The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-04-16
A TONES LAWYER In LiiIBO.
How Judge Bowling Treats Those He Com
sidcrs Shysters-ShOrt, Sharp and Decisive
Way OF Dispensing Justice.


How Judge Bowling Treats Those He Com
sidcrs Shysters--ShOrt, Sharp and Decisive
Way OF Dispensing Justice.
Gentlemen assuming to DO Of the legal profession,
who undertake 10 practice at The TOmbs Police
Court must at least, as far as regards Judge Dow
ling OF Tie presiding magistrates, conduct them
selves in pretty straightforward way or else they
are sure sooner or later to come to grief. The ex-
tent to which 'shystering"-a term applied
to the legal practitioners at our police courts,
though OF course not applicable to all OF them,
for among them are honorable exceptions, en-
bracing broad and extended significance
of meaning and covering every grade OF deception
and lraud-is practised In these lesser tribunals OF
Justice would, If all the facts could be developed,
be as appalling as it is startling Those who know
anything about 1t know that the grossest swindn0
Is practsed; that those whom either misfortune or
crime has compelled TO seek redress or undergo
trial al our police courts are systematically robbed
by pseudo counsellors at laws that there Is affected
influence with the judges, and that the work OF
swindling and extortion only ceases when the vic
tins beyond the power of being further robbed by
these basey pllnderng vampires OF the profession.
These remarks are general. case came before Judge
bowling yesterday. the specific details of which we
allow TO reveal themselves in the subjoned affidavit
which tells its own story. and in brief explanation
of the prelimnares OF the case and record OF the
subsequent iacts TRANSPORTING before the court few
days since Mrs. Teresa LYMAN, very respectable
looking German woman, preferred complaint at
the TOmbs against her husband, charging him with
abandonment. Upon this complaint the accused
was arrested and committed to the Tombs to await
examination. lac husband. while i'll prison, was
taken sick and died before his case came up
| Tor hearing. lie had been waiter at
French's Hotel. He had deposited In savings bank
S15O, all the money and property he possessed in
| the world lawyer had seen the prisoner had got
nncl nZgin a
lars from the bank. And now comes the AFFIDAVIT OF
! the wife OF deceased made yesterday before Judge
Downing, revealing the subsequent link In the chain
OF events. This AFFIDAVIT is as f0lows:-
| Teresa Lyman. OF No. 1875 Mulberry street, being
April 1859. at the city OF New York, 10 the county
| OF New York. she received card from lawyer
the messenger thereof to call upon hun the
said Anderson on Broadway, mentioned Ia said card;
That aeponea upon sae same gay cae or ap0n sne
| as he mad deponent's husbands bank DOCK winch
he had obtained from deponents husband before his
| death, which occurred in the City Prison. he having
been confined there upon charge made by this de-
| p0nent for abandonment. That said Anderson
before the Surrogate Of the county Of New York aud
administer upon the estate OF her husband before
Soos whch wSs for '' the s sum ' $780,
| but that lie had obtained the sum OF fifty dol
Savings Sank, part Of lie money SO deposited by
| depOnenps husband. as remuneration Tor services
performed, as he sad, by himself Tor opponents SAID
| of q written order which ne received from depo-
nent's husband That said Anderson refused 70
give the said bank book to dep0nent until depOnent
| made application to Justice bowling who ordered
the SAID Anderson 70 give up the SAID book ana IL
| he gave up the SAID book to this deponent;
| That said Anderson refuses to give the said
has wrongfuly obtained from tue said East River
| Savings BanK, he not having, as deponent mas been
able to ascertain, performed any service to this de-
ponenls SAID husband Deponent charges that the
said Edward J. Anderson drew and obtained from
the said East River savings Bank the SUN OF nty
| any authority from him or deponent, inasmuch as
her husband was unable to write ana therefore
may bo arrested aal dealt wtu as the law directs.
TERESA y LYMAN.
mark.
Sworn before me this 18th day OF April 1867
| ]. BOWLING, Police Justice.
| Upon the above AFFIDAVIT an Officer was sent
with summons for the appearance IN court
OF Mr. Anderson In brief while he made
explanation at once, but the Judge sianced HIN in0
listening first to the AFFIDAVIT which he did with an
e Sru Of ns reaSng Ills
"Now what have you to say to this charger In
There is an afidavit on file in the court sworn to
before notary public" answered the lawyer, upon
which drew the money
| "N0 doubt OF that You took the only course TO
| get the money" responded the Judge "You had
! the bank book and everything your own way."
,But IL Is all susceptible OF explanation assure
roSr Hoi2r- pleaded the legal gentleman. 81 sent
for sT@ this woman the moment her husband was
dead" - A.,
compelled it, interrupted The Judge; land thus she
| found out you had drawn fifty dollars from the
II viii explain 1t all,r broke in the lawyer. "The
"You took this fifty dollars without having done
any service whatever for her husband, pursued the
| Judge. sYou never came before me. You did
nothing except to take one.thIrd OF the money he
| left. IL Is q wonder You did not take II ALL THIS
woman sought redress for abandonment, and you
ar you will only reflect. your Honor,r interrupted
the lawyer.
81 have reflected. answered the Judge; II
.'But won't you listen TO mes, pleaded the lawyer.
| "As long as the people elect me 10 thus place."
| continued the Judge not needing the interruption
| 81 Will protect such helpless persons against such
| as you"
.;Do, please hear me.- suu further pleaded the
ri don't want to hear anything retorted the
Judge; al shall commit you to prison TO answer the
| charge preferred by this woman"
| "WOn't YOU allow me TO get bailT' imp0rtuned
| Anderson.
'No time: 1t ia closing hour for the court" an.
| swered the Judge.
s'The woman can have her money! said Ander-
| son.
II had rather give her the money myself than that
what IL more, don't intend that IN future You shall
practice IN any court a. far as nave the power to
| prevent It,"
allow much Ia tn. bailY'
| One thousand dolarsr
"wont you allow me TO go my own bailr'
| "No, slr.'
won't you allow me to appear IN the morning
| and explain the caser'
Eyes, sir; viii be here In the morning."
| cant saw word nowY"
ono, sir. onlcer, take this man to prison. Court
| Il closed"
Ana INTO prison Mr. Anderson was taken.
the TAX on BROKERS' SALES