Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-24
MANHATTAN ISLAND.
Timely Matters Discussed by Colonel
John A. COckerill.
LARGE LEGAL FEES IN Big CASES.
Tho Remarkable BeneyoIepce Of Timothy
Hopkins-A Kansas Man WANTS.
100000 Widow.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispa,ch.I

Iislo's lee OF S20,OOO, when ne - W
receive in the Preston-Beal case. de-
cided in the Court of Appeals at Frank
fort, KY. the other day, recalled to New
York lawyer some of tho large fees that
have been paid 10 attorneys. From him L
gathered these facts. Judge Brown. OF
Memphis. also ina Kentucky case, received
fee Of $4,000 This was the case Of X. Ill.
Brown against Alexander Tnsley, and was
contested by the people Of Muhlenberg
county, KY, to avoid Repayment OF coun-
ty bonds TO the amount Of 100000, with
accrued interest, issued in 1869, IN aid OF
the Elizabeth.own and Paducah Railroad
Company. The whole amount involved IN
the suit was something over Sl,OOO,OOO'
The case in which Senator Carlisle won his
big fee made the heirs Of Robert Wicklide
richer 10 the extent of $22O,0OO. General
Draper, Of New Jersey, IL married 70 one OF
these heirs, and 1t was as the representa-
tive of Mrs. Draper that Senator Carlisle
came into the case, and his fee comes en-
trely from her portion Of the estate. | am
told that the Senator did not even make
an exhaustive study of the case, but made
his argument at Frankfort from briefs filed
by tho attorneys for other heirs. 10 90
this required his presence in Frankfort I'VE
days, and this is said to have been Gil the
time he had to devote 10 the case; so thst
his big earnings were as much per day as
member of Congress receives tor year OF
heavy brain fag for his country and the old
hag-not counting peTquisites. But Sena-
tor Carlisle is not the only statesman who
has made good-sized fee in law case.
THE TIsKE-wILL CASE.
The decision Of the United States Su-
preme Court was handed down something
| over a year ago in the Flske-wlll case
against the Cornell University. In this
case the university lost s1,75O,0O0 and the
| law firm of Hill & Bacon is SAID to have re-
| celved $500, 900 as their honoTarlum from
| the successful heirs. The Mr.. Hill IN this
| firm il none other than Senator DAVID Ben
nett Hill now, or until lately, "a candidate
| for President. Bactn instituted this SUIT
eight or ten years ago, when be was prac-
| ticing law with Hill IN Elmira, and he used
! TO say il he won the case he and his partner
would have all the money they wanted Tor
| the rest OF their lives. His one ambition
was to own newspaper in New ork. AS
| Mr.. Bacon has not appeared here upon the
| journalistic scene. and as II is understood
| that his law firm has received the big Tee,
| the presumption is that be has changed
his mind in regard to the newspa-
| per. The fee which John y. far-
| sons, the New York lawyer received for
| organizing the sugar trusts believed TO Dc
| the largest over paid to one New YORK al
| tOrney. The amount was Si0O,OO9, the
same sum received by Messrs. mn a.
! Bacon in the Fske case. And yet, not
wtthstanding this large fee, 1T dld not
| take the courts long, once they got at IT.;
! TO destroy the apparently lnyinclble legal
structure which the able and hiRh-prlced
lawyer had reared. Mr.. Parsons Is getting
! nlOng well in years, but he continues 10
retain his close resemblance to halph
| Waldo Emerson. He appears but rarely
| in the courts, but always i'll con-
case. The smashing of the sugar trust
| in the courts, and the voluntary dlssolu-
| ton of the Standard-Ol trust Will, no
| doubt, have O depressing influence upon
| the expensive legal business Of organizing
| trusts. A very snug fec was claimed by
| ex-Judge George NJ. Curtis and george ;.
| Hastings for their services in the contest
over the will of Maltby q. Lane. which oc-
| cupied the attention of the pubic some
months ago. The contest was settled by q
| COMPROMISE with tho heirs and the Will
set aside. Mrs. Lane signed contract,
which was filed in court, agreeing 10 pay
Judge Curtis and Mr.. Hastings S2j,OpD Tor
| their services. Two of the children OF MI.
