Why I Decided To Write An Autobiography
Honestly, I cannot say for sure why I’ve decided to write an autobiography. I suppose I want a legacy, something to leave behind after I’m gone. Perhaps I hope that someone will read my rather unorthodox views on life and science. In retrospect, my life so far has been rather intriguing to less than intriguing people, but I digress. Let’s get on with the story of my life. All things considered, I had a fairly normal childhood. I was born on April 18,1857 in a small town in Ohio called Farmdale to my parents Ammirus and Emily “Eddy” Drummond. They were wonderful people, and admittedly I’m impressed at how well they managed to deal with my seven siblings in addition to me. Farmdale was a sleepy town in most respects, and everyone’s views blended
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I became the general attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, but I felt that wasn’t an important enough way to spend my time. If I was going to be a lawyer, I wanted to be a damn good one. When the workers of the railway went on strike, I quit being the Railway’s lawyer and became the people’s lawyer instead. Since then, I have been dubbed the first labor lawyer, a defendant of laborers, anarchists, and strikers. I was viewed as an extreme radicalist and was extremely popular until I took the case of 1912, in which two people were accused of murder who were allegedly involved in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. During the trial, I came under fire for supposedly bribing the jury. My reputation was never the same, and I decided to begin my career as a criminal defense lawyer. By 1920, I found myself immersed in the criminal justice system. In addition to defending the accused, I was able to engage in the most fascinating courtroom debates. I became the top trial attorney in America, especially after Leopold and Loeb took off. I defended two older boys who murdered a younger boy and got them off the death penalty, using the theory of evolution to claim that nature was the reason they’d done it. Between that trial and now, I’ve been slowing down, not taking as many
I became the general attorney for the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, but I felt that wasn’t an important enough way to spend my time. If I was going to be a lawyer, I wanted to be a damn good one. When the workers of the railway went on strike, I quit being the Railway’s lawyer and became the people’s lawyer instead. Since then, I have been dubbed the first labor lawyer, a defendant of laborers, anarchists, and strikers. I was viewed as an extreme radicalist and was extremely popular until I took the case of 1912, in which two people were accused of murder who were allegedly involved in the bombing of the Los Angeles Times building. During the trial, I came under fire for supposedly bribing the jury. My reputation was never the same, and I decided to begin my career as a criminal defense lawyer. By 1920, I found myself immersed in the criminal justice system. In addition to defending the accused, I was able to engage in the most fascinating courtroom debates. I became the top trial attorney in America, especially after Leopold and Loeb took off. I defended two older boys who murdered a younger boy and got them off the death penalty, using the theory of evolution to claim that nature was the reason they’d done it. Between that trial and now, I’ve been slowing down, not taking as many