The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

day to treat him aa rebel against the
crown, and TO do its worst against him
IN the courts Of law.
OF his father and his mother, the lat
ter having been one OF tho Galway
Lamoerts. A graduate OF Trinity Col
rather soft Dublin accent He Is very
tau. OF the lanky, willowy order and
wb the r sso Of s she sdPpaa
son rose Mt great length to reply"
He is the embodiment of the popular
Idea OF Sherlock Holmes, having a
saliow complexion. imperturbabie calm.
and shares with Joseph Chamberlain
the rare SLIT OF making the ZONE OF the
tensify the bitterness OF the spoken
word. He frst made his name at the
irish bar. and then came prominently
crown in ireland, under tho So called
crimes act when Arthur Balfour was
Irish Secretary.
His experiences in those exciting
times were OF the most extraordinary
was the occasion when no was called
upon 10 prosecute William o'Brier. NJ
r. think. at Cork. Just as the Gaze
tho government. In cipher, was put into
his hand. instructing him to get the
case postponed. In, spite of this.
clded 10 take no notice Of the instrac.
lions. and to go on with the trial. His
course won him no end OF kudos. for
me telegram turned out TO be a
forgery, though how the senders man
aged to get hold OF the government
cipher. and how they succeeded in
f nfI,Sa the ,5o stamp Of the telegraph
never passed ovor tho wires at all-no
one over found out
Although Sir Edward Carson bore the
nLunt OF the Gghting In connection
w HaYsa the ,,., 1lo-cslied crimes act he re.
was made solicitor general for ireland
FOR a few months. but he had to wait
Tor ten years or more, until he received
his services. as solicitor general for
England: an appointment due rather TO
his eminence as lawyer. than TO the
and there Is no truth In tho story cir
culated to the effect that he was offered
a seat in the Cabinet as chief secret ary
for ireland In fact. It wac, owing to
to the lack of gratitude OF Arthur Bal
four, who Is renowned for his failure
to remember his friends. that Carson
particularly memorable scene in the
House OF Commons Balfour, indeed,
who was. premier at the time. came
near breaking down as ever any
seemed unable to realize that Sir Ed
ward should ever have entertained any
unkindly feelings towards him.
Sir Edwards most memorable success
at the English bar was his brilliant
defense of the late Marquis OF Queens
berry. in the action for slander brought
against him by Oscar Wilde. whom he
virtually drove out OF English life.
With a mother who belonged to one
of the oldest county families of Gal
way. and. with a charming irish wife
who belongs to another OF these Galway
clans. 1t Is only natural that Sir Ed
ward should be the champion par ex-
cellence OF the Irish landlords.
While there may be many different
opinions as to the eventual outcome
OF the fight against that Irish home
rule TO which the present government
stands committed, and which has even
been accepted In principle by a number
of Conservative statesmen. such as.
for instance, Arthur Baifour, there is
no doubt that the adversaries Of the
repeal of the Union. alike in Ireland and
in Great Britain, have in Sir Edward
Carson, as their leader, an altogether
remarkable man. very daring, very