The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-02-23

CHAPTER tx Continued
MYrlgku method uf preparing for
the coming aklrmiah Was certainly
peculiar Ito neither consulted law
book. uoy examined witnesses. uaf
prepared papers. lila fret atuu a.
To study tho Assignments Of
JudE,a and having angeftained
from this schedule that Judge VA.
ngr would bo ou the bench for tho
balance OF July. judge Hammond
| for August and Judge Wcairutt for
September no made n wrY face aud
dropped lu at tho Unity club. whsfs
the court officials euuErrgatH. and
where ono Or apt 90 meet the few
iudEra who are compelled q be In
town during the dog days In fact
| for the next week Myritb spent most
| of his time at this club playing
backgammon with tho judges and
| exchanging small ulk with the 9th
| e. members Ur found Judge War
uer an excellent backgammon play
| e. but "a poor guuyrrgatloualiat. ard
| especially silent GA legal uubIacta
Myleh touched very lightly upon
such topics bot his interest IN back
Eamm wRuvd every time the judge
avoided professional talk. and after
a few evenings he ceased playing
nut Judge Warner vas rluae ia
tener when upon The bench. and he
paid strict attention 90 Myrtek When
he argued Tor an adjournment Of the
Prayer procvodlnEs Ills clients
we're all out OF town NYriek plead
| ed. This was a midsummer attack
upun regulations lfit uaa entitled
- any consideration AZ all IL should
be most carefully examined lis ap-
ponents could suffer no harm ~ de-
/ lay They had obtained An iuiune=
ton which would stand until thla
motion was disposed o. Ia the
meantime. the Objectionable con
tract was held Ia allegiance lie
asked FOR a thrcc-wccka adjourn
meat
| Judge Warner also save a careful
hearing 90 MADDOX. bat AZ the con
rluaion % hla argument decided Co
/ arant the adjournment. a. the plain
uu would apparently suffer 20 IN
WFY In The delay
| Three weeks later Myfiek detail
~ Is Judge Warmers SUCCESSOR. the
Honorable Peter Hammond. some
reasons Why the hearing should be
| adjourned 60 September.
tits clients were all out u town.
he explained. This vas a midaum
mrr attack upon regulations II II
as entitled 90 any consideration a.
al Il should be- most carefully e.
Nminna. iis opponents could suffer
80 harm By delay They had OBJ
tanned an injunction which would
stand until this motion was diHpa#
81 o. IN the meantime the ohiee-
| tluuubln contract was held In nbry-
anca. he respectfully prayed fuf 4
| four week adjournment
judge Hammond heaitaffi affeT
! listening Co NhdtuK's earnest OBJ
| IeeflouA u was true. he observed
that such long silence On the par
/ 81 directors charged with fraud e.
unfortunate. and 70 waa also true
a. counsel stated. that delay miEhi
De prsiudirinl Co The e1mrauy.s fu=
turr business However. az the a..
leusatl1na wrrr very grave. and aH
MadduK'B client wRa protected IS
the temporary injunction he would
POSTPONE tho matter for three weeks
| Al The hdinuruei date SIR Prayer
lid not attend. bat neither dif My
rick Ho wna on. ~ his clerk re-
/ ported and unable 20 leave the
/ house. and the hearing wha accord
lngiy postponed another week H.
That time Judge Hammond hal been
ancces.iad BY Judge Wtstcoft and
Myriek appeared % rrnew his plea
for more time "fia clients we're III
cut % town This Waa a mIiaau.
Her attack upon regulations. etc
Bat the state Arguments wers
frsah 70 The new iudEe. aud Nat
dax'a strenuous objections merely
resulted in shortening the adjourn.
| meut applied for. Ten daye the jus
tice would allow. and no morn A
the end 81 the ton days. however
the old Arguments and pleading
lampIifird and insisted upon obtain
81 a reluctant delay 81 a ufek and
a. the weeks end sworn statements
ekad out five DAYS more
Then came a fierce struggle which
found Judge WcstC0tt ohdurate and
| Myrick a. 'he end Of his rana
| Would not tho court allow him
three days morr7 No Then tao
No Not ts hourH7 No. and no. and
10 again, Then one day Surely
1.-THE court would uo' force the De
Pendants. whose regulations wefe af
stake. 20 rick their standing faf
want % ono days duration. HY t.
morrow MyHrk could present htz
side Of tho case at least roapaeta.
bly,. Today his clients would Ger
taiuly be- injured and he himself
blamed for inadequate preparation
Myrick was diEuifisd. grave and
impresEively earnest as he made
this last appeal
Judge WratCutt glanced AZ Mad
dox II the plaintiffs counsel would
consent. the court was inclined tf
allow one day more Maddox hest
tated for a moment II the judge
would set tho case down for the
next day peremptorily. and would
listen To- no further excuse. no mat.
! ter for what cause
II should bo ~ ordered. interrupt
, ed the justice That would be salts.
factory. Myrick hastened 10 agree
!, Then Maddox would consent. hf
did not wish 20 crowd counsel.
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