New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-07
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-. ,i,e.,eptbs Of TIE citizens thought MI I
S,,I,.s,, eorrse iusr6sete. There are reasons, |
,.rb ,,l, Re incidentally referred 10 below, that
render ne more SilGng to give credence 70 'ni'
.s,t.me1t than I 4hould have been IN Ac" i'fA' (
Pot the officials were certain that the Court
tzo,,. vUonid b besieeed-rszed to the ground,
pe,taps, by inquisi,ive throng' 10 toeh uePio''
,,or IN mi, account. quite az much as to "inoe-
e,..lty and iguorsnce"--wth which your regular
.-.rorter osarees them-do ascrlbe their cavalier
treatment of the representatives OF the press
M.r,hal. and deputies seemed, in their furry 70
,ye utterly forgotten their promises, and the seats
,vh,eh once knew this or that correspondent 70
Shov special assignment! had been made kne"
hin 40 longer.
Put this Was net the soc esson Of the treatment
which members Of the Foursn Estate eXperleoce"'
Washington doesn't know that there IS rou "
Estate. Washington, the center OF politics aha
,obticsl ne as. and just now the center OIL h'sres'
70 others than politicians, doesn't kno" It's own
,soI without the I'D Of which its Importance "
,ho ,,-o,,d ,vould De much less. Like certain Aem
hers of Congress, wbo see 1T, when II sullS '1o"
N ,bu,e he creators Of toelr reputation "a'nins
ION decent recognize it's frirni in the Press
u, oun experience was amusing. Sea5s were
-rc,drd for sry repo ters, desirable seats Tor t"o
was pointed to an undes rsble one, but preferred
to remain within the bar, where was no oPpor''-
Mtg TO write.
"Bu. you cant stay there :"
"Why not :"
! because this space is reserved for members OF
the barr" ard my venerable friend showed me
carefully. drawn written rules.
| Luckily. was once admitted to the New YORK
Bar. At the announcement Of this fact, presto
what change, Sternness became suavity; scerb-
it,, sfabilIy; and was suffered to retain my seat
uutil--partly through kind suggestion parity
through judicous investment of qualities OF my
own, Which it is unnecessary to specify en-
scor ced myself opposite the council, and in close
proximity to Judge, juror and witness
To-dsy there was an improvement. The front
row Of Keats behind the counsel was reserved for
correspon tents, who we're at liberty to write on
their knees Two or three were allowed TO SIT
| under the caves of the Court in the place occu-
pied IN other tribunals by the Clerk, and 10 write
on rail, on condition that they sat go near TO II as
TO allow OF passage behind them-a requirement 10
volyng pbysical torture. Yesterday, applicants
for the poor privilege of such occupancy we're re-
fused on the ground that they would interrupt the
intercourse between couo,el and Court! Two
temporary desks were tenanted, and two or three
iquatters eDcamped near me. Others shifted or
failed to shit for themselves. Reporter, cannot
be Indigenous in Washington, aud the Official
| gardener evidently does not know no to cultivate
the exotic.
Nor can there be 8 Washington pubc-else the
shutting OF doors, even before the room WAS filled
would not be suffered or submitted to IN patience
But do not find that the local press notices the
circumstance. except incidentally in due course OF
praisiDg the officers.
The Criminal Court is held in an apartment
about the sze of the larger of the two rooms ordl-
nary used by the Superior Court OF Ne~-fofk
for jury trials. On one side are the desks OF the
Clerks and Marshals and space for the WITNESSES;
Oh the other, the jury box and witness stand. The
Cont ats between two screens, directly opposite
wooden clock, with brass pendulum, which ticks
directly over the double doors. Thanking this,
but slightly thrown forward, are two barrel stoves
| when give out ntht uuquohhcu W ""EOii 7A'SN'V
DUAL fed by fresh air, more than qualified by the
breath of the crowd that stands between and about
them, and leans over the high bar which halves the
room. Midway between the door and the Judge, IN
dock. looking like a cattle-crase pushed close to
the bar, over which gapes row OF faces Is NJ
Sickles. The psssage-wsy between him and his
counsel was kept clear to-day, but the space aoout
six benches broad, sfectuslly prevents that imme-
date intercourse between them, which is valuable
to every prisoner, and must be especially go TO a
prisoner, who is himself lawyer.
Some fault has been found with Judge Crawford
| for his refusal TO allow Mr.. Slckes to SIT with his
counsel. 10 seems hard to the lawyers from New
York, Virginia and Alabama, in each of which
States the practice is otherwise. But the Judge
would have e1poIed himself to suspicion had be
deviated in case of this character FROM the usual
course of the District Courts. He did so far grant
the prisoner request as TO allow the dock TO De
moved Iom the usual distant corner, whence
scarcely any Of the proceedings could have been
SEEN 10 q central position.
Judge Crawford bears I understand, an excel
lent reputstion with the bar here. He is thought
honest, sensible impartial, careful IN forming and
tenacious in holding opinion. Heis ev'deot'y
,hsewd, and has a quiet humor of bis own, which
is refreshing think that be will try his best to
do siDpe justice in the premises. l do Mt learn
that the counsel engaged in the Cause, sccuse him
of msuifestins as yet, any bias toward one side or
| the othAr.