Because he revelled in the way country lawyers abused each other when arguing eases before the Jus-tee of the Peace, he began studying Jaw, and after a year in the Univers sity' of Michigan law school, and a bbrlet apprenticeship in "Youngstown, Ohio, he was admitted to the bar at 21, He opened an office in Andover, Ohio, obtaining no clients, and moved to Ashtabula, Ohio, where he mare led Miss Jessie Oh, Mz, Darrow was elected city solielfor of, Ashtabula at $75 a month and entered private law practice.
years later he moved to Chicago, where his frst year's earnings were Jess than $300. "He attracted attontion, however, in. political speech appointed special assess-money for the city at $3,000 4 year, and rose rapidly to assistant corporation counsel, then corporation counsel, a position from which he resigned to become general attorney for the Chicago & Northwestern Railway Company, It was while holding this position Mr. Darrow appeared in the recession of nationally battles, which: were to bring him ultimo of being the greatest criminal lawyer in the United States.—United States,
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