Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-27
fHE COURTS.

AeIm-Juo&ee Cartter, Wyle, ana Onn on the
bench-Mr. Bradley said.
Before You proceed with the business of to.
day beg leave to submit to the court q matter
OF course personal to myself and that may
not be misunderstood, / have reduced il 70
writing, ana you will ind 1t entirely respect
full, and such a. II is very proper I should
present. j have endeavored to look at this
matter as though ] was out of the question:
10 look at 1t now as a question Of right ana
proprie'y, and as though were a third pariy,
May il please your Honors, at the clo,e of
the return which made on the &th of Noyem-
Der, 1867, to the rule laid on me by this court
to show cause Why should not be punished
for contempt OF court, said II had com.
united any contempt Of the court had only to
express my profound regret and to ,k TO be
permitted, SO lar as possible, to recall any act
ana witndraw any expression which might be
interpreted as an indignity to the Judicial tri
bnnals OF this District. / said that in good
faith, but with q firm conviction that when /
said TO Judge Fisher his statement was false,
he was not holding a court, and that no court
was open, conclusion reached af er a careful
examination OF the stlt1te rnder which tue
ts IN was b. Id beyond the da , limii I'd by law
Your Honors have since held that Judge
Fisher was then holding q court, ana the Ian.
guage so employed by me was addressed to
hIm IN open conTt. j, therefore, in the same
spirit, Jake this opportunity to withdraw those
expressions as addressed to a nudge on tn
bench, Tor would not for m oment be under.
stood TO maintain that to charge a Judge in
open court with false hood is not a contempt OF
cou,t.
wren l made the explanation which I'd
on MONDAY OF last week, and SAID had acted
unoer sudden impulse aud continuous excite
ment meant snd supposed the Court would
understand and receive that as my apology for
having used such Language under such circum-
stances.
I he court takes exception to my delivering
to Judge Fisher a certain letter. That letter
on It's face shows that il grew out Of remark
made by him, having no reference to any Off.
clal act OF his, aud in no way connecte, with
his Official character. For the delivery of that
letter i was arrested and held to bail on the
charge OF penitentiary offence, in sending a
Grand Jury, and dismissed. When informed,
al my arrest, that II was to be treated as chal.
leDge, l mediately dIsclaimed it and with.
dIew the letter. Your honors know all this
Pud therefore there is nothing left for me To az
plsin, apologize for, or retract
Having sald this much, beg leave to add
that the Court is mistaken In supposing that
ever denied the power Of each OF the Judges Of
this Court, holding a sep arate terri, to punish
for contempfs committed in open court or so
near thereto IS to disturb the ad straton of
justice. On the contrary, 1 fully maintain that
authority. That did deny, and am support.
I'd in denial by this Court, and as read the
opiI ion OF the Supreme Com, OF the Units d
States by that court also. IS to power of a sin.
gle Judge to dis band or STRIKE from the roll of
TINS court any attorney who has been duly al
mlu TO practice. He may p.n.sh ~ i.no and
imprisonment, but not by taking away the
praef ce conferred by this court
with this view l beg leave, most respect
fully, TO submit for the consideration of this
court whether / am or can be affected by the
rule ard order passed by this court yesterday.
also beg leave to submit most respectfully,
to this honorable court my earnest protest
against such a construction of the rule "a
would exclude me.
The action Of the court in Furnishing for con.
tempt is and has ever been considered crimi-
al l.,, "a a..
in a criminal Gaze. Everv La ", RUE or order
creating a new punishment for a past often CT
Is with in the constitutional pr Ill bitiou against
the passing ofsn er post focto law and void.
In the case before the Court it Is conceded
by the rule itself that at the time of the iudg.
meDt reli; on there was no power in a single
Judge 10 disbar an attorney and exclude him
fiom praeticing In any other of the courts, if
~ "onid have that effect even in the court in
which II was pronounced. The present rule
therefore creates a new punishment tor an
offence already passe0 into juje IN .nt. Itf,i.
lows that ii cannot rightfuliy be applied to my
case.
