The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-31
LAWYERS OF ST. LOUIS RANK
Hl6H m THE LEGAL PROFESSION
STANDARD Lxl Main scale Which
the Professional Business and Financial
Repastion roustost the Country Jsdge Shepard Bar
claws Interesting Missouri Bench

said tina: the superstitution about the
9rorrdkog MAS another form OF stating
the same iies. but that ne had been unable
To trace tine origin Of the superstitt0n cs.
Ion3 the poiI.: he .acntioned. Judge Ssnts
used the Latin tongue with quite IS much
| ease as he did English.
The FIRST meeting Of the St. Louis Court
Of Appeals wss notable in many ways. AZ
vas particularly 50 In exhtbiiing the 0sep
respect which Judge CAN'T entertained ior
the forms OF law and for the preroyatises
u! his court. II would give sns pleasure
To hsrrate II. but I have iectured for 20
maEy years tO 10 maEy classes on M
petition tina. fear to encr0ach on the
domain u Honorable 4. r. Ellerbe. that
prince Of Taconteurs. whose version u the
inc..ent referred to is so dramatic ana
which leads me to yield tnae netd 70 him
In Difference to the precepes .: the aiore-
said law. which I hare 50 long enaeas'
"rei 20 cxpound.
colleagues u Judge CAN'T On the Cur
OF Appeals, AID fiYc only Judge Ia tic
STATE dnr,, r. his.is "a me a,, SS sgsvea eepei, 81,
OF Missouri. Judge Lewis was An ex.
II. .m"!v learned anI pAinstsk;Ea lawyer OK
tii,- OLD school. fie vas Of Virginia organ
General Washington. He Was proud %
the fact THAT IA. had been pri:i:ci:
printer il, i.is y"unse- day: Dariag the
,r.mely brilliant pamphlet entitled The
Voice Of Law, which dealt with solne po-
! Ii,icai eytn;s which occurred IN th's star.
| secured him a position of LEADERSHIP.
! among the Democratic Law gers uf the
state. HI was nominated for Judge OF
N. supreme COur, by the Democratic
party In 1853. and along with Governor
Phelps, Democratic Candidate for Gov
er:.or. suffered defeat IN that year. but
both reached the Offices they then sought
al a later day.
l,,.iCa rough IA vsl.ld-
| s"nicWha, akin {" Judge Black: and.
| iik. him, prone tn t"ss legal dinSu!-
| tics aside and {" deal troadi! With me
large features Of litigation. lie welded
| 4 most irenchant pen and usca sort OF
! .Ied4chammer ;oEic which attracted vice
| attention. His jul,ciai writings are oftci.
Isr ~ neSi.xsrce. Vic las ief, cna
amusing memorial of his efforts i'
h.,mo..ka the ss,"r.'y ., the ~'n I;
| rural lii. in 'h- oss- ~'iic!. rr-
| cords ~" arrest "f III" rnani"m h"Es
| No. e.. I'i.ar foan had an ordinance
| si..,la,i ing t'l..; al. hogs runi'nE AZ iars.,
| In the ."rI-rrsf. Iimi.s ~-r" nuisan:es ana
| tho oc nef shp,ili pay /: fr'c cf 81 sor every
p, twenty four hours = huE should e' ut
large therein. 4 citizen outside the town
had a bancii ~ neg. in a Pen. which
: storm vasi."! aws>. Permitting them 10
+, pay a c.y.;",! yis., t. rho streets ~! Trcn-
| Marshal 40 ,efu.d 70 SURRENDER ,i..r
| 10 the own.r ;iu 'i.c above ffns WAS paid.
the hogs N-re entitled TO the freedom q
/ ;,. city. saving:
! -wh,iS, physically they were found in
/, the streets. o- within ,hc corporate nm
meaning md s;,iri'. as contemplated q:
! fj,. ordinance. TIL" ordinance Was de-
/ signed =. rr".iibi: hogs from running ut
'nrse or within n. ':' IN. '''''s soxs X. 'ns s:r
time; ,.u, ly power over ~hici, plain
| I'M had ur ccut,.!,' ald the ordinance
ton, hogs The Narshsi VAS held bound
,., .ivc ;,.cni up ana 81 pay iii. costs II
. C"GF:
| ,,t,ive WaTu-r would cut"y mach a.
a,uy"n: or COMMENT 81 fhe !'T cas-" !!
hav.. 'Ition.d il merely a. a si':" HsEs
f., T., ,rT;ygr tFl. occasion. te Was ercat
, J-.S- q. ,I..i xrasc "f pTnciv'e,c o!
f"-r'hl" ..pres'sion an, .tH ~
'n''ie d'-r r''e'"h on "'' ''''e'''
JldS.. Maiiii viii always be f"nie'E'-
h~.-i an"ng th"s. NJ ";Ir bar ~h" rr;;'
! i".i hcfcr" nirn. 49, "'i" q! th. ii,;
! yn.ir... uf his gen. .ri,i"l -; lawyer. t'
/ ~.s g., rl.ar ~ thought. =" accurate" ~
ss!rr =, u-r.,,e ~ ma',i.;.T. w"i'
ont ss.r::icr ~ ar. - fhs' frT"c 81
.'I.mg'h Of .n.r., wh'nl' ,Iis a..'ni;,s "a -,
| ...:y.i i..s r.p,'!':,. ~" WATCHED ia" pro
| ~-s S!u.s..'f .sl;c "G".' cr:nii'."'"i "a ''i'
;ssivsn;ix. ~ Judicial 'rain'r rhn- -.
