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… ui.Tertl \7 l• sr, 4.aT ba4. tba •• fine tphi\ a1 ACY. She alte W
a pot fool’bal.1 teu. t.mde Boolc:a• ..,., plart.a1 el4 \bat ,-ear. tlte quarter­
back vat Donat. :La\e:r l ee.v Jot:r• :h.111e plq ooca1ioull71 bu, JlO’ oftsft ..
1, wa1 ,ha uxt rear I beli.-r•• or 1913, ,ho team veat to We,t Pola\ a11d
Jloau ut Dor,la• n.a •¥A7 w1 th th1ac• vi ,ll tae f orwal’d. -pa••·
It wa• ao, fea11bl• for •• to ooa\lm• a-\ l’otn Due. ftl• ,:,lu W&e te IO
eu 7ear ta.•• u4 tho oa lo hotcetow were l null llelp •••’• •••lt 1>F
vortuc. ln1\ v1 \la the full.7 belpll& loft.
lo• •• U’t’er to ‘b • ‘117 rae14,aac. apla but I be.Ye eoaH,n.e4 oTer ti.
7eara to ntun \here vben l eoul.4. !he oll beaa •• mel.lewe4 la b .. :a.ty •
After aother’ • teatll \Mt oonUzmef. tuMler the g?o1out 0&1’8 of Jute. 1′ ha•
\… .
l>eea a lcvel7 place to vhieh to return, alone at times. at u … \d\h A«a•••
a.ml oace vi th Ollarle• arid. ….. San.b ant Ma.17 Aca•• lave aleo ‘beea lure.
Jome ita.:u·. td\h a nl.Utud.a ot 1».dettnal>l.e memori•• aa4 a1qoiaUoa• it
1’111 nr, Nal. ,., u ant oal.1 al,.. ntala a plue of •n,1a ln .,,, at-
.ltiH• JfotN Dame aaa• Va•hlACtoa u4 Oeorge,owa kv Sollool. >etoN l•,,
1111 ••• 111 rao\her &&Te • a lel\er to Mr. D&rl1n.g\oa. vbo• •he n … b.x•e4
vMa a 10ua gil’l ill loae. At I pl.uh4 \o wol’k 4vlac \he 4a,- aDd. aUaai
lav eolaool at up,. ao\her laoqht per!Mkpa Jlr. J>arllq\oa coul.4 hel!> ••
Sooa after -q al’riftl I \ook the let,er to Mr. Darlla«toa. JU.• offlo.
wa• a\ 410 Ju•th S\reel oa halci&l’J’ Squr•. Ja coatra1\ vith laler ,-.u••
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110,t ot iht la.w,-cir• lit local pnoUee hat offloe1 1• \hat Yiolllit7. th• trel4
late the aevei- builc!inge tal”Q.er 1:1pton oaae later.
Mr. Dftrllngtoa recel’N4 me 00?11.tall:,. Be apolte of na•berla? •”-” ucl
her b?ther. ht a, tb&, tlu ,11ere Wl• ao fYPWM la hla offioe.
l>u.rln1 the summer• t hat takttn some let1-101ts 1.a 8’enograph7 ut \nevrltla,
at \be old Xtng Butlneaa School la :&mfl, end hat wrke4 bdore ?e1ng ‘• loti-e
Due at the Southern llailroat cl tr ottiofl ia lo•. prtaoi-pally hel1>111C Oap\ala
lea7. who \hen bad cha.re• ct the off1o8. le va• a fla• olter ce,le•n u4 a
Cori friend.
l fou.4 a jolt in We.1hlagton 1us eteaocrapheio• wt Ill tu lboapwa Sheet M•W
CollJ&ft7, u,.eA located. la the HOO ltlock of P … ..,1,..ata .l•emu,, Ion-.,, .
.l t lhe ed of the Ohrie\.mat holld371 ot 1911 I reoet.'”4 a ae•-«• tat Mt-.
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DarU.J1Ctoa wished. to aee me. 7h@ 1011.nc Nn 1a Mc office vat leaTin, aDd. there
was a poeaible place tor me. Mr. hl.11-wea. wbo waa Mr. l’tarllagtoa•a prlaaipal
aHoolate, gave N a teat. l wa aot a Ter, ooap•••a• eteaographer. throqla
,he eoclaesa ot M• heaJ’\, I nppo … M?’. lu.lllftB •ald l •• •aauetao\017. •
An,-hov• Mr. Da:rllnctoa took u lnto )Ile office a• ,,eaocft.J)har ,he ‘bect.Dlac
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of 1912, … 1 rem.ine4 v1 tll bl• 1a •• capaot ‘7 … aM\mr u.atll hi• ‘•’ll
tn 1120. e.2cu,p\ vben l •• a,. la \ha ••mo• 4unac ,11e ft?•• Yor14 Var,.
