Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-27
OUR COURTS AND LAWYERS.
History of the Wisconsin Bench and
Bar Given by The sentinel.

History of the Wisconsin Bench and
Bar Given by The sentinel
Last Friday The Milwaukee SEN
tinel published a special edition giving
a complete history of the bench and
bar of Wisconsin. 1t was printed in
excellent shape and illustrated with
numerous half-tone engravings of
lawyers and court-rooms. From an
historical standpoint the edition is in
valuable and The Sentinel's enterprise
and business capacity were again evil
denced in arranging the publication.
We reproduce below the sketches of
the Twelfth Judicial circuit, Judges
Bennett and Grimm, and the local at
| tOrneys:
The Twelfth Judicial circuit was created in
| 1870, and began the ist day of January, 1871.
The counties embraced III it are those of Rock,
| Green and jefferson. Prior to January ], 1871,
the counties of Rock and Green were embraced
in the First circuit. and the county of Jefferson
was part of the Ninth. The Twelfth has had but
two judges, the Hon. H. S. Conger and the Hon.
John r. Bennett; Judge Conger was elected
circuit judge of the Twelfth Judicial circuit in
| 1870, his term of office beginning January l
| following, at which time as previously stated,
| the circuit began its existence. He was re-
| elected in 1876, and his term of office expired
| on the lst day of January, 1888. Judge Conger
died at his residence in GAINESVILLE on the 22nd
day of October, 1882 His successor was Hon.
John X. Bennett, who was elected to the va
cancy that same year, his term of office begin
ming on the lst day of January, 1888; in the
meantime he finished Judge Congers unex-
pired term under appointment from the COVER
nor of the state. Judge Bennett was reelected
in 1903, and again in 1894. The number of cases
| trlcu annually will probably reach an average
| total of five hundred. OF these some two hun
| dred and fifty are started in Rock county, the
remaining two hundred and fifty are about
| equally divided between the counties of Green
1 and Jefferson. OF criminal cases according to
| the latest official reports, no adequate state
| ment can be made, as neither Rock, Green nor
| Jefferson counties have reported the amounts
| expended for criminal prosecutions during
| 1886, while only Green county has furnished
| the number of criminal cases tried in the cir
| cult from the county during that period.
Hon. John R. Bennett was born November
| /, 1920, IN Rodman, Jefferson county, n. \.
There his earlier years We're spent assisting his
| father on the farm, and devoting what spare
time he had to attending the district school,
where he attained considerable proficiency IN
| the lower branches. When nineteen years OF
| age he entered the Black River Literary and
| Religious institute, of " aterJoNn, n. y, where
| he fitted himself for teaching, which profession
| he followed to some considerable extent until
! the spring OF lS44. de then entered upon a
| course OF law studies in the Office of !" ".
y ager, OF BroWsVlIle, y. Y, with whom he re-
| manned for six months. In April, 1919, he
entered the office of Dyre n. Burnham, of
| SackettS Harbor, \. Y, remaining there until
| May 8, 1913, when he was admitted to all the
| courts OF the state at OsWego. he came West
| III the fall or the same year, locating at James
! vile, Wis, where he at once engaged III tho
| practice of ms profession in 1867 he was
| elected to the circuit judgeship OF the Twelfth
Judicial circuit OF Wisconsin, and has succeed
| &c himself as such since that time, being
on his third term. As lawyer Judge bennett
has practiced in ali the courts, where he has
| shown such ability as to place his lame on an
equal footing with those of the most prominent
IN the states history.
c. Il. Gardner, a member of the State Bar
association of Wisconsin, conducts general
law practice at WatertOwn.
Judge George Grimm was admitted to the
bar practitioner in March, 1879, since which
| time he has conducted general law practice
| in Jefferson, OF which town and county he is
| native. Mr.. Grimm educated at the Jeffer-
son Liberal institute, Northwestern university
| at Watertown, and State University of Michi-
| gan at Ann Arbor. Upon the death of County
| Judge COloniuS he was appointed by the gov
ernOr to fiji the vacancy and last spring was
| elected county judge. The legislature con-
ferred civil jurisdiction upon this court at its
| last session.
Harlow Pease, who is engaged in the prac-
! lice of the law at Natertown, born in
Stockbridge, Berkshire county, Mass, and COM
pleted his studies at Williams college in the
same state. He was admitted to practice in
all the courts IN Wisconsin In 1856, soon after
| which he located in Waterloo, jefferson coun-
| ty, where he remained until 1859, and he then !.
| moved to his present location. where he has
| sion until the present time.
| Edward Z. Wieman, senior member of the
| firm of Wieman q Buchheit, who conduct a
| general law business at WatertOWn, was born
| in the town of Watertown, August 81, 1867. He
was educated in the public and high schools
of his native place and state university at Mad
isoD, graduating from the latter in 1890 aud
| from the law school with the class of 1892, end
was admitted to the practice OF law in the LAT
ter year. He is at the present time city attor-
| ney of Watertown and deputy register of deeds
for jefferson county.
William III. Woodland was born in WatertOwn
| and was educated In the public schools OF that
place, at Beloit college and the University of
| Wisconsin, graduating from the law depart
| ment of the latter in 1896. In the same year he
was admitted to the bar, and at once located
| in WatertOwn, where he engaged in the gener-
| al law practice. Mr.. Woodlands most interest
| ing work since engaging in his professional
duties has been in connection with the recent
| and well remembered case Of w. T. Rambusch,
Dodge county absconder. Since February,
1897, Mr.. Woodland has been assignee of the A.
| Fuermann Brewing company, one of the oldest
concerns of the kind in the state.
|
The Heart Must Not be Trified With.
Where there are symptoms of heart
weakness there should be DR.. Agnew's