The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-06-18
A DR0LL CHARACTER
scoUEssLoR- MOAN WAS W.T.
Or TIE NEW YORK sAR
Some Of the ouaiat SAYING. OF Thfs
Pieturesaue LeEai Light. whs For
Years Kept Cothsm'. judge. and
Lawyers auEhinG.

brought tCEether TIE best % the anec-
dotes % Ton Nolan. who was known
/ popularity among members Of the New
York bar a. -Counseior Noian." For
many years the counselor kept judges
and lawyers Of New York laughing
and at political conventions be was one
Z Of the important. u rot serious. attrac-
[ tons The counselor was himself SUI
/ generis His droIiery was Individual
Some Characteristic stories from Mr..
stansburys collection are here set
down:
AT a political convention a friend
asked Nolan:
Isn't u strange. counselor. that
/ your friend Croker. who = such
I mighty power down your way. does not
I get a nice political Job for himselfT'
The barrister drew himself up. look
{ Ing bis inquisitor over from the corner
of bis eye. and then replied. with Sc
verify: "'Tis a peanut brain you have.
/ Clancy. 10 ask me that Is there amy
/ lob he hasn't gotT"
Judge Horace Russell told the follow
I ing story: Nolan once had a client
I whose name was Mrs. Moriarity. After
her case had been placed upon the
] calendar Mrs. Moriarity appeared ev-
I cry day 10 Solan's Office with her elev-
en- witnesses. Finally the case reached
the top Of the calendar. and Nolan was
On hand to try IT, The opposing coun.
sci asked for a postponement. Nolan
fought the pOstpOnemeut with great
eloquence, laying much stress upon the
fact that Mrs. Moriarity had been put
10 enormous trouble and expense OF
coming every day to bis Office with her
eleven witnesses. Judge Dugro. who
was sitting. was not convinced ap-
parently by Nolan's perferyid oratory
and granted the adjournment. Then
the barrister arose.
Your honor" said he. has seen 1T
10 grant a postponement Of the case,
and. while | humbly submit 70 the rul-
Ing OF the court yet l would Ike 10 ask
your honor 70 do me personal favor"
Certainly. counselor. with pleasure"
replied Judge Dugro. what Is itT'
go you 10 my office" tbuDdered the
barrister. "and inform Mrs. Moriarity
that this case has been postponed"
Witty and keen as Nolan was. he
once In awhile got the worst Of an en-
counter with a witness. as the follow
ing incident illustrates:
The plaintiff. Mr. Foley. was suing
Mr. W. for damages sustained by care
lessness Of defendant in allowing his
donkey TO escape from his stable and
trespass upon plaintiffs lawn. Foley is
In the witness box.
Barrister Nolan (for defendanO-You
say that Mr. WIS animal caused all
this injury to your propertyf
Foley-Yes. sor.
Barrlster-where did you first see
this donkey?
Foley-Tied up 10 defendants stable.
Barrister-Where did you next see
him?
Foley-On me premises.
Barrlster-H How do you know It was
the same donkey7
Foley (emphaticallyl-If / saw yez
, tied up In the sthable. don't yez sup
/ pose Ia know yez whin yez got loose?
The barrister excused Mr.. Foley.
Ii was IN the old superior court be
] fore Judge David McAdam and a jury
and the barrister was trying case or
behalf OF the plaintiff in a negligence
suit against the Twenty-thrd street
crosstown railroad. which was con
trolled by Jacob Sharp. who afterward
gave the name OF doodle aldermen" &c
the world. on rising TO sum up on be
half OF his client Nolan launched forth
ilto an attack upon Sharp. who had In
. no manner appeared In the case. Rails
= ing bis voice 10 pitch that could be
heard by citizens IN the City Hall park
he concluded his peroratlon as follows:
"And who. gintlemen OF the jury. Il
Jacob Sharp1 VIII tell you, gIntle
men. He Is a man so lost TO all hi,
e sinse Of ethics and the rights OF mar
j. that for the sake OF palthry prospec
q tive dividends he would run n railroad
. up your spine and make ties out Of
your ribs!'
When the bar OF the city Of New
York gave a dinner at DelmOnico's II
o honor OF former Justice Abraham II
]. Lawrence on bis retirement from th'
@ bench. one OF the remarks Nolan mad'
was:
q. AANAF AhANNAhNA oAAAe AAAs AAN n
good Judge. a foine Judge. but h'
thinks livery man ought to 80 to prison
% at least vance"
Nolan on one occasion was a candi
D. date for a municipal Office. and In th,
Is course OF his canvass he asked a wo
man Of his acquaintance II she woul,
use her influence In obtaining for hin
her husbands vote "Sure, | will,
10 said the woman. Are we not ever
lastingly grateful TO you ever since yo
10 got my husband on for stealing a gum
s. "No. no, thy dear woman" cried tn
barrlster. mot for stealing a gun. bu
"a for the alleged stealing OF gun"
alleged be bothered" replied tn
woman. "Come up stairs and III sho'
you the gun"