The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-16

There vas deea bios ags8n TIE seSsess-
cen 81 the .ass Dsva1 p2dlsy Field whArS
Ii NOT nsenfson~d ia tie sketches Of has
career. Dav.s Dadsey Field. togssesr
wsfA Thorsa. q, shssrrnan. xere shs lag
yers OF rlsk ard fsou3d IN al issar h.
fanoss ps.neies Gpoa shs property Oh the
Erie Yasaroaa and "a "a the assigssioa wnsea
fosiow1a sh1 cs4sk~asss Back frsiAy
pszsr os f-as. Field and Sherman israss-
asssv asresres fer Fask ard tsSai9 saa in
varsaAiv oksgaaes SHAT they ssnsea.
because taey knss that sse rms" Judges.
Earnsr@. Gsr4aze sad Msfsann. who we're
subsequently iR-sscae9 aa9 drives cn
fAe beach hy fsss New asyk Legislature.
~@rs gssys CT the rrsw of tia Ere pirate
ss.a.. were rrssaa,ers 81 hosA TIE Txeed
and Use Fac RAG Mr.. Faezd ksew par
Serszy w@z1 sAss These ring" Judges bad
shs retainer 81 frDu19 snc fask Ia their
parkrss y ss.asver lie and Sherman a.
rs4xs.es nG sarxn saae1 tor insusefsoa 70
ps~wesas rsssA~a rsea sr0m rexssasng fAssr
rrussrsr. A~ knew iAzs these .z1gss ssSso1
ready to rsslsy gu5sc.xsiy any rsraey that
Fasx and tsou4a might commit.
kr fassdss ao3s Ut legal sshies was that
Of Lard EsoHrhan, who aseasred once
tks. q lssyer was justified In deiag any
thsng aa1 gosn- any ssngshs 10 win hss
esse for hss ezaesG Ials immoral eo9s Of
lsxaa esascs bed by Lord Br0ughan has
Iong ago s~xn paasicly repa1iated and
d<noaneed by English ysras.s. but IL re-
masnei for Davis Dealsy Fled 70 revive
II in Aaersea. and ~hsn David Dudley
Field got rseh eBongh out Of defending
notorious rxscs4s hefors nosoriogsly seDA
saeges he retired TO private life. bat his
code Of legal ethics IL still. practscsd BY
railroad lawyers, Iix~ Gen- Wager swayne.
Who, whea toe victims Of tbs rothed
WABASH systsra ssx~d for . rec~iver. per-
sas.sa seniss rnssea States jaags 70 sp-
ysolns ssss rohsers the recsssers Of sh~ wsry
yas.osa they had p.rader~c. Judge
GRESHAM iesxsfeved 10 rreveas tbs con-
sass a. ssaora Of shas ais Of ladieaai vlllainy,
bit II has been repeated ~ithin the pass
two Ysars n ease of fhe Reading railroad
syss<za and ether wrecked Tsllroa9 prop
srsaes al the East
Nasz tAse Eroaausy railway Doodle a.
c~rnea were syaed les years ago Ia ssw
Yosk easy IL came ozf Ia the testimony
sha. osrsaas r-srnsasns sasssrs sers In
The hsaat 81 telling the scoantrea manager
Of tAAs cerrurs RAG aow De could roe the
city and sovrups IL. government ard yet
sassis- himself behind technical De.
Jhx: 10. these distinguished lasysrs. =
after their elisat had uAfol3sd his seherns
Of pubic robassrs. scesptea large fee Ii
sell tie ro1Aes In aavhace he's be e9aid
steal sssecsavsiy ~lthln the Ias &nd sscaFs
ly technical 5sssass al legal punish.
ssent fo< bis eonspsssag - swsndls tie city
aaa corrnps sls government; iAat ~, thes'
iawy~rs Anew IN Asysnre that shelr ellsnl
satsnaed 50 rob tee city and was willing
70 pay liaera.ly fax aegsl information q.
~ hss he cuEsd sxvcute hAs swlaais sa1
shsfs and yet cscape i~gai punishment
Another illustration Of '"leSsl ethies'
was tie scttoa of sx-J atge Maynard q III,
Ns~ York eeaFs al arpeals. Who sto.e 81
sleetsea r~sara IN order 20 sssal the Nss
YORK Legislators. ana boosted that il as
shs proade.s ACT Of biz life. Today sewers
Of the alsiest sawysFs o. Nex Xork city o.,
sying by frivolous Plea 10 rescue sae no
tosieas John \. Mckane tresa tie *xesu
siea Of iAe ssatsnee passed apoa hisn.
Ne wsnass plata people astsEiy alstEGs
che nora ssass sni pusI3e conscience @
great lAsysrs; 40 wondrr taey rave aaeu
sAe enormous iasa quality in tie oparasaol
al isss when . wealthy conslst can com
msnd an array .. lawyers - save him froH
Punishment walls sn ordinary offender )
.'sai rozssa~ 10 The p~nltentisFy. naxi'
Dudley klel4 nxseE rvsaiuei the publ
coaadsnee hs lost hy his anseTgpa!oa
Willingness 10 he shs attorney Of 40
Tsees Ard Erte rings a hen he sas nsorAil,
certain taas ire judges estore ~heTa b
pxActiceA 4aae Agtsesqas 81 ,as fact
sad tie as IN sas inssfess of hts client.
because thsy bed general retainer tror
his clients. k1ss Aaa tsoaid. ard were Sur
- issue any injunction. sars To ragagv sn
"sses." eognssistea ~ the Erie ana Tam
many ring, Mr.. fls4i knew hin client
Judges were ia ihs rAy Of hss clients. an
re, he weas through sae solesan isssl fare
Of arguing lis rzscats v&ss BEFORE iaie
vhe held = genera. retainer Eot has ellen;
In his pocket
No xanaef when ihs Tss~d sna Tarr
many ring fell Mr.. fie,4 susesva ~
shs plain people because O. Ais pecaiaa
cole ot Legal ethics. " watea .s4 hsgs "a
several years 10 BE the attorney 81 i've {
che greatest land pirates asaS rzs.Tea
~rsekers that ever made the United STATE
q steaeh in The nessriis 81 honest FaatFya
inwsssar. both here and in kafops. NJ
Field bad HI. reward. even IS cake
HaH bAa his reward. Hail knew ~!
Talamsay under Tweed was geheans q
city sjSas and ,est: he declined any sha
in the spoliS, Sus hs Allowed ats stssn<e
BE purchased ~ Aes<qsaas he soasssa