The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-30


cradle in him. He regards himself stat
uesquely as figure of perrnanence in pub
lie life, and therefore refuses to be insult
ed, no matter how angry or vituperative
the assailant. From the effects of prac-
teal joke-and he has been the victim
of severe ones-he RECEIVERS as the sub
Ject of clinic RECEIVERS from the effect OF
an anaesthetic, seemingly unconscious of
what he has gone through"
One of the cases which attracted attention
for Lewis daring defense was that of q
young man named George Williams who
Drained the superintendent of a lumber
mill with a fragment of iron pipe. The
deceased was shown to have been tyran-
meal superior. Lewis defended Williams
on the ground that the superintendent,
though a man in FORM was a beast in
character; that it was the indirect order
of God some man should kill him; that
Williams simply performed a duty TO So
ciety. An acquttal followed, to the utter
CONSERVATION of the county, the jury go
ing to the extent of inquiring If there was
no way in which Williams could be in
demnitied for the two years and a half
he spent in jail awaiting trial.
Paul PAGE, son of the ex-Mayor of Mil
waukec while on his way to Alaska, kill
ed the proprietor of one of the principal
hotels at Seattle over a dispute growing
out of poker game. Page had been edu-
Gated in Paris, where he had formed the
absinthe habit Lewis defense was that
Page had been given Cannabis Indica, or
what is known as ''hasheesh," and his
vision had become so distorted that he
was unable to distinguish between the
man who was robbing him in the game
and the proprietor of the hotel; that hav-
ing just cause to kill the player who was
robbing him, he killed the proprietor un-
der a mistaken sense of Identity. Page
was acquitted. The case was discussed in
the leading medical journals of the world.
not one of them agreeing with Lewis
theory though he had persuaded the jury
10 do So
mot the least important factors in the
promotion of Lewis political designs" says
Mr. Cowen, have been his unvarying ur-
banity his cheerful Willingness TO accom-
modate anybody and everybody, and MS
effusive. stalking and grotesque polteness.
Very early in the game of notoriety he has
played so well. he devoted himself ardu-
ously to Evolutionary training and TO the ac-
duirement of manners according TO what
might be termed a Lewis code of mannec-
isms. In keeping with his ideas of segte-
cation in the social scale, he differentid ties
the manipulation of his headwear; and the
scope of his salaams Is adjusted to the i'm
portance of the individual recognized
whether man or woman. To the latter he
is foppishly deferential making il an til
tudinarian virtue, rain or shine, to keep
his hat removed while holding sidewalk
conversation with ladies. The Colonel has
won considerable and loyal drawing
constituency with these super-exquisite
civilties."
AS juggler with figures Mr.. Cowen
puts the Washington ex-congres sman
down as a postmaster IF his memory
were pool table" says Mr.. Cowen, 1.-THE
old fashioned numbered balls would never
find pocket. In the recollection bureau
of his brain is no pigeonhole for matbe-
NAUTICAL facts His reasoning powers scorn
precision" According to Mr.. Cowen, col ="
Lewis has no better regard for occurrences
than he has for figures. In his autobiog-
raphy he says he was born at the close of
the Civil War and the next paragraph n
saws the vioissitudes of the war having
left his parents dependent their support
was thrown upon him.
But of all that is said of him his ability
as lawyer must be recognized His m III
DDS of practice are unique and puzzl!ng to
the ablest members of the bench AMI ba-.
as well as 10 the many partners he has
had Though he no longer seeks criminal
practice he is recognized to be without
peer In his state He has defended thirty
two murderers and lost only one We dict in
the first degree. In that case he secured
reversal and finally an acquttal. As
public speaker he is interesting. He quo es
philosophy, poetry, economics, scripture,
Latin-and almost invariably misquoie e.
But TO the Sucn are Ills SudNlS
and address that his Interpretations s rye
to clothe him with the dignity and wisd ON
of the sage He has an amusing infelc-
ity in his scholastic flights. He affects t.
esteem Hortensius highly,to reve e Cicero
as his model, and he has discoursed glihly
about Jeremy Bentham as their contem-
porary In concluding a brief to be fled
in the state Supreme Court once, he made
a lengthy quotation from Virgil, accre lit
ing II to Homer. When the error was
pointed out by a law partner he excl m
ed. Indignantly, 'Confound that stenogra-
pher!
in smoothing over his bad breaks. he is
never wanting in readiness of excuse. On
the stump once he scored a political opp
nent as a horrible Centaur with the head
of a human being and the body of
snake When friend challenged his in
formation next day, he replied: That IS
nothing. my dear boy-a mere slip of the
tongue
A man of extraordinary industry and
tireless application combined with the Pc
culiar characteristics with which he is en-
dowed. there is little wonder after all
that he is what he is.
Sunday WITH THE POLICE,