St. Paul daily globe., 1891-06-28

porn, IL is conceded on all sides that tht
result obtained was due entirely to the
ability displayed by Mr.. White in mar
tialing the evidence, and getting tht
case in shape.for trial.
Daniel W. Lawler is graduate OF
Yale college where, after spending
number of years and taking all tn
prizes In sight he came to st. Paul Som'
five years ago and entered the law offic'
of OBrien & Wilson. There he re
malned for about year acquaintin!
himself with the minor details of th'
practice of law, and then branched ou
on his own hook. He has had a goo(
practice from the beginning, and ha
confirmed the expectations of his friends
IN the regard that he would acquit him
self most creditably. He is at presen
occupying the office of city attorney t.
which position he was appointed las
May by the members of the common
council. The choice was wise anC
ludicious one, and the city's interest:
will be we'll cared for with Dam at the
helm. He was assistant United States
-dlstrict attorney during the Cleveland
| regime, but resigned before his term
had expired, in order to give his whole
attention to his legitimate practice. Mr.
Lawler is fine looking man, being
about six feet in height and tipping the
beam at $50. As public speaker he
ranks high, and is kept busy delivering
oratlons for his party and his friends
lie is a Jeffersonian Democrat and does
yeoman's service for the Democracy al
each recurring campaign.
| John w. Willis, the young Demos
themes of the Democl attic party, is con.
ceded to be one of the ablest men before
! the Ramsey county bar. He is strik-
| ing looking man, tall, portly, with
smooth face, and complexion like ala
baSter. His voice is rather effeminate,
and though his flow of language is like a
| llmpid stream its course through bed
| OF roses, yet the effect is somewhat dis
| appointing. and not just what one would
| look for from one of his gigantic pro-
| portions. Mr.. Willis is st. Paul boy,
| and most of his schooling he got right
| here Ill the city, graduating from the
high school with the highest honOrs.
His father is lawyer, and John early
| conceived the notion of following in the
footsteps of his sire. He took to the
law naturally, aud being of an industri-
Gus disposition, he applied himself with
all the ardor and energy of buoyant
youth. The result was what might be
expected. He jumped to the front in a
bound, and has remained there ever
since. Like most ambitious young men
John has esSayed politics, but it has
lot proved a profitable or successful
venture. He has given much Of his
time for the good of his party. but poIi-
ties and politicians are ungratefui, and
so he has been given the cold shoulder
whenever he has attempted to gain any
thing for himself. The saying goes that
everything comes to him who waits,
and the reflection comforts John in the
hours of his sorrow and lie suffers and
bides his time.
E. S. Durment is a rising young at
torney. He read law in the Office of c..
ID. OBrien, where many fledgling has
learned to spread his wings preparatory
to flying into the halls of justice to
chirp forth, MAY it please yer honor"
After laying the foundation, as the law
yeTs say, he spread his Shingle to the
breeze and ever since the wind has
been signing and signing around, but
like the star Spangled banner, the shin
gle is still there, and 1t has directed the
attention of many client to an attor-
ney who is achieving well-merited
reputation for himself. Mr.. Durment
is self-made man, and whatever hon
ors have come to him have been the re-
suit of diligent and painstaking effort.
lie is the partner of ID. w. LaWler, and
the pair is hard to beat.
.. E. Holman was once the city at
tOrney of st. Paul, but that was in the
days when the council stood eleven Re-
publicanS and six Democrats. Then q
change came. The municipal dice box
was given another shake, and fourteen
Democrats and three Republicans rolled
out. In the meantime, Oscar had been
doing little acrObatic work on the side
in order to keep his job, but the Dem
ocratS were after him. and so Oscar had
to go out into the cold, unfeeliDg world
and hustle with the rest of the boys.
Just the same, Mr.. Holman made the
best record OF any city attorny who
ever held the reinS. and he retired from
his office with the best wishes of all the
citizens, regardless of party. Few dam
ages were charged up against the city
while he was in office, and he made
those attorneys exceedingly tired who
make practice of bringing trivial suits
against the city of st. Paul. Mr.. Hol-
man stands high as a lawyer and a gen
tleman. He is very effective before
courts and JurleS, and presents his points
in quiet, scholarly manner. Socially,
he is very pleasant and agreeable, and,
being good-looking, he is perfect lion
among the fair sex.
w. Fl. Lightner is the junior member
OF one of the greatest law firms in the
city, Young d Lightner. Though a
young man, he is exceedingly clever as
an attorney, and If there is any point in
a case he will make all there is out of
it and get there if such thing be pos
Sible. This firm has an extensive prac-
tice, and as Judge Young is kept busy
trying cases in the United States courts,
Mr.. Lightner has his hands full in at
tending to district court matters. Will
is very fond Of society and a lover of
athletic sports. He is member of the
Minnesota club and president of the
Minnesota Boat club.
Henry Johns is good lawyer and a
good all-around politician. He halls
from Winona, and came to st. Paul
some years ago, where he began the
practice of law. He is quite young
man, but takes no odds from any of the
Ramsey county bar. He has unques-
toned ability, and is Jealous and ener-
getic in his business. For number of
years he was in partnership with Mr..
Michaels, the present assistant city at
torney, but is now associated with his
brother. r. l.. Johns. Henry is what is
known as 'kid'' Republican, but,
though he has labored hard for his
party, he has never sought any office at
its hands. In this respect he is in
marked contrast to the other "kids.''
THE LUCERNE MEMORIAL.
Reply to Archbishop Ireland's
CooOnd