St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-27

they mad last met ne mad been very
near the portals of death, having
been visited by Providence witha a
dangerous attack of heart diseases
from which his recovery had been
long regarded as very doubtful;
"but, thanks to an All-Wise Ruler,'e
he added, 81 am still in the land OF
the living and the place of hope
This, gentlemen, is not the first at,
tack of the same kind that has
brought my life in danger, and 1 am
admonished that it may not be the
last" He then proceeded to make
the argument in the case in a mas
terIy manner, and with consequent
success. a.se,
During the same term, but here in
st. Paul, Mr. AmeS argued motion
for new trial on. the ground of
newly discovered evidence. Such
motions never prevail unless the
moving party makes it appear that
due diligence has been used; that
the new testimony sought is not i'm
peaching, and not cumulative, and
can be probably procured if the new
trial is granted, and that it will
probably affect the result. These
details were covered by the affidavit,
which was presented, and Mr.. Ames
then recapitulated the contents to
the court by way of argument, stat
ing that the witness had once lived
at ST. Croix Falls, had afterwards
moved to saltwater, from thence to
st. Louis, from st. Louis to Cali
fornia; and he continued, carried
away by his argument, from Cali
fornia he removed to that country
from whose bourne no traveller e'er
returns" The judge interrupted:
''Mr. Ames, how would you get your
witness if he has gone so far off as
tbat?" Unabashed, Ames at once re-
piled: "That is our business, your
honor; the manifold resources of
clairvoyarce have never yet been
tested.
At another time BriSbln & B1Se-
low had suit against the late Gen.
SibIey and Henry G. and Alexis
Bailey. then of Hastings, for fees to
cover services for which they had
charged $3.50, $3.50 having been
paid. Mr.. Ames had suit, on the
same calendar, for legal services
also, of $500 against one r. b.
Johnson. Mr.. Ames and l changed
around so that Mr.. Ames agreed to
try the suit of Brisbin & BigeloW,
and I agreed to try the other suit.
The case was called, and Mr.. Amos
not being present, he was sent for
while the jury was being inpan-
eled. He shortly arrived, and evil.
IDENTIFY after dinner of unusual
potency. I stated to him that the
case was called, the jury impan-
eled, and every one was waiting )!
for him. rsg, NJ
AS he laid off his outer Wrappings
he remarked that he intended to ],
amend the complaint and ask for.
SIS 900. To this 1 objected claiming
that the fee charges were ample, y
and would even look large to. \
layman Ames replied, Il don't al j
low myself to be dictated to by a
client" + The amendment was of
fered and allowed. l was the first
witness. Asked to testify what the 4
services were worth, l replied,
From 81 1000 to $780," what do =,
I hear?' exclaimed Ames. re-
peated the answer, and Ames cried
out, Stand aside, sir; I'll prove nay 4
case by more reliable testimony" /
stepped aside. Other attorneys, /
among whom wereWilliam Holiings-
head James Gi1fillan, the late
chief justice, and James Smith
Jr., testified that the services were
worth as high as $4,000, and the
plaintiffs were awarded a verdict
of $500, 81 600 more than originally
claimed, which amount was paid to
me by Gen. Sibley.
The case Of Ames VS.. Johnson,
Brisbin & Bigelow for plaintiff, and
the late James Gilfillan for defend
ant, came up later. The attorneys
and clients all went into the Office of
Brisbin & Bigelow, waiting for the
case to be brought up on the calen-
dar. The defendant proposed to
Ames to settle by giving him a pair
of horses and buggy in satisfaction
of his claim. These waits between
the acts in those days, had a
tendency to promote certain jocu-
larity among the different parties
present. This feeling had, indeed,
been produced, and Mr.. Gilfillan and
l knew, besides, the pair Of horses
and the buggy that were to be Of
fered in payment of the $780, 1t
was agreed that Mr.. Johnson, the
defendant, should bring up the
horses for Mr.. Ames to look at.
Afraid that Ames would be dissatis-
fed with the tender, one of the coun-
sci stood by the window awaiting
the approach Of Johnson with the
horses and buggy; and, when they
were seen coming, he informed
Anes, without letting him look out
of the window.
Ames put on his overcoat. and
went forth to view the horses. They
were simply two minute, speckIed
Indian ponies, and the buggy was
scarcely able to hold itself together.
Stepping back from the curbstone,
he exclaimed: "Sheep, sir. sheepl
Damn it, sir, you can't fool mer'
Johnson replied: They're better
than they look. Get in, Mr. Ames,
and try them" Said Ames: Il
shouldn't feel safe in that buggy
without my counsel" and so I was |
compelled to make one of the three,
We started out under whip The
ground was as hard as a rock, it u
being late in November. We drove
UP Third street opposite to where
Mr.. Schiller kept a restaurant, with,
an annex, and there the buggy coll i
lapsed, Johnson, Ames and I COM
ing down gracefully upon the seats
which was all that was left coherent.
After a potential lunch, Ames gave I
Johnson a receipt, and so ended. the
two law suits lid
These anecdotes, although true and
similar to numerous others, should 4