Evening journal., 1891-06-30
LYNAM,s OFFICIAL RECORD.
The Care ne FxsrcIses In the Conduct
of Cmsoe-A G@od Election story.

of Oases-A Coed Election story.
City Solicitor Lyman conducted his
last case for the city this morning. He
did magnanimous act which has been in
keeping with hts whole official career.
Il was an effort to reform a man addicted
70 strong drinks, who, when sober Is
human, but when drunk Is brutal. No
man has been more prompt to see case
of real hardship or more apt to remedy 1t
than the kind hearted man into whose
keeping the city has for the last year en-
trusted the conduct Of cases against
counsel
He has always looked at the two sides
Of every case, and II In his mind IL was
not one Ia whica he could consciously ask
for a conviction, be always had the cour-
age to say Sc and seldom IL ever has his
recommendations been set aside by the
court His courtesy to all classes Is pro
verbal, no case was too worthless nor
complainant too obscure to prevent him
from inquiring into all its phases.
De always believed ia arbitrating a
ease out Of court when possible than in
bringing IL before tribunal Especially
was this true In cases of domestic
| troubles and difficulties He was Of the
opinion that many homes we're ruined
through the bringing OF domestic squah-
bles Into court, and many families to-day
owe their happiness to his care and fore
sight, for when the offending parties
realized bow near thsy had been 20 a
public exposure they often forsook their
old habits and af .erward lived happily
These facts are so Incompatible with
the tendencies Of lawyers in general that
DIR. Lyman should feel justly proud Of
his record
Though always sollcitious for the
welfare Of his party, he was particularly
careful In the prosecution OF political
cases when the person charged belonged
to the opposite party. BE disliked the
| idea Of prosecuting trivial election caseB
/ which usually 10 the end came TO moth
/ ing He was ouce heard to say when
the election is over / don't want to hear
Of 1t anymore Il pains me as much TO
| prosecute a political opponent AS 1t does
to prosecute political friend His Re
publican friends about the City Hall,
even, are sorry at seeing so philanthropic
an o fficial depar'.
This morning after the adjournment OF
the Municipal Court Judge Ball, Mr..
Lyman, Chief Swiggett and 9iry solici.
tor-elect Curtis and q few others held a
confabulation and some exchanged
rsmiriscer ces Of official life. II cOnsti-
tuted portions of.the unwritten istory OF
the city, which If culled and collected
would prove more interesting perha pa
than some which has been written.
Chief Swiggett announced his inteD-
tion OF going TO historic Shenandoah in
a few days, and Mr. Lyman charged him
Ia baudinage with having imported a
carload of negroes from Shenandoah
before the election, which prevented
him from being city solicitor for the next
term.
Judge Ball told good story of a Negro
who was charged this morning at the
Municipal Court with drunkenness.
Where are You fromr asked The
| judge.
Philadelphia, answered the prisoner
who do you know
Daniel Hamilton
why vou have been here before
Have you noti"
'Yes once.
When was itl'
The colored msn knew the mayor and
police force were Republican, and be
lieving he was all right, that tho judg,
belonged to the same ilk, so leaning over
the dock he whispered.
4 WAS down doing little work at thi
last election,
City Solicitor Charles NJ Curtis will b.
sworn in tomorrow The fret cases hs
will have to prosecute are two election
cases which had been several times post
poned because Of the Illness OF ex Tas
Collector Dougherty He and Mr. Lyman
were class mates and graduated tue sans
year.