The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1902-02-27

partnership. 10 1919 undtr the nams oil
S,srt A I'bsm. Tnis business vas couto
ued until 1861, when STARK wi.hjtes 10
1864 MI, lshsm YES elected 10 tue Legs
hiure, position tot at al 10 bis lining.
bat be served OFT The term 90 the Judic
i.iy committee
10 1865 be sebt 10 Europe. spending
tso years 10 usysl there. His Law rrsc
tice vss crossing eonst.u,ly, and in Febru
cry OF 1872 Mr.. l.bam formed Q partner
ship wib R9btrs I. Lincoln uuder the
name o. I,han 4 Lincoln. Ia 1885 VIII
liam q. Beale uss made . mem Der OF The
| 6rm. Fonr Yeas later bis meme vas add
ed 10 II, the ifm becoming Bhsu, Lin
coln & Bssle Mott OF the firms prsclioe
has been 10 the United States oourtp, and
mary Of its cares bsve bscp 10 courts cut
eide Of the State.
Mr.. I,bsm bsd rks1 literary talent.
Oae Of bis papers sppesred 10 the EoeJelo
pediA OF Political Sciyncs under tbs title
Of - cisl snd Political Relations OF Cor
por,tiobs For the New York Historical
Society be wrots paper, "Fropteusc and
Mice S.andish in the No,,twett." 10
1898 he read e psper before The Vermont
Historical Society entitled Ethan Allen;
8 MY 10 Civic Authority Mr.. Istsm
vss meo.btr OF TIE Chicago His'oricsl
society.
For ye.s the lshsm residencs VS. at
Tweliib street end Wabash avenue. 10
1920 be bnilt = home Ut Chicsso Aveous
and Tower court. Mr.. Ishsm was . en-
Der OF many clubs, obiel Of which we're the
UOion. Universi,y. aud Harvard OF New
York, and the Chicago. Uaion, Calumet.
Washington Park. aud Saddle and Cycle
Of this city.
In 1851 Mr.. Isbsm msrtied, Miss Fspuie
rurcb, daughter Of Thomas Borch OF Lit
tie Falls, n. Y Fonr children survive
Pierrepont I,bsm. formerly Lieutenant 10
the Seventh and Third Cavalry, U. s. A
Edward s. Ishsm. Jr vas graduated from
Yale 10 1891 and 10 Row 9 m manufacturer 10
New Yotk;s aud the two Misses I.bsm.
Mr. IYhsm wss 10 many noted legal oss
les. His greatest victory was Tor the Pol
man Gar company over tho Central Trans
portstiop company, when be vent before
the Supreme Cont 10 1897 and bsd . Low
er court decision giving the transportation |
eonpsny 100000 dsmsees reversed.
He Vas the Hrst lswyer to take the ground
that the interference With freight and pas
sepser service between the Siates made
authority for the United Ststes courts 10 |
the premises. This came up 10 the lities |
lion during and alter the erest strike oil |
1924. Mr. Isham vac copnected with the |
litigation tbat the reincorporsiion OF Chics
90 brought. sbout 10 1875 sud be VS. the
attorney Tor the Walter L, Newberry e.
tate 10 lite legal troubles
One OF bis grestsst Gases 10 nov teiore
the Supreme Cour. aud will come up this
spring. |, 10 that OF the insurance. com
psuies sesiust Hilmon sni hiss been tried
sir times."
Another Chicss paper spesks Of him -
follows.
"Chicsso has . supeiHui,y OF lawyers,
bul there ere some smoDg them whom il
can III s6ord 10 lose. OF ooe OF there The
city vH deprived day before yesterday by
the untimely de.ih Of Edward y. Isbsu,
The senior mtmber Of the firm OF Ishsn.
Lincoln 4 Besle, and ore Of the seniors at
The Ctis'so bsr for be begsu The prsctice
Of Isv 10 this city 10 1858.
Long (" Mr.. I,hsm's years Of iegsl ssrv
Ice bed been. be vss rot 90 ssei man
shsu be died, He had iust completed bi.
siIty sixth year. He had hsd . heart
lrooble for some months, bot 10 ere eos
pected that be vas 90 nesr bic end He
rsme OF sturdy Vermont stock. spd bis
friends bsd ioncly bat vsiuly hoped that
10 sould be With them for nsuy yests TO
come.
Mr.. I.hsm Inherited the tesl profes
sion. There came TO him ~ . part OF bic
tisa aud honorsble traditions
- 70 The duty OF i,s MEMBER The Scrip
aloos obssivIrcs q ell thtir professional
,blis.tiobs Distinguished the men Who are
ss ''l.syers OF The old school.
they ~srs i.i,h'ai TO the inifrtsts OF th,ir
,iietts, bat they teotre5 TO hte al i'm
proper sd,snisss Of 90 adversary. 10 !,
,ouft sn3 cut ri ecnat they were alssys .
.essrdfol OF tte con,tesiss Of life. They
stre ssttltnen ss veil a. lssytis. 10 ,
bic school Of lsssl pt.e,itior'rs. .ct COL
10, 90 roG.reas as IL shoalS be, Mt
shsm belonged. .
lie zee tot % '.ho#y." 10 tie nerstri
ieas senss, ~ stns OF TIE nsn vto have !
hors ., TIE Cbiesso tu. Bat be kntv Z
be lsv. he sss ihoroasb The client c
rho hsa beet toli b, Mr.. Istsn tia, be .
ed seed Gaze fell sale That eonndeses b
,hieh ellenu ted 10 NJ. Ishsn the courts e
bad sao. The Juesa rseest q 10 tn .
u nsrsl, the trained ssd scholarly Law d