New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-05-06

laeil.ss md c.ndeus sii'r. 10 giving the opinion {"
lie Conn IN tL. ease # l,eb,i- est. Tire Ocean L.
| ,ur,r o. Co. 10 Pick $40, Judge Patnsm said, " A.
hi AID s.Digy icr~ reduced Ia pDrtAole &c
Nv Iy,isLic r,cssue the veIbJse readings OF tue
law were by lie force # bis great mind, reduced !"
/ et.1 T9srticai rules. . =
II lie ca, uIsc.,s!ed 10 trial, the examination "t
w.fl...e- We. n.sde O. brief possible, and when
WIZ over II Il seemed clear a. bin that the weight Of
irsiin al strongly and decidedly on ore sac q,
tie .sifT he woud h, permit an argument 10 iaVur 81
a u. siis u which was lie Thought, unsupported 10y
evidence. Tie effect of all this wa, thai the bus
ress e tie CoIrs was dCle with rapliiy never ~
| fore wi,Lessed. or even attempted. tf course n"
,uth n de II dong business tiis cuuid be carmel
%. without great RESISTANCE, aid lac met "lth ths
| from MAJ qnart,rs To it be opposed al iuvnceIe
fimness frs qBsB reference TO the necessities "i '1
| tuef nd IN aporu rbabIe good hnm"r. If he sali
Or Gid the hersEest ihirgs, was AWAY VIVA slavhy
C uarnor AID II this Gil not mitigate the sting ii :"
| loat, Prevented al unnecessary laeeratlOn oil the
| wouLo.
| Numerous anecdotes in regard to this were told
Of the Chief Justice. We give one or two that are
certainly very illustrative.
| He,r is one Of the late Samuel Dexter:
| Mr.. Dexter vac mere disturbed By my fathers
course thar, perhaps, any "ih'r a"!er; Dol oeea'e
lie va dfnse or teJ.s FIR his si,i, Oi speaking VAS
, r.t -.- ii..if but b.crps- he more employed
thau sry other difficult ca-er, or VI that large
cnr- Il csses ~Lich call Oh the advocate 90 make MP
Ly bis for some little want IN their pdn ~
la ,r ->i,,.,ce Ore day wilrH MY father stopped
him H. Hn argument The ground that he "a- trying
;o persuade lie Jury {" that for which there was ~
evidecv he replied, Your Honor dii not argue Jour
owl cases il the way yUn require Ia to. Certainty
| ru" uGs Il reply; but that was the judges iaut,
| lot OlLe.
And another Of Harrison Gray Otis:
| He Was ~ terms Of great iLtim icy with Mr.. Oti',
ilrn certainly amorg the toneuo-t III his profession
In Il trial {, cAuse in Boston, Mr.. On bad "nrrei
| suue testimony which ny father ruled ont Ny O'ls
L. N t:tG
alusiun To- II, When my father sail, " Br"'her oi'',
nm will not de-: you know that -'it-uc- -ss rule
| out" Bot u very important, aud pernHpS
Mr. OG- thuneht lie ought have had the beneni al
j.; III all eyeits, he pretty s'.b referred To u 1s1n
Tieo ny father rAr', Mr OTIS please understand
AID nen,h.r that fnct nd III tue case, and 10, 70
Ice b.ugit ~ tbH- il directly Mr.. Gus asau sub
miied md hp"l,gi zeJ, but, before hong, again Ven-
turcd ulCn A. alusiUu 10 il. SIT down, M Ot's s'
d,vt Sir was Tie somewhat stern command; an',
without permitting him :" say anything more, is -,
tier aI.te ard charged the Jury. Tins aneci"'e lis
fiieId, Mr.. William Bond, used to repeat, as having
p0s.eu under he OWE eye.
And smother Of Francis Blake, for many years
the leader Of the Worcester bar:
AT Worcester the fri term that he hell there was
after tie bar LaG iriaiiOn Of the Course likely
to be lursued: and tie leaders determined to resist.
FaIk Blake, a. everybody called him. perhaps line
leaG,I lawyer q" the comfy, aud one vi my father
most ntiu ee friends, arose 10 argue case Sop
ION ,ii. Bi,ther Blake said my tather, whit
e,dtIcel" ~ viii, if your Honor pleases state them
TO Ike Jury" Ono, you must state them t" the Court
fret "ldeclue dUlre may ii please your Honor;
AID nsis ny right to address the Jury IN my own
way Certainly, II You ad,.reSs them at al YOU
ay address them IN your OWL way-and there caa be
10 better; but must fret know whether you have
al care Ia speak about. l do not now src one but
perhaps yon nay poiLt one out" 81 will endeavor
10 10 80 to the JGry." NO. you must do 81 first 10
me-" "Tls positively declne.' VERY well, with
any view of the case can now take, you viii waste
tie tin If the Jury, the Court and the county ny
any .iruu .,i." Mr. Blake then arose, ant, turning
t. lie Jury, began, "Gcu,lemen OF the Jury"-wbeu
ny iath,r instantly said. "Mr Sheriff, commit Mr..
