Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-28
LAWYER CLEVELAND
THE sx-PREsiOENr BEFORE THE
FEDERAL SUPREME COURT.
Tie a Stared M by Huadreds--Uis Appear
sncc-Hc Reads His Brief
A Coincidence.
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WASHINGTON, October 27.-Ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland to-day made his argu.
nent before the Supreme Cont as asso-
ciate counsel for james Wallace Peake
Or what Is known as the New Orleans
drainage case. The public curiosity to
see and bear the ex.President appeared
t. have been whetted by the failure to
reach the case last week. Some time be-
fore the opening of court OF noon the
room was filed with members Of the bar
and spectators belonging to the general
public. An impatient crowd mean While
blocked tho main entrance awaiting such
opportunity 10 enter as WAS afforded by
the egress OF persons @ho had satisfied
their curiosity.
MIR. Cleveland arrived at tho Capitol
promptly nj noon. Finding the main
entrance to the courtroom obstructcd by
aho crowd. he and Messrs. DE Gray and
Semmes, the counsel with whom he is
associated, were conducted through the
uarsbals Office into the courtroom. Mr..
Cleveland seated himself in the front
row among the counsellors at the bar
and had good opportunity for the ex-
ercise of patience, as full hour was oc-
cupicd by the court in the disposition Of
routine business before his case was
reached.
UNDER CONTINUOUS SCRUTINY.
The ex- President bore his trial with
equanimity, showing DO signs OF winclng
under the curious and continuous scru-
tiny OF hundreds Of eyes and apparently
interesting himself as much a. possible
In the current business. BY "a concl-
dence there were three persons present
who had been members OF the ex-Presl-
dents Cabinet. Mr.. Bayard was there
and gave q heartv greeting 10 his former
Chief Mr. Garland had come with a
motion 10 file and seized the Opportu-
nlty 70 shake hands with Mr.. Cleveland,
While Justice Lamar bowed a salutation
from the bench to which he had been
appointed by the lawyer who now sat
before him waiting to plead a case.
Mr. Cleveland was in his usual cos
tune, consisting Of black frOck coat,
dark trousers, and black silk the. He
appeared to DO in good health aud
spirits.
Mir. De Gray made the opening mgu-
ufnt in the case, and it was a quarter to
8 before Mr.. Cleveland rose to speak.
THE Ex-PREsIDEST's MANNER.
Adjusting his steel-bound Eyeglasses,
le took his stand at the readng-desk,
opened bis printed brief, and after
q preliminary statement to the elect
tlat what had already been said
enabled him to omit reference
e. the FIRST twenty-seven pages,
b. began 10 read. His voice sounded
low but clear at first, and as no pro-
Cressod be gradually showed more and
more animation, modulatng bis voice
fIully and emphasizing his points 10y
frequent mods of his head. He did not
costcuale to any extent but as rule
held his hands behind bis back, clasping
and unclasping his fingers. HIS language
was simple aud busIness-like, and al
though the case was very technical, he
succeeded in holding the interested at
terh1n Of every member of the court.
Through all Mr.. Cleveland stuck
doscly 20 his printed brief, and
lie was rarely interrupted by
remark or question until
the hour Of O'Clock was reached, when
the Chief Justice called attention to the
fact that it was customary for the Court
g. adjourn at that hour. Upon MIR.
Cleyelands statement that he bad nearly
coucluded be WIS permitted 10 continue
cad in a quarter of an hour reached tho
end. The Court then adjourned.
Carlton Hunt, attorney for the city OF
New Orleans, viii reply in an argument
tomorrow.