Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-02
BROWN DISCUSSES WEATHER
Kansas Man Gives Bar Committee Little
Satisfaction in Its Quest
MAKES NO PsoffERTo SHOW CREDENTIALS
Has Practiced Law I'm Kansas for
Twenty-Five Years and Says He
VIII Satisfy the Court mt
the Proper Time.

That 1t was a fine day; that he was a
native of the land Of Bobbie Burns; that
he had practiced law In the state of Kan
sas; that he and Mrs. Brown were now
residents of Council Bluffs and that he
considered the action of the Pottawattamie
County Bar association In deciding to ''in-
vestigate" him was somewhat premature,
was practically all the information the
grievance committee of the Bar association
derived from It's visit to j, Brown. the
saloon crusader, yesterday.
The grievance committee, acting under
instructions given II at the meeting Of the
Bar association Thursday, waited on Mr..
Brown yesterday morning, Attorney Schurz
of the committee having, beforehand ar
ranged for the visit with Mr.. Brown. At
torneys A. b. Askwith and II. L. Robert
son, together with Herman schurz, COM
prised the committee.
Attorney schurz did the honors and in
troduced Messrs. AskWith and Robertson
to Mr. Brown and as soon as the formality
of shaking hands was concluded informed
Mr.. Brown Of the purpose of their visit.
In order to relieve Mr.. Brown of any doubt
he might have in the matter Mr.. Schurz
assured the recent arrival from Kansas
that the committee was not there in the
interests OF the saloon keepers but acting
under instructions from the Pottawattamie
County Bar association. were there to learn
from him his standing in society and legal
circles and whether he was entitled to
practice law In the great state of Iowa.
While Mr.. Schurz was explaining the
purport of the visit to Mr. Brown the other
two members of the committee pre-empted
the two vacant chairs, they. With the one
Mr. Brown was occupying and the little
old-fashtoned desk, constituting ethe entire
furniture Of the Office. When Attorney
schurz concluded his preamble. he was
forced through lack of other accommoda-
tion to take a seat on the window sill
Brown Is NoneOmhIttnI.
These prellminaries over. Mr. Brown tilted
back his chair. smiled pleasantly and as
sured his visitors he was glad to know
them. 1T is a fine day." ventured the,
man from Kansas.
ut certainly is.' assented the members
Of the investigating committee in unison
as they began to feel that the ice had
been broken and Mr.. Brown was possibly
prepared to give the information sought by
the Bar association.
well, to start with gentlemen, was
born in Scotland and came to this country
when IS years OF age" Mr. Brown had
reached this point in his pedigree when he
wandered somewhat from the subject by
again remarking about the fife quality of
weather. Once more the three members of
the committee assented in unison that II
was fine day
'I have practieed law in Kansas for
twenty-five years" continued Mr.. Brown,
''For twenty-five years7" queried the three
members OF the committee, as II in one
breath
Yes for twenty-five years" repeated Mr..
Brown.
While another smile spread over his fea-
lures Mr. Brown informed his visitors that
to him Il looked as II the Pottawattar1ie
County Bar association had been somewhat
premature in it's action instructing the
grievance committee to Investigate" him.
az understand II Is the intention to ques-
ton my right to practice in the courts here
ana this question will be determined when
the suits instigated by me come before the
court" explained Mr.. Brown. who vol
unteered the Information that he and Mrs.
Brown were now residents OF Council
BLUFFS.
Mr. Brown then told the committee that
he had been given a straight tip to the
effect that one certain attorney had been
retained to defend the sixty or more vendors
Of liquor against whom he had filed no
tees of suit. The members of the COM
mittee at this pricked up their ears and
inquired of Mr. Brown the name of the
attorney.
1.-THE name has just slipped my memory"
replied Mr., Brown.
The committee. in order to freshen Mr..
Browns memory. recited the names OF all
the members OF the bar, but Mr.. Brown
failed to recognize or remember the one
he had referred to-
At this point II again occurred TO Mr.,
Brown that II was a very fine day ana he
80 again informed his visitors and they in
turn agreed II was.
Having fully satisfied themselves that It
was a very fine day. the three members
OF the committee looked at one another.
grabbed their hats ana bidding Mr.. Brown
good day, backed out OF the understood Of
nee and beat hasty retreat down the mar
row stairway.
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