History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . d of thefact that while yet one of the younger members of the bar he was chosen totill the office of district attorney in November, 1S83. By close application tothe duties of that office he won a high degree of success, and in ISSG wasre-elected to the same position, which he tilled for a period ofsix years. During his official career his vigorous prosecution of offenderswon for him the reputation of being one of the best criminal lawyers in thissection of the State. He seems to possess the faculty of discovering thestrongest possi
History of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania . d of thefact that while yet one of the younger members of the bar he was chosen totill the office of district attorney in November, 1S83. By close application tothe duties of that office he won a high degree of success, and in ISSG wasre-elected to the same position, which he tilled for a period ofsix years. During his official career his vigorous prosecution of offenderswon for him the reputation of being one of the best criminal lawyers in thissection of the State. He seems to possess the faculty of discovering thestrongest possible evidence in a case, weaving a legal network around thecriminal, and then presenting the facts to the court and jury with logicalprecision and crushing force. In his pleadings before a jury he combineseloquence, withering sarcasm, and logical argument, while his Celtic motherwit is used with telling effect against opposing counsel and witnesses. Heis equally strong in civil practice, and is always a safe, conservative, and hon-est
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