The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1888-08-10
TWO 1ExAs LAWYERS
They Meet In IA Hotel and Violate the
Ethic. of the Profession.

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of the State were assembled. The ho-
tells were crowded as never before.
Among the arrivals at Dallas hotel
were Major Duck of San Antonio, and
Colonel Sam Bender. of Houston, both
members of the legal profession. They
had never been introduced to each
other, but the genial landlord. who
knew them both. performed the cere-
mony.
Major Duck. allow me to introduce
you to Colonel Bender. one of the lead
ing lawyers of Houston. Colonel
Bender. you will be glad to know
| Major Duck. the great criminal lawyer
of Western Texas, the nest-egg OF the
profession"
n. B-The landlord should have said
nestor of the profession.
Major Duck" exclaimed Co one!
Bender. grasping Dnck' hand. Il am
more than charmed to make your ac-
.uaintance. I've often read your
name in the pa2ers
'I am proud. sir. TO lie introduced
| TO such prominent jurist as Colone
Bender, whom | know by reputation. "
| said DUCK, clasping the hand of Colone.
| Bender
''And now. gentlemen. since we are
little crowded in this hotel. sur
pose you have no objections to occupy
| ing the same room. said the landlord.
| rubbing his hands.
| The two lawyers expressed great
satisfaction that they were thrown int
such pleasant mparT. and took pos
/ session OF the small apartment. A.
,ach, by n singular coincidence. wa
roride with q flask Of whisky. they
ordered me warm writer and sugar.
| and successive hot to.idics accelerated
| the How of converS; tion very matcri-
ally. At tn same time. the stimulant
made them egotisiical and quarrel
some. rs is often the case with Texas
whisky
How is business now in the Houston
c, urts?' asked Mainr Duck. stirring
up hiS glass of tolly.
Its very poor. In fact. the law
.usiness is overdone; there are too
many lawyers.
Same way in Antonio. Hardly any
new suits file !. and new lawyers turn
ing up every dav. II seems to me that
every little. half-stirved. jaek-legged
lawyer in the South moves. to Texas.
Fhey are worse than the carpet-bae-
gers were after the war. or the grass
hoppers.
Co,onel Bender did not respond very
enthusiastically. In fact. he seemed 70
be in pain.
What blankity blank al,surlity i:
is for tsese frauds from other States TO
rs TO practice law in Texas before they
iave even read Texas law" continued
Major Duck. excitedly.
What you say" replied Colonel
Bender. slowly. ''applies To some few
cases. but when applied 10 lawyers.
sir. who. like myself. have been in the
State three years, it has no signili-
cance.
THAT depends on how much law they
knew before they came to Texas" re-
piled DucS. with sneeE
''if that SUR is meant for me, ali L vs.
rot TO say is that consider myself as
we'll qualified to practices law ~ if
nal come to Texas under an al as be-
fore soc ETY. was organized =
This was home thrust. for Duck 5
[
You are n sizzle-souled insinuatinc
whitiet. poor. sa!;ow Shiny lizard. q
nildewed. cnrpse-face,I caitih from San
Antonio, That's what you are. ans
have been for years. and you know it,
re,orted Colonel Bender.
IL can outlaw you anv dav. you
Bayou City fraud. retorted Duck.
NJ doubt You can outlaw me. Yoy
tre old at the business. You were ar
utlaw before You came to Texas
There Is a reward offered for you yet
Alabama. observed Bender.
You are n liar. Your slanderou:
soul is imbued with the electric fire,
per,l.t on. Your black heart emit
sulpIurous fumes You are no gentle
mln.
Whatever may have done. I neve
swindied ignorant old Mexicins u
heir land by getting them to sig
leeds which they thou 5ht were pow n
of attorney. That's your regular bust
ness. So Lawyer Glssaw ". of San An
.onin told me.
"A Houston gentleman" responde,
Duck, told me coniidentially tina
when criminal is in tight place
ouston lie hires you to assist in tn
prosecution. and then he always get
, clear That's the kind of a crimina
lawyer you are.
II never was member of tho TeNH
Legislature aud played poker wit
lobbyists.
You are a liar and wart on th
profession. You lie in your fou
throat You have got no style abou
: YOU. anyhow" said Duck. lookin
arou. for something to throw.
!, See. here. observed Colonel Ben
der, your remarks arc beginning I
border on personality. Your languag
is violation of the ethics of the pro
fcssion.
Take your hands off me. you in
formal shyster"
Take that" retorted Bender, up
+ setting the table, and hitting the wa
!, with his fist Then they clinched
I rolled on the floor. using languag
i that WIS too strong for the halls q
. Congress The landlord rushed int
+ the room and separated them.
p You had better let the detective
know that Shys:er Bender of II usto
n Is in town. howled Duck.
e Take that ing out of here befor
e shoot him. Send for the police. an
o let them take him out into the bach
+. ri and shoot him. lie is IN escape