Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-07-02

Black will make the Democratic tickle,
stronger In Cook County by thirty thou
sand votes.
History has crowded manifold and
strangely divergent events into the life
OF Captain Black--it sounds anomalous
that this kentuckinn.bOrn should be
ono OF the first to shoulder a gun for
the Union In the war OF the rebellion
ana should years later defend the anar.
chists In trial that kept the civilized
world In breathlcss suspense awaiting
the verdict. But time has proved that
the keenest Of his critics during TINT
passage Of ChIcago's history did not re-.
alixe the great Amerlcanlsm Of the man
during that crucial period. II must be
4 remembered that the press WINS n INIT
In demanding vengeance. that the pub.
Tic mind was lnfnmed. that the leading
criminal lawyers had declined the case
IN Difference to public feeling. 1t was
nj this supreme moment that Captain
Black stepped Into the breach even a.
he had dOnein the war. hut this time s,hc
champion Of a fair anu cu,,nl trlnl ,e.
fore the law for all men. II matters
not that his case was n hopeless one,
he did what he considered his duty ns
dnuntlessly as he did when a soldier,
and In the lapse Of time II II 10 cOnsitl.
cred and npplauded no matter what
Views may bc entertained on the merits
or the celebrated ease. Mr.. Black was
born Nov. II. 1s4?, In Woodforl Coun.
~. Ky. His mother moved to this
state after the death Of his father In
1S47 and settled Mt Danville. where
young Black grew up and from which
place he entered Wabash College,
CrnwfOrisvillc. Ind. In April. 1851,
he enlisted as private In Company I,
Eleventh Indiana volunteers. serving
In that organization four months, then
assisting In recruiting a company for
tho three years service. which was
mustered Into service ut Camp Webb,
Chicago, Sept. II, 1861, OF which com.
pnny he was elected captain prior 10
that date. Captain Black served In the
active service until mustered out Oct.
!, 1864. and thereafter remained con.
nected with the military service Of the
Government In the provost marshals
department until the close Of the war.
Captain Black came to Chicago In o..
tober, 1865. and entered upon the study
OF the law, was admitted to the bar
February. 1877; whereupOn he went to
Danvllle and opened an office. But
Danville did not offer the opportunities
held out In the coming metropolis, 10
Mr.. Black returned to Chicago after a
year and became one Of the law firm of
Dent 4 Black. Ever since that time
ne has remained In the active practice
OF his profession. Perhaps the best o..
innate OF mans character and stand. |
ing IL to be gathered from his Oppo.
nents. The same day, almost the same
hour, the data Of this brief biography
was obtained II was the duty OF the
writer to interview an opposing counsel
VINO had been In u case against CAPTAIN |
Slack stretching over period OF nine
years. Which side won was too dell.
cate question. nor do I know, but II |
was evident that the "Other fellow"
holds Captain Black In highest esteem.
%6
Hon. James G. Martin IL one OF the
most popular Democrats IN Cook Conn.
~ ana all signs point to his nomination
lor county Judge. The Democracy
'athot name stronger stanlartl. bear.
II Tor this important Office than James
.. Martin. He was horn In Kane
county, ILL.,, In the year 1861; early cd.
ication obtained ut Elgin Academy.
rom which Institution he graduated i'm
SD. This was followed by his fresh
mans year ut the Lake Forest Uniyer.
MY. Justice Martin next entered his
sophomore year AT the University of
Michigan at Ann ArbOr, where six
ears were spent In taking full classi.
al course and earning the degree of
). A. In the literary department. also n
eacher's diploma from the professors
" Greek ana Latin, document that ;
'ighifies proficiency In those languages.
may be mentioned In this connection
NAT Justice Martins early ambition ,
vas 10 got a prOfessOrship of Greek
nj Latin In some university and some
was entered into to
nat end that view was, however,
bandoned In favor of the law as the 1
equel shows. Mr.. Martins penchant
DR. the dead languages shows In his I
lkihg Il postgraduate course mt the
University OF Michigan In the literary
apartment, In the Greek and Latin
lnguages ana literature. This was 6
supplemented by a course of law and 4
Eliminated In his taking the degree of G
u. b.; during his postgraduate course @
also completed sufficient work for the \
'gree OF NJ. A. Justice Martin came n
Chicago In 1880, ana began practice