New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-11
THE COUNTRY LAWYER
a STORY IF TIRE ENLIGHTENMENT ~
BOSTONS LEGAL CIRCLES

From TIE Chicago Record
\ jealous New Yorier-lrd IN r,.pp!,. II his
city are the most minded srd jealous
Of any have ever known except those If BOs-
ton and a few towns in New H8mpShirc said
at the Union League club the other night With
Il slight succr that the Pr sident was intrustinG
he collation. u ,hc pace treaty To a lot Of
coGntJ ldwycrt meaning Secretary Day
Senator Davis. Senator Frye aud Associate
Justice White II the supreme court
Ii reminded me 0f 4 story WIN, h :, uttor FAR
banks # Indiana is FOND y trng about an
INVASION 81 IN" Boston courts rs 4 country
lawyer two n three years lgp. big litigation
was on. involving the cpIJr0l - ohio rdii-
way, and SeV' n or light legal iur.ILsfies If The
largest magnitude from boston Ncrr there 20
represent the boniholders and the r""rg.,t-
izcrs." The local ,iOckhOlirrs ana M nan
az mont Of ne road Nho ser" hrhiiag Tor
heir IWn prrseryatiOu were I"pira, ntrd by an
uEdSsumiuG attorney from small! town IN
ohio. VINO appeared in dirlicit" health and was
an entire stranger IN Boston A. he cam" into
court h. moiestlJ took back seat without any
other demonstration than pOlit" bow ." The
Judge and "A pleasant good morning "a his
Formidable army # opponents. DURING the
morning proceedings h" did not pfrr his lips
and showed no particular inter -. AID ~hrn
III" I'ost"n lawyers went TO lunch at Y"ung's
Fptrl during the uJuu hour they were chuckliDg
t. themselves al IA th" easy manner IN which
they W"r' going - dispose Of what they had
feared might he 4 Try t"dnis ma troublesome
litigation. Senator Fairbanks present
a spectator. - WIfch The colat, rai int rest ~
the VandaIia line. If which NJ general
solicitor. and vas looked upon as a neutral
party. 80 they invited him - lunch with them
and he heard their humorous ausi.ns to the
country lawyer who had appeared 20 represent
the other side
Gentlemen" SAID The Senator after A while.
+ have had a good deal IF xp,ricncc with
country lawyers and have learned not 10 de-
spse them Your conduct Of this case ia. If
course. moi nav affair hut advise you ~ bc
on your guard for If that country lawyer over
there in tn corner Of the court from wakes Ip
h. Is likely - glY' y'u trouble kept my "yc
on HIN this morning and I have como 10 the
con fusion thHt y" know, hin bu>iH, ~.
The ornaments If he New England BAR
laughed IN dcrisi"n. ini when the court ad
Joutnrd that Afternoon they tauuted senator
Fairbanks AIth his warning for the ,.ointry
lawyer had not pp-nrd his lips during ~ day
And =" Tho Vat IN. tlw boston d'turnryn
occupying ali the time. submitting notions
suggestions and plans for the cons d"ratiOn II
The Court. which ver" "ntIr"l, IN m" interest
II their clients. and having everything thcir
own Way About the f"urth iaJ. however
after The renrganlz"rs' had Disclosed fheir
whole schcm" and committed th' usrly.s - 4
line " procedure which left tho "sItn At" own
IF the road III the cold. ia" r"urtry lawyer
came forward mi T"d"aty ntrrp0scd few
objections ~ he idt-rest Of hi III, nts. The
Boston crowd attempted 10 throw him down
with rush. but he quietly plunged his spear
INTO thu weak spots of thu Irnor Ol every Drr
Of thciu and IrrN blood A. every thrust BE-
fore The day MAS oyer IA had them an thor
oVehly l"mor.tii and IuIrr"lliue among them
-.lg.S whil. hr .ihuilttcl a few motions To- The
Court. which wcr. Immediately sustained The
result. - senator Fairbanks tells H. was that
..i -u ihr CASE A. conc lplrd m" country lawyer
vailed III with fh- whole hing. leaving The
lights ~ the Boston bar ~ \ semi -coWatoSc
condition md wondering what han happened
20 them Tn" senator sad ~ u ~ ~ keen and
complete l casr of Legal strategy A. he has eyer
known IN hi long practice At m" lar lni that
th. country lawyer WIS William X Day II
canton Ohio now secretary Of state ana
member IF ne Peace Commission