The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-07-19

removed to New York City leaving
the practice and going into business
A. L. Jones appears in our court
records as early as 1851 He was
probably In practice some years before
that. He lived at Alliance, and we all
remember him as member Of bar
down to recent years. For number
of years his student and partner Jas.
Zimmerman, was a bright young law.
yer, residing at Alliance. and appearing
frequently in our courts, but died while
young.
A. V. p. Day began practicing here
associated with Col. p. s. Sewers, but
moved to the west and / believe is
deceased
William M. Cunningham resided at
Canal Fulton. and was justice of the
peace for some years, and occasionally
appeared in our courts.
! Samuel Beatty is enrolled as a men,
ber of the bar of this county in the
year 1859, but never knew of his prac-
ticinsN He achieved an honorable
career during the war, and was after
wards sheriff of this county.
Lyman w. Potter resided at Salem
hut as attorney for the Pittsburg FIT.
Wayne C Chicago Railroad was SO Of
ten in our courts during the early six
ties as to be entitled to be enrolled
among the members of our bar. He
! vas a strong man, but died in middle
life.
Edward S. Schneider, a partner Of
Judge Raft, a member of one of the old
Canton families, was bright man, who
made a fine record in the war, and af
terward was elected to the legislature
from this county. He practiced here
for number of years, but died when
still a young man.
Henry s. Martin came here to take
charge of the public schools. and main
tained position as superintendent for
many years, and was afterwards ad-
mitted to the bar and was sent to the
legislature with Mr.. Schneider and
afterwards held position under the
treasury department OF the United
States under Mr.. Sherman, and held
that position for many years, until
about the time of his death.
For ten or twelve years prior to 1868,
Luther Day. of Ravenna. frequently
appeared in our court. | remember
witb what interest | tried to get to the
court room when | knew that Judge
Day was to speak. He was an advocate
o. rare powers, physically frail in ap-
pearance, and without any OF the dom
mating qualities which are apt to be
attrii uted and are sometimes pos.
sessed by men of large mold
and strong voice, | was often lead to
wonder in what subtle charm resided
his power to convince the courts and
juries, for he was a winner of cases
Years afterwards when l had come II
know more Of men and affairs | con-
cluded that his success. lay first in his
character, which lent weight TO every
thing he said, his sympathetic nature
that put him in touch with the finer
feelings of judge and jury. and above
all that wonderful gift, that we car
talk about and feel, and cannot de
scribe, the power of persuasion.
l have now brought this hasty
, sketch down to what we might con,
: slider the beginning of the present
! ! generation of lawyers. | do not intend
to come farther. What / have sail
Las been wholly superficial, and as fal
from doing justice to the bar as Q
whole, or to the few names l have
mentioned.
trust that this feeble beginning viii
be much improved upon hereafter, ant
that some system will be adopted in
: The treatment of this bars history thai
rot only the period have touched up
, on, but for the forty years that have
: since passed by, may be completely
, written up.
To do this cn immense amount o.
. work must be done. and | would sug
, gest that permanent committee OF
, historical work be established in thi!
association, who will outline it, sub
q divide it, and finally put it into per
, nunent form. 1t will be impossible {,
learn much of the lives of many mem
bers of the bar who lived in the frs
quarter of this century, but some in
a dustry covering inquiry of older citi
I Znns and correspondence should furn
Ish a sufficiently complete account o
4 all the members of this bar during tn
: last seventy-five years, This mean
9 a vast deal of searching records, ant
r steps should be taken for the preser
:. yation of the earlier records, a numbe
4 having already been lost.
a | desire to acknowledge the great as
sistance furnished me by Mr.. Josepl
q NJ. Blake, for he Is entitled to the cred.
1 of all the record searching that ha
. been done for the foundation of thi
, paper. in which work he has shown 8
n much care and industry. that l trus
@ his services will be availed of for tn
q future.
:. would recommend the appoint
d nent of permanent committee on tn
Il history of the bar, to take charge of tn
e work Systematically. | would suggea
that the names of all living lawyer
n now or heretofore connected with tn
r, bar should be scheduled and a brie
~ account of the important facts obtaine
e and made a matter of record. such 4
( the date and place of BIRTH wher
d educated, under whom they read, dat
y of admission to the bar, election [
II office, and any general facts that woul
,e be of future interest. The groun