The Anaconda standard., 1896-01-13
BUTTE LEGAL LIGHTS
There Are Nearly 50 Lawyers in the
City at Present.
THOSE IN TOWN LAST YEAR
Some Came Here and Left Soon
After rArriving-TheO Old Reliables
Are Doing Well-Hard Strug-
gle for Some New Ones.

People who have the idea that min
ing is practically the only industry of
Butte must overlook the fact that near
ly so men make their living in the law
business in this city. The total num-
Der of lawyers in Butte varies from
year to year. Lawyers come and law
yers go. The old substantial lawyers.
with assured practice. are always here,
but there are many of an adventurous
turn who have heard of Butte as a
promising field for lawyers and enter
the struggle for the stop. Almost
every month sees some new lawyer in
Butte Once in a while one of the new
comers makes a place for himself and
becomes a fixture. The larger number
however, struggle for a time. find the
competition too strong for the amount
of business, and seek other fields.
There is of course a good deal of min
ing litigation, but important suits of
this character are usually absorbed by
the lawyers of established reputation.
and who have made mining matters
speciality. The young lawyers have to
content themselves at first with trials
in the police court and Justice courts,
and with being appointed to defend
lawyer himself.
A member of Butte's bar has fur
furnished the Standard a list of those
who have figured as attorneys in Butte
during the year 1895. The list Is be-
lieved to be complete or very nearly so,
and is as follows:
John ID. Alsop, John T. Baldwin, ID.
Robertson Barlow, II. r. Burleigh, o.
j. Blodgett, j. o. Bender, L. S. Booth,
]. r. Boarman, Francis Brooks. Henry
Camp, Emmet Glare, Emmet Gala
han, c. l.. Campbell, Thompson Camp
bell, w. f. Carroll, John A. Carter,
Miles ]. Cavanaugh, w w. Chapman,
william Clancy. George A. Clark,
Frank E. Corbett, John w. Cotter,
De Wolfe W. w Dixon, c. r. Drennen,
j. II. Duffy, Forbis & Forbis, George
w. Forman, w. w. Gaskill, John r..
Grice, F. w. Cole, George Haldorn, o.
NJ. Hall, l.. j. Hamilton, John o. Ho-
gan, Z. b. Howell, f. w. Harvey. -
| Harvey. T.. o. Jackson, w. II. Keithly,
John N Kirk, NJ. Kirkpatrick, w. f..
Kirkwood Alex Laist, NJ. ID. Leehey,
NJ. e. Lennon, c. II. Leonard, John
Lindsay. w. l. Lippincott, Charles Mat
| tison, f. T. Mcbride, Robert Mcbride.
| John b. McLernan, j. X. Mcdonald,
w. ]. Naughten. Charles O'Donnell, c.
| NJ. Parr, Howard Paschal. Guy l..
Reed, John c. Robinson, William Seal
| lon, w. b. Rodgers, w. s. Shaw, John
| A. Shelton, J. S Shropshire. Seth B.
Smith, l.. A. Sisley, George w. Staple
ton, Guy Stapleton, ID. Gay Stivers.
of the above list of those who were
| on THE list of members of the bar dur
! ing 1895, some were not in active prac-
| tice and some are not now in Butte
| Judge Alsop came to Butte about two
years ago. He left for the East on
| business a month or two ago. but 1t Is
| understood that he will return and re-
sumo his practice in this city. O. j.
! Blodgett is not now in active practice
| being confined in the county Jail 10
serve a term for blackmaTl. ]. II. Boar
man left Butte for Spokane. and from
there went ITO Anaconda, where he Is
now practlcing. Major Henry Camp
| will be remembered as the temperance
| evangelist who came TO Butte two OF
three years ago. After the temperance
craze had expired he engaged in law
| business and acquired fame as a stump
| speaker in the Capital campaign "A year
| ago. He disappeared early last year
and no one seems TO know where he is
now located.
Michael Emet Clare cut quite a
| figure also for time in Butte, but
| disappeared suddenly, and IL is not
known where he now Is.
! c. l.. Campbell is at present dis
| barred from practice in the upper
courts, but frequently appears in the
lower courts in the defense of alleged
offenders.
John A. Carter was partner of Miles
j. Cavanaugh in Butte for severa
months, but has now left for som'
other field IN which to acquire lega
fame.
]. II. Duffy was a shrewd practition
er in the iower courts for a long time
having come to Butte from Deer Lodge
He Is now practising in Anaconda.
George w. Forman came 20 Butte
from Denver about three months ago
| well recommended. He struggled fo'
two months and then left. 1t is no
known where he is located at present
John o. Hogan was a partner II
Butte of ]. o. Bender. but left the cit!
during the summer to find a NOR
promising field.
years ago. He shOne in the city for
year. and was considered a rislnl
young man. He suddenly left town
leaving a good many debts behind him
He Is now located in Wisconsin. Is do
ing wen. and has sent money u BUTT
TO square many of the debts he left be
hind him.
Judge Cole was removed by dealt
near the close Of the year NJ. Kirk
patrick was also removed from prac
tice by death during the year. John II
Curtis, Alexander Laist, L. A Sisle
and some others are not now in activ
local practice in Butte. but are engage.
In other business wlhilesstiu on the off
cial list of attorneys. Altogether. ther
are probably 81 lawyers now engaged Il
practice in Butte.
The Meetings Continued.