Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-25

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ias years enough before him to devotion haif
uoAon more great ideas, but Il is interest.
Ins 70 conjecture what his career might have
been had he not lost his place in the POST
office Department.
refer r Donohuo is now chief raynaster
Of the Eric Railroad. Twenty years and more
ago no was the office boy OF Jim FISK who
'hen controlled the Erie Railroad. II, wa.
young, but attentive and faithful to the In.
terests Of his employer. One day Fisx in.
structed Donohue that no ono should he
admitted to his ofilce in the Grand opera
house building. dozen applicants had been
turned away, whom John Morrissey. the prize
lighter put in an appearance. Morrissey and
Fisk were close friends, ard tho former was
In the habit, whenever be called, Of walking
Into the latter's office unannounced. He was
proceeding to do so on the present occasion
when he was confronted by the small ONCE
boy with;
You cannot see Mr. Fisk to-day"
"How's that?" asked Morrissey.
"Mr. Fisk is very busy and can't see any |
one" was the reply
"He will see me, said Morrissey.
''No, be WON'T was the nlatter-oi-faet re- |
loinder.
"Do you know who amp
"Yes, you're John Morrissey."
"well, guess Mr.. Fisk will SEQ mes
He moved toward the door, but quick as
thought the office boy was on his back with
his arms about his neck. Morrlssey finally
shook his tiny opponent on, but when the
contest was over the Office boy again stood
between the Intruder and Fisk's door.
Mr.. Fisk gave me orders to let nobody In
there" said the boy. "and you can't go in.
That's all there is about IT,"
Morrissey was too plucky man not to I'D
miro the same quality in others, and with
laugh he took his departure. Meeting Fisk
next day he told him Of the encounter and
how It had resulted. Fisk was Immensely
pleased, and gave his office boy rapid i'd
yancement. To his "mill" with Morrisscy
was in chief the measure due his present
Incidents OF his life.
Bourke Cochran has for several years past
been recognized as one OF the great orators of
the time, but IN the carly SOS he was a strug-
Cling lawyer, unknown and without clients.
He owed his first start toward success to
being taken for another lawyer Of the same
name. In those days Cochran had small.
stuf1y office at l7s Broadway. One OF his
professional neighbors was Charles Strauss.
The young men saw much Of each other, and
| Strauss became convinced that Cochran had
in him the mGkingo great criminal lawyer.
One day Strauss was employed TO defend a
man charged with receiving stolen goods.
The case was desperate one, and, In order to
escape the onus OF defeat and at the same time
test his theory regarding his friend, Strauss
engaged Cochran to tryit. Cochran accepted
the offer and made careful and energetic
preparation for tho trial. Judge Cowing,
who presided at the trial, was profoundly i'm
pressed by the splendid presence and diotion
Of the attorney for the defendant. cowing
had never seen Cochran before, but when be
heard him called by name, he at once ad'
dressed him as 'judge."
"He thinks you are Judge Cochrane. o.
westchester," whispered Strauss to his col
league.
CHATS all right" was Cockran's coo
reply. 81 am glad TO be mistaken torso goot
a man. Some day Judge OochHne may b.
mistaken for me and then the account will b.
squared"
From that time on Judge cowing ant
"Judge" Cochran WED with each other II
courtesy. Difference and tho exhibition o
legal lore. Equally brilliant was Cochran
success with the Jurors. He interested then
by the mastery manner in which he HANDLED
the witnesses for the prosecution, amuse,