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Show Downfall of Brilliant Lawyer. A trump suffering from a fractured aim was found lying on a sldowalk In Newark, N. J., tho other day and taken to tho hospital, whoro ho wns recognized as Chester Wolvorton, onco a member of tho state legislature legisla-ture and a leuding lawyer. In 1S87 I.eon Abbott wus democratic caucus cnndldato for United States senator against William J. oewoll, tho republican repub-lican nominee. At tho critical moment mo-ment Volverton nnd another demo-cratlc demo-cratlc member bolted and started tho movement which elected Itufus Hlod-gott. Hlod-gott. Wolverton lost most of his friends and all his law practlco as a result of his defection and finally drifted Into his present pltlablo condition. |