The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-04
Chicago Record

to man. 80 far as any one has ever found
out. and his por!ngs over the cases fr.
trusted TO him are known often to extend
far into the night. BY this sacrifice Of
many OF the things for which most of US
care so much, Mr. Carter has won such
q measure of success as comes TO few
men He has won this not by magnetism,
or brilliant eioquence. or by intuftively
sraspinE the salient points OF his cases at
the last moment. after the manner OF
some bur by the sheer power Of an ex-
ceptional!y excellent brain and the liking
and ability for continuous hard work He
isn't the strongest man IN the world with
some jurses but ne 10 a power with the
judges. They are always delighted TO hear
his Headings so clear and direct are they.
and so completely in contrast with some
OF the turgsd involved arguments present.
ed before them. Mr.. Carriers strongest
friendship was for Samuel j. Tllden: IL
lasted until the latters death. and was
offset by an unconquerahle anfipaihy for
David Dudley Field. which extended to
the Field codes These her often been
the subject OF Mr. Carriers rsdicuse,
though generally held I'm favor by legal
heavy weights.
II can hardly be said OF Mr.. Choafe that
lie ever showed weakness with the judges
I'm all his practice. but undeniably his
strongest hold has been with the jury. His
ssys with an obdurate witness are DELI
c:.e.s G:.er questioning sslch II one Mr.
,sS..sfs = prone % ssas INST one elbow
and then the other on his rigs. k'.@ snG
to bend forward fnsinuat!ngty. When 80
does this the witness should oettef .oos
out Should Choate take out EaEsEii
81 small coins and begin To jugsle th"n'
from one hand 20 the other the worst
nv ~ exnsc,ad for tn,-n ne is about go
.iisar,s, the witness completely with rnn
s!vo Kindness and thus hetray him issta
some srightfui admission. Cncate's s-eat
est victory ct this variety Was wen over
Htsseii Sage I'm enc 81 those periodical
trials of T.aidlaw's suit against the CAPT
talist For damages from TIE bomb expaoe-
ell IN the latters office StEe then ad-
tni,is~, after a particularly euiangnr.g
experience that he haa bespoke hins-
SIT 90 Choate's placid satisfaction and
TIE intense teltght % every one in the
court room. Including Sags's counsel. Col.
z e, James ~ his cowntenance could be
taken FOR an indication.
Col James ny the way IL almost as
uairtern,s.tfng in his devotion 10 work as
James C. Carter. The colonel Is years tho
Younger and while his annual fees are
ucs yet So iargr by thousands rerhs 1s
as either Choste's or sarter's his PROBES
sional Income will probably be as biz a.
=4.ser az theirs by the time he has seen
in harness as long as they. and. as IL IN.
Ms intake ss well worth having-raurSng
between sSaao ard s.5se according 20
LAWYERS opinions, Col. James looks airy
thing init a typical attorney. s-sng plasrr.
rosy and ef pleasant -ourtenance: = capt.
tai story teller ard quick ~ see the hum J..
orcus side OF any question.
sugar Trusts Lawyer.
John e Parsons, whose regular rras-
ties, Z. 10. one 81 the three or four at the
ton 81 the list. bat who. nevertheless. has
the distinction os having received the nss-
xexs single fee ever paid ia New York
from the Sugar trust, FOR drawing a
charter that sittin't holds Of different
sort lie t. one ~ this srfs.sgwsf looking
men Ia this town He IS tail and SPAR
but So well built that ne Is able to carry
himself with dignity. even with grac@-
His eyes are welt ses. his nos~ Of comely
shape, his complexion healthy: he wears
little sis.eh~,srdx that suggest the Enw-
usnrsar and hts heavy Jaw h~soker.s
strength that might otherwise apparently
sss lacking Bss The key 10 the man IL
nsx mouth shia~lsgp~sa. sensitive ani ir-
ss,-astng the chillines- ~ on. who te~aks
through every proposition from tae legal
viewpoint aniy. Vet. With all his cosd
intellectually. Re sometimes loses his
ectse N court In ways that wouldn't hs-
tau ". ChcAss ~ Col james o. James