Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-25 | Page 4 | His Grateful First Client

HIS GRATEFUL FIRST CLIENT When Henry Henri iI nry C. C Smith started tart d to pra practice law he pe had a ag his first client a negro and h he won the case The 1 E hearing was before a it local magistrate magis magis- and the charge was was stealing a aring ring ling As his client cHent had employment on ona ona oniL iL a a farm outside the town where Smith h first hung up his shingle the young oung lawyer lawyer law law- law law- yer yen is is said to have taken the precaution of h ring cart anlage age riding and and riding out outto to the farmer where he se secured promise of the negros negro's wages for a a. few days dars as his retainer I made an eloquent plea said saM Mr Mn Smith yesterday in recounting the the proceedings proceedings proceedings pro pro- of that case I did not fail fall to ring In the changes on the downtrodden race ace and all t tuat at sort of thing with the result that my my client went free fee Still I 1 had a sort of lingering suspicion that the the verdict was certainly all my man deserved and when the case was over I wanted to be rid of him He lie continued to haunt my office Why dont don't you go out and chase around with the boys I 1 said finally finally- In some impatience f. f Deed boss I 1 thought yo o tee fee war too small an an I 1 w want nt yer to accept this ere ring And the negro produced from his jeans the ring which he had been supposed supposed supposed sup sup- posed to have stolen But Mr Smith refused to accept the proffer of stolen goods Washington n Post