The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-22

After the jury retired Gov. Hendricks
asked the judge X he had reduced the charge
70 writing.
Il have not, :" answered Judge Gresham.
Then you had better put il in writing
Your charge will create terrible rumpus
and 1t would be better TO have it In
writing was the governors advice.
The advice was taken. As predicted. the
charge did raise a rumpus.n Red-hot letters
passed between the Attorney General and
the judge, and between the judge and Presi-
dent Hayes. The Attorney General asked
that everything said by Judge Gresham in
the court room, even the minutest details.
be made known by the district attorney. 1t
was the intention at the time TO prefer
charges against the judge, but the matter
was dropped.
One day an important case was called in
Judge Gresham's court and the United
States district attorney announced that il
would be withdrawn from the docket.
81 By whose authorityP asked Judge
Gresham.
"By instructions from Washington was
the reply.
But whose instructionsP asked the
judge.
The rejoiuder was, if not svasive, unsatis-
frctory.
1--WE do not recognize the right of any
body at Washington, even the President
himself" said Judge Gresham, ITO inter-
fere, whether by instructions or requests i,
In the trial OF cause before this court.
Proceed with the trial OF the case"
The trial proceeded and a conviction was
secured.
When asked TO come out openly as can
dldate for the presidency in 1888, Judge
Gresham said: There is no agony like that
Of destroyed hope or ambition. Go out
among men and pick out the ones who are
most miserable, and who are they? The
men who allowed themselves to believe that
they were entitled TO something better than
what they got. want none OF it, Life is
too short for US to make ourselves wretched
by any process. l want no fanciful ambi-
ton. want to spend my old age in peace,
firm in the conviction that l did as near
right as l could
Judge Gresham's first speech in court was
made when he was little more than a boy.
Many eminent lawyers were present. After
the first embarrassment Judge Gresham
spoke with freedom, eloquence and log
ical force that won the attention and ad-
miration OF every one present. AS soon as
he finished his argument a reaction too Z
place in his mind, and, all unconscious of
his triumph ana the sensation he had Gre
ated, he fed from the court, ran home to
the sitting room where his mother was sew
ing, and, throwing himself on lounge, ex-
claimed: 1--WE gone and made a darned fool
of myself Aud he really believed that he
had, although at that very moment the
court room was ringing with his praises.
Judge Gresham's work on the bench is
noted for accuracy. He INDUCES in no pY-
rotechnio oratory. He is noted for clear
ness of statement and exactness of language.
His keen sense of justice is illustrated by
the following incident:
Not long ago Judge Gresham had reason
to believe that an attorney practicing in mis-
court had not been dealing fairly with
clients, and in the presence Of number of
fellow lawyers he sharply reprimanded the
advocate. A few days later he learned that
he had been misinformed as 60 the facts
and had unwittingly done the lawyer a
gross injustice. Instead of calling the law
yer privately to his room to make the
amende honorable, the judge waited until
he saw him in court surrounded by his fell
lows, and there, before all. publicly ac-
knowledged his error aud made 80 hand
some and manly an apology that the tears
stood in the eyes of many persons in the
court room before the speaker finished.