". AMEs.
Mr. Bdsbin had sued client for services
rendered, and az be- was a witness he en-
ployed Ames 10 conduct the case: amount at
issue. $500. When the suit came 10 trial