Oa a4Jlit&1on to tb.6 Bar 1n 1914 I ceased to ‘be a 1teaocrapber aDl ba.4 aa
otfiee of 1q own. Ju, I helpe4 Mr. Darliq\on ta oo•• of h1• vol’k: ea4 nmaiae4
uaoclatad ‘With Ma. fhea, tn 191 ‘7. I wal ta’1t • .,. a’ri&’\loa for ‘­
lld.,ma.UoA. tt ihal’l ? Galle baok aarl7 la 1919, the &Hocl11tioa vlth Mr. Dar11ac­
•• va• aot ao olo••· My otftc• •• acw o-a ,he ll”01l,ll4 ncor allll J •• aon
on ..,. 01m but coati.., to 4o eo.rae YOrk for Kr. Dlll’lla,toa •
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Georgetowa Lav School wa• at \uah4 • a• 1 \ eUll h, la ,he 4ova\ow ••oUoa
of Vaehlq\oa u4 •• ba4 11,,1e con.\&o\ ‘ld\h \he 111111’°1). • tile •••••
of \be 1Ja1y91•el t:,. 0v \eaoher• were :aot prle.1\11 aatl. there •• ao nllct•••
ta1tno’10n a\ the lav 1ollool. .1, llo\N •• the ‘IUMlerg:ra4ua\e boq tel\ ti.
rtllctout 1Aflu.en.oe aore, a• ao doubt •• lfte at horptovn. Billtop ta ooat:ra
a\ vt th the law eohoel clowatova.
the p:roteaeon. INOl:l aon \ban 1• true aov, vere 4nwa troa tbe aoti••
Uta et the law. lor ua-.,le, ov teacher la equt1 wa.1 JuaUce Athle7 II.
Ooul.41 oae of ,u J’OIIIC•• ot the hprNe Oovt ot \’he Dlatnot ot Col•’bta. ,i­
pre4eoe110J’ of the tJai\-1 l\at.1 111\riot Oovt. Juatloe Gould ae\S:nl7 pnelte4
a\ trial• ,vtag the 4q u4 taqht U.1 ola1u1 at at.pt,. le wa, aa es-
Other prote11on were :Daa1•1 w. laker, 1nu: I. Iopa, I. ••bJ’-1111.,h,
W’
Ju1Uce Daaiel !b.etr Wright. A. A. Boehlta,;. Charle• A.,. Dou«l••• Oh.let Ju1’1oe
Shephed., ant lJuiel w. o•»cu1oc••••r.
flMa 1ta1•t bol7 •• larc• a.ad the leo’11.rR• taqh\ the vllol• o1a… ft.ea
the o1&11 bl’QJte up tato taller croup• wller• ot)ler pl’Of eHort W01&14 ao ., … •
n\Jeo\ 1a more 4etall.
1 W ao prmo•• hart aa4 ta,, ooaoep’1oa of the lav h’ 4o n••••
that I upeoted. 1\ t. be •r• ■e\\le4. 1 uUo1pa.te4 Uat one wul.4 l•n
vllla\ the law vae. Of courte, lo a teen• oM 414, but oal.7 to a tecne. It
mob ,aoerWa\7 la applloattoa ot \he lav.
la ooatraa, vl th ••, of tlae \071 &0lac \e tu llll \op ti. law •hi••’•
414 aot l1•e o• lhe oaapu. 1 11Ted. la the leale •- vt. th ,..,..rai ela11-
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fhe leale1 weN e. fine 014 ta.mil7 fro• Obarlea Couty, Ma.17l&ad. Mr.
lleale wat aa eldeF17 VS.lover, am a Ocllted.en.\e ntel’8ll. the hn.eeholl was
1:a the oe.pablt aat\ paolou hud.1 of Ale oldet\ taugnter. Ki•• Ba\U•.
Mr. l’Jlitrllactoa hat aa e.zo.pUoaaU7 fl•• mim ,1114 aa orde?l7 .. ,hod of
wnc. 1 \Al.alt he •• one of \he araa,et\ laV7er1 the ooua\17 produced.. Re
could take a ••• of material, legal or faoftal — he enga.ce4 la tome of ,a
aoa\ oomplioated trial• 1a the h.11\oq of the courts here — ud. flu the
eeaeaoe, tbat vhloh -4• \he 4lftereaoe.
Be at aa u•J1p1ar, an4 eftea\1Te me\ho4 ot ol’OH•eaJd.al-.. 17 “•’7
&ppl”OJ)rtate aeu1 M voul.4 leara all he onl.4 Uat \be vthe .. ldaHlf kaew.
WheA 1, bc,oa■e aleaJ” to \he 11U•••• lbAt 111′. ».:rl1ncto• ka.v & great 4eal
about the tac,. au •• \:rea.’1DC Jal■ tat.rl7, the vl\1ieH beGaM ooopen.llff
• alll h&lpfu la cle-Yelop1a« the tao,,, \lle prlneipal purpoee of oroH-enainaUoa.
