Show JUDGE JOHN J S SLATS BLAIR To the Editor of The Herald In your Inte interesting editorial column this morning you give a sketch h of the counsel selected by Admiral Schley to him before the court of in inquiry inquiry made at his h request t tIn In another part of your paper pa r is la mentioned another distinguished mem morn member member ber her of ot the Washington City bar John JohnS S S Blair as Of solicitor s yen gen general eral in President administration tion He lie was assistant attorney gen general general eral oral under Devens MacVeagh and an Brewster and selected by the th latter to tobe tobe tobe be assistant judge advocate to Judge Advocate te General S C Lenity Lemly in Sur Stir Surgeon Surgeon geon General Wat Judge Jeremiah M 1 and bis Wa partner were Genera Ge cou counsel as 8 you say but he ws wis WI not acquitted Mr Wilson spoke four fOUl and antI a half alC hours Mr Blair one anda and a half About this time there was a case e of the Union Pacific vs the United States Stater in the United States court Of claims ThrEw Three e millions of dollars were involved Wilson of Washington W and Dillon Swain of ot New York rep represented represented represented resented the Union Pacific Mr Blair was wa designated by the attorney gen PD general general eral to represent ent the United States State He Hp I stood alone in preparing and in rep representing representing resenting the ease case It was won WOR on by b him although opposing counsel were very confident of victory Mr Blair had also abro the honor of or being bel belthe the first finst to present the habeas corpus question to the United States supreme court in connection with the trial of or Surgeon General Walles Wa Chief Justice Waite complimented him afterward saying sang We always listen to Blair with He H not only knows what to say but how to say y It This was said in the hearing bearing of ofA ofA ofA A FRIEND IN UTAH Salt Lake Aug 20 |