The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-08-29

His Honor Mr.. Justice Blaisdell Is In
some ways very remarkable man. Short
in stature, Of medium weight and dark
complexion. he enjoys life on the shady
side Of 55 with all the zest OF 81.
He has finely shaped head, q digni fed
manner and keen sense of wit
Mr.. Blaisdell speaks in an impressive
voice, pays the closest attention to the
evidence and rules with manifest fairnesa
on all points raised.
The senior counsel for the defence diff
fers from his associate, Col. Adams, in
numerous particulars Small In stature,
with body. that might rightly be desiR-
mated as a bundle OF nerves, he exerts
himself with manifest intensity for his
client Vehement in his expressions
about all not favorable to his case. be
shows openly that he is fighter and Is In
Everybody in Boston has heard Of Col.
Adams, and to thousands his face Is az
familiar as that OF Gen. Butler. For
years he was assistant district attorney
In the criminal courts of Suffolk county,
and his record OF unvarying success a.
from that office only equallcd by his sue
cess as a defender Of persons accused.
Col. Adams has brought into the Bor-
den case talent and experience sufficient
to do battle with even 30 distinguished
an advocate as Asty.- Gen; A. X Pills
present office, will probably prosecute
Miss Lizzie.
In appearance Col. Adams Is over ma
dium height. with Q good form and faeo
possessing great character and intell!-
complexion, with brown hair and heavy
mustache
Genial in disposition, of pleasing voice
and fine conversational powers. be at
tracts people by his manifest good nature
and cordial bearing.
His treatment of witnesses Is fair. He
asks questions with great rapidity aud
with distinctness II he observes that
the person he Is questioning mas hesita-
tion, resulting from disinclination to
answer him without getting angry. ho
proceeds to mutilate his victim by sharp
thrusts Of irony and sarcasm. The
colonel's memory, is wonderful, and DR..
Dolan, the medical examiner, on several
occasions during his cross-examinatiou
found that minor errors be had made &C.
cidentally were instantly corrected by
Col. Adams without reference to notes
Mr.. knowlton is OF blonde complexion,
short and stout, with . large aud we'll
shaped head and a general appearances
indicative or good nature. He asks Ques-
tions in the fewest words imaginable.
and gets at what he wants to know with
placid indifference that is refreshing
lie has the happy faculty OF looking a.
II he were half asleep while following the
testimony with care and attention that
enables him to repeat testimony long
since spoken with almost verbatim accur-
acy.
traits of Mr.. Hilliard, he would without
hesitation hold up train or garrote q
bootback. But in reality he is a gentle
man of even temper aud exceptionally
good breeding. Fully six feet in heighl.
with fine form aud pink and white COM
K.Ix<st t..s. I.w. 49, Il l.
mustache that is the envy Of many Of the
city,s gay youth
Mr.. Hilliard has blue eyes, nd treats
everybody with exacting poll teness.
State officer Seaver, altho ugh Repub-
lican appointee, was held over by Gov.
Russell, who found that he SO we'll COW
cred southeastern Massachq:etts that no
Democrat there cared to compete to
deprive him Of the place.
Health Notice.
Ifyou are sleeping on feather bed that has been
In long without being renovated have II treated
by our improved process at once, and you will fnd
that your health will improve. Beds called for aud
returned the same day when wanted.
WILLIAM SWEENEY a Co..
12s North Main s;seet.
Dining the Newspaper Men.
FALL RIVER, Aug 29--The brightest
event OF Sa urday, was the dinner
rendered In the evening by M. Il. Hudner,
proprietor of the Mellen House, to news
paper men assembled in Fall River.
There were 20 representatives OF the New
York, Boston, PROVIDENCE and Fall
River press assembled around the table.
The New York Herald, sun, World and
Recorder, the Boston Herald, Globe,
journal and Post, the PRovIDENCE
papers and the Fall River Ncws, Globe
aud Herald were all represented. Mayor
Coughlin presided and made an earnest
address to the newspaper men to deal
fairly with the greatest case this country
has known. There were responses by Mr..
Hudner, 4. K. Russell OF the New York
Herald Arnold Pierce of the World and