He wa• a k1Jllil7 geaUeman. !here it a aoaumen, to him — •iea’1e• reminA•
me of it — I belieTe l>&e :tiret 9?eohd. la Walld.nctoa to oae vllo ».fl’er held.
pul1o otftae. l\ 11 o.o. J’ud.iaiar, lqa.are acl’OH fro• hie 014 office. a
beauUhl toutat• v1,11 a pedew\al oa wllloll •’8a4• a ad.e aaS.4e w1,h a tay&
b1 her •icl… lo• \hovch’ \bit vu laappnprtate beoaue of llr. Jarltaatoa••
on 110Aetl7 bat \he r•1a• for ••• eeleoUon wa, \hst \he t••• “‘9 aotl ,1a1t
of u:t.aal11 d14 aot :betlta\e \o appro&ttll ‘h• Miele. .b4 ao with Mr. Darltactoa.
lleoause of hi■ 1eatleae■1 a..i kind•••• one 41d. no\ MaUate \o approaah
hill.
Mr. l>a:rllng\oa repnten\e4 t».e lfathlne’o• GaaU.glllt Coapa• aa4 tile Vaull&C\011
lailwa, amt •••tnc Ooa-p&117, \hea th• largeet .,,.., tn.upoMt.Uoa
1711\ea. n 1a,er ••reed Ylth the Oapllal ‘ln.oUoa Oo11p&Ji¥ \o beoo .. \he
• Capital !rand\ OompUT. Be al.ao Npreaea\ed the Poto•o 11.eotric Power Ooa-
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paa7. Be did no\ take c?rrt ot all the lecal “WOrk ot ,hese oo?aa1e•t he va,
general oouael tor 1ome. ad p41’n&pt oa P., retainer or ooawl ta\ton bad• ?•r
o1her1. Se alao representtd the Vaahtagton Loan aa4 ‘bll1t Oompan)’, th• ‘latioaal
81!1:rtqe and ‘l’rua, Ooapa.n,-, tome of ‘the large real etttt11e ooaoet-11,, Ul4
he beeaao. duri.n4 ,he later perlod, one ot \he attorae:,s 1ft the dlf!icul \!flt
the ltga lfatiou.l .lank ha4 •id•athe eovel’D11en.11. With lhe exc4rp,toa of th•
iicg• l3o.nk ca■e he ht4 no o:r1m1nal. p:raoUoe. In th,- orlmlaal aepecte ot tha,
case he•• eoaeultiag oou•••l.
la ad4.1Uea h• repreuatet a.u helped 11he l)Oori u4 lsw,ere would eeae
to hi• for llollDel.
Kt’. Lla\ea ve.f’ teoo11d. \o Mr. Slalltn.a te leagth of aeaoo1a,1ou vlth. Mr.
Darliagtoa. Others a•eoclate4 1• one we.J’ or ano,u:r vl t!l the off1oe turing
• rq time vere zq goo<l friend the late r. B.e«itt lfoel, Pettl. •• Cl”Oll•lia, Pa’t1l. Y.
loge re, frank G. Sm1 \h, Joha Hood, nm Miu Hohn.
Upon admtesion to the l3e.r in 1914 .,- -pracU.ee bep.a from •7 own office
at the re1u· of the second flool’ of 409 7U’th St-reet, & bldld.U, Mr. Darliagtoa
md. acqa.1Nd &4.1oiaing hit ol4er oft1oe• at Bo. 410 •
.t ha4 no parUcu.lu• proepeGte, oal.7 the exp•otattoa Ila.I lt I 414 re&Naa.017
well with &n7thinc tiat caa• \o u a praouoe woll14 ,ra4.wl7 deTelOJ’).
the coai of linq wa Ialoh le11 then tun 1, ts aov, aad I eanuMl a 11\\l•
1:a 1917.
XA tho ln.terTea1•« th.Ne ,ea:r perio4 1 en,a&e4 ta aoae trial work, bu\
aot a great d.-1. It. oolon4 ft1U aame to the office one fa7 •• •?id that to•
and.-10 at \he Jail 1111htt4 to ••• me about hie caee. !hie lei to the nr,,
• tr1.&l of a.11.7 dp1t1a.1ute 1.n vhioh l ellP,Cet\ on tr ow. 1, •• a 1ecoad.-
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4egree IN.rd.er•••· Al.0711ue IQ.laer, a olaseaate — he la\er returned to hit
ho•• 1a lu.la• — oame law the oa•• wt \h ••• The trial renl ted ta a ooaYio’
1oa wb1oh vat rnereed ‘b7 tbe Ooun ot Appeal•, where l t la nporlet a•
ltrebell T. VaileA State■, 41 App. :D. O. 3?3 (1918). Af\e:r ,ne rnereal
Mare-.11 plel p.ilt7 to mu1la,achter and reoei•ei a ta1rl7 light •••’•ace.
Aao,her 1atel’eet1nc esperleue in the oour,, waa a vtll coaltl’\10’1011. •••
which came to •• thro’G&h JtT coo4 tr1eJl4 lobn Ooaaoll7, a tonier ro01111&te, vl:lo
Ja4 cou •• to lo•. I\ aleo r•ohecl the Oovt of Appeal•• vhln:e 1, 11 repor,.a
•• lnYA •· loll•, 44 J:pp. ». O. 488 (1916).
Duiag tb11 period. ao 4.ueet1oa •ro•• la m:, alallll •• ‘° lhe ollolce ot -,
prof•••loa. the praoitoe of law ..p4 q etroq 4wot1oa, aad thie ••
coatiaue4.