Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-22
FORMER CLINTON ATTORNEY sc.
CURES FEE or $4,000 IN
e,NoLE CASE.
JUDGE HoWAT WINS
JUDGMENT FOR 100000
Wins Case for Utah Mining Company
After Fighting Thru Al the Courts
Studied Law From Borrowed Books
in Clinton county-Advanes Due to
Psr,evsrsnes and Application.

studying borrowed law books at nl8ht
by the light of an Oil lamp. in Dewitt
to one Of the most prominent lawyers In
Salt Lake City. Utah. commanding and
receiving q fee of $4,000 in q single
case.
That Is one Of the spans. just COM
pleted, in the life and career of Judge
Andrew Howat. who left Clinton In
December, 1891, for Salt Lake City,
where he has long since attained the
highest place among the attorneys IN
the western city.
Judge p. B. Wolfe, Of Clinton, q long
time friend Of Judge Howat, has just
received the word Of his friends latest
achievement, the winning Of monster
legal controversy for a mining COM
pany, Judge Howat's fee being the $780,
900, exclusive of all expenses.
It was paid Judge HoWat In the case
Of the Silver King Consolidated Mining
Company Of Utah, which claimed that
the Silver King Coalition Mining Com
pany, Of Utah. stole ore from 1t to
the value Of 81, SOC, 900 and. sued the lat
ter company for that amount, Judge
Howat being attorney for the plaintiff
Obtains $500 900 Judgment.
In the United States circuit court OF
Utah. Judge Howat obtained judgment
for a little over 100000, but the de-
fendant appealed to the United States
circuit court of appeals for the Eighth
district. Judge HoWat retaliated by
cross-appeal, claiming the judgment
was not sufficient.
The appeals were heard in Minneapo-
lis year ago last May and the case
was affirmed on the defendants ap-
peal the court also awarding Judge
Howat's clients $4,000 additional. The
defendant then appealed to the supreme
court Of the United States.
In June, just before the supreme
court adjourned. 1t handed down de-
cision, confirming the judgment of the
lower courts and Judge Howat received
his record breaking fee.
Native Of Scotland.
Judge Howat came to Clinton county
from Scotland and purchased an eighty
acre farm Ii Berlin township on credit.
The wind destroyed the stacks of his
first grain crop. his rude dwelling and
lean-to shack Of a stable and he
abandoned farming in despair.
Going to Dewitt. he hired himself
to DR.. Vary, hauling wood in the day
time and in the evenings he studied
law, borrowing his books from Judge
Polly. who advised him that he hao
better stay on the farm, that he would
J. never makes lawyer.
Had Judge Polly lived. he would
have seen Andy Howat become much
greater jurist than himself. Finally
Mr.. Howat scraped together fund OF
500 and went to Ann Arbor. Mich.
where he studied for a single term. Re
turning to Dewitt. he was admitted tc
practice law and opened his office ir
February, 1871.
Attorney P. B. Wolfe had opened his
law office in Dewitt in January Of the
same year and the two young lawyers
became fast friends. both later being
honored by the voters and both subse-
quently attaining the bench Of the Gin
ton county district court.
Howat's Rapid Rise.
In 1882, Attorney Howat moved tc
Clinton His first public honor came
when he was elected county attorney
being the first county attorney elected
when the district attorneys office was
abolished and the office of county at
torney established in 1886.
After an exciting campaign in 1888
following the death OF Judge Letting
well. Governor Larrabee appointed AT
torney Howat district Judge and In De
cember, 1891, Judge Howar left Clinic,
for Salt Lake City.
President Cleveland made Judg'
Howat United States attorney for Sal