Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-23

c. L. Magee returned from the East early
yesterday morning. 1t was given out dur.
ing his absence that Mr. Magee would in.
dorse Judge Fetterman for the place.
''Who are you for as Judge Reeds sue.
cessor?" was asked Mr.. Magee.
Burlington Has the Qualifications.
"Joseph Burlington would make an e1.
cellent Judge" Mr.. Magee answered.
''But who are you for?'
81 am satisfied that Mr.. Burlington will
be named for the place.
Then Mr.. Magee explained that the ap.
pointment could not be expected to come to
Allegheny the second time from the same
administration.
Joseph Burlington is a son of Ephraim
Burlington and nephew of the late Judge
Joseph Burlington, well known throughout
Western Pennsylvania.
Ephraim Burlington, the father of Joseph
Burlington, is a member of the Armstrong
county bar. He was prominent in the
profession up to about 1875, when he re-
tired from active practice to devote his
time to agricultural pursuits. He lives
in the old Burlington homestead, in Kit
tanning. inherited from his uncle the Judge,
who also left him about 400 hundred acres
of excellent land and about $4,000 in
money. His farm contains about 300 acres,
well improved land. He is very modest
man, but fiery orator, an active politician
in his day and q popular stump speaker.
He is man of superior Judgment and good
hard sense. He was Internal Revenue Col
lector some time after the close of the war.
The candidate for Judge Reeds place is
his son Joseph, about Sc years old, graduated
from Trinity College when about 10 years of
age with the honors of the class. He read
law with Judge Neale, of Kittanning, and
Judge Logan, of Greensburg, and was ad-
mitted to the bar at the age of %. His
business was both civil and criminal, but
principally civil He was interested in
many very important civil suits, one of
which was the celebrated Lord Linton case
district. appearing for the administrators of
the estate of the late James E. Brown, mill
ionaire, the grandfather of Mrs. Linton.
Another case was the famous Beall-Jen-
nings & Co. suit, twice tried in the lower
courts and in the Supreme Court, winning
in ALL He appeared in the case of the
Commonwealth against Miles Lewis, a
prominent merchant at Muff,. P. O.,
Armstrong county, charged with a
serious crime, being employed by the
plaintiff to prosecute the case. The
case was twice tried and both times the de-
fendant was convicted. He several times
appeared in cases in opposition to ex-
Solicitor General jerks and other attor-
neys Of that class.
Has Large Practice.
He is attorney for the Pittsburg Plate
Glass Works, Fairmount Coal Company,
Oak Ridge Coal Company, several National
banks in Kittanning and Apollo. as well as
for insurance companies and business en-
terprises He has also acted as administra-
tor and executor for many large estates in
Armstrong and adjoining counties, and is
recognized by the profession and by the
business community as an exceptionally
strong man, well equipped for any high
position, characterized by clear judgment
and good business qualities.
Personally Mr. Burlington is genial and
pleasant. He is about 5 feet inches tall
and weighs 160 pounds He married
daughter of Rev. Mr.. Simonton, a brother of
Judge Simonton, of Harrisburg. His wife
is highly educated. She is niece of the
late Judge Grier and is said to be a, de-
A dispatch from New Castle says: The
members of the Lawrence County Bar sent
the following tonight:
To His ENcellency, Hon. BENJAMIN Harrison,
President of the United States:
The undersigned, members of the Bar of
Lawrence county, Pa, take pleasure in
recommending the appointment of William
D: Wallace, member OF our bar, to the po-
sition of Judge of the District Court of the
Western District of Pennsylvania, to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge
Reed. Mr.. Wallace has large practice in
our county. and is well qualified to fill the
position. His energy and ability will make
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