The national Republican., 1869-01-21
THE COURTS.
DISTRICT SUPREME CouRr-Gtnerdi Ter
All the Justices sat in banc yesterday.


DISTRICT SUPREME CouRr-Geneyai Tsrm.-
All the Justices sat in banc yesterday.
THE EBRADLKr-rIsHER CASE.
The oSnrt ovesTuled unsi the motion M made BY
striking his name from the roll OF attorneys
be considered as an order Of suspension only.
Judge Cartier delivered the opinion OF the
Mr.. Bradley makes a motion to be restored
to the office Of an attorney, from which he was
removed by the judgment Of this Court little
more than a year ago, for the reasons set out
10 the paper he has filed. That paper is In the
following language:
matter entirely personal to myself, and which
would rather bring to the personal notice OF
the Court In my proper person than to ask the
assistance OF any member Of the bar. More
by the judgment Of this Court, l was deprived
OF my franchise as member OF this bar; and /
desire now to submit motion that the Court
will treat and consider las they certainly have
the powerl that judgment as an order Of Sus.
pension only, and direct 1t to be removed In
doing this, Il 10 due to myself to say that, In
self to be the injured party, l acted under sud
den impulse and continuous strong excite.
ment, caused BY the provocation conscien-
The remotest idea Of feontempinSt he authority
or dignity Of any judicial tribunal. Justice
10 this Court requires, after the expression OF
it's opinion, that should renew to them the
assurance Of my profound regret that any act
or word OF mine should have been Interpreted
as an indignlty to the judicial tribunals OF this
District whose % authority and dignity 4 is
and support. submit, therefore, a motion
asking that you may consider the former judg-
meat as an order Of suspension only"
II the statements contained In this applicA.
tion were Intended by way Of retraction or
apology for the offence with which Mr. Brad
ley was charged, we think they utterly fail to
II such were truly the character of this
paper It is quite possible we might rescind the
order formerly made for his removal from the
was removed consisted, 1t will be remembered,
10 the use OF the following language to one OF
he Justices Of this court, whilst exercising
court;
"Mr. Bradley. Has the court adjourned
'"Judge Fisher. No, sir.
INF. Bradley. Then, before 1t does adjourn,
I desire to say, in the presence OF this au.
&i;snee. ai; that the statement you have read is
denied, but the petitioner alleges that the con.
troyersy was continued. as follows:
.ITSdse .TSds ,Is Fisher. e. Crier' sdjeurG the court.
aMr; Bradley. Now will sayi
Judge Fisher. You can say what you like.
1fyou wish to make speech to the crowd you
"Mr. Bradley. In the nrst place I say you
have have no right to eHpei me. The Supreme
"Judge Fisher, leaving the room.) Very
well. You can take an appeai.n
And n afterwards following the same judge
from the COURTROOM, Into one of the street cars
OF this city, and with his own hand deliver
ing to the Judge challenge or paper, In the
"WAsHINaTos, August 9, lso7.-Hon. George
=. Fsher-Sir In the alteration which oc-
CURED between US when you returned to the
courtroom after the adjournment on the I'd OF
July last, you observed that you were sick,
and were then pleased to add you know
where to hnd mel and hold myself respons-
ible In every form, for whatevef / say or do
or words to that effect, after which you ap-
piled to me most opprobfious epithets, There
10 but one Interpretation OF such an intims.
tion received among gentlemen. told you
have recovered, and that the trial OF the then
pending case being now closed we are both at
liberty; That no time may unnecessarily be
you conveniently can, when It will suit you TO
meet me out of this District, that we NAV ar.
range to our mutual Batiafsetiop, the points
81 81 ainerense between US, without incurring
any controversy here or 10 public. With the
same view hand you this note In person,
a1a isiHn,.s Am, sir' your most obsdis1t servant,
These constitute the offences for which he
was removed from his ofioe OF attorney by
order OF the Court. The hrst Of these was
character. The second was such misbehavior
as no court can tolerate from members of Its
par.
Let US look at the paper now presented to
see whether II contains reparstion for these
most extraordinary acts.
When carefully read 1t will be seen that this
paper contains regrets enough. Its fault is
put regrets for the action Of the COURT He re-
tracts nothing that he has done. He regrets
only that any word or act OF his should have
been Interpreted by the court as an indignity.
He stands by his language uttered to Justice
Fisher in court, and by his challenge to him |
Afterwards, but only laments that the weak
ness OF the court should have found anything
to blame In these most inoffensive acts on his
part. The motion Ia denied.
NRW CRIRR.
Colonel Avery l.. WaliAr was appointed |
crier Of the criminal court
The court then adjourned until Monday |
next
EQuITT CoURr - Judge oHn-This court |
made the following orders yesterday
Dodge ys. Potomac Insurance Company ct |