The sun., 1902-01-12

Houston telling him 70 come to Paris for
the documents. told him that they lad
been placed In black bag, with some old
accounts, scraps OF paper and old ncws-
papers. On his arrival produced TO him
the letters. accounts and scraps Of paper.
After a brief inspection he handed mo a
cheque for c50O, the price had told him
had agreed to pay for them. At tho
same time he gave me Gio5 in bank notes
as my own commission" In the face Of
this confession the Times withdrew tho
fac smile letter, and the commission found
that 1t was forgery" The last scene
OF the drama was enacted on March 5. A
warrant had been issued for Pigott's ar.
rest on the charge of perjury. The police
tracked him to hotel In Madrid. wait
he said TO tho officers who showed him the
warrant, until 90 to my room for son4
things 1 want" The officers waited, the
report OF a pistol was heard, there was
rush to Pigotts room. He was found on
the floor with a bullet through his brain.
He had died by his own hand. Our author
tells us that. when the Pigott crisis wa,
over, he called on Russell. He was a new
man. All traces OF distress and anxiety
had disappeared. He looked happy and
Joyous; but there was not a single note
of triumph in his conversation about the
unfortunate wretch whom he had DESTROYED.
Indeed, no showed no desire to talk about
tho subject
Charles Russell was a great advocate.
Was he also good Judge7 The blographer,
who, Il should be remembered, is himself
a highly respected member Of the English
bar, and, therefore. qualified to speak upon
the point, declares that In five short years
Russell made a reputation on the bench
which almost overshadowed his reputa-
ton at the bar. He was strong. just. pains
taking and expeditions. He was, says
one Of his colleagues. popular on the bench
He was patient and considerate; now and
then he would burst out like the Old Russell,
kept his temper under perfect control
Another colleague testified 1T Is great
loss 20 the country and 10 the race OF Chief
Justices that he was cut on 30 early IN his
career on the bench. His reputation was
growing every day. and another five years
Woud have made great difference In his
permanent position in history. The testi-
mony of an eminent member OF the bar Ia
also cited: 'One great quality distln.
suished Russell as a Judge; judge he ,, always iv,5.H
II he were occasionally arbitrary or i'm.
patient, It was owing TO his desire 10 get
quickly through the business. No man
could be more attentive. Judge will
sometimes loll in his chair; he will soI0o-
times even read a newspaper-a Lost
insulting proceeding-when you are ed.
dressing the jury. There was nothing
OF that about Russell. He gave his whole
mind to the case and TO every one III IL,
Az the bar he would ride roughshod over an
opponent On the bench he always con.
sidered your feelings. ! think he was
greater as a Judge than as an advocate.
In July, 1895, Russell. as Lord Chief
Justice, presided over an important State
trial, that, namely, of the leaders OF the
Jameson raid. The present biographer
was In court when the Lord Chief Justice
charged the Jury. 1T was,' he says, 'an
impressive scene. Fashionable London had
mustered in court 70 sympathize with the
raiders, and 70 hail their dollverance with
10y Russell, however, resolved that jus
tice should be done, and stood between
the Jury and public opinion. From the
beginning TO the end Of the trial he never
allowed the jury to escape his iron rip.
He charged home against the prisoners,
making their guilt and folly transparent,
and ended by submitting a series OF qucs-
tions which gave the jury no loophole for
a verdict OF acquNtsl. We should not
omit 10 mention that Russell represented
the British Government before the inter
national tribunal organized at Paris for the
purpose of preventing the obstruction
of seal life In Behring Sea, Mr.. Justice
Harlan was one Of the American members
OF the tribunal.
II will be recalled that In 1897 an arreem"nt
was reached between the United States
and Great Britain TO refer the question OF
the Venezuela boundary dispute 70 arpitra-
ton. Lord Herschel and Lord Justice
Henn Collins were appointed the English
arbitrators but In 1899 LORD Herschell
died. whereupon Lord Salisbury asked
Lord Russell TO take his place. The arhl-
traitors mot n Paris In tho summer and su-
a.
sian jurist, acting as umpire. The award
was made In October The author OF tls
hook saws truly that the decision was cub.
stantially In favor OF Great Britain. iu,s-
much AZ II authorized the inclusion within
British Guiana Of the great bulk OF the tor
ritory embraced by what Ia known AZ tns
Schomburghk line. The only exception
Of any note 20 this sweep of the award
lay in the fact that Il assigned 70 NrI"-
zticla a small tract on EaT1ma Point oL 'hs
delta 81 the Orinoco, 90 which on strateglyI
grounds the Nenezuelans had alSays lt-
tAched high value. When the arhiifaL' y
was over. Lord salisbury wrote 20 the u q
Chief Justice. Il have rooelved the Qu-hs
commands % express o. your Lordshlg ~
Ma iestys appreciation 81 your 'Hin'H.
servic~s as ono 81 the British Ahitrsi
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fnr the iufusnoe he storgis',d in brhg
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