The New York herald., 1872-12-04


the Court Of CoD mon Pleas The witness was
handed cash boo, Of the firm and read entries OF
various sums VI money paid to Judge Curtis ia
amounts rang ng from 81 to $500.
, HE MARINE COURT CLERK.
!. N Mcnaeas Cody, Clerk OF the Court. was sworn,
ana exp,s ned the form and contents Of the books
usen in courts. The witness was shown ana
iaentr ed several Judgment rolls and orders OF ref
evds signed by Justice Curtis, which were put IN
II .e senate took q recess till halfpast seven
o' lock p. NJ
Evening Session.
The Senate reassembled at half past seven r. M,
and Michael J. Cody resumed the witness stand
He was shown several papers parporting 20 De
RECORDS q f awarded e ses Sr's
MI Smith, OF counsel for the respondent, oDJecteu
10 sach evidence. He claimed that II It was the
OBJECT OF CoOnsel to show what judgments ana lees
were rendered and allowed IL could not De done ny
these papers, as they were not records. Inere
prove these Judgments and fees was to put on the
stand tine parties interested In them
Mr.. Townsend OF counsel for the prosecution
replied that this was the only evidence that they
could produce. IL was contained IN the Judgm
book Of the Court and the written orders or the
Judge. All this evidence was put in In body and
lie thought II perfectly competent.
Mr. smtn saia ne onjec.eo .o !. hou oo,y as w.
III it which had reference to the charge against
Judge Curtis OF participating in the judgments or
fees.
Mr.. Townsend said 1t was not intended to sh ow
now that Judge Curtis had participated in these
judgments or fees. IL was only to show that such
Judgments were rendered ana fees allowed in this
former. We have already shown that he partici-
The President allowed the testimony for the pur-
| pose stated only.
Much other evidence of like nature was offered,
| some OF which was rejected and other parts were
| admitted. This witness was not crosse xamined.
| Solomon Rawibsch was sworn and identified q
| note for $l8b he gave the firm oil GOOdhart ana
others for scrvices also check IN payment OF the
same. The witness, beng German, Senator Weis-
note given for the services OF the firm OF Good
hart Pittman and others. He had been arrested,
and the matter was settled before got .nto Court
The check was read and hea on the back two on
dorsements, one Of which was the name ol Judge
Isadore Sucker, clerk of Rawitsch, identified the
| check aud said he had paid and took up the note
referred TO by last witness. He paid the check TO
man named Hartnett who had the note.
| GEORGE +. GARDINER
| was recalled and shown the cash BOOK or the nr m
| and was asked to fell the amount OF moneys re-
| ceved by the firm from business in the Marine
Court; but he did not know that he could exactly
Mr.. Smith objected az it was not proven who
made the entries; whether the mar. making them
| knew anything about them and whether Judge
| Curtis knew anything OF them.
| The President said as this was the office account
| book 1t was competent evidence.
Witness then explained who made the entries,
and went on to point out the receipts for refer
ence.
Crosse Examined by Mr.. Smith, am forty years
old; studied law in Delhi, Delaware county; |
1 went to Milwaukee and from there to Connecticut (;
made Judge Curtis ACQUAINTANCE in New Haven
five or SIX years ago; went to New York in the
1870; think it was in December, 1862 or January,
1870, that first talked to Judge CARTS about form
| ing partnership; ! cannot say exactly when 1t
was; my acquaintance with him commenced about
| September 1869; also made the acquaintance
OF Gushing M. ana Pittman about the a same time !
when the terms OF the partnership were agreed
upon; they were agreed upon at 23l Broadway; we
had an understanding as to the amounts to be di-
vided but cannot tell when or where this under
standing was had; don't remember discussion
as to the ownership OF the Office furniture; there
/
OF the receipts; in the conversation with Curtis
ship; i was soliciting tie copartnership; there
were three or four hundred law books belonging to
the different members; Mr.. Cushing suggested an
| inventory OF the property; did not keep bank
would not warrant it; Nj: Gushing left the part
Withdrew; i presume MI. Curtis withdrew on the
6thof May, and Gushing withdrew on the 9th of
cause law was passed prohibiting him
from practising IN hs Court; that was the reason
understanding m to csntinae the copartaershp be.
tween Mr.. Curtis, Mr. Pittman and myself; Judge
Curtis Is not now partner OF mine; cannot tell
iS from Il, SToad%ay ,s1s Tarrsh Vars street in e
never been in our new Office; he was frequently
in the old ONCE; Pittman retired in September,
1871 the firm Is now Goodhart Jaquith and my
self; Jaquith Is married TO daughter OF Judge
Lawson, Of the Marine Court; am not on good
| him in the conversations about the copartnershp
| 1t was understood that Judge Curtis promised to
] send us all the references he could; thought we
| would gain great deal Of money when we formed
that copartnership, but found we did not; can
not swear positively that there was more than one
there were more; now remember two; there was
no separate fund OF the firm moneys; whenever
any member OF the firm received any money he
paid 1t over Immediately; there was not enough
received to keep separate fund,
The Senate then adjourned till ten O'Clock A. M.