New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-03-05
THE JUDICIARY INVESTIGATION

MORE EVIDENCE AGAINST CARDoZO-HIS CASE
LOOKS EVERY BAD THE DISTRICT CIVIL
JUSTICES,
Principally at 10 a. m, the hour appointed,
majority OF the Judiciary Committee met Mt the Fifth
Avenue Hotel, and resumed the investigation OF the
charges against Judge Cardozo The accused was pres
ent with counsel and the counsel OF the Bar Assoc
non were also In attendance. OF the Committee, Messrs
ID g. Hill and A. l. Hayes absent, as were the half
dozen lobbyists who during the earlier sessions OF the
Committee haunted the halls and barroom OF the hotel
buttonhollng every person OF prominence ana every
member OF the Committee whom they could detaln.
The first witness examined Warden Tracey OF Lud-
low-st Jail. He was required only for few moments
and then Gratz Nathan Judge CardoZos referee, was
called His examination confined to his connection
with Judge Cardozo referee. At o'clock Mr. Nathan
produced his bank book and mass of orders Judge
Cardozos Gratz" was much annoyed NJ being com
need TO expose his referee business, and displayed his
speen In the hall Just outside the committeeman
A. his messenger handed him the large sachel.
containing the orders he seized It yclousy ana eA-
claimed al "a like 70 fling this at their heads" then,
seeing six or reporters standing near he added
mittee; mean the pack OF backbters."
Mr.. Nathan's testimony was explanatory OF me man
ner in which he appointed referee In cases where
fine parties concerned did desire his services, and the
an cunts OF money received for those services
II NJ. Benedict, President Of the Gold Exchange Bank
during the Black Friday panic. recalled but spent
only a few minutes in the eommittee-room.
but this hour had been set for the of the
bills now before the Legislature affecting the
p1y ol fS and fSmaH appeared before hS
Committee 10 urge them TO support bill
Introduced by John Foley intended 20 legslate
out OF office the District Civil Justices OF New York 1t
had been ntimated at Albany that before the Committee
acted on bills referred to them the Justices them
selves would like to he heard. Charles 5. spencer ac-
cordngy appeared on their behalf and Justices Quinn,
Porter Kane, KOCH and Mcguire were present IN per-
SON The session was open, but, beside those inter
ested there were few persons in the room. Mr..
Daly announced that he deputed by a number
OF his professional brethren TO favorable consider
alton OF the bill which provided that the Justices now
pre- siding In the District Civil Courts should be removed
and others appointed in their places ana In future at
the justices should be elected on the general ticket Mr.
Spencer said that counsel for the Justices he desired
10 know tie provisions OF the various bills ana
called attention to the fact that no charges had
been preferred against the judges. Mr. Prince,
after consulting with the Committee, announced
that several OF the bills affecting the Justices had not
reached the Committee the consideration OF the ma
Ter would be postponed until next Tuesday night at Al
bany. Several OF the Justices have been invited 10 at
tend the session OF the Committee at ADany ana tneI
give their views. At o'clock the Committee resumed
their sessions and reviewed the evidence already
presented against Judge CardOzo The result OF the In
vestigatOn may be Judged from the fact that MI Iden
quietly informed friend that looked very bad; very
bad" and further, that member OF the Gommltee nc
kOwedged that four charges at least Judge CauoIo
would be presented for impeachment Ills asuon ~ ~
clearing the Pententiary by the haDeas corpus
held be very serious ground OfcOmpaInt aghs hli
Two days more viii be employed In Judge CdrdOL0
case and the Committee Will then 20 TO Albany 70 laAc
the charges against Judge Barnard on theH re'h'