The San Francisco call., 1910-07-17

the hearts of the orators and the people were on
the right side
'Tis somewhat confusing metaphor that seems
TO set at defiance accepted notions OF anatomy.
FULL OF COLONIES
Life is full Of co1onels and most of these
bogus. In Georgia they are born colonies, i'll Ken
tucky they grow up colonies and in California they
are made in aocks by the governor and fashioned
in the image Of clothes horse by the tailor. Yet
we have some real colonels that i'll spare,
and one of these is Colonel John Biddle who leaves
us to add TO his multifarious occupations that OF
telling the farmers where they should grow their
alfalfa and the reclamation service how its energies
may most proftaby be applied. The American
soldier in his time plays many parts that range
from killing mosquitoes to promoting the bean crop,
and these multitudinous avocatlons he fulhlls with
credit to himself and advantage to his country.
He is the handy man. SO we shall miss Colonel
Bidde in San francisco because he IS genuine
man with wide outlook on life and a capacity
for taking hold of any sort OF job that may be
assigned to him. Let us hope for his return
GOOD LAWYER STORIES
7. A Graves OF Los Angeles writes for the West
Coast Magazine entertaining paper of reminis-
cences of the bar and Judiciary of that city and
San Francisco during the seventies. They
an astonishingly able set of men and drunken,
roistering crew Mr. Graves paper is instructive
III that 1t Indicates the remarkable Cndnge Ill the
drinking habits of the professional men of that day
as compared with the present Here, for instance
is good story of Wallace Leach and Judge Wal
lace, then a justice of the supreme court:
In these old days there lived in San Diego
lawyer named Wallace Leach. He possessed
much ability all the men have previously
toned combined Dssipated but Industrious, with
low instincts, yet not. lacking III admirable
traits of character, he queer compound of
gall and vanity He was about four and half
feet tall. gracefully built fair compexioned, with
light hair and beard and blue eyes in his
dress and extremely good looking and intel
lectua looking little fellow heard him make
argument the supreme in a murder case
from San Diego which most mastery effort
He was listened to with rapt attention by both
court and lawyers present, and alter mpas-
stoned plea in closing he briefly reviewed the cir
crrlsances of the killing the defense being plea
OF self-defense, and can yet hear plainly as if
1t yesterday his last words, which And
now, your honors If that be murder make the
of it The attorney general closed the argument
and Leach left the courtroom. He staying
the St. Charles hotel He went there and in half
hour was as drunk as lord, quarreled with
the hotel clerk borrowed wheelbarrow from
the porter, piled his luggage and briefs into the
barrow and started down the street to the United
States hotel trundling the wheelbarrow and lead
ing yellow dog by string. The supreme
the old Farmers and Merchants
Bank building and when he came along Chief Jus
fice Wallace and myself were standing at the foot
OF the stairs talking, waiting for my carriage in
which were going to take drive. Leach
wobbled along. looked UP at Judge Wallace,
down his wheelbarrow and called to him. Hello
the whcelbarrow The judge declined the inyi-
taion told him he heavy he would break
down The barrow. Leach took hold of the