There Are Honest Lawyers

But few lawyers have that strict regard for uprightness and honor that is firmly imbeded in the make ip of John F. Iiawrence. This characterüitic was brought out a few day's since in a case in Judge Newkirk's probate court. Lawrenee & Butterfield were retained by a cliënt wlio had evidently misrepresented things to them, and when it was proven by unimpeachable evidence that this cllent had atjemptedto buy up wunesses, and to manufacture testimony, Messrs. Lawrence & Butterfield at once dropped the case, Jlr. Lawrence remarking that he ''would not kuowingly help a man to obtain property dishonestly, and that he was convinced t hat his Client was not an honest man," or wordfl of like import. Wliilo it is not always the case, yet ín most instances when a lawyer engages liis services to a man, he fights it through riglit or wrong ; it makefi no difference to him ii he only gets his fees. "When an attorney has the true manliness to wash his hands oí a dirty or disreputable case, ii he happens to get in one, he is certainly deserving of praise.