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utler by a House Painter, in the Bunker Hill Aurora, for which Butler never forgave him. There was never any obsequiousness about Griffin. He detested formality or subordinacy, and was rather trenchant, which caused the displeasure of the court. He was an omnivorous reader, especially in law. He had a large practice, but was a poor collector. He was retained in many well-known cases, among which was the defence of George T. Bailey for the murder of young Converse; the petitions of Edward Everett for damages for destruction of the peep flats, and the famous Count Johanni litigation, Commonwealth vs. Green, etc. Griffin took an important and earnest part in revising and remodelling the Courts of the Commonwealth; and the practice in vogue now is due largely to him. He was of about medium height, stooped a little, and was slim, although not apparently so because of his massive head. Above his gold-bowed spectacles arose a square, perpendicular forehead, from which his dark h