The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-06

Take it from me. citizens. that il he is elected.
those charged with and tried for commission Of crimes
in this county in the years will have hard
time getting out from under experienced by
law-breaker in this county, or anywhere eise-and
know
"In nv thirty years experience in defending men
charged with crimes broken ances with the best
prosecutors the Pacific Coast and the say
I knows because broke OF them with this same
Brown.
1T was some eight years ago in Tacoma. The case
was quasi-crimna My client former Alaska
dance hall proprietor sued for seduction OF girl
who inmate of his place He denied it; the
looked oasy-do you get the idea-glrl employed in
dance hall. scduced while in that dance hall?
81 blhey about the preparation Of the defense.
quoting my office force
when virtue in dance hall doth dwell
You can look for violets bloom in hell.
Wells Brown and tried that before a jury
for two days. At the end Of the first day he had me
fighting every inch OF the way At the end of the
ond day the jury gave his client verdict for Twenty
five Hundred Dollars.
81 the Supreme Court, and there the verdict
sustained by divided court rehearing banc
five to our-and my client paid.
Brown tried that close and clean and 81
hard that wasn't left chance for reversal the Law.
and the Supreme Court had keep its hands off by
majority OF although four OF them evidently agreed
with my violet proposition
Don't fear that Brown will not make an efficient
prosecutor that he don't know the law, that he is
inexperienced
"Hc will make King County REAL Prosecuting
Attorney.
Sincerely yours.
&C. c. ISRAEL"
To the People OF King County. and Ny Many
Seattle Friends and Lawyers:
beg the liberty OF stating TO you briefly the capa
bitics Of Edwin J. Brown Democratic Candidate Tor
Prosecuting Attorney OF King County.
Edwin ]. Browns honesty, integrity and genial per-
sonaly need exploitation. and his ability and stand
ing upright business in this community, and
as a student 81 public affairs is recognized as prc-cm
therefore will coninc myself to discussing his
ability lawyer. In this connection sincerely state
that regard Edwin J. Brown one OF strongest law
ycrs Seattle base this assertion upon personal
perence and many discussions OF legal subjects with
him. associated with Edwin J. Brown in the trial
OF OF the important heard in the
Superior Court OF this state requiring more than one
weeks time in the trials. 1t OF the most
intricate and difficult OF that | had partc
pated in. Edwin J. Brown briced the case. sought the
law that necessary and prepared the instructions
given by the court to the jury and for comprehensive
ccarncss lucidy and correct declaration of the
law / have never, in all my experience those in
strucons surpassed observed that as an examiner OF
witnesses and in legal arguments to sustain his position
upon the offering opposition to the introduction
OF evidence, Edwin J. Brown convinced me that he was
the peer OF any lawyer in Seattle His address TO the
jury replcte with logic and good sense permeated
throughout with the spirit OF fairness seeking only jus
tice, and delivered with great power and natural
eloqucncc.
am impellcd to say that with Edwin J. Browns
knowledge of the law his ability a trial lawyer.
gether with his keen OF justice and his benecent
attitude toward the rights OF all people his adminsra-
tion OF the Prosecuting Attorneys office would be
strong busincsskc and just and boon the taxpayers
OF King County. and distinctly progressive change in
that office | inspired write this letter hoping
that you may your way clear to render Edwin J,
Brown your valuable aid and support in the for
that office
! trust YOU will not consider this an unwarranted
intrusion. feel that the interests OF the people OF
King County would be best served by Mr. Browns
election
Respectfully.
JAMES L. CROTTY.
The above letter was written by Mr. James L. Crotty
who is OF Seatte's able lawyers
ic b,r,b op;p tLotta If tpcv
integrity ability and legal minds Mr. c. c. Israel and
Mr. James l. Crotty quite able 10 judge of my
qualifications for the office of Prosecuting Attorney
those gentlemen who write editorials and with whom |
have personal acquaintance.
EDWIN J. BROWN
The unfarness OF the Times is plainly shown and
efforts prejudice the people against Brown shown
by the following paragraph in their editorial
"For Prosecuting Attorney there be possible
for voting against Lundn and every for
voting for him Conscientious able young willing, alert.
trained and well equipped with good record behind him.
engaged enormously important work, by reason OF
which he has had time conduct campaign, he
should be returned his office by a majority large
enough show the peoples confidence him and mark
singing rcbukc for the advertising dentist Brown,
Socialist whose election would be nothing short of a
calamity to the public veal"
The fact that Brown requires much editorial space
in the Times proves that Brown with the people, and
the people are with Brown, and the way to make the
Times respect the people for the people rebukc the