The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-04-07

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people from far and wide. By the
strong analytical light Of his intellect
aostruSe propositions of law became |
clear. and complicated questions of
TACT were u to elemental SIM
plicity. He did not declaim in high
sounding phrases and splendid super
latiVes. but conjured judges and juries
oy the charm of convincing power.
In Windsor a Colossal Figure.
IN the town of Windsor Mr.. Win
ston was a colossal figure. He walked
along the streets thoughtful and with
the calm dignity of conscious strength.
he was always we'll dressed. ANA
ulatelv clean. a nerfecr snecimen Of
magnificent manhood. If he sat down
IN front OF a store, he at once became
the center Of a group hat listened
with admiration TO original u~ttcrances
from a mind full of strong ommon
sense and philosophic reflection.
stored with learning, conversant with
all the phases of human life. You
ala not feel constrained by courtesy
70 laugh at his humor, but laughter
was spontaneous, the irrepreSSible
expression of delightful emotion,
when by the flash Of his genius, some
person or position was exposed in ri
diculous proportions.
The ablest lawyers. Of the State
practiced in Windsor, and at the
other courts that Mr.. Winston at
tended. But he had no rival in the
opinion of the people of BERTHE. 1t
was always assumed before court that
the side on which Mr.. Winston had
been employed would win. This pre-
judgment by the people was nearly
always affirmed by the courts and
JuTleS. AS long as he practiced law,
the universal confidence in his PROV
esS was never shaken. His character
istic original sayings passed, as cur
rent coin Of thought, through all the
eastern counties. Even negroes and
illiterate laborers treasured his apt
sayings and homely Illustrations
loved his rich broad humor; initiated
his droll and charming m~annerisms
For nearly half a century Mr.. Win
ston was retained III every important
case in the courts of Northeastern
North Carolina. His professional
standing and his rare ability were
recognized in his selection in the cele-
brated Johnston Will Case to make
the leading argument in behalf of the
will before ne Supreme Court of the
State. This case is reported on page
260 Of Phillips Law. -Four weeks
were consumed in the trial presided
over by the late Chief Justice Merri-
mon, then Superior Court Judge. The
place of the trial was the historic
town OF EdentOn in the court house
Of Colonial days. DR.. Hammond, tn
famous alieniSt, was relied upon b,
the c~aveators to break the will. Their
was never before az a trial in tn
South a more powerful and celebrated
array Of lawyers: Graham, Bragg
Vance and Eaton were against TIL
will; w. n. II. Smith, Bartholomew
f. Moore. Judge Heath, Judge Gil
liam, edward Conigland. Samuel F
Phillips and Patrick Henry Winstol
; were for the will. It was a forensi
> ! 4Io& a @oroo1 A~ ~ &c
: tory of the State. The feeling wa
intense and has not abated to thi
: day. BY this will n Of the larges
, estates in North Carolina passed frOI
I the heirs of the blood to those VIII
, were lot Of Kin. The case involve
= the largest amour Of property u
| to that time in litigation in the court
Y of the State, IL the compensation t
} the attorneys was likewise the larges
:. ever paid up to that time. Mr.. Win
Ston's argument for the will exhibit
every of a strong, fertile an
g vigorous mind, we'll trained III la
: and skilled in lucid exposition. TIL
= will was sustained.
o In the House OF Commons.
e In 1850 and again in 1854 the pee
pie Of BERTHE chose Mr.. Winston
q represent them in the House of Com
mons. His career here made hiT
q hosts Of riends and a State reputa
e ton. His powers as a speaker, n
" varied and profound learning, his az
~curate scholarship. his broad vision {
life, as we'll as his charming persona
g ity his rare social gifts, fitted hi
1t for a great public career. POlitics
Le honors Of the highest order invite
le him. With calm elaboration he p,
y them aside; and resolved for the sab
n Of his wife and children to spend h
e life at home. He never swerved frOl
T <l;o 1;0l, roCOlEn 0Ynanf under r.
l. greatest public emergencies. In 1876
or at the beginning Of the Civil War, til
m LEGISLATURE elected him, together wit
e. bartholomew +. Moore and Samu
f. Phillips, as a Board OF Claims. or
ut Of the most important eXecutive-jud
ly cial Offices in the State. to pass upo
Id claims against the State arising O.
is OF the Civil War. In this work NJ
as Moore was always economical, M
r, Phillips always generous. SO the re
decision was made by Winston. II
", himself, with characteristic hume
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