New-York tribune., 1901-12-29

soul Russell" said member of the Northern
Circuit produced the same effect on witness
that a cobra produces on a rabbit
In the case of Scott against Sampson, for in
stance. Russell asked Sampson a question that
the latter did not answer.
did you hear my question:" said Russell in
n low voice Il did" said Sampson. Did you
understand ito" said Russell in a still lower
voice Il did" said Sampson. Then, SAID
Russell raising his voice to its highest pitch ana
looking as if he would spring from his place and
seize the witness by the throat, why nave you
not answered it? Tell the jury why you have
not answered it sampson w. w. N o'ei i !" e-ii'eu'
and he never pulled himself together again.
His greatest feat in this line, of course was
in the famous case against THE London
Times" " when he drove the notorious Pisott TO
the wall To his own clients and to the sOlci-
tors who briefed him he was sometimes quite as
brusque as to his opponents If IN discussing
case with client the latter gave foolish an
swer to a question. Russell had no hesitatloh
in saying at once, You are a fool and so ieeiV-
ing the matter.
One day in court the lay client in a case
turned round ard made some suggestion 10 INuS
SELL who is that unpleasant LOOKING man VIZ W.
spoke to me?" said Russell. with a froWn, 10 the
solicitor who happened to be sitting by the Slue
of the client. That's your client SAID tne
solicitor Then L must trouble you" said Rus
SELL Ito ask him to go to some part OF the court
where L cannot see him The client, hoNeEeh,
place and said so. Tell him." said Russell
addressing the solicitor, that If he does not 20
at once where 1 can't see him won't go on with
the case" The client Immediately disappeared
In his younger days in silk Russell once had
some very high words with a judge on the
bench which caused the latter to say that ne
would not then trust himself to reproVe thehl
but would take the night To consider The next
morning the court was crowded in anticipation
of a scene The judge taking his seat with
| solemnity. began:
| Mr.. Russell since the court adjourned last
| evening. | have had the advantage OF conSlu-
ering with my brother judge the painful Incl
dent" Upon which Russell quickly broke
in with, My Lord, beg you will not say word
more on the subject; for can honestly assure
you that | have entirely and forever dismissed
| it from my memory turning of the tables
which provoked roar of laughter in the court
| that even the learned judge himself could not
| but join in
An Irshman to the core. Russell was proud
of his Irish brogue. Russell" said a friend
soon after he took silk" If you could only
give up your Irish brogUe it would be worth to
you at least another 500 year" Il would
not give it up" said Russell for the additional
300" He was not at first in sympathy with
the methods Of the Irish party. though he finally
came to believe in and support the Home Rule
policy of Mr.. Gladstone. The latter had made
an effort to throw open the Chancellorshp to
him by altering the law that excluded Catholics
| from that office, but he failed. Lord Russells
career, however was fttingly crowned by his
appointment as Lord of Appeal and his elevation
to life peerage in 1891. and by his appointment
| Immediately afterward as Lord Chief Justice
| 1t was the career of a man of great qualities.
but. ne is disclosed in this book, of not alto
| Gether lOVable ones.