Lane contested this and q compromise was
effected.
MAN or MUCH RcMANCR.
The announcement made the other day
that MIR. Timothy Hopkins had resigned
the treasurership OF the Southern Paclhc
! Hallway Company calls renewed attention
to the marvellous romance OF TINS man,
! who cut something OF figure IN these
narts last autumn. His retirement from
| The railway service, l observe, was marked
| bv n Great act Of benevolence on his part.
| lie presented the Stanford University, OF
| California. with 1850 volumes and ,OOU
nempblets composed entirely Of railroad
literature, consisting OF reports collected
from various States. 1t probably cost Mr..
Hopkins about eight cents personally ana
would be worth to the Stanford University
inst whatever the market price or paper
innk happens TO be in California at this
time. Still, il shows that Mr. Hopkins, on
whom fortune has smiled and wlnked 81
graciouslv, is disposed to give away some
tbinp. and now that he has taken his place
among tho mlllionaires OF the country
there is a hope that he may yet furnish q
cornerstone for church. By hls recent
settlement with the Searles estate Dlr.
Uonkins came into possession of $4,000
600. Thig, taken in connection with inc
million-dollar estate given him by MS
foster mother before her death. makes
him n very rich man. As his instinct;
are OF a penurious character, the pro-
liabilities are that no Will never
be worth any less money, unless over
taken by some distrusttul stroke. fol
these $4,000. 900 1t may be said that Mr.
HOPKINS practically never rendered par
ticie of service. The only labor involved
was the changing of his name from limo
Inv Nolan to Timothy Hopkins Certainly
Mr.. Richard Wbittington-he OF the IA
nous cat-cOuld not point. TO more re
markable career than that whlcn mas Iailei
INTO MIR. Hopkins. Picked up from beside
the washtub of his mother by the
kipdhearted wife Of Old MARX hop
Lins. no became in time her adopted
cor and though spoiled as railroad
brokeman. and educated to be something
/ Of a gentleman, he manages 10 80
cure very fine sllce OF old H0phinss es
tate by maligning. and traduclhg th
memory OF his benefactors. IL Is SAID ina
he 20 a shrewd financier-that | can readily
heheve-and that his talent IS IN tn
Girection of economics. IL is related ina
, while treasurer of the Southern Paclh
halfway Company he instituted one reform
oiona which saved several thousands
dollars year to the company. ne iouh'
that the correspondence OF the com
pany was being conducted IN al
of its branches on irish nnen va
ner. He introduced a falr artlci
ri MANILA paper into the service, AM
This saved the corporation at least c3UO
ner annum. As the Hopkins estate wa
LARGELY interested in the Southern facih
, raiIwav il NAV be said that this was abou
. the greatest service he rendered 1t for IA
- 900 600 which have fallen TO nm Tx
mama out of the skies. II Mr.. Hopkins
, taStes were political we might expect L
, hear of him turning up as a United state
, senator one of these days. am told, now
ever that he cares nothing about polite
and is chiefly devoted to his hower-saFdeI
at Menlo Park.
now SOME PEOPLE LIVE.
We are always hearing about the quee
modes of earning a livelihood which ar
encountered in this wonderful city;
Swim one of the newspapers the othe
Jev statement that certain young me
my oro cow picking up daily bread by e1el
@isine the pet dogs of tho fashionable VIC
non Of the city. When the weather IS no
nronitious for promenading the wome
who own and cherish dogs are not able !
nerform that interesting function OF e1ei
ccis,ng their pets For weekly stipen
these Young men. known as dog-e1eIciser'
! eaiI nj the houses of their customer
! Ind take their dogs out for VIVA