Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02


summing ambition to become a great law
yer furnished him. He did not leap into
sudden fame AZ Mr. Evurts dill. but be-
fore he was Forty years Of age nc had az
trsctcd 10 him the attention of Charles
O'COunor then esteemed the foremost
man at the New York bar Mr. OCOnuOr
was very kind 90 him, aud they were as
ISOLATED professionally for some time.
O'Couuor predicted that Carter would
make his way TO that place Whcru
Daniel Webster once said there was
plenty of. rOom that Is at the TOP.
But Mr. Carter was past hfty yeNr3
OF age before that acknowledge
ment WIS made which Ia the most cX-
quisite reward lawyer IN New York can
receive. the admission that he stands ut
the head % the New York bur.
Mr. Carter always said that the law
was u very jealous mistress. and uo mls-
tress ever had u more devoted slave, For
that reason be knew none " the irlighis
Of domestic life His law books Oh h'
desk Ia his apartments uud lis lnml
burning often until past midnight were
oil the domestic JOYS that lt prssnspd.
Once % grrut lawyer Of New York, WHO
had been 20 a public dinner ana made u
speech Of which all the town trlAid tht
next day was on his way home after
midnight when he passed Carriers huuSc.
He suW light in Uu upper chamber, and
he suid 90 q frund While We Inv g.
bcen frOlickiug. Garter has been rUnyiiug
his only mistress aud hp .lyps lls Law
books | think better than Romeo did
Juliet
Mr. Carter is not esteemed one Of the
greatest of tue legal orators of Newt
| York, yet mo- man ever addresses the
higher courts who receives such tributU
as hv from the judges, for the highest
| tribute a judge can pay Is listening with
lnteutueSs 90 thp argument ct lawyer.
| Mr.. Carriers style rs conversational al-
| puynuy, while thcre IN Difference aud
| due regard 90 diguity, yet IL Seems as
/ though me WAS speaking 90 the Judges
syWc,Wus as he would lplk 10 them N
/ they Wrge -,ttilg m bis otiice with him
| discussing informally question Uf law,
1Vt the listener finds himself uucou.
| sHOusly fascinated hy speech which
| seems 90 have none Ot the arts of rhetoric
| in w. His 'lc,iun Is superb rnd his words
TOW withpu, apparent Effort but thu
stra' yHall1 of Inriers SDeccao.s Is the
/ marvellous luclJtty Ot them. The mos,
| TECHNICAL AMI subtle % legal proposition
Spom 10y his exposition quito as supple ys
! tlc scutcu1vs ia % vhild'g nrlmrr aud that
] perhaps ls ihp most difficult ar, 10 nc.
quiye iu legal argument
! Mr. Carter ri not one NJ those lawyers
| Who have made great fortunes hy uss6gia.
/
| Sums Tea legal advisor, fo keep them with.
! IN The letter of the law. Tie cannot say
ns one distinguished lawyer ot Nrw York
| iH SU.d ia have done, thUt ha has the fiu.
cst practice of the Euglish,sprlkug bari
| nor can ~ hp said of him Hs it ,vas oi
llis same lawyer that be wuS paid 800.
VIZ Nv enc Of those trusts uf which 5,
uuch lH heard nowadays only To hgV,
his service for that payment declared b,
| the courts Go he illegal
Mr. Nnrtcr's charges urc high. but h..
service ~ regarded as worth what n,
Slnfkes Tor 10 since nm opinion giy1u D,
phn Is very rarely found faulty by N,
courts. Inv ouly case Ia which his Wow
was nor Shtuiued IN roccIt years WIS hi
omuion that the will OF samuel i. Tillpi
was a valid One, The cour,s decided Mn
y was not but the opinion of the gnuF
| mas been regarded az somewhat strained
Mr Carter Is now little past ~iyfy ypaf
Vt age Is large mun with Ul-id com
| lleNnn' wearing whiskcrs eut Ike Los
whlrh distinguish Chuuacey ". Depow'
! cQuetenunce. lie Is "a yerv t,,uin r,,r,
pauion, a witty man. h i1deneni,nt T.
p0lllcs ana N one of that tnnsIlprnb IN
ugmber OF professional men In Now Yorl
who while % Republican digp0,ition ,ntn,
FOR Grover Cleveland. He las sprpt Nm
Ereater part of six months in The prppl
iAuVA OF his argument and his follow
MNtyrs ln New Nork believe that Il vii
sustain his great reputation.
Tho fame of r. j. Phelps came l,to q
NE tor he was nearly sixty years Of mo
Wl'n nominated hy President Cl.v,ls'o
ulule'er TO the Court of 81 James I'M
country asked who Is this man Mi, In
W'tlNed 10 high houor3 But Mr.. Phclr
itAe maay another lawyer whose >tuuJit
y h'th at the bar had learned chat M
tr'sl"AW success Ia the law brings Duhli
IoMe very seldom, lie ig a Nermrit 49,
aAu years ago being disposed littl
.oWofds Politics had a minor lDpoiatpsn
20 an executive post no Washington Aftr
me- uld served his term Mr.. Phelps NJ
sdtishtd that oihcc-holding A. mo mos
usNy satisfactory and In some rrspscfs nm
,TTiiyVr'lne pursuit open 10 American.
tne"tgre he turned his hack unon mi
uc' aud gave himself un as Mr. C,ar5.r III
WAYS has done 20 that Jealous niStrss
w., mW HIS Practice took him n roo
0eal 20 Vow York city. and tbsrs h
( | speedily gained repute as a lawver ~ ~
~ 5yaooL or sppuess Integrity. crra
WaFhlhS and wise counsel he was n.
s1,t1,yu as counsel In some VI the colo.
@u RUNWAY achievements of the Into ~.
nor W. Park, and no ranked viii Ssy'
atIr LuNunds as the leaders OF the ~
IN hts native state. 'Ne "a
tlS pane was suggested 10 IN. e,.,,,.
St tae tele Law school when tbev 49,,
looking about for lecturer unon ~, W.
az branches OF the law. ana Ln ac,',,,,,.
we oltr % Professors chair irh,,
Sue EHaSln why it Is said that Afr Ciev'
lan9 Ind selected Nale professor n, n
munster 70 ENGLAND TIo was pr,t,s. !
eply N the sense that no lsijver,3
course OF lectures, Just as az .presi. \, -,
| harrison Proposes 70 40 haf,r, m -. !
Venis NJ tho Leland stanford T,t,-Nl.lsit. y.
NG cleveland has Il M mimi ~ y,
potnt Mr.. Phelps chief iusties - ~
: supreme court, and Ia fact had 80 -, ~
hanep written out 60 send 20 the senst.
9nt Mr. Phelps had eiven offence +,
General Collins aud other nrCgoi,, y
insh-Ameriears by somethinr am,
uid while minister, and az tbsir 80, :.
I protest Mr.. Cleveland was ira,..,ii
eeNlse his mind about that appointr,.,'
Cue % Mr., Phelps sens wTaa i 49,.
mate az Yale college with II Z" W.
tA nov 4 senator from CoioraJ a,
I l2uns thelps gave no evidence IA -,
esuH ability while a student ana ~
srateaeed without special honor ~, III ~
1VNhle seems 20 have beer tb,t sS
VNutse ct study was not suite1 \, h,
! / speelal talent. Fur aftor ~ - ~
let0 the world he drified in,n r4a,. y,
SNQSfbctioll and there dlsplava3 -
2 drnce os something Ike cenlns M
Was connected with some N ~ ~. ~
tyfn RAILWAYS. aud designed sa,s.r.
: bridges which have been re.arle5 !
pefaaPs ns hne specimens al rilwe