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Show B ROSCOE CONKLING'S BIG FEE. B Advocate Lays His Complaint Before B Charles O'Conor and Gets Answer. H It is said that ono day when Roscoo H Conkllng was beginning to attain somo measuro of success ho dropped into Uio oinco of Charles O'Conor of Now H York, then ono of tho leaders of tho fl "What's tho troublo?" asked tho Int- H tor, as Conkllng excitedly paced tho H "I'vo Just been subjected to tho H worst Insult I havo over received. H This Is tho drat tlmo a client over ob- B Joctcd to my fco." B "You know I defended Gibbons for H arson nnd put in somo tremendous B work for him. Ho was convicted at B tho trial, but wo couldn't help it, and H I took tho case to tho superior court L, and wo lost there, then on to tho su-, V "" ' Hl)roTliocoUrt and that alUnhcd tho con- B victlon and ho has been given ten i years. Now, my feo only amounted to $3,000 nnd tho scoundrel actually has ! tho audacity to grumblo about it, say- ' ing it's too high. What do you think ;' of that for impudonco?" "Well," said O'Connor slowly, "of course, you did a lot of work and $3,- 000 Is not a big fco, but to bo frank H I with you, Mr. Conkllng, my opinion, fl 3 founded on maturo consideration, la B that ho might havo boon convicted for HBh less money." |