The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-09-23

Jacob Manuel. a negro. tried for muir
der in Cumberland. He honestly, sm-
cerely believed his client innocent, n
as usual, did his best. It was a a
Of circumstantial ev1dence-many
facts proven pointing TO the acSuheu
as the slayer. Mr.. Fuller a an
attack upon the chief witness Tor the
state. such an. attack as only ne
could make. His speech was a very
able one, his whole soul was IN II OUT
he lost. We all know, 1oois
these jurors be- He SUCCEEDED IN
getting a Communication of sentence
from death to life Imprisonment, ano
on Christmas eve, made an appear Iof
pardon to Governor Brogden IN sucn
earnest n as would take no re-
fusal, and he made a Christmas pres
ent to an old father, who alone mao
stood faithful. OF a pardoned son. ms
| was a charity case, but Judge Fullers
face always lighted up at men'loh
of it.
LAS a bractitioner,-the crucial test
| after all, Of a lawyer-Judge ruler
was fair and straightforward. II he
knew any short cuts, IT was TO aVold
advantage of them, and Scorned, oe-
spised and denounced them.
"In consultation with brethren. ne
vas open. rank and always pleasant.
He never held back a good point. that
he might make and take credit for IL
with Judge or jury. 1t was his client
cause. not his, to be presented in the
strongest light. fought to a finish. and
won or lost, honorably. Hence, he
never played for prominence, but
cheerfully took Il place assigned
him by associates. Some Of us know,
in these latter days, how much these
matters count. If an associate made
a slip he was up and ready to repair
the loss-never to reproach the un-
fortunate. With these qualities, it is
su%perfluous to say. he was always an
agreeable associate, and generally
chosen as such by brethren:
Kindly. Gracious, Tactful.
ooh, how kindly, gracious and tact
full, the aid he gave to younger mem
bers of the bar. To them he "a not
the big lawyer who knew it all, bu
the elder brother, upon whom, some
{ how, they were at liberty to call. In
; a rough and tumble fight he had nc
4 ed lance was shattered in the onset
. he grasped his battle axe, II that fail
: ed him, he drew his short sword, and
: woe betsde the adversary who came
: within it's reach. In addressing The
I court, his points we're clean cut, cleal
! and pressed with earnestness; failing
to convince, he never wrangled, blu
bowed with becoming Difference.
+ His reputation as primus inter
: pares, rests mainly upon his skill be
fore the jury. Brought up among tn,
+, Scotch. he had learned to follow
2 other man, with sharpen'd sly In
u spection.' In Cumberland, where h
! was raised. II allowed to pick tn
- jury, his cause was almost won, befor
brimful Of what Dick Battle used t.
u call the Claudia certaminis.' Satur
- ated with his cause, his manner be
fore the fury was indescrfbab1e. n
knew exactly VIA to say and how t
- say it. His insight into human ma
ture was so keen, that he seemed t
read men by some kind of intuition
- He never fired over their heads, hi
y shots were around the bulls eye. Be
y ginning with some commonplace re
mark, he would let fall something t
attract their attention, that gained, h
81, would warm up, and il elo4uence
OF vehement simplicity, he was tndee
al orator. His language was alway
in fine, prepared speech-and we1
home. When he began to pull thu
long moustache. lean frequently owe
IT, the spittoon, his a c to take on a so
ss emn look, his eyes to stare al vacanc
as these were weather signs, so TO spea
ne never failing ven in dry weathe
to foretetl a thunderstorm about
,io burst to the great discontinue Of II
other side. His ann was intense
~ earnest, impressing the jury with Il
= belief that what he said he believ.
to be true. There was nothing stu,
IL led or put on about him. The ia.
on were gently, but irresistibly led
ng, think that there was one who "
ms simply aiding them to come TO a rig
verdict, and come they did to a We
en-. dict, in Fullers favor.
ct Zone precious, priceless gift
~ had. now numbered with the liuu
fire of the ancients-he knew how
10 quit.
at His Choicest Gift.
He ITO our mind his choicest gift u
by his skill in the examination Of W
lar nesses. He never asked a Qneeti
lis without anticipating the answer, a
he knew so we'll how adroitly to fra,
them, that he generally had the wis
ed for answer. He had in mind I