New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . his law examinations,and graduated at the head of his class. Mr. Stayton atonce tendered his resignation, came to New York and s artedin the practii e of his new ])rofession, and a vear later, or inMay, 1891, he entered into the coi)artnershii) with Mr. Roch-fort. He is a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian YachtClub, the FencersClub, and the Army and Navy Club. DAVID WELCH,Ex-Assistant District Attorney, a member of the firm ofWelch & Daniels, was born in New York, May 7, father was a pros|)erous merchant and died
New York, the metropolis : its noted business and professional men. . his law examinations,and graduated at the head of his class. Mr. Stayton atonce tendered his resignation, came to New York and s artedin the practii e of his new ])rofession, and a vear later, or inMay, 1891, he entered into the coi)artnershii) with Mr. Roch-fort. He is a member of the Seawanhaka Corinthian YachtClub, the FencersClub, and the Army and Navy Club. DAVID WELCH,Ex-Assistant District Attorney, a member of the firm ofWelch & Daniels, was born in New York, May 7, father was a pros|)erous merchant and died when hisson was very young, leaving him a snug fortune. YoungWelch was educated first at Manhattan College, then at thepublic schools, and thereafter at the College l^oint MilitaryAcademy. When quite young he entered the law ofifice ofMessrs. Norwood &: Coggeshall, and by steady ajjplicationand a quick intelligence, he soon became proficient in allthe intricacies of the proft ssion. In January, 1891, whenMr. DeLancey Nicholl was made Dist ict Attorney, DAVID WKLCH. Welch was one of his first a])pointees as assistant. Theyoung lawyer soon made a record for himself as a specialpleader. He had special charge of extradition cases,habeas corpus cases and arguments of appeals in conjunc-tion with the late Assistant District Attorney J. McKen/.ieSem|)le, and made a record in each that i)rior thereto hadnever been excelled. But it was in the collection of for-feited bail bonds that he achieved both re|)Ulation andglory. In a very short time he collected $22,000 for theStale, more money collec ted in one year than any of hispredecessors had collected in three years prior thereto. .Mr. Welch is highly esteemed for his upright and conscientiousperformance of his duties. In January, 1892, he resignedfrom public office, an 1 entered into partnership with Mr.(ieorge S. Daniels in 1887. After his retirement fromoffice Mr. Welch devoted his energies to civil cases and thehigher grade of c
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