New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-04

., Vermont In 1879 and was admitted TO the Bar
in ISL lie was elected County Judge In 1884, and
nov holds that office. He was member OF the
constitutional Convention Of 1884,. and was prom
nent In many Of the debates OF that body. Ire was
chairman OF the Committee on countess i i.
and Villages In the Convention He mas always
been Republican and was chairman Of ISIS sns The
Fourth Judicial District includes several or the
Il strongly Republican. It has almost uniformly
elected Republican Justices, ahI ,n're ~ =,
,bc supr"ne Court Bench. He Is popular. not only
With Republicans. but with members 81 Sther Pc
llical parties In the northern part OF '"e ''''e'
and viii poll more than the party vote
r,. work q, the Judges who have bell Cham
h.,s IN the Supreme and other courts this sum
m.r has been OF the usually varied nature ana the
number OF motions has been larger than IN many
preyous years Judge OBrien sitting in supreme
Court Chambers and Judge McAd'T. III the Su-
,crlor Court have disposed OF cases rapidly, ana
have been among the busiest OF the vacation
,udgos The number OF applications In divorce
c,s.s has been especially great and questions as
10 the ability to pay alimony and counsel i, s
have among the most difhcu!t WIN Wiz w,
I.iy.s hay. h.en called upon 10 decide Few OF
the more prominent members OF me oar VI" h ue
I,,t vii md many lawyers OF lesser note to
argue their motions. and transact me o,nrr p's'
ness which must be carried on In the summer, a.
VOL ns m tho buster months OF the lawyers year.
Several Incidents Of the week show mhat nns ON,
creases the number OF quarrels In open court
among lawyers
"The New-Yorh Law Journal continues its ef-
forts TO lead lawyers to look upon wrongs COM
United by their fellow members o, the par Win sui
nclent severity to maintain the repute or the pro-
resson Ii published recently IA just criticism upon
n decision OF the Supreme Court of Missouri. reius-
Ing TO dsbar an attorney who had been su''S u
conduct which seemed worthy OF the seVerest co"-
demnation. Mr. Mullen who was counsei Tor
defendant. conducted two trials in which his client
,,,,rfiar In
the appeal from tho second conviction ii appeared
that the appeal book prepared by the defence con-
tanned an incorrect statement Of the testimony u"
the case Some important testimony was altogether
omitted. and In other cases errors WHICH 'o"ia
scarcely have occurred without notice appeared.
Other counsel were associated with Mr. Mullen IN
the last trial OF the but he argued the appear
before the Supreme Court. and made special refer
ence to the fact that testimony dd not APPEAR 10
have been given on the triai sulSys 10 ,h real
evidence. but OF which there was no proc, ~ u
was called 70 the falslncaton OF the minutes In the
case. Mr.. Mullen was accused OF unProtsss rs,
Court was in favor OF his disparment. The ma
jorty OF the Judges. however. refused 70 consen,
to his dismissal from the bar. partly on the ground
OF his past good reputation. sympathy and the
condonng OF evident wrong committed by mem,
bcrs Of the bar have frequently led TO renewal
Of The osnces by the same or 3Ghf h rSned ana in
the lawyers Hs', ourp no '' uscs OF their
duty serny 20 condemn any member S Tine 'f bim
for membership ut the bar
John H. Cation. of Chicago. whose death was re-
ported last week. was member OF the Illinois
Supreme Court for many years. but the most In
teresting facts Of his history were connected with
his early experience In Chicago. lie went To that
place from Utica. \. Y. In 1888 The village had
not yet been Incorporated. the adult male popu-
iaton had not reached the number OF 80. a CIR
cult Court for Cook County had been organized
short time before. but the first case did not arise
In the court until Mr. Cation arrived In Chicago
lie was retained In this first case. receiving $40
for prosecuting man accused OF larceny lie was
also retained IN the first civil case tried In the court
bers OF the bar familiar In the history OF the Illinois
courts Stephen Logan. Abraham Lincoln and
met In these Journeys from one part OF the State
To another. Judge Cation In his later years became
OF Ssor The "" members Of he S nar As
sociatlon gave him reception at Chicago two years
pared concerning his early experiences at tho Chi
cago bar was read by his son.
Meetings Of commercial lawyers have been held
recently In this and other cities and delegates have
been elected to National Convention to be held
In Detroit. The addresses which have been pub
lished by these lawyers have defensive tone as
II designed to prove that the practice OF commercial
law n highly reputable branch OF the profession.
Commercial law IL really almost all the law that
is practised except criminal law, patent law d.
vorce law and few other special branches SO that
II scarcely seems necessary to defend the term or
to apologize for practising a commercial lawyer
except as the words have come to have special
significance. They now largely used by col
lection agents and others who make speciality OF
attempting procure the payment OF debts which
cannot be collected by the ordinary processes of
business among merchants. Lawyers OF this class
frequently advertise freely. They have journals