The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-21

in his Topeka case Lawyers on one
side or the other, he urged, alleged
that everything that went into the rec
ords was incompetent, irrelevant, i'm
material and not at issue and that if
the case was ever appealed, the higher
court will some day find itself buried
in sea Of testimony that is enough
to puzzle even a Kansas federal jury.
Gregory Walked 'Em Up.
Then Pete Gregory. who once talked
so loud at an Usage City political pow
WOW that the lights went out, was in
PRODUCED in evidence to fill a place
caused by the absence of Judge John
Martin Gregory who tips the scales
at 230 pounds, owns a voice that would
shame a Santa Fe locomotive whistle.
His voice is a big asset and lawyers
at the banquet table marveled that
Gregory did not disturb the sleep of
people on the North side. Gregory
came to town with three of the five
buttons missing and wearing two
days beard. But Gregory's voice was
with him and his stories of old legal
battles kept the banqueters in an up
roar for 5 minutes.
Gregory paid nigh tribute TO Judge
Martin He declared that Kansas had
not produced Martins equal and the
country had contributed few men of
the caliber of the Topekan and none
who We're his superior Once, in the
very middle of his speech, Gregory for
got he was at a banquet of his clan.
He waved his ponderous arms and adj
dressed his audience as gentlemen of
the jury and no one in the hall had
the nerve to call the Lyndon mans at
tention to his error.
is everything" proudly declared
the turbulent visitor. 1T is the Amer
lean lawyer who builds castles on the
hill and destroys cottages in the val
ley The American lawyer was the
only man who could say to Russia,
don't monkey with the American Jew,
OrayOu will get a lawsuit The Amer
lean lawyer viii rise to the highest
position in the gift of the people, or
he will take fish worms from the
small barefoot boy. There is nothing
on the continent like him. With boy
ish instinct, he viii take a poSsum if
his hunt fails to bag a coon. He al
ways gets something. Why honor
bright, the Kansas farmer-thanks
to a most unhealthy row-has come
to know John Dawson better than he
does Stubs It's because Dawson's
lawyer"
Captain Waters Tells Experiences
Captain Joseph G. Waters was in
troduced as always at his best
whether addressing bar association,
a jury. or a bishop of the Methodist
church, Judge Vests reference to the
recent Waters Bishop Moore confer
ence made a hit and the dean of To-
peka trial lawyers was given noisy
reception.
This is one of the many occasions on
which I have been damned by great
praise" said Waters, ''and I have had
praise that I would like to transmit into
coin, but 1 never found the man to take
it off my hands on cash basis. notice
here a good many judges. Thank God
never was one. Had I been a judge, /
could never have satisfied my scrutiny
nor harmonized my opinions with a. man
on one side of the case and a good look
ing woman the other"
Then Waters told of his recent Council
Grove troubles, where he has just finished
a hard fought murder case.
Every day there were from 500 to 1000
people in a room which was intended to
accommodate 30O'' declared Waters, and
for a week those men and women stood
with their tongues hanging from their
mouths thirsting for blood But it was
an impartial crowd. There was no more
desire on the part of the crowd to hang my
client than there was to hang his attor-
neys-"
A number Of the younger attorneys at
the Topeka bar attended the banquet this
year, but the aggregate attendance at
the feed was smaller than that of a year