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September 26, 1857
The Placer Herald
Rocklin, Auburn, Placer County, California
What is this article about?
In 1828, a writer recalls entering an empty U.S. courtroom in Baltimore, where Chief Justice Marshall presided, William Wirt argued, and Roger B. Taney took notes, surprising given their prominence in a city of 50,000.
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A Reminiscence.—A writer of court recollections for an Indiana paper, mentions a curious incident within his own experience. Happening to stroll into the United States court-room at Baltimore, in 1828, he found "a venerable Judge on the bench, a lawyer addressing the court, and another taking notes of his speech. These three, and the marshal composed every person but myself in the room. They were all strangers. I asked the marshal who they were. "The Judge," said he, "is Chief Justice Marshall, the gentleman addressing the Court is William Wirt, and the one taking notes is Roger B. Taney, three of the most distinguished men in the United States; and yet, in a city with a population of then fifty thousand souls they were unable to draw an audience to the court-room."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Reminiscence
Empty Courtroom
Chief Justice Marshall
William Wirt
Roger Taney
Baltimore
1828
What entities or persons were involved?
Chief Justice Marshall
William Wirt
Roger B. Taney
Where did it happen?
United States Court Room At Baltimore
Story Details
Key Persons
Chief Justice Marshall
William Wirt
Roger B. Taney
Location
United States Court Room At Baltimore
Event Date
1828
Story Details
A writer in 1828 enters an empty Baltimore courtroom and learns from the marshal that the judge is Chief Justice Marshall, the arguing lawyer is William Wirt, and the note-taker is Roger B. Taney, despite their fame in a city of 50,000.