Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1894-10-23
NUMBER 43.

actly the school facilitio. Of which tney
must avail themselves.
~ they enrolled their names In the
list ~ students nj the institute. How
they studied aud toiled together. cheer.
Ing and encouraging each other. testing
each Other with kno'ty questions before
examinations. debating together the
problems Of life and law that came
within their ken-all this would make
an entertaining story II only hal the
details for its composition
At last they were admitted and be-
gan their practice A. young lawyers
When Randolph MARITIME, now sitting
ON the bench. was district attorney, he
made them both members of his corps
of assistants. aud when few years ago
the Peoples Municipal league put up
o ticket their names were both among
it, nominees. Gon running for district
attorney and Fitzgerald for sessions
judg,ship fitzgerald was elected, but
Goa was not. The latter's defeat. how.
ever. was shared by all the nominees
but Fitzgerald. who was the ouly one
upon that ticket 30 whom success was
youchsafCd. Then GOff had 30 start out
obuild up q private practice again. lie
was poor. for though be had bcen for
several years In the receipt ~ q god
salary ~ assistant district attorney he
hal not accumulated money. and n he
married In the meantime and had q
growing family about him the task was
not - easy n 10 would have hr.n for
younger man. However. his worth hal
begun 20 make q name for IL posscss0r,
and. surely. though perhaps slowly. he
climlsd the ladder ~ practitioner In
time he came 90 H. known A. lawyer
who would always fight to 'he Last, no,
only for his cas-. but also for his own
rights In court. even before the mot 81
we're jurist Once when be made a par
ticularly spirited contest for himself ts-
fore RocOrior smyth that stern old
Judge hailed the lawyer before his au.
gust presence for contempt This became
noiscd about In the lawyers Offices, and
" appearing to several Of the most emf.
ncnt u the city. legal luminaries that
Goa Wa. In the right the courtroom
was crowded with lawyers on thu day
set by the recorder for infiicting pun.
ishment. More than this. Joseph Choaie
surely one u the Acknowledged leaders
u the New York bar. defended Gun,
and without c,~t to the latter. In n mas
torly spe,ch. This was evidence that
Mr Choate believed his brother lawyer
o. be in the right. but the recorder In.
posod hne u t2OO OF 80 days II Il
Understood that had not Mr.. Cboate APP
pearcd In COTS bohAlf the punishment
would have bocn fine and imprisonment
II was after this that Mr. Goa was
asked o. be counsel for the Lonow oom.
mittee. Al first he declined on the
ground that he could not afford 81 give
up his practice. but when Dr ParkhurS,,
% who's 'marshaling of the public oon'
science" the present exposures ~ munic'
ipal deprayity here are 30 largely due,
added his pleadings and the chamber Of
cOmmerco agreed tO sce to IL that the
lawyer was properly paid for his ssry.
ic-s, despite Governor Flowers veto of
the bill appropriating money for that
purpose. Mr. GOif yielded. Now his
name l. before the voters ~ the city u
New York for recorder In smyth's
place. and II he shall L. elected the
lawyers friends say that poetic justic.
will be done.
IiI. Iif. us. I,ssn an E,.ntfai Ons.
hal intended to write q few para.
graphs about Mr.. COTS adventures in
the service of Irish lib.rty. of the part
he played la the rescue u six fenians,
who were imprisoned at the penal col.
ony of Frcemantlc South Australia in
1876. In which exploit Gof co-op.rated
with Dion Boucicault, John Br,slin.
Thomas Desmond and Others, bat my
space l. running short, and these mat.
ter- can only b. alluded tn
In conclusion. hers arc a few s.n.
tenccs, each u which deserves . para.
graph. Ilo was not born 90 IL drowned.
for he has becn rescued full half dozen
times from watery grave He IL
Democrat In politics, but has bo.n pr.
fectly impartial In the distribution Of
hi fayors A. counsel ~ the committee
H. dos not believe that the prcs.nt in
will permanently cleanse
the municipal government u this town.
but he docs believe IL will straighten
things out for the time The men Of the
future. he says. must look out for the
evil of the future
l. ID. MARSHALL.