The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-31

many cases in Birmingham and Hunts vile, Ala, and have always found him polite, pa tient to hear argument, con siderate of the members of the bar, and firm in his decisions when made. He is of far more than usual ability as lawyer and judge. and sits with dignity on the bench.
 q have come in contact with many people from north Alabama, and par ticularly Cullman county, who have been in Judge Hundleys court as jurors, parties, or witnesses, and have never heard any expressions from them except their favorable comments about Judge Hundley and his actions on the bench. The rank and file of the people are pleased with him and his manner of dispatching business"
 The first witness for the antiHundley side was Jere King, now of Birmingham. He stated that he practiced law at Hunts vile nearly six years and then moved to Birmingham, where he has been living for several years, practicing his profess sion That while residing in Huntsville he became very well acquainted with Hundey and knew his general reputation for character as well as his professional standing at the bar of that city. He did not hesitate to say that his character at Huntsville was that of an unreliable lawyer and q pettifogger. He was looked upon with distrust. He ranked at the bar as a mediocre lawyer. had but little practice and was the representative of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis rail- road, branch of tho main stem of that system from Winchester to Gadsden. That road during his residence had but little litigation.
 MT. King said that he had actively sup ported Pleasants of Huntsville for federal judge, but when the appointment was given to Hundley, that being member of the legislature of Alabama himself, he got more than 30 members of the legislature to recommend Hundley's confirmation That he was with that class of lawyers that gave Hundley every encouragement when he was first appointed to the bench. That he hoped that he would make good on the bench but he had to confess, after the lapse of more than 90 months, that he had been on the bench, that he had utterly failed to demonstrate either his fitness or his capacity for the bench. He referred to reports as to his conduct in the appointment of receivers in the South- ern Steel company. and said that the reckless disregard of the interest of the stockholders in that company manifested by the appointment of Thompson and Chandler, men utterly unsuited and un- trained, had shocked the lawyers of Bir- | dstrust among the men who had similar interests with the steel company as to what Hundley would do in the future. He believed that Hundley's confirmation would not in any manner be satisfactory to the bar of the Northern district of Alabama.
 Leading and eminent lawyers, not only residing at Birmingham but throughout the valley of the Tennessee in Alabama, had protested most earnestly against Hundley's confirmation because, as they said, he was unfair in character, judicial temperament and legal knowledge to fill such place. He said that there was an application now pending before Hundley to reduce a $1o,0oo verdict that he had gotten in Hundley's court He had heard a number of lawyers say that they would not protest against his confirmation be- cause they had cases on the docket and he would retalste on them.
 Frank Whites Testimony.
 The next witness was Capt. Frank White of Birmingham. He said he had been practioing law for over 0 years. He