The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-06-22
THE WAY TO WEALTH.
BINATION OF COURAGE AND
JUDGMENT.

The Country Lawyer who Took
DIR. Kennedy's Case When 1t Was
Apparently Hopeless Cited as an
Example-HOw n Real Estate MINIS
Quick Decision Melted Him $780,
O0O-Stewart Mansion Deal and
other Big Operations which Made
sEen wealthy.
From the Philadelphia Press
New York, June 19.-Senator Depew a
few days ago, in response to a question
put TO him by some one who was anxious
40 learn the rules that are essential to
the acquisition of wealth, replied that
in his view it was mistake to lay too
much stress upon habits of economy,
even of industry or perseverance, or in
fact to rely upon any general rules of
conduct since in his own experience he
had met with many men who had been
industrious, capable, economical prudent
and yet had been unable to do any more
than earn fair income. On the other
hand he had known of men who were not
habitually industrious, though capable of
great spurts of industry, who were prodi-
cal with their money, who were not noted
for persistency of purpose and yet who
had amassed very great fortunes. Half
in lest the Senator said that the only es-
sential for the acquisition of a great for
tune or for the achieving of great sue
cess was the possession of the money
bug" 1t is a metaphor that many of the
Senator's intimate friends will at once
recognize as one that he is fond of using.
BY the money bug" he meant the pos
session of two qualities, one being judg-
ment and the other courage or that reso-
Lutte daring which is in the colloquialism
of the day called nerve" The man who
possesses these two qualities WILL in the
Senator's opinion, and he is supported In
that view by many men who have sue
Ceeded, stand a better chance of acquir-
ing great wealth than would be possible
through plodding industry, unlinching
persistency and rigid economy.
Success of Kennedy's Lawyer.
1t so happens that recently there have
been some striking examples in this city
of the truth that is contained in this IA
vorite metaphor of Senator Depew's. To-
day the bar and in fact the entire COM
munity that reads and is intelligent is
speaking of the achievements of Robert
NJ Moore, the comparatively young law
yer WIZ hGACA0CN III. IN6hHGuy III DOlll
of the prosecutions in which majority
of the jury voted for acquittal. OF course
Mr.. Moore's achievement would have been
impossible had he not been well read in
criminal law and had had considerable
experience in its practice. But that expe-
rience was not gained in the courts of
New York city. He is what is known in
the city as a country lawyer. His manner
in both trials. especially in the last one,
as well as his personal appearance, was
in marked contrast to the mannersms and
methods and physical distinctions of the
opposing counsel. Mr.. Osborne, who rep
resented the state. This assistant district
attorney seemed to have come every
morning from one of the fashionable
clubs of New York to the court room, for
in his apparel, and, excepting when he
lost his temper in his speech and man
ner, he made fine display of the conven-
tionalities which distinguish what is call
cd the wel-bred New York gentleman.
Mr.. Moore on the other hand suggested
the country justice. he seemed inditrer-
ent to the cut of his garments nor were
there many of the superficial convention
elities which indicate the man of city
breeding, and of so-called aristocratic as
scciations. Nevertheless, In the more sub
stantial attributes of character and in the
fundamental qualities that make true
courtesy this young lawyer from the little
city of Malone at the foothills of the Adj
Fondacks compared most favorably with
the brilliant layer cs5c-ce who won his
professional laurels when he successfully
prosecuted Molineux. Moore suggested
TO Judge Newburger, who tried the case,
and to some of our lawyers at the New
York bar who were familiar with what
may be called the old school lawyers the
nr9pfitiO0PrS W moi n
type now almost extinct in New York
city, the country lawyer who is equally
at home in conveyancing, in drafting
wills, in defending minor criminals or in
bringing or defending civil actions which
though trffiing in the amount involved
nevertheless touch the whole field of ju-
risprudence excepting possibly admiralty
or patent law practice.
Country Lawyers Charge.
But there are many lawyers who have
these qualities who nevertheless lack the
very attributes which made it possible
Tor Mr.. Moore successfully to defend an
alleged murderer. The defense was sud
cessful, since there is no doubt that in
the course of a few weeks even the for
mality of releasing DIR. Kennedy on bail
VIII have been done away with and the
Indictment against him will be quashed
or else nolle prosequi entered A great
opportunity opened to a young lawyer
seeking a reputation, and reputation In
New York city is speedily followed by
remuneration fees and retainers, when
me Court of Appeals reversed the verdict
u guilty in the first trial of DIR. Ken
hedy. The reversal seemed TO have been
On rather narrow or technical grounds
al least so it seemed to the district at
tofheys office, for they made prepare
uons for the immediate retrial of Dr.
kennedy in every confidence that by elm.
matlng from the second trial the faults
"hlch the Court OF Appeals had discov-
ered IN the first they would be able to Sc
cure a verdict Of guilty.
Kennedy himself and his family had
practically exhausted their savings and
70 some extent had mortgaged their fu.
1ure income when raising the money for
me defense of the accused in the first
i'di' Therefore there were two obiec.
IONS instantly discovered by lawyers Il
"hom appeal was made to act as counsel
~ 'he defense. There was first of all
ne apparent certainty that the defense
"ouId be unsuccessful, and next, there
vas the danger that in addition to an
unsuccessful defense counsel would re.
I've little or no remuneration.
.,. Hoore' however, carefully studied the
e.pehce contained in the record of the
- trial and here II was that his judg.
uu came into play. He detected what
temed to him vital weakness both In
nc ,heory of the state in the first triaI
dlu IN It's presentation Of it's evidence OF
building up of its case. His judgment