The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1910-04-27

.s."alu pl-~ster was rne ex-
ample OF the old school statesman.
lawyer Of the Henry Clay type. He
belonged to that small class of public
n:en WHO are Independent Of all
coteries. whose only ambition is to
serve their country well, who know
70 other duty than that dictated by
their oath and conscience. A bril-
liant and forceful orator, there was
Hr ofice in the gift Of the nation that
might not have been his for the ask
ing. bur he had no taste for politics.
Afc.r serving with honor for some
years on the bench he retired into
private practice. and thereafter his
maze became one to conjure with in
the law courts. BY sheer power Of
his matchless oratory and unanswer-
able logic he won case after case for
his clients and It is tribute to his
name to record the plain fact that in
all his career he never championed a
cause Of which he need be ashamed.
Po7erful financial interests had at
tempted to secure his services by Of
fers OF princely retainers. but with
out 5uccess. He fought the trusts bit
terlv every time he found them op-
pressing his profession.
alicia advanced with extended hand.
This is indeed kind, judge" she ex-
claimed with a gracious smile q
hardly dared hope that my poor musi-
Gale would be so honored."
The old lawyer smiled good.humor-
eGly as he replied calamity:
81 don't know much about music,
MN: I came to see you" Looking
around he added: You've got nice
Place here"
He spoke in his characteristic man
ner-short. nervous. explosive SEN
fences. which had often terrified his
opponents in court.
Lawyers are such fatterers,"
laughed Alicia as she nervously famed
herself. and looked around to see If
her guests were watching.
Lawyers only fatter when they
want to-" interrupted Mr.. JeIries.
who had Just joined the group.
Alicia turned to greet a new arrival
aud the lawyer continued chatting
with his host.
81 suppose you'll take rest now,
after your splendid victory" said the
banker.
Judge Brewster shook his head
obviously.
No. sir. We lawyers never rest.
We can't. No sooner is one case dis.
posed of than another crops up to
claim our attention. The trouble with
this country is that we have too
much law. II were to be guilty Of
an epigram would say that the coun-
try has so much law that it is prac-
tically lawless."
$50 you're preparing another case,
eh?" said Mr.. Jetfries, Interested.
What is ia secret?"
"oh. mo-" answered the lawyer,
''the newspapers will be full OF it in
a day or two. We are going to bring
suit against the city. It's really a
test case that should interest every
citizen; protest against the high
handed actionB Of the police"
The banker elevated his eyebrows.
Indeed" he exclaimed. What
have the police been doing now?"
The lawyer looked at his client In
surprise.
why. my dear sir. you must have
seen by the papers what's been going
on in our city OF late The papers
have been full OF it. Police brutality,
illegal arrests, assaults in station
houses. star-chamber methods that
would disgrace the middle ages. A
state OF affairs exists to-day in the
city OF New York which is inconceiv.
able. Here We are living in a civil.
lied country. every mans liberty is
guaranteed by the constitution, yet
citizens, as they walk our streets. are
in greater peril than the inhabitants
Of terror-stricken Russia. Take po-
lice official Of Capt. Clinton's type.
His only notion OF the law is brute
force and the night stick. A bully by
nature, man OF the coarsest Instincts