Besides, and beg pardon OF the court if in
tins, my own case. present this further argu-
ment which Is purely personal u myself tbs
such an application OF the rule passed a the
same time immo diateIy fol owing and almost
iDseparably connected Will the order for my
restoration, will. in eff ct, deprive me of the
erjoyment Of those franchises to which 1 was
originally admitted by the order OF this court
ana to which have been restored under the
order OF The Supreme Court CT the United
STATES. (Signeo) JOSEPH II. BRADLEY.
The Chief Justice remarked that the paper
could be filed, and would be nsider, b. the
court
Mr.. Kennedy, from the committee to exam.
Ire aprliCiIts tor admission to the bar,repo, ID
tivorabiy Oh the examination of NJ. a. g.
Brown, and he vas admit d. On nc tiol Of
Mr.. Jarrett, X. II. Webb, of Phil .de'rIi1. -vp
admitted to the bar. The case o. N and
WbItely agt. the Commissioner Of Pdtspts A. Z
no AQn IN nf 4 h..I
CRIMINAL Court, JUICE Fisher-Th.s mo.p-
ing, Henson Carroll alias job, Heath, was a
QUITE d on charge of horse ST ealing. Browne
and Richmond for defence Geor p e was
convicted of an ass lult and battery, aui au-
tenc d TO three months in Jill George Garri-
Oh aud Catherine Garrison, cUnyicted OF al
assault and battery. were sentsnc,d II pay a
hne OF $40. In two cases of Charles Eorard
alias Clifford Davis alias John Culver, chare 4
with larceny, nolle pros was entered. ia us
tent TO Kill, and sentenced to three years in the
peniteniiary. Henry Jones. VIM. Jackson and
Harris Carter We're cow icted of petit larceny
and sentenced TO 80 DAYS each. Charles Crun-
nell. indicted Tor grand Larceny, was found not
guilty.
Equity COURT. Judge Oin.--To-d day, Dodge
agt. Potomac Insurance Company; decree
substituting W. J. Dub, tr..-t ia place OF
II. King. Will on ag'. W Ison ~ .Cerrafer-
ence TO auditor. Gore agr. Snyder ct al; deer e
appoln,,ng trustees 10 sell.
CCTTING CAsR.-About IL O'Clock last night
a difficulty occurred at the Union Engine.
hose between Thomas SewelI. the hostIer
apd George A. Ward, one of the firemen, W h. n
they started 10 leave-the foreman ordering
thsm out-and Ward struck Sewell, when the
latter Drew raZer and cut at Ward, eating
through his ear and making a deep cash in h s
neck, Just grazing the Jugular vein. Ward
wos taken 10 DIR. RusselI's drug store, corner
OF Vermont avenue and IL street, where bts
wCupds were dressed, and Sergeant Buell. ar
rested SeweIi and took him before Justice Dru =.
~, VINO held him 10 bail for court. Although
the wOund is an ugly one Ward rs ont Of
danger.
BURGLAR ARREsTED.-This morning, Tn :.
Table,. color d, was commit d TO iail BY Jus
tice WHlter tHarswer ne ch"-ge OF grand la -
ceny, be having been al rC,.ed by detectives
Mel eyitt and Bgley on the charge OF having
entered and robbl d the dwelling of Mr. Cn.S
ii. Golden. on ermont avenue, IL lr n street
on the morning OF the oh inst. From the evi.
dence II app lrs that he, with another par'v
entered the premises before the family were
NJ, and MIde Off with a quantity Of bed clio. a {.
ing snd wearing apparel, worth about Si,, aud
were seen in the act by a colorcd man living
ne.r.
RUNAWAY AND AcCIDENT.-This morni ag
about IL o'clock horse attached to a bugg :,
and driven by Mr.. Charles Baxter, resting in
MONTGOMERY county, became unmanr geabie on
tho Rockville pike, and dashed along at furi.
ous speed Tor mile or so before he could te
checked. The wife Of Mr.. Il who was in he
vehicle at the time, tried to Jump out, and 10
SO Going got caught and fell between the whee Is.
one OF wblch passed over the lower portion of
ner body, rendering her insensible for a whfla
she was carried TO q neighboring house, and
me- dlcaI aid summonCd from GEORGETOWN.