Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-12-03
Some Interesting Personalities

| to Binney occasionally be
upon had retired practice William
NJ Meredith could be heard intervals the courts George
NJ Wharton a small, clientele.
Henry Wharton round and robust gave opinions upon
titles, there being then real estate title companies Eli K Price
in his heaping fortune David Paul Brown,
TRIM with buttons than WISE sell
dom appeared The real leaders of the bar George w. Bde
whom have before referred and Richard McMurre Nc
uc and sincere, perhaps exceled in learning
other lawyer the bar In he had the simplicity Of
Whatever thought his head found its his tongue
He really felt that else knew much about the subject and he
gave uerance the thought once we mad case ana ne
inquired which Pleas had been docketed When
the he d Oh those helpless creatures At
another time he said to me- M raise some shebark trees for
will them?" promised take of them and
brought them basket my office He
told Judge a lawyer fool Some days later
he penent mood Judge do know is who
the fool lie unsafe advisor for the that
he was ever constructing theories to whch the aa OF the world
refused conform but he oabe character and his stead
fast aided him much the trial of
At the criminal bar Lewis c. Cassidy William B. Mann
stood succeeded by H. evern and Charles W.
Brooke When the Republicans successful William Mann
prosecuted the causes and Cassidy defended them
successful the situation exactly reversed Cas-
sdy, tall dark handsome possessed real oquence be
ev he had client convicted of murder in the first degree
which probably be explained by his refusal take des
perae likely result that When the Independent Re-
pubcans General James Beaver for Governor
and caused the election of the Democrat Robert E. Pattson that
gentleman made Cassidy his Attorney General.
For Mann ! had almost a of horror. He had bury
frame urtve eye and great political My feeling toward
him way: George w. winnemore,
pirituaistc dreamer killed. in babarous who
his pocket He constituted good sub
with which establish reputation for and activity
the public and he hurried to the gal
without and pennless the court appointed
Kgore the only the bar who believed spirit
defend him. Klgoe had just been admitted the bar
nothing handling and besides although Winnie
epepc childhood he had neither time
getting evidence together The trial off the follow
prompt conviction and the public comment of
DONE Mann had the reputation of being among his
the poor Brooke better known Charlie
the office banker He huge black
drank but could make speech and had
New York. where he established great
criminal and finally died, leaving three fam
lilies anda foru OF a thousand dollars.
Cuyer the counsel Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
subtle perhaps best described by the of
Dickson said of him that He had quality of
advocates could auy render verdict contrary to
the Supreme render decision contrary to
the law
ADLER than these have mentioned Furman
Sheppard in intellect. have known
in the phases epresiden professors and preachers
the ablest of them all He
achieved reputation all commensurate with
vstude the beats the shore
va He had practice and when he had tried case had
been exhausted the Office of District Attorney for
he had neither predecessor He had
widely only the philosophy of the law but in literature
and theology their full significance Perhaps he
was Perhaps he did fully realize his capacity
p ACI A novel OF