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Show Legal Talent Well Rewarded. Another Instance of the liberal rewards re-wards that Now York city gives to exceptional legal talent Is found in the approaching resignation of Justice Jus-tice Edward C. Hatch from tho supreme su-preme bench of the state. Justlco Hatch's term does not expire until October, 1909, and ho receives a salary sal-ary of $17,500 a year, yet on tho first of next month he wll resign and Join ex-Judge Alton B. Parker and William F. Sheehan In a legal partnership In that city. It Is said that since ho began be-gan the practice of law In Now York city after his defeat for tho presidency presi-dency Judge Parker's Incomo has been at tho rate of $30,000 annually. |