Show S LAWYER DISCIPLINE A good deal has been said or of the theS I Day case caso but ono one phase of it has so BO S far escaped attention Day was defended b by a young lawer lawyer lawyer law law- yer er one of or the bright young men of promise who promise who is likely to keep e p the promise by t the tho o way He is not so practiced in ill any tUlY branch jirauch of the he law Jaw as 1 j. j I w t. t L J r J ho he expects to be be and he had never neve defended a man charged with murder Ho He was as appointed by bp tho court fightIng fight Ing tho case at every stage and probably probably ably doing us much for tho the prisoner at the bar as aD any one ono else could have havo done The Tho facts were so clear clearl the evidence was so EO direct tHreet there was so on the prisoners prisoner's behalf that behalf tha It was not an easy case caso to win And he ho didn't win it Da Day was found guilty and later was sentenced to death With VillI some somo men that would have havo been the end of it The young attorney ney noy however went wont ahead trying to get whatever benefits for his client he ho could after afler conviction and after atter sentence just the same samo as if he lie ex ex- ex x- x peeled to receive c a u. fat fee fee which which he ho There were other othor forces working for tho the prisoner the prisoner the condemned man While It was not desirable to get set into the tho defense of or such a a. case some sonic lawyers law law- yet yet-s ers addressed the tho board of pardons urging that at least the punishment be bo commuted to life imprisonment AntI And the they stated as one ono of their arguments arguments ments that Day jy had hatI been defended by a n young and inexperienced man unaccustomed to the work of ot such Buch importance and anu that tho the conviction con was In a measure attributable to the tho I sort of or defense the prisoners prisoner's attorney put put up U. Now mark you ou This young youn attorney attorney ney 1107 was the tho attorney of record for Day all tho time time before before and after trial He Ho is yet ret And all aU those arguments ments in favor of or a commutation for forbis his bis client came camo into his hands Did ho lie destroy destro them No Did ho he roar I about it Not a roar He wont went straight to the board of pardons with ith that argument among the rest And he lie presented it He dJ didn't nt indorse It but he be frankly told the tho board that j if Day had suffered because of the inexperience in in- experience of an attorney Da Day should not be bo required to suffer for it he should get the benefit of the suspicion that ho had lacked something of the which an older and more experienced ex cx- criminal lawyer lawyor would have ha provided pro It seems to us the young lawyer gave gu rather good account of himself there there- It was discipline It was a aseere severe ere test test and and ho lie rose roso to It To maintain his llis dignity while conceding his possible deficiency and to turn the charge against hims himself to an argument for his client that client that is rather good work We Vo confidently expect through all the tho coming years to find this young lawyer honorably and successfully adIn advancIng ad- ad in his profession And wo we dont don't think ho will ever mer have 11 a. a 0 a severer se test than that which came camo to him unsought un sought in tho the Da Day case |