The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-11

oral arguments of the lawyers on both
sides. and there has rarely appeared
before the court n more DISTINGUISHED
array OF counsel: lawyers for the GOV
crnment, under The Immediate direc-
ton OF Attorncf- Gcneral Wicker
sham lawyers FOR the Trust, under
North Carolinan. Colonel Fuller; law
Ners from ENGLAND and lawyers from
nll abou; watching the course of
| events like hawks. steel against steel.
! diamond cut diamond. Tie other day
there We're Wicllersham and Mac
| Reynolds fer the Government and
| Johnson OF Philadelphia. and Horn
! blower OF New York, and Delaney
, Nicoll fresh from trampling the dis
] figured remains of the Man with the
t Bis stick in the dust in the libel case
against the New York World. and sew
| crai score Of other brisht-cyed fellows
waiting their turn in this or in other
cases in which there may ye, be a iiv
Ing for the men who do not live by
their art alone
| 1t was a great day. was Monday. III
the supreme Court, The plain people
on tho back seats could not hear all
that WAS said either By the court or by
the lawyers but they caught enough
10 keep their heads ON edge all the
the lawyers not to humble their words.
but the acoustics of the room arc very
bad and the lawyers were speaking TO
the court and not for votes. Mr.. Mac
Reynolds spoke for the Government,
ana We are glad that lie has put his
case into brief. for we do not think
lie touched tho meat OF the case except
in few high spots. although he gave
the audience fine entertainment Tor
more than an hour in watching exactly
where the next question by the Court
would strike and how deep 1t would
so Tho Court seemed to be in cX-
ceiient form and fine humor and the
their admiration ct the quickness and
pcr,inency OF the Courts catcchism.
After Mr. MacReynolds had finished,
Delaney Nicoii opened for the
prisoner at the bar" so TO say. ana
what he had to say move. a.onG in
regular order just as a deep river
moves within its banks, and with no
sound OF the shadows. We do not
know whether what he said WAS good
law or not that is to be determined by
the Court, but to the plain people over
in tho Amen Corner 1t sounded ms If lie
i.,i,, ,1n n
there is q great deal OF Virtue in that.
we do not know how tho case will
turn out; the court itself docs not yet
know but tina, it will turn out
exactly as Law and Justice be-
tween man and man, between the
Government and the Company. having
abundant faith In the integrity and
ability OF the Court We have not the
least DOUBT
The scene in the Courtroom on Mon
day would have attracted any artist
with either brush or pen-the dignity
Of the Court, the splendid order OF Its
proceedings. the fine behavior of the
crowded audience. the distinguished
.ien VINO were present. On the bench
there sat i've judges. holding their
commissions from President Taft, him
( self, in his time a brilliant ornament
OF the american bench, and four Judges
from the south three of them Judges
BY appointment of Mr.. Taft ana three
OF them belonging to The Democratic
| party and the most Impressive figure
OF the bench the chief Justice OF the
South ny nativity. hut Of The country
/ in aim and purpose.
/ Then seated with the bar there was
/ Keith, Tie Chief Justice Of the Court
i Of appeals of Virginia. and carter
( scott. OF tile Circuit Bench of vir-
| ainia and william II. White, dis
F; iinguished member OF Tie bar OF vr-
/ giniu, All intent uron he hearing ana
/ thinning their own thoughts ana max
ins AZ their own minds into them
/ selves. ABOUT the relevancy OF what the
lawyers said. and rejoicing GU,
loud whenever they had the chance
that the Cour; In whose presence they
sat was the!s Court and that Its judg-
/ ucmts We're Jus, ana righteous alto
/ gether Then there We're other men Of
pi'pl,.. lcc III the court-the man with
the rompadour hair being none less
titan me Hon Coleman l. Biease short
/ Is To ASSUME" his duties as Governor
and Comnandcg-in Chief OF the mill
tary and naval forces of The proud old
STATE. ~ the grand old state of south
Carolina. and tlicre were others" and
q great gathering of American citi-
zens waiting for tic last word from
Itle greatest CURT In the world. and
40 jolnins in tie prayer OF chief
tns'ice "hite for The continued en-
joymen' rs an our countrymen of in
/ dividual liberty restrained from license