The Washington bee., 1902-12-20
THE NEGRO ATTORNEY.

services SOIhO u
ss,sful Ones.
90. sfwsvs a pleasure to THE BEE
IL j. rsn speak truthfully about nen
WhSD -,zasures. The Bse has from
anu 10 fime spoken of the failures,
tns.,rIo1s. the rise and progress OF
e0,r-fFars of the bar and especially
las vbo are identified with the Ne
hTssrs vas g time when the colored
...orosy had an uphill road. A time
I'm the colored people had but little
-.Th In the colorsd attorney and when
.-rogr three men then were constantly
.rrIrved to do all the work.
The colored att rEeY has made great
--5gress within the last few years. He
now employed in almost every
L,sgch Of the legal profession.
Howard University has done a great
-6Tk in its law school. This institu
ian has introduced some bright men
is the law and there are many " ho
,IsDd very high in that profession. 1t
is the object of The Bee TO speak
Eyis0v of a few of the men who are
IoDg well in the legal profession and
Graduates Of the Howard Law school.
There is perfect harmony among the
grbits and cOlored members of the bar,
buta great deal of diScOrd among the
roIorsd members. They don't seem
20 work in harmony and many of them
either see their associates and COM
o,ni0ns lose a case than to win it. / he
rof0red members Of the bar owe a
Great deal to Prof. b. +. Leighton,
dean of the Law Department Of How
ard University, who has turned out
many a successful lawyer and men who
have comhatled with him although his
nuulls. he has not been the man TO
-ebuke them, but will help them.
There was a time when many of the
IaVyers had no Offices. To-day many
of them are as well equipped as their
Ehite associates. An opinion has pre-
vailed among many COlOred people
that 3 Colored attorney doesn't stand
as we'll with the Judge as the white
LAWYER. This opinion prevails more
among the sO-called educated and
Quasi society colored people than any
sther class. They call fiuenCe" with
the Judge. If many of them would
vis.tlhe courts more, they will be con-
Yinced that the Negro attorney stands
as high in the estimation of the courts
as the white attorney. 1t is this class
OF coiOred people that Injuries the
Negro in the profession. This class
will more or less seek the white attor-
nsy and pay him his fee. Another
great fault with many Colored people
IS that they don't have enough conf
dence in their own lawyers THE BEE,
as il is we'll known, recognizes merit
and speaks of and Commends men of
principles and integrity. The colOred
attorney gets more abuse than he de-
serves and is not given The credit that
is due him. As an evidence of the
progress of the col0red attorney. THE
BEE viii point out few OF the most
successful anC reliable members of
the bar among the Negroes
Mr.. Thomas l.. Jones is beyond all
doubt one of the most successful Crimi-
nal lawyers al the bar. He is a product
of Howard UniveI sIty. He has defend
ed and won more murder cases than
any other COlOred member of the bar
aRd equally as many as any white. He
is a iOTClble speaker and a man who
can awake from a dream and speak
He has a goo practice and a fine law
library.
Mr Fountain Peyton is one of the best
Yeas0ueTs at the bar. lie is not so elO-
luent but he is a successful diSSeCtor Of
testimony. He IS a man of property
and one OF the most successful lawyers
at the bar.
Mr. l.. M King is more of a civil
lawyer. Ills cases are always well pre-
pared and he thoroughly underst nds
his cases and his arguments are al
ways convincing. He has a good civil
practice. Mr., King is an easy speaker
but he lays no claims to elOQuenCc.
Mr. 7. w. FTISby has not been here
at the bar so lang, but the time he has
be has made good use OF 1t. He deals
more largely IN real estate. For neat
ness and care. Mr.. FriSby stands above
the average member Of the bar. He is
busy man always.
Mr. Royal Hughes is hustler His
practice Is both civil and criminal. He
has good library and a we'll furnished
o.hoe. Mr.. Hughes is a genial young
man and has about made up his mind
TO become benedict.
Dr. ]. +. Bundy is in the real estate
business very largely. He also has a
goodCIyll practice,
Mr., w. L. Pollard, whose practice is
largely civil, IS one of the most careful
lawyers at the bar. He uses his time
very well considering the number of
enterprises in which he is engaged
ne IS one of the genial young men at
the bar.
Among many others who are doing
%e1 are hesSrs K. r. Horner, II.
smith, NJ T. CIinkscales, JohnA. Moss,
"howasa at one time the leading colored
Cobb
Dir. w. c. Martin is more of a pen
sion attorney and no doubt the only
sooTed member sf the bar who deals
largely In pension cases. He also deals
largely in civil cases. He is a dignfied
speaker and a man who attends 10 his
own business
There are two Justices of the Peace
10 lAe persons Of E. M@HewleIt and
Ao1crtH. Terrell, who are doing well.
SEEN IN THE STORES.