The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-05-01
COTHRAN Wins HIS CASE.
TIE DISTINGUISHED CARoLINIAE'S ELo-
GJENCE AND MAGNETIC POWER.

w i ~ W 1LiS S3 az St1!-Jr
: TIE DIsTINGUJsIED CARoLINIAE's EGO
GJENCE AND MAGNETIc POWER.
Y2ss ynit.ssr.:I OK Argument. E.H2iEc*S
oC Nzesho;s. Conspicuous Courtesy.
Sincerity Of Speech. ant! Dignity
OF Character. Charm ti,e t:cor&ia
Press. :..i;: Convince She GcoTS;'
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Tribune of Romc
/ The Fast Rome Town case has held the
/ ,lO.kri Of The superior court for the greater
Part 0i the present week.
| Every phase and dciail Of this important
cause has been yicilantIy watched and. stub;
hGrrly contested by the able and experienced
| lawyers employed in tho case:
| Three days were consumed in the state
men; OF the LEGAL points in the case and in
| The hearing ni the evidence which has already
been published in tie 7rijHn'.
| On Thursday afternoon the argument was
began by Judge Hranlam, leading counsel
| for the Fast Rome side who presented the
| law to his honor, the judge, as gathered from
Il vast pile OF authorities and reports spread
ont before him. The simple presentation of
| these authorities lnl"r>rcr>"' vii SucA hrici
| anil occasional application as judge Bran
BAN supplied. consumed the Tim" OF The
court for Il couple Of hours, ami ii WAS late in
the afternoon before the bCgInnin" Of
| lII'pGi: JAS &. CoTnRAN'S srEECH.
| Judge rhhran of South Carolina hogan
| the unusual circumstances that called him
| into the c:lsc which involved tic property
and prosperity OF his brother and conlmcnd-
c'l himself TO the lnrF anu spectators by NE
ulAnt! It ,,.I" ~, ,,,s n,,rnn,n,iy"i hw
| c,,irnrss nT nrrru,nrn1 io(tinnsS of melhnI
and n conspicuous courtesy. He is most llll-
prc&Sivc ana magnetic speaker, with the
mnrl, of sincerity written on his uttcranccs.
and tho dignity of hirh character behind his
words. Ills argument was clear simple
| ,,~,irht f,rw,rI and remarkably s:rouu, and
| rIii,0nmh there i scnnt room for clouucncc
in - % So so essentially local i'm its asrcrts. il
woS casy 10 see that. under appropriate cir.
,,n,st,;,c,.c t,n ,iisiin"uiyhc,l SGuth caro-.
noI1 Lo cImnnnnI and snnlsirrinr
nni,.' Ini'.'i cnthran!s ,rummcSt was intcrruptrd
hv thc hour for adjournment, and was con
ciudcd in n halfhourS speech on Friday morn
LIZ iS,ni,. 81 ~, G,,Inwcd Lv
"'''''9
M'' l." ~ "F''NH
who opened The argument for tho Hamilton
| heirs in an unusually strong and able speech
! of two hours length Mr.. Dean confined his
argument chiefly to the facts before the jury,
| leaving the presentation Of the legal aspects
| 70 Nr' Fcathcrstun who was to follow. He
| hogan by Statin" that he had been only re-
Gently booked rs q speaker In the case owing
| TO illness in the family Of Mr.. llalStcad Smith
| of counsel. His argument was imErcSsivcly
delivered. clear strong, and effective through
out ana held the close attention of the jury
and of spectators. II is generally conceded
| that this was one of the best speeches Of his
legal career, and one of the very. best legal
arguments recently heard in the superior
court room. The able lawyer has added lau
| rclS to an already established reputation.
MIR. G.. y. rEATIrERsroH
,,o,o ,ho concluding snccch G,r tbc.nomilfon
heirs, and, as usual, n;tuc n great. strong ana
that Mr' Feathcrs,on is one of the ahicst stu
drnts ( and cXroundcrS of law in North Geor-
ola and if his language and delivery were
cncnmnI with his clcarncss, logic and pro-
GnnI mroSn of tho law. he would have no
'nmn~iGr ainon~ tho LAWYERS nj the North
| .,n,7i't 7't im ma case Maid him The HIGHEST
'S'riin,nnt in tho c,nirmrut tiot i,c had
"nnhed thc stream of his case inch by inch,
II'I'r -, ',,o ,,I, Iinm mr,ionn for .uccnss
"i'' i'i' ii"''''''7 ""
gunlcnls in this notable case to say that
Judge Branham made the great speech Of the
case and for that matter the great speech of
the present term of court. lie is indeed Il
wonderful advocate, seeking with resources
infinite in the variety and effectiveness ofhis
appeals and aS clear as :; bell in argument.
For more than two hours he held the rapt at
tention of the entire court room in one Of the
most notable ana admlraoie forensic efforts
Ewe[ ,eio ne"iu Satiro humor nhiiosonhv annncHnte
,S, oi,msinn and kerncst npplicntion shark lei
IT L,iiI1oosconic variety thronchOut his nrnaf
,nnnnh ,n whose influence was nj times nlainiv
1xyi1ont iron, thr iudrc on tho bench 10 fhc
,;iin. ny in Tho rni rror tho court room MOI y
.,' - 49, naidod nor n crccioior doyn, ,i,r;nm
Jury 'Iii'i ; r iot ~ n ,;,i n,..
me course ni hiN ~ i ,u o,,,it cai ~
SniheEt Mnici, ~ .ic .'tii W I;i IN
Wv Wv ~ ~ fnr"ct '>''' "
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HALSlED SMITH,
Ttwoc q nortor or rcorct omonu ti,o bor and
snnctntnrs that AIR Unistrd smith was nrc.
,rnntnI frnn, norticinotion in thn rrsn by tho
nxtrnn,c i1InnSs of his wirr .Wbntcyor IcToI
IonrsiS hove bpcn won on that eide or This
co"n Air Sn,ith pust be crctIitrd with n lion <
share h,on, no his acnto intellect and careful rc.
snorcb discovored and tobIishnd the flaw in
The title unon which the case was founded.
It is urged by Mr. Smiths friends that as n
master and student of law, he has few super
lOrS 1T the Georgia OAR.
TIE CHARGE.
Ine chargc dcllcNercu ny ms lionor, Judge
MaduoN, 10 tneJury. was SnSuIarlE lalr, clear
inlo lhlric"n ,lucHIl"is ~ ne 'lilSMcItu ny tHc
means and methods 10y which these questions
should he properly answered. The charge of