Bake to s!"se jaJ, ahd quietly arose, aud began
changing tie Jury The Sheriff approa he'd Mr.
Trtt, sio 20 follow him, and NY father, nter.
IuIii his cage, said to the Sheriff, Stop, Sr
few ~, eLs :; and vent on ana gave the tu the
july. lie then turned To the bur, and saii, " Brother
Blake " III YOU 20 TO tie jail now or wal until You
have got III, nigh SOM Il your cases ~ q" th'"h,'
said Blake - il is all ore 20 your Honor "'h wal
a little do just you Ike" One Of the gentle
II en- who narrated to tLs incident said he WAS the
sane evelii at Il supper party al Mr.. Biakes own
lCLte, n; which my father was present. Tney ooth
laughed over the affair which md not in the
leas, diminish thu cvrdlay. VI, ~ use the phrase
lie used 10 nie-le was spehkEg Ci % years ag0-'he
"joliiy" the patty In 1871, eight years after my
in,l,.r. death, VAS travelling III Worcester Comfy
Il eiIbei of the bar assured me that he hal seen
e. caiica,urr If the scene, representing NJ Blake III
the act # addressing tie Jury, but petrifd with the
cun maid to the Sheriff Ia commit bin. lie Thought II
lrtcrie il for ne; but lie was unable Ia do so.
One mole Of the famous Rhode Island advocate
Burgess (BurersO:
H. Tauutor, Mr.. Burgess Of Rhode leland entered
into the combat. He came, dressed with the elegance
nLu licety ,f d gentleman # the old scho.l IA silk
si.okn 49, aud with lace Iuiiics and powdered hair.
lie tu, Old personal ri nj 81 m! father; and
mai been seIt Ter 10 do What could be done to gam
cause whch required all the Ieugh which c"uid be
Z IA PHI , i,f ~
Tie mai we'll o. Us s ual utl Burgess Ia arg
/ ia tie JuIN 1Lcu much such u convene alton eusued
/ as IL BabU case. By tits time Il a-CeItaiued
that II the points ashed Ter, they mus be- gwen.
Mr.. Burg, far yeld-d Therefore, To- state one.
"llai l. nv point al all Bother Burgess; have You
/ alULtrt "l,s, Your l., nov aid stated II. q" CA
have Lut article If eNIieIce for that point, as Jon
very vel kIow, Brih,r B,ugrss; what u,hrrl' And
20 tie thing welt IN. until NY father haiiy refused IL
! Let lin ,laok May 1t please your Honor sal
/ NJ Bug.ss, :" link have good Ease, ~ excel.
lett ,s,e ard believe satisfy he Jury of it, al
den sur meter Of right, permission to try.
v.Iy good you have, uOubt, Brother Burgess;
but unlut kiy -vIderce, ard tn r,i1re nothing to
/ 20 L. a jury 81. NJ. Burgess al once gathered up
/ liz paper, ard marched Indignantly out # Court,
/ while ny father proceeded to charge the Jdry. All
the occurred near tie elise Of Vr-nVuns session.
Nv father uoii~cd that the crowd began to leave The
,,i rilv,B Md tLeie Appeared TO Ice nehug going
oh ,ut,idc When the CUurt ourued for Dit uer, he
/ oau q oft ard what II Wa. The I1unlvu Cunt
! h,Ese Il that day was "A aTge w",-i-u bu'llin- ui
whcb the lower >tvy Wa Appropriated ic Offices, snd
/ tlsii Of cIs and bread siar- lei tr"m pnlt IL
iT,li # the cur-r,nt dooir down tU tii- level OF tur
street. Halfway down he stairs stuOd Mr.. Bulge
laIa gun the ctwd ab, VI the Cuci !u-Iic5 iHNnl.
/ y. rail-, i.GaHIy 6hd uiLuE upon them 10 ri-e AM
stop lie Couiis. they would not sr The protection
-. law ~ al jheir hbeItrs. M father stuppcd and
E.,,A.d iii much ali user cut; and this aused the
a., Wi IL i,ui;; ana Nj. Burr s."I observed that
! thy ~tre kDkirg Leyopd him aud !aSshi :, aad,