Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-01-17
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lawyer, now engaged In the trial of q
very important and interesting elcctr
cal case before Judge Kohlsaat. il on,
Of the most popular members of tn,
lCOOk County bar. He Is Il native o,
Lee County. Iowa. but has lived in Chi
cago for years. being graduate of the
Chicago College of Law. and having
handled some of the most important
cases coming up In the Chicago courts
in recent years.
The case in which Mr.. Jones is now
engaged Is of great importance to the
manufacturers of electrical devices, and
the outcome of the litigation is being
lawated by them with great interest.
Among the most important cases
handled by Mr.. Jones in the past few
years was one i'm which he was selected
some time ago by the automobile man.
uiactnters TO contest the ordinance
passed by the South Park Board pro.
hlbiting automobiles on the South side
boulcvalds. Had this law been main.
tanned and enforced it would have had
II most Injurious effect upon the auto.
mobile industry in Chicago. Mr.. Jones,
however. handled the ease with such
great ability that he finally succeeded
In knocking the ordinance cut in court.
This however, is but one of the MANY
| important cases which he has handled
during his career as Il member of the
Chicago bar.
In addition to being an able lawyer.
1t may he mentioned that Mr.. Jones is
an author and an orator of considera.
bic merit.
He graduated with hon0rs from the
Iowa state College I'm 1892. on which
occasion (having taken course in clcc.
trical enginecringj he won one of the
two scholarships on that subject given
by the institution at that time.
Indeed 1t may be mentioned us one
of Mr.. Jones' many excellent Iualifica.
lions that he is an adept in electrical
affairs. and In 1893 received n prize
from a prominent electrical engineer.
Ing magazine for the best essay on
"Electriclty at the Worlds Fair" and
II Is on account of this expert knowl.
edge In electrical affairs that he has
been selected as counsel In the case
now on trial In Judge Kohlsaat's court
Mr. Jones, conformity with his able
partner Mr.. Keenc II. Arlington. pro.
duccd the valuable work. Jones Il
Ambiguous Annotated Statutes of iii.
nois." one of the most useful legal vol.
umes cXtant
| Mr. Jones has always taken kecr
Interest In the public affairs of Chicago
ana his standing as u citizen was
shown by his selection tn take charge
of the reception committee which en-.
tcrtained the late President Mckinley
during the latter's visit To Chicago on
the occasion of the Fall Festival and
Grand Army encampmcnt some years
ago. lie IL member of several pOliti.
cal and social organizations. among
them being the Hamilton and Union
League Clubs.
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Only seventy.twO days more of Har.
rison rs Mayor.
Judge Willard NJ. McEwen IL always
entertaining. and In II pleasant SYM
postum ut the Lincoln Club the other
day he very entcrtalnlngly discussed
the subject of Trial and Verdict" He
declared that the legal encounters in
the Criminal Court Of Cook County
were as great as those I'm the highest
| tribunals of the world. from the stand
point Of forensic and legal ability. That
the selection Of u jury Is II difficult
proposition In this city on account Of
the cosmopolitan mixture of the people
and that In order to save time 1t would
he II wise law which would give. the
Judge power tn examine the Jurors In
stead of both the prosecutor and de.
Tending lawyer, and have the two
| sides exercise their challenges against
the juror upon the questioning 10y the
Judge. That the Instructions should bc
oral by the Judge "'rhe most solemn
moment In the court Is when the yer.
diet comes in." said Judge McEwen.
1T II after the verdict that the Judge
has the hardest task. In prOno,incln
Judgment which sends II man to the
penitentary he practically ends the
mans life. TO some II Is like ending
their existence"
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| And will do likewise by Harrison.
the friend and patron sninr Of Onnery,
should Carter tempt the fatcS ana run
again.
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Louis T.. Altpcter Is being boomcd
by many influential Democrats for the
nomination for city Clerk. He would
make II great race.
1894
Only seventy-two days more of lIar-
rison rs Mayor.
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| VI, \. Dcl.any is one of the very
strongest Democrats thus far mention
cd In connection with the Forthcoming
judicial campaign.
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Daniel l.. Crulce, president of the
Referendum League. Is credited with
the statement that 1t IL now II certainty
that Clarence :. barrow will be can
didate for Mayor In the spring.
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