The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-29
DAY ii Ergl a11d's Courts.

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being the billy Judge WHO wears such 4 "a
sash. Asithe entered everybody rose md
stood and ihos took hts seat bowling With s.
illxbity, and Immediately u pr6ceeled n 70 "a
business. Ho certainly possesses ~ 20 " Il
Berful Intellect anl great learning Iio II K
ALVIN vs. Wide awake iAhd alert. He seems
never 10 n,lstihderstand or to hove tile 6
slightest difficulty III making others ui,-
fdcrsthnd. 1ie ~ very QUICK and ems III.
spl,ntlo lii expression, and Il lxas q great IL
seventy years Old, nut time has done lit &
tie moreSof ~ adverse work than whiter
Ills head and bring but distinctly tho lines
Eof his strong face. He showed no fatigue (
ut tho ei,d 9Ot the morning session. And Al
EneverEi Iii any degree was Ills q ttettion or +
His interest III tito case relaxed All
through, II seemed 10 me tfiat VI on the 4
first day Of the trial no must y have We A
learned Just n title more about lle case
Ing ~ In the careful way tina As cllarAlo.
terlstln OF these Engliahn,en. Lord Alyo Ir.
stone could /, l am Informed, SHOULD no 80
desire, conflne himself to the tap penl
courts, but lie lsS an nll-rouhd Judge. and Is
80 was found on this occnslon conducting
the trial Of q fury case involving not
more than 81, 000 Now and then he varies
the fnlonotony 4of civil business by trying
a criminal case. II WINS IN his presence
been convicted killed himself. And this
remarkable old man doesn' shut himself
up In London, but takes his share OF the "
work In the circuits outside tho city. #s "a S
Before tho trial was resumed there was -
ia motion for d continuance OF a breach y
}of promise suit brought by MI American
actress, ana tho lawyers wrangled q few n
minutes Just as VIC do oyer ID such mo- II
lions, not emitting, however, to 5nddress
lord reluctantly sustained the motion
Sremnrkng that because people waste z
time out Fof court, iB real no good retl-
3son why we should vast timo In court. Y 3a
This over, the trial &of The principal case NJ
vent on. witnesses being called for ex- $s
animation. While II witness ID test flying ~
Lord Alyerstorlo wrl ties IN pidly tnnd Us lss
nm nling with details II may DO mem
tloned that no does not use he old fa sl,- q
Eicned quill. Ms % NIL OF the bnrristers,,
and has a habit OF saying yes hen u
no reaches the point whore he has caught a
up with the witness. Ifc&nDw md then &
3hskcdRa question Of a itneas but never
in such a manner as TO indicate any bias u
46r leaning. No Judge could be orc pore
jfectly fair or more thoroughly patient
and considerable Whenever he had to n
speak the hurry up. word II was done ri
In thesmost courteou GUS way. Tho barris-
tiers who led Tor the plaintiff and tho de-
PENDANT arc both King counsel and eInl-58
gnentf in tho profession. 5OnG Of them lis a.
capital cross cxa liner, and would. othcr-i5
wise, have had small chance OF winning. n
They stood up ins they examined the wit Il
Snesses. and their Junl Tors, il no were seated @
ii their rear, took no active part. md &
rarely even conferred with the leaders,,
lowed B In tho examination OF witnesses
here than with JUS. The objection & to q &
question because 1t Is lending {, has gone n
out OF date on this side ~ At the conclii-s
sion OF tho evidence tho barrlhter for the n
plaintiff Addressed the Jury briefy, ana &
the barrlster for the defendant followed VI
with q brit nd dress. There wns no ora liz
tory and hardly d any gesturing. There
WIZ some humor however, nne or the gei.- n
5'lnughed and chafied' M tplense give hts
words the true English pron,lnciation)
md there was q n N appeal towards the Al
end OF ono speech to the. Jury n d <. Keep n!
open EnElishFm Minds ThrouEhdu I sSywas ia
rather conyeraa ton between counsel 3s3
and jury and tho judg 81 and opposing M
counsel aid not hes! tate u 70 nterr,'pt, I'M
~ NC JuukG ~ Ctu We WAS stlutll THDleSSS 41d
talks very simple but very strong and VI
beautiful English. Is the close he gave II
the casc to- the Jury. saying that he
wished them by their verdict to answer "
certain questions which he had reduced $
to wr!t4ng--that he wished them to find "
their verdict In that form because he was
not sure about the law on certain points n
which he would further consider. He X
that except ono vital paper. he s
did not think tho jury should take any OF
the documents OF the case to their room,
The Jury then went out. tho time for ro- II
cess had come and as Lord Alvxrstono
disappeared thought Of the long line OF
smen--many OF them OF the highest in--EzA
5tcllcct and noblcst cters---who & have
filed tho great office which he now
}ndorns. i555 " e
58 was glad to be In the company OF "a H
SVirginnn on this visit to the English s
Icourts-Mr. John H. Nelson, OF tho Prince.
William county bar. We were deeply In s.
itcrested and we found much to commend.
but wo agree In t..i.king that the Judges
OF our own state measure well up TO =
tho high standards OF old England. and 81
TINT our lawyers can suffer nothing "
comparison with those OF this country. y
r.. WALTON MOO RE. II 5g5
E & London July&l7, 1905. &.