The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-04-10
epneca Oourt Bill Kiiled,

court Of Common Pleas for the special
benefit Of Seneca County. giving us a
separate Judge, and making this a sopa
rate district.
The origin Of this app rent necessity
was two fold; In the FIRST place, Judge |
Hall, who was then presiding, was
worthless dissipatod and uuPrincipled
man. Ho frequently adjourned court
whom scores Of witnesses we're in waiting,
some from great distances, and when
business was at its greatest pressure, to
20 a fishing; or join in some drunken
spree; disgraoeful to the man, and dc
grading to the Office. While he was in
the osisnsibls discharge Of his duties It
was so poorly and ineficiontly done that,
the aoumulations became enormous. The
legal business Of the county was in al.
most hopeless condition, and lowered up
10 an amount which seemed TO demand m
extra judge for It's discharge.
In the second place the Attorneys at
Law, connected with tho bar, have twn
cd their attention, with scarcely an ex-
ceplion, to speculating schemes Of vari
Gus kinds. Some Of these became horse.
jockeys, second hand spectators In rags
others. Of superior caliber, went after the
Locomotives, after political prefoiment,
and land speculation. In fact anything
and everything excepting the duties Of
the noble profession Of law. The result
was evident in the every day operations
10 court. Judge Hall calls cases set for
hearing, with the following result:
"sqntob vS SQuiszlefantsr."
&" May II please your honor" begins
one Of the attorneys, +" there is an impor.
tsnt witness in this case which | have not
been able to consult; he will be here on
next Tuesday, aad / will be much obliged
10 have tho case deferred ill that day F"
VERY we'll says Mr., Hall."aud the case
goes over till Tuesday, when the same
scene is enacted. This with slight varia
tious is the programme for tho whole
day, and the whole week;--a diddliug,
dallying, milk and water proceeding which
would throw a business like practitioner
into the horrors.
These two causes combined rendered
the creation Of a new court an apparent
necessity, But on the exit Of Hall, and
the election Of Lawrence the whole phase
Of the court was changed. Now, not a
case remains iudisposed Of, and there is
no more need Of an extra court, at an ex.
ira expense of about $4,000 or $4,000
per anuum. to the county, that there is
for a frth wheel to a wagon, or an extra
lawyer at the bar.
Judge La wrenoe admitted Of none Of
these improfessional delays, quibbles and
chickering's. The LdWysrs came into
court with their cases ready. II they
wished continuance they had their oli-
ents affidavit to read, which settled the
matter at once. II they were ready for
trial, they demanded il, and goiis, unless
good cause to the contrary was legally
shown, II they Nere not ready from
some misfortune the case rent over with
out further parley, bnt ifgross negligence
was apparent, the case was stricken from
the docket, and the jockey sent home
70 begiu anew.
The result was that tho docket was
cleared, justice rendered to all titigants
a line Of demarkatiou drawn between tn,
iaVysrs and the pettifoggers, and tn,
good old fashioned dignity, honor, jus
ice and efficiency of tine judiciary r'.os
ablishod.
Judge Lawrence has done well in thi
ratter, but not we'll enough, II ever
lawyer was compelled 10 meet his issue
aud meet il in accordance with law an,
the rules Of court, or else be promptl
sent out Of court aud OF the docket. W
would have the fact shown Who are law
yers, We would soon have the court Q
Common Please a place Of justice, ah,
not a spider web in which to catch an,
ontanglc and tap pet clients. We woul,
have less appeals, less cost, aud God
send riddauoe of those pettifoggng nui
,aucs' who. ubder the existing aondi,io
,fthe judiciary, manage to moil and CRU
an existence in the court room.
These facts ore necessary to explai
our oongratulation Of the people on III
lefeat Of the Extra Court Bill. Lot sue
a bin DO passed, and such an additions
license given to the negligence Of Attor
aeys. end man who was so untortunAl
as TO get into court, had better make a
} assignman. Of his effects 70 the lawyer
al once. aud give his soul no more bottle
about Il.
We intend no oaouse in these remarl