The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-18
LARGE LEGAL FEES

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Ill. u Joseph Hodges choate
o. d'p,'' 70 hob mob with dukes ana
~ f0Is : me princes of the realm.
~, states ambassador AT, =. ' 10 saw Who |
rra ' !, has not been easy 70 ~ say go. mnc
nrss ! , usD to be termed the leader
ssht CIV. !, is easy to name haif
os'' ,r ther,abouts VINO mo-, a.. :, would
ssa 7 and Of this number DEL, y W roas,
bsssa' .,, 70 name the one counted most
disful' -, men Of his grade in the
r''s's's.I lanes C. Carter. His devotion
s o., : sso, him employed more hours
~ ns =. average for the last thirty OF
\ % w ,rost day laborers toll he
r,i !. .D few eminent New York lawyers aver,
y =, married n He has found almost
ss'M M clubs. for the theater, Tor ex-
tss i0' w or for any other amuse-
\ , ,,r. to man. SO far as anyone 70 ma. mas
y n.. =, and his porings over the cases
sa'a ~ Kim are known often to extend
.fA .,gb, BY this sacrifice of many
Y AIMS ia for which most o. US car 50
!. :. comes to few men. He has won
dS'', - : magnetism, or by brilliant eio-
W ,rtultiyely grasping the salient
Nj, cases at the last moment pu'
y 49, mower of an exceptionally eN-
y sD's and the liking and ability for
~ w., s.ra work. lie isn't the strongest
| X, world with some iuries, but ne IS
IN the Judges. They are always
fA :, h.or his pleadings, so clear and
,n,v and SO completely in con-
IA some of the tursid' involved arsu
!. ,,,,,pted before them
~
c.,,sr's strongest friendship was Tor
ridden; ii lasted till the latter's
~ "a was offset by an unconquerable
VA ar David Dudley Field, which ex-
~, n. Field codes. These have often
= 4. ,b,ect Of Mr.. Carter's ridicuie,
generally held in favor by legal
7, s,rdy b. said OF Mr.. choate that he
n,rsd weakness with the Judges In all
.,,,,,, but undeniably his strongest
n. bseu with the jury. His ways with
,ssurae witness are delicious. When
...,r,rr such a one Choate is prone to
4. sr,t one elbow and then the other on
,,ht knee and to bend forward insinu-
AN when he does this the witness
..,s halter look out, Should Choate take
handful Of small coins and begin to
y, .h,m from one hand to the other the
"a nav be expected, for then he is about
as,rm the witness completely with effus-
4. lnalIpess, and thus betray him into some
sntul admission. Choate's greatest VIC
NJ q, this variety was won over Russell
n, |, one Of those periodical trials of Laid
ays suit against the capitalist for dam
In from the bomb exploded in the latter:
nv Sage then adm tilted, after a particu'
My sntangllns experience, that he hat
ascke himself" 10 Choate's placid salts.
A;atr and the intense delight of every one
} IL court room, including Sages counsel
taospl E. C, James, If his countenannc,
Hrlt 10 taken for an indication.
~
Colonel James, by the way, is almost a,
H,GnittIng in his devotion to work al
,re Carter. The colonel is years the young
y md while his annual fees are not yet 81
ln BY thousands. perhaps, as eithei
nats's OF carter's. his professional income
VII probably be as big as either Of their
b lie time he has been in harness as lonJ
a!Asy, and. as 1t is. his intake is we'll wort
hrls-rsngiig between $4,000 and SIS, 900
iscflng to lawyers opinions, Colonel Jane
Sn anything but typical attorney. beini
HEED rosy and OF pleasant countenauce:
aGtal story teller. and quick to see tn
nn'''us side OF any question.
oh z. Parsons. whose regular practice 1
ia Que Of the three or four at the top O
!. ls. but who. nevertheless. has the dis
uiluoa Of having received he biggest fe
va Hid In New York-from the Sugar Trust
y asvlng charter that didn't hobbs c
aassnt sort. He is one OF the trlnmes
''his men In town, He g tall and spare
~ % well built that he is able to carr
.l'ei With dignity. even with grace. HI
w he well set his nose Of comely shap,
Y @nblexon healthy: he wears little side
,''fa That suggest the Englishran. and hi
H''' Jaw betokens strength that might othei
~ % lacking Blu the key to the man
I lOu'n. thin-lipped. sensitive and indica
Y We chl'liness Of one who looks throus
!" PROPOSITION from the legal view poll
ny yet. with all his cold iatellectuality. /
WINES loses his poise in court in wa,
4. "uien't hefall Mr.. Choate or Colon
-p OF sames c, Carter. Parsons has n,
~ 'esn defeated In legal battle. but he wi
Il' losiAg side 70 the famous BABY Bun
Mnetkle breach OF promise suit. al
II 'uule' secured against his client, Ill
icy rom the Sugar Trust, was the large
EM " '''r care oeii
~
~ say that VIM. B. Hornblower's annu
w loot up to $4,000 and are bound
w His strength is not with JuriC
=. wa judges. Stree his arguments are {
'na no emotion. He is only 40. Il
, IN ne profession has been the NEST ph
!, y rapid on record in this city. a
n largely due to the composition
u 1 WIN which he began as junior pal
e0n bis seniors already were well
~ Ia 40 was admitted and both disllk
Il, N0'K. Consequently he was often
~, Y Judges and lawyers than any 9th
MA 'l o. the firm, and always being pi
NJ. eua straightforward. not-too-wor
p,.o 800. OF the facts as he understood
Il ~ became fayorite with the men
s,g Mr.. Hornblower is a little In
=, = cfess is speckless. His face is II
4, = q by side whiskers. His hair is thl
49,. me top. He looks not unlike
~ druggist. He set out when a /