New-York tribune., 1900-07-01
LORD NORRIS.
STORIES OF a WITTY IRISH LAWYER. NOW
A DISTINGUISHED JUDGE
From The Lon1ou Telegraph


From The I.OndOn Telegraph.
a representative Of one OF the Old families
known as the Tribes of Galway Lord motifs
has never lost that meIIifiUOus bTOgue which diS-
/ tinguishes West of Ireland folk This character
istic provides the grCund"ork Tor az least t~S
( stories told Of him on one occasion the noble
/ Lord, twice an occupant OF the IrisA Cench. WaS
present at wedding IN cOinpStLy Nith I4-ss
KeOgh. Morris was lamentins that he had or
. gotten to throw Old shoe after the bride and
bridegroom. when KeOsh remarked 'TaroW
your broeue after them: it will DO Just well
At another time Lord Norris Was sitting at ma
Four Courts as Lord Chief Justice Of Ireland.
when young baTTiSter from the North rose neT-
vOusly TO make his first notion The Judge had
declared that no one listening 20 himself Wo'.sd
ever take him for anything but an IrisnHitr.
"HiCH was ptIIeCly cOiit,-L I'AI et4'f ~ C--
not understand Antrim The Lord Chief Justice
leaned over the bench To ask the Associate where
the DdrrlSter ndAed rom county AALLi-i.
was the response. Then asked His LOrdsh1p OK
the official: Did ye iver come across sich a
frishtful accint in the course OF yer lOIfe;
When Lord Morris first went the ConnaCsat
circuit. where he had practised before his eleva-
tion to the bench at the early age OF thirty nine,
ne gave many specimens Of his native wit Al
one asSiZe town the Judges arrived late. and he
Grand Jury after being sworn in sent down
true bin III a very simple case. intended 70 III
up the spare time OF the Court for the heel Ot
the evening Il was a case OF the abduction Of =
small farmers daughter by a shOPkeeper. who
could not arrange the matter OF dowry 20 ne
satisfaction of his Sygeetheart's relations The
accused had met the maid near his shop, anCr
hs1d kept her, haI resisting hatlI coTeTltirle. On
his premises. in company with elderly female
relative The offence was, therefore. only OF a
technical character. Charlie OAal!ey made a
wonderful speech for the prisoner. in the course
| of which he told the frieZe coated jurors tsat
they were the most intelligent high minded and
naturally gifted he had ever addressed
Justice Morris when the proper time came said
to the Jury You have seen nv friend Nr
OMalleys amusing performance Dismiss Il
from your minds and don't go home 20 your
honest wives with peacOCks feathers in yCar
hats 10 proclaim the distinction he piles upon
YOU am compelled 10 direct you 70 nnd a YER
diet OF guilty in this case but You viii easily
that think it is trifiing thing. which I regard
as quite uhht % occupy my time II IS more
valuable than yours At least, it is much bet-
ter paid for Find therefore the prisoner guilty
OF abduction, which rests, mind ye. on four
polnts-the father was not averse, the mother
was not opposed the girl was willing, and he
boy was cOnvaynient-" After the verdict he
Judge sentenced the prisoner to remain IN the
dock till the rising of the Court. Then turning,
to the Sheriff ne said: Let's CO. Before the
boy was clear Of the dock the Judges head
appeared again Marry the girl al once" hs
said, and God bless you BOTH
One day it fell 10 the lot OF Lord Morris TO
hear case at CoIeraine. in which damages were
claimed from a veterinary surgeon for having
poisoned a valuable horse. The issue depended
upon whether a certain number of grains OF a
particular drug could be safely administered 70
the animal \ dispensary doctor proved that he
Add oIten gwen eight gralHS 20 . man, from
which it was to BE- Inferred that twelve for a
horse was not excessive Never mind yer eight
grains, GOcJher," said the Judge We All know
that some pOisOnS are cumulative in effect and
We may so TO the edge of ruin with iulpuDiry
But tell me this: The twelve e-re,irS-vyoT,5z-,t
they Kill the divil himself il he swallowed rher9-
The doctor was annoyed and pompousIy replied
Il don't know. Ay Lord: l never had him - =
patient From the Bench came the answer.
An, no, docther. We niver had, mOre's The u.ty!
The old bhOy's still alive"
IheSe, OF course, are stories OF the earIv da -
Of a brilliant career. in which politics at one
time played a considerable part In later wears
Lord Morris has always followed with keen con-
Germ the fortunes OF his country and he Is cred
lted with SuGdry caustic observations concern
ing Home Rule. An ardent Separa1isJ once Oh
served 70 him that in his opinion Mr. Gladstone
vas heaven born genius. Then" said r.a~d
motifs. may IL be long time before heaven Is
@7l'Iii IN an interesting condition some day.
duced TO write his "reminiscences. Thev sborfI
De rIch IN incident and from the autObiOe~4-
Phef ) point or view would possess the advar-
tage OF distinguishing the actual from the apoc-
ryphaI