-.--tux =, GiS change "f Vows - -"
4 mechanic \ Ii-.! la Will" On ;he t-rrr
IL urs :. I..r >ir.i"u;. and believed u
! ci.IUg iJ.' weight ard I.i.G" 20 ti'' 49, II
| :.i ;r.aci,i-S s,';.I Processes "f our PROBES
sion H., OCCASIONALLY imr.'s'd tho >t.t II
,n.- .,:,.. for had vlc.I'!ilS. and VAS
;.cue.r Ia ;haf lin. ,!.-c.
iuds" E"-Gu..s WIS curious 'yI.s +"
s.u>i,.v: rna,rho"i His ..ui.,df Mas az
;..f upon him hy /. s"r,"s ~. attacks u
la,..t r.ws;,a,-r II. Lad ? genial man
u"r. which '!r"s :" INN :; iafSs % ci,;is ,.,.: ::
/ ia.!i. tho. editor Of I'll. ':loh-i' insGat
who r-cia hrillian' tribute :. u.
memory. shortly aft his death JuaE
, S.rulit" had e Iuain- S"rt ~ na";".
! illustrate: onc@ in cas-. tried T."
! -.r. iri.. oa Ii" circuit bench. II" va
.nu'r.f.'..i 80: thc "'n.r all" h N'hi
Ing questions ~ !l.- c!i' NJ Tn. ,ise Ma
| .-iI.! ~i.il1.., a j,Ir,. I '";.""I .iu'is' Nor
rnii., ~.si-p"giuc =, his at,srsars savs;a 2.
! on. az III, hands. .,:.: 81 - rather unSi
. mli,,.c- ~ai!: ''a, II Vi"ss. ~. Co.:i.
don, ph'c'. 80 IN. ""unS :-i"iii !.adin
: .f.l r.-4,l.-Ti. E;i- .. object - nj 'Er"a
-. 81 .a.sa .lr...u,! r:rr aud i .a-.irE rs
i-...iIv .inI5. th9"uSh ;A. 'r-' ''i'' E"n''
| Ia,.yrr- ~, -. "rh"r SHE iftS1'-l'- 20 =.
! =. a. 80 that Hr- -l- ,l7ui1-,p
,r...,tr la: I.s.s. >n--"i'.'s v.,T-r.is rFrs.r
: : ~--I,. .4.G Ie us.i =" "r's -i'u u q.
p: .
A. sad e., ~. oGt>"'- my comment
.r,.ir h.. I-.s:.'irle, 20 a. i"w ~ our brstl.r"
vrc Gay- SuE. .@fr-" iar" ias: IN
FSus~ t. s.f - Nsr!"Gs ttni". Httb ;w"E
-,-i.p a..f--"'s' juis"- ari i hsvc y
. ! .a.~a.i"r ~ -srdEl' N"f r'S N"G Niti a
, 4 ;hst ra:s-. - <ttt .; them
Al s.-5., fi,ur. d., sri g. more eral;:
, 81. srr-,I hoy. - L vr oppression :" n
. ---u.Er - c.l~ ilIi.ta-y. Df II. '3"ti
! rErt q - ula'cs - ~" .."'"ioi' 'n.',; {
= state o.. So .-.,is . well a> % II
! .latr,-z r-,ea ~. sInltYtc E:li vs,ieraI."
. , Co., ol.r Citizen. A. . l-ld,- "Gr JCis@S
| Enf rop -p".k - ai wRoin h's
s.scwr 'i- ~ & - "eH ss ire dead
officer For = n,c>i rn.SS". need. -
! Iff.ix-s .---No thr i-nr'" MIA thHi- t~'
! ho-Ni ar! ne tf-"usr many N.NSs
! :'-;- to- L<.fl.lrf'-S. ana 'ss"F.. 4.ia~ =.
: .o--.-irttaS -g-u--i "u- t. at" with i''
: ,a.ac,, ryf thsi. 'i--ci.aiSS yss-> s.c'vt =
- .-..r.-. l..:sya.-s - IGty well I'ftc-nl'i
: -t.,sxs >a,,,ou ~i.rs. ~ at--cGt!"i.s
~. ;f--s:uT- q otir or:ciai Trpcg-s VEL
! nE.rly -afuzhie A-I sNtsne.'d : Over iSi
: | r-T-3.,I ~ tlrp. Va retired II t1Sf = 'i.n'
. "a -. 80 -. I,..iss f.ir~ ~a> lc'sit.
. - >. .'.riic-, a. = rlv-s r"IHf-r ti,r"
: -. ..t.. .-,lt AZ. "a --utne ia' --'.'
? ,.s.,.. - ~. profession H,'a t. 81
. -t-.s.. S~s-re % The sblssl nl'ir,i.i-s
= Ss,-e.-,, Court n.Te dsiiv.:si ~h.i-
= fv,xes received 'h- sa.Ei.cc..; Sa.aTt
:, s. 10 Pc ,szr. A.: q. :Hs f's.Na' q
~N.i~ sr.r - -t-E,isnr S'Sr'S y -.eN 90,
- -,rsiv..i Sas.s IL rc:.as' tNaiis N'L z.
T. "a o.a-r >tst.> Aess 5S.-ns:ciy -Sct So
: 80 or sugr-us Court f1a.cs fcS''ve :
I, I s--tss Sa-l- sat-s .-sid StTi : = -
: HAs 70; h,i: - E.cs'5;' SSFal''--a i
: - -y.,-s-:-r S.S-Nr-. r-r<"1t tss :. 9
: rarS-.z-ts cs.-ret icsscr - sstst in.t''"
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