The Springfield herald., 1914-06-12
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the middle of the week instead
of the first, thus making it diff
cult TO report.
The one striking feature about
the session was the expedition of
work, made possible ny an en-.
ergetic and level headed Judge.
There was no dilly. dallying, or
sparring to kill time or TO prolong
the session, either for fees or
for buncomb.
Another striking feature was
the ability, The keenness of per-
ception and the fairness of Judge
McHendrie. 1t was these quail
ties of Judge McHendrie, to
gether with energy, that expe-
diLed the work.
Another good feature was the
promptness with which the jury
in each case returned it's yer.
diets. This was due very large
ly to the clear and precise
Instructions of the court, in
connection with the fact that the
cases were not complicated.
Only in the Mrs. Jackson case
did the jury stay out any length
of time, and that was rather or
The value OF the property than
on it's ownership.
In this case there was more
diversity of opinion than in the
others before the case was
tried. The trial of the case
though left little doubt of the
ownership of the property.
AS to the merits of the differ
ent cases, we believe the verdict
of the jury was in each case ac-
cordig to the law and evidence
and that is all jury has to go
by. In any case IL wants to be
remembered that the verdict of
a jury isn't as to whether the
parties are actually guilty or
not, but as to whether it has been
proven. Quilts one thing. and
proof is quite another.
The legal talent displayed was
striking feature, and in this
would naturally be compared
our own home product with the
manufactured goods from the
outside.
Or our home goods: Attorney
Allen is careful, painStaking,
and axact. There is nothing of
rhetorical flourish about him,
but his head is clear and Judge
ment is good, and his presenta-
tion of a case consequently logical
and lucid. That is the impress
sion he leaves with a disintercst-
ed person.
Attorney Alberti, our other
lawyer, is of a sanguine temper
ament, and has the effective
faculty Of always believing in his
case. He is forensic in nature,
clear and precise in argument,
and impresses a jury with his
earnestnesS and desire for fair
play.
OF the outside attorneys:
CRANKY Hillyer makes his points
in an even, smooth and pleasant
tone, and when he is through
YOU have a feeling that he has
made the best presentation pos,
sible of his case, and that if he
doesn't win it won't be his fault.
Mr.. Hillyer knows every letter
in the alphabet of legal iurispru-
I dence, and his clientage is extern
sive through the Arkansas valley.
Allyn Cole, in the presenta tion
of a case, keeps himself we'll UNI
der control, and has at his ready
command all the fiIer points of
the law. He makes an Impress
i've earnest, logical and
conclusive and is fast becoming
one of the popular lawyers of the
valley.
Attorney McCarty is forensic,
and would attract attention any
where by his pleading and by
his appearance. His shafts of
humor and sarcasm hurled at his
opponents make them wish they
were somewhere else, his ar
guments leave nothing unsaid,
and his clients know that their
case has been handled in the best