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 Some Kentucky Lawyers of the Past and Present. overwhelmed a less determined man. He made a national reputation in Congress, and in 1880 many of his speeches were circulated as campaign documents. PADUCAH.

Judge Wiley P. Fowler was presiding judge of the circuit court for thirteen years, until the adoption of the Constitution which made the judiciary elective, when he refused the nomination, claiming that impartial justice could not be admin istered by judges de pendent upon the favor of the people for their places; and besides, it was be neath the dignity of one fitted to hold such an office to con descend to the elec tioneering required. During the war, the judicial district in which he held court was occupied, in turn, by both the Confed erate and Federal armies, and he was arrested by the milita HENRY ry authorities of both for refusal to obey military orders in connection with his court. Henry C. Burnett was an able lawyer and one of the finest speakers of his day. It was a loss to the whole State when he died, in 1866, at the age of forty-one. His son, Henry Burnett, is a prominent member of the Paducah bar of to-day. He has the reputation of being a splendid man of busi ness, and in every way worthy of the trust reposed in him. Col. L. D. Husbands is one of the oldest members of the bar, and has long enjoyed a fine reputation.

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Q. Q. Quigley and Q. M. Quigley form a law firm so strong that they can afford to defy superstition and have their offices at 11 3 Legal Row. One of their interesting cases, Robin v. Walker, hinged on the de cision as to whether the act of Congress exempting pensions from the payment of debts follows the sum beyond the time it reaches the hands of the pensioner. Thomas E. Moss is one of the finest crim inal lawyers in Ken tucky. It is said, "When speaking, he keeps his audience spellbound." A leading Paducah firm is composed of W. D. Greer and W. M. Reed. They are the attorneys for the P. T: and A. Railroad and the City National Bank. HARDINSBURG.

H ardinsburg, which is said to be " a little gem of a town," can claim Judge Alny McLean, who, as law yer, judge, and mem BURNETT. ber of Congress, was distinguished. He was called " a model gentleman." Francis Peyton was one of the best crim inal lawyers of his day. He was the first man, in the Kentucky legislature, to intro duce a bill permitting a woman to control her own property. Alfred Allen, a distinguished lawyer and wit, was for years a conspicuous man in the Green River portion of the State. He aided in the prosecution of Matthew Ward for the killing of Butler. Mr. Butler was a school teacher, and had whipped Ward's brother. The case attracted widespread attention,