St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.

One OF the really prominent laS firms
of st. Paul and the Northwest is that of
Gen. John b. and Edward P. Sanborn,
whose offices are i'll rooms &c and 60,
National German-American Bank build
ing. Gen. John Is. Sanborn, the
founder and head of this firm, was born
in New Hampshire SiXty-SiX years ago.
He came to Minnesota in 1855, and he
engaged III the practice of his profession
with Theodore French, under the firm
name OF Samborn IL French. He was
elected to the state senate, having passed
through the Civil war with the highest
hOnors. Mr. +. T. Sanborn, his nephew,
is very promising and talented lawyer.
Both Gen. Sanborn and Edward Il. San
born are members of the Minnesota
club.
W. W. ERWIN.
William Wallace Erwin was born in
Steuben county, New York, July 10,
1912. and his early education in law was
obtained under his father. He went TO
grammer school. Corning, New York,
the Prattspurg academy, Alfred sem
mary. and GtneSSee college.
After three years service In the civil
war he studied law and i'll 1865 entered
the Albany law school. He was admit
ted to the bar before the supreme
court of Albany i'll 1864. lmmed-
atcly thereafter he went to Montana, but
returned East, and in 1866 went to
Plattsburg, Neb. Coming here in 1870,
he was elected Ramsey county attorney
in 1871. His Offices are in the Germanla
Life building. and Mir. Erwin is NOW re-
garded as leading attorney.
WALTER c. GoFoRTH.
Mr. Walter z. Goforth, the lawyer, was
born in Mt Carmel, ILL.,, Sept. Is. 1857.
and was educated at Lebanon. ILL.,, at
McKendry college, from which he
graduated with distinguished honOrS
June IA, 1876. He at once entered &pon
the study of law in the office of a law
yer of erudition and much influence,
and on the Sth of December, 1879,
he was admitted TO practice
at the bar of the county and state at
Springfield. III. He at once entered
upon the practice. and though he met
with success in his native state, he de-
cidcd to remove to St. Paul, and took up
his residence mere on the l4th of Septeul-
Der, 1850 His office and library are in
the Globe building.
HOMER C. ELLER.
Mr. Eller. senior member of the firm
of Eler IL Howe, was born in St. Joseph
county, July g. lS45. At the age of six
teen he enlisted as drummer boy in
Twenty ninth Indiana volunteers. He
served throughout the war from 1861 to
1868, and was in many engage
menis, amoDg them Shiloh, Storm
River. Liberty Cap. Murfreesboro
and Chickamauga. After the war
he graduated from the law school at
Michigan university III 1868. In 1869
he came to Minnesota, and entered the
law office OF Bigeiow & Clark. In
h fnpp,aA no hi n
with Hon. John ID. O'Brieu. This firm
existed until 1855, when tine firm of
Clark. ElIer d Howe was organized. In
1888 Mr.. Clark retired, and the firm be-
came Eller Il Howe.
JOHN c. BULLITT JR.
John c. Buliltt Jr., who has been en-
gagged i'll the practice of his profession
Since 1888, is a son of Hon. Joshua f.
Bullitt and member of one of the most
prominent families of Kentucky. He
was born near Louisville in 1861, and
after obtaining fine English and
classical education was graduated from
the University of Louisville law school
in 1888, and afterwards at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. He is advisory coun-
sci for the Northern Pacific Railway
company and for the Minnesota Trans
fer Railway company. He is i'll the
Germania Life building.
HORACE c. STILI.WEII..
A leading lawyer is Horace c. Still
well. of the firm of Murray 4 Stillwell,
whose offices are in rooms ID and AZ
Court block. Mr.. Stillweil was born in
Indiana, and in 1891 graduated from the
University of Michigan, and In the
same year was admitted to the bar at
Detroit. He came to st. Paul early in
1892. Not long afterwards he formed
hie.n IN
p Murray. In his professional career
here he has become we'll and favorably
known, and gained high place in the
favor of the general public.
MURPHY, EWING, GILBERT & EWING.
The above we'll known law firm was
organized December, 1892, by the con-
solidation OF Ewing & Ewing and Muir
ply, Gilbert Il Murphy. The members
at present are F. II. Ewing, g. FL.
Murphy. Philip Gilbert and A. w.
Ewing, and the OfficeS-six in number
are in the Manhattan building. Four
typewrlters and several other assistants
are employed. and general practice is
followed, except criminal work. MIR.
A. w. is a native of New York, Mr..
Gilbert, of Michigan. aud Mr. MorDhy
and +. Ii. have both lived here several
years.
HOLCoMBE & o'REILLY.
The above law firm, consisting of E.
r. Holcombe and G. r. 0'Reilly, has
offices at Sl3 Pioneer Press building.
Mr.. Holcombe was born in Galena, H.,
came here when young, and was adj
mitted to the bar with authority to prac-
tice before the supreme court in 1881.
Mr.. O'Reilly is a native of Kingston,
Ont, who came here in 1883, being adj
mitted to tie bar here i'll that year. He
attained almost immediate prominence.
and was chosen assistant city attorney
of ST. Panl in 1891 and 1891. This we'll
known firm was formed in November.
1889.
A. Z. HALVES.
a. E. Halves was born at Columbus,
Wis, in 1913. He graduated from the
University OF Michigan in 1870. He was
admitted to the bar at Detroit in 1870.
He entered into partnership with Con-
gresham Chapman, and Judge Dewey,
of Detroit under the firm name of |