New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-06-24
CAUGHT IN TEE COURT ROOM.
Gossip that one Hears in the Company of
Attorneys and Court Officials.

| Somerville and Thompson are botf
excellent attorneys, clear thinkers anG
forcible pleaders, but the former excels
in one thing. He can play baccarat
and cinch. $Es5
| ..-.
Judge Huebner is not only a level
headed young lawyer, but good inter
prefer. He has faculty of translatine
with correctness the testimony OF
women, whose sentences compare as to
length with any of the great Senator
Evarts, and as for delivery resemble a
whirlwind.
The attorneys who attended during
the session were Senator "A. .Tawney Of
Winona, Senator C. r. Davis. A. n.
Stone and E. St. Julien Cox of St. Peter.
J. M. Thompson, Geo. W. Somerville
and l.. 6. Davis of Sleepy Eye, j. H.
Bowers and Judge Baldwin of Redwood
Falls, M. C. Robertson of Springfield,
+. H. Huebner Of Winthrop and Mr..
Christianson of Beaver Falls.
OF the above, the one who has the
Lost promising career before him, per-
haps. is j. A. Tawney of Winona. AS
leader among the Republicans of the
last Legislature, he drew to himself the
attention of the whole state, and it is
quite likely that his district will help
him along in his way towards proml-
nence by sending him to congress.
1t is generally admitted among the
| lawyers shat ex-Judge Cox can talk
longer on case that has nothing in it,
| than any other member of the Ninth dis.
trict fraternity. This statement is sub.
stantiated by story told by one Of the
Nicollet county bar who says that in one
of Cox's cases in St, Peter, witness,
who was necessary to the success of the
case, was eighteen miles from the court
room. *Thereupon Cox agreed with his
partner that if the latter would get the
witness, he would undertake to enter
tain the court in the meantime. 1t is
almost needless to add, SAYS the rarra-
tor. that the ex.judge fulfilled his por-
ton Of the contract.
Around the court room there is no
more interesting parsonage than Deputy
Clerk Blanchard. He is always ready
with good story, and during recess
never fails to make it agreeable for the
| lawyers and hangers-or. In one of his
talkative moods last week he told one
or old Col. Trogden, that IS worth re-
peating. "A public meeting of some
Sort says the Judge, ''was being held
in New Ulm years ago at which several
local speakers, who prided themselves
on their gift of speech, made long talks.
During the meeting, old Trodgen en-
tered the hall. His clothes were not
in the best of condition, his hair was
dishevelled, and all over he looked as If
a little of Pears soap would not have
been out Of place. Addressing him,
one of the speakers of the evening re-
marked that if he wasn't quite so dirty
they would like to have had him make
a speech. With that ready wit which
Trogden was known to possess, he re-
pliedsthat he was sorry indeed that bis
personal appearance would not permit
him to say few words, for he had
never been in public meeting before
where there was such sore need of good
speaker as there was in this case. With
that he chuckled to himself, drove his
hand through his hair and left the
meeting" i ~s.~.
One story brings on another, and
when Blanchard had finished, Capt.
! George was ready with one regard
ing the same eccentric individual. /,
was at the time, he said, that the old
Northwestern Hotel in St. Peter was
being run by A. H. Benham, and dried
apple sauce constituted the principal
portion of the menu three hundred and
sixty-fve days during the year. Trog.
den had been a dead-head boarder fo,
several weeks, and in course of time
Benham grew tired of supporting him.
One Sunday morning matters came to
a crisis, and the landlord gave Trog.
den to understand, that, if he couldn't
! pay for his board, he had better seek
/ the poor-house. Without any hesita.
ton and about as little respect for Ben.
ham, Trogdeh retorted that, if there
was poorer house any where than the
!. Northwestern, he was ready 10 accep,
OF it hospitality. His wit gave hin