Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1840-11-14
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| OUuit SquuDDiCM
|, is MT often that lawyers fgh' either in or out
OF court, uni SIS in war Of words. Their province
is to settle instead Of raising disputes I, will be
seen, however, by the following extract from the
sentence of Judge Conrad, VIII ch we copy from the
u. .. Gazett". that Mr. IIoiatio Hubbel of the Phi
iadelrhi har could not reprcss his pugnacious pro-
pcnses even within the bar Of the court. Such
disgraceful scenes sh ,ulj he visited with the sevc-
rest penalty; and we pleased TO see that Judge
Conrad ha fearcssly discharged his duty, however
unpleasant il may have been.
The facts in the present case are as f,llows -
During the hearing OF the case (tha, of the Com
monwealth vs. b'dg, bury) Mr.. Hubheil addressed
the court aud made stsicmen, of what had occur.
ed IN the Magistrates Office, Mr.. Brewster said
or was understood TO say, that he "wished the case
| stripped Of fai>hood.' Mr.. Hubbeu interrup,ed
him, and exclaimed /" Do you say III At VIII 4 sa,J
was false il you do, | will slap your face :" and
before Mr.. Brewster had time to reply. actually
struck him with the back of his hand on the fac
Subsequently Mr.. Brewster declared to the cour,
that he had been entirely misunder tod; and that
II Mr.. Hub, u had permitted him To proceed he
would have discovered iha, he red only to false
issues which hId arisen from the misrcpresc N aons
OF some witness before the alderman Mr. Huhbe
accepted this exllanston as satisfactory and ap 4.
ogsed TO Mr.. IL. for the violence which he had
committed From the acceptance Of this explana.
ton We ATE not permi ted 10 dou't its correc'nes.
Thus it appears that The attack was unprovoked,
though the precipitation of Mr. Hulbell led him TO
suppose ihrt there was prOvocs alton. 1T it he.
however, distinctly understood, that while w; would
consider an impeachment Of the veraciiy Of counsel
as ghy disresptc,tul and contemp,eous TO tho
court,no Provocation be regarded justification
Of violence in the courthouse. The wrong, in this
case was done 10 brother of the profession, and
was done as publicly as was possible. The blow
was inf ctc,i rather on the reputation than on the
person Of Mr.. Brewster, and intended more TO de.
grade than to injue. Thus that which would
be gross violation OF TIE law any where is agCruv-
oted hy the peculiar injustice and cruelty Of the
wrong; and considered in connection with the pl ce
where il was comm ttrd-the bar of the courth use
within few feet of The bench, and when the
per on srcken was addressing the court il must
be rrcogn zed outrage of the or yssest charac.
ter.
The duty OF rronouncing the pen liy of the law
aiwtys painful one, is peculiarly so, when the
subj ct is a member ,f that rrofcs ion which we
all cherish with so much Of affection and PRIDE
Bat 10 Prctemt that duty. from. any personal con-
sidcfations, would he 10 give sanction SID war
rant TO future viol nee. We desire how, yer, that
not moved by auy desire to do Just &C to Mr..
Brewster, he proclaims him elf sat ,fieJ md If he
is not, he has lis legal remedy Nor would We
vindica'e any sense Of wounded dignity on our
own part, Us individuals we have every z ason To
believe that Mr., Hubbell mean, no ndignity 10 us;
aud ev il he had intended insult, he could not
1--we eScitrd resentment. The Judgement we are
about to pronounce is wholly upon the impera' i've
necess ty which has teen "a sed the vindicaon
o. 'ha law. 1t m y be aid d that we are unwi n,
that this ac, of the court should be mi unde, stood
as expressing any g neral censure upon Mr.. II ub-
tell. lie has been urged into this act by an i'm.
pulse which as it was unjust, we have no doubt he
no" lamer's. But such inftmes of temper,
how yrr they may lie p rd med by individuals, ap-
peal IN vain 10 the violated law. If misdirect d
I'M ulse' excused Off ,crs, few would GO unpar-
doned
he Coult. on full considerations doe Judge
that H"ra,o Hub eli, Esq. Counsellor at law, and
an officer of this Cout. I've commit In pisun in
the Debtors aparmeint Of the City and County
Prison Of Philadelphia fr the period of ten days
or until discharged by the legal authority Of tbs
Court, or by a due urse # law, for a high co.,
tempt, by gro.s mis,l, meaRur III the presenca of
the C'urI, ohs'ruciing the administration of ustc,
and that, ior the same Teasons, the sad n. Ii ub.
bell, ESQ., be, aud hereby is. suspend from pra,-
Using a. an officer OF this Court during the pres
ent term"