Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-21
= !B-atsn at Hts, Own Game.

Al ~! Beaten at Hts Own Game. ...y
Marshall qt good story is told Of Tom
YER. WHO for. brilliant Kentucky law
Clay. One. dassted in the timeof Henry
shall's got into sol old friend OF Mar
and he was hauled Il. sort ct trouble
est Justice Of the Peacai ore the near
+ who knew barely enough, e old fellow, -
peace warrant. But what haake out .
legal knowledge lie made up licked in
and well-carried-o pompcsity. unity
shall took np the case, for, his friendly :.
astonished the court with his clear rea.
soning. He was very young at the
time, and the old laWyersw fo WIS pittad
against him grew indignant at the eff
frontery of such youngster.
Your Honor" he .said,. after Tom
had finished his argument, Sin Kent,
267, you'll find that the Supreme Court
has held that the very. self-same evil
dence which hove offered is thoroughly
proper, though this young man from
the city assumes to deny it. j have
practiced law before he was born and
am thoroughly conversant with tho
many intricate points involved in the
matter at issue. The Supreme Court
has held, say, that the evidence I have
offered is admissible, and in reference
I quoteayou Kent, 267."
Tom knew the old. fellow had no
grounds for his citation, and in fact
there was no such case before the Bu-
preme Court. He had not brought his
law books with him, nor did the old
Justice have anything but the statutes.
1t would not do to refute his adversary
without an authority, for the court
would not believe him. He could read.
lily see that the court was. impressed
with the shyster, and that he himself
was looked upon as presumptuous
young snob.
After q moments thought lie bright
ened up, and, rising. he bowed politely
to the old lawyer and said to the court:
eMy learned old friend is correct in his
citation I know that there was such
case before the Supreme Court, for /
myself was engaged as counsel for
the defense. But he does not
go far enough. The case was sp--
pealed, and the Court Of Appeals re-
versed the decision of the Supreme
Court, holding that the evidence as IN
troduced was clearly inadmissible."
This coup d'etat on Toms part fairly.
Knocked the old legal light out. He
knew he had lied in his quotation, but
had depended on Toms ignorance to
let his legal authority go through. But
he was not prepared for Toms roady
wit. He fairly raved as he jumped Is
his feet and cried out: [ts'a lie. There
.neverswas such case before the Supreme
Court, and I lied when I quoted it, and
you lied; when you said the Court of Ap-
peals had reversed the decision"
The old Justice grew angry at being
imposed on, and not only did he decide
in Tom Marshalrs' favor, but he fined
the old shyster for contempt.
Rapidly Attained Wealth.
The recently removed President q
the Argentine Republic was, three years
ago, at the time of his election, poor
llawyer-poor in +veit~~s
in purse. In fact. he was not worth, al
told, $1,000 when lie was made Presi
dent; and, after getting the benefit fol-
three years of $50, 600 salary, he ID
now immensely wealthy. This speaks
we'll for the perqnisites Of good Office,
but. it Isl true of every Office in proper
tion to its Importance. Anything OF
anybody in the Republic. can be bought,
the only question being price,. Presi-
dent Celman's full name? Well, it ID
Senior Don Miguel Juarez Celman. He
now has 96, ZOO, 600 in London, or is
currently believed to have, and it is
nothing more than reasonable, for it IL
known that the Buenos Ayres Water
Works Company, an English syndicate.
i paid. him an: immense sum for the privi-
leges, and this is only one instance Of
many. He also owns splendid palace
in Buenos Ayres, and large and we'll
stocked ranch in the province of Cor
dova, Of which his brother is Governor.
SThe cheaper way. 49, !
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