Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1867-08-14

lignant spite against an officer who has de-
clined to do his infamous bidding. Mr..
Johnson will not dare to interfere with Gen.
Grants conduct of the affairs of the War
DEPARTING
The Beauties of Jurisprudence in the
National Capital.
The practice of the law and the admins
tration of justice must be delightful pursuits
in the city of Washington. in the District OF
Columbia 1t has been more than suspected
for many years that the geniuses which were
prominent in that city were not of the high
est type of perfection. Just now the White
House holds an official whom nobody-unless
it be Office holders-regards as model
Some of the Departments are in the control
IF men who are not persons universally re-
garded as patterns of the virtues and graces
and courtesies and amenities of life. Con-
gress has,-if we may credit pen-and-ink
sketches of many of its debates individual
members who may be charitably considered
as having been developed, according to the
ton of cats and dogs, and who yet upon oc-
casion exhibit many of the unhappy charac-
teristics of the race from which they sprung
And the courts of the national Capital are
evidently not to be put out of countenance
W the bad notoriety of other public bodies
IT men in the city. We remember the trial
Of Sickles for the deliberate murder of Key =,
which resulted in triumphant acquittal,
md made the prisoner the hero of the hour
More recently Miss Harris came all the
way from the great West, armed with an ar
senal of pistols. and in open day, in a public
flee, shot to death man who had once
promised to marry her and afterwards had
married another woman and this murderer
was tried and acquitted on the ground that she
acted from 50 paroxysmal insanity" When
the jury rendered their verdict Mr.. Bradley.
the venerable Mr.. Bradley, senior, of the
Washington bar, counsel for the prisoner
impressivcly Rugged and kissed his client in
open court, much to the edifcation of the
spectators, who applauded the verdict, and
were quite ready to follow Mr.. Bradleys ex-
ample. These are some of the milder and
more admirable peculiarities of the Bench.
the Bar, and the Jury, in the city of Wash
ington.
1t has been reserved, however, for the re-
cent assassination trial to develop the amen
tiles, amiabilities and humanities of a
would furnish a highly edifying spectacle
even to a New York police court. John H.
Surratt has been on his trial as an accomplice
in the assassination of President Lincoln.
The trial occupied about seven weeks Brad
ley, senior, with others, has been of counsel
for Surratt, and has been in a constant state
Of Bullying hostility to the court, and to the
counsel for the prosecution. Judge Fisher
has been several times threatened with per-
sonal violence by this gray-haired attorney,
and has only escaped by the interposition of
'lHcials and spectators. The trial came to a
conclusion the 10th inst, the jury coming
into court unable to agree upon verdict,
md being discharged. As soon as the jury
eft, Judge Fisher said he had an unpleasant
luty to perform, and dismissed Bradley,
senior, from the bar, for assault on him on
| July I'd A newspaper correspondent gives
the following account of what followed:
The scene attending the dismissal of Mr.
Bradley, Sr-, from the bar, and his immedi
! tie challenge of Judge Fisher to fight duel
:reated intense excitement. Judge Fisher,
rs soon he dismissed Bradley, ordered an
| Immediate adjournment of the court and
surrounded by several of his friends, passed
mt To fbo f,JI h., l.
IN the midst of which Bradley pushed mis-
way through, excitedly declaring" Oh.
won't hit him; - but the police kept back
the crowd until the Judge left the court house
| ind entered a street car. No one for a mo-
nent followed, but hundreds of spectators
we're lining the court house steps and pave
nent and excitedly waiting to see what would
turn up next. They did not wait many Sec
'nds, however, for Bradley shot out Of the
crowd, with his hand In his pocket as if hold
ing fre-arm, and rushed into the car before
the police could Overtake him. One police
man jumped in through the front door and
planted himself between Bradley and the
Judge. Bradley said shan't hit him.
[ want to deliver this note.'' By this time
the street was blocked up, at least thousand
persons surrounding the car. Bradley was
pushing his way out, when the friends Of
Judge Fisher cried" Wait and get your
inswer-" g You'll get one" Judge Fish.
er rose and moved toward the door, wher
Bradley turned, half pushed back by the ex-
cited crowd. The movement looked like a
collision, and the cry of "He's going to
shoot " caused the spectators to fall back
Bradley stepped off the car and entered his
,fice door, but few feet of. The police dis.
persed the crowd and ordered the car to move
IN good many of Surratt's friends were
armed, and it looked for few moments
despite the police force present, as if an out
break was certain. Two gentlemen, friends
of Judge Fisher, were armed, and remained
by his side throughout.
1t was not until the car moved away from
tunult that Judge Fisher read Bradley's not<
which was dated Aug. &, four days previou.
to the date of delivery, and stated in effec
that on the occasion of the alteration be
tween Judge Fisher and Bradley, on the 2nt
of July, Judge Fisher had stated that he wa
sick and could be found when wanted, o.
words to that effect. The epistle went on Il
give the writer ideas of honor, the satisfac
ton due a gentleman, &C., and in conclusion
the writer expressed hope that Judge Fish