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However, Hummel was sly plus much more quick-witted than Howe. Where Howe dressed outlandishly, Hummel's attire consisted of plain expensive black fits, and pointed patent leather shoes: "toothpick shoes," as they were called at the time. Hummel's sneakers were set up with inserts, a precursor to Adler-elevated sneakers, which gave Hummel a few extra ins in height, putting him just over the 5-foot mark. Hummel regarded as himself neat and fastidious, and intensely proud of the actual fact. Hummel started off only a small amount more then an workplace go-fer for Howe. Hummel washed the windows and swept the floors at 89 Centre Street. Hummel also was responsible for replenishing Howe's ever- dwindling share of liquor and cigars. Hummel's work also included having coal from the secure, where it was stored, to the stove, which stood correct in the middle of the waiting space. Soon, Howe known the brilliance of Hummel's brain, and directed him to start reading case reports. Howe called Hummel "Little Abey," and Howe repeatedly informed his associates how clever his "Little Abey" was. Yet, rather than Howe getting jealous of Hummel's first-class intellect, Howe felt that Hummel's skills were the perfect compliment to Howe's outstanding courtroom histrionics. And as a result, in 1870, Howe brought Hummel in simply because a full partner. At the time, Hummel was barely twenty years old, and Howe 21 years older. With his reputation of being a sly fox before the jury, Howe handled all the criminal cases, while Hummel was the man behind the scenes, ingeniously determining loopholes in the law, that was described by Richard Rovere in his publication Howe and Hummel, as "loopholes large enough for convicted murderers to walk through standing up." Howe was known for his dramatics in the courtroom, and was reported to be able to conjure up a crying spell whenever he felt it was necessary. Other criminal lawyers stated these crying spells had been instigated by Howe sniffling right into a handkerchief filled with onions, which he conveniently acquired stuffed into his layer pockets. Howe's courtroom melodrama was so pronounced, he once provided a complete two-hour summation to the jury on his knees.

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