, 1874-03-08


| turn. Judge Jameson has been excused for th,
| last two years from ho!cing that court or &C
count Of ill-heafth, the other Judges cheerful,
| bearing the additional burden. lily last tern
! regularly occurred IN August; that Of judge
CAY IL September. At his suggestion, aud fol
! mutual convenience, we exchanged terms. anc
: be held tie August term for me, while held tn.
September term for him. Some six wcess arr
/ casua y met Judge Gary and suggested to hin
that re Rhould tato cur terms this spring il tle
same order as last suc1mer, TO which he assent
! ed. This would have given me the Nav term
being tho eighth month from September; withou
this change My term would have occurred II
Api1!. the eighth month from August Dy ne
possible mode Of counting could my term be
made to come in March, unlesa By counting ouj
Judge Jameson, as has been done heretofore.
Second-as 1t Was not ny turn, do not sec
how Judge jameson could have agreed to hold
the Court Tor my accommodation either upon
conditions Or otherwise.
The fnct is, Judge Jameson came late to ou;
conference. after the discussion n6s uc2:ly over
we're all naiurclly reluctant to hold the Court
agald IN tbs l. Black Hole" Judge Jameson
aiter handsomely acknowledging Lis oblisetio,ls
to hla brother Judges for e1cus;ag him from
service IN the Criminal Court for tho last two
years, sag TINT he would undertake to hold the
emit the foul mir could be Theoretically sealed
, up, all! Stoves introduced for heating tile room.
Those were the conditions, and we
all agreed that they were reasonable
Judge Moore, who WIS then holdiuG
the Court, then left our conference, promising
to make the proper order for stoves, etc. Judge
jameson also went Away. About half hour
afterwards, while some OF us ere still together,
letter came from Judge Moore, informing ra
that it would be i:apsacticabe to kaa. the room
sons promise to hold the court WAS strictly sub
ject to the condition that these changes should
be made, Mt once concluded that he would
conssoer TINT proper regard for his health
wc11ld compel him 20 refuse: and aa Judge
Gary bad declined to consider our arrangement
for al exchange binding, if it WIS to give him
tho Nareh term, I ielt that the responsibility OF
holding TIE court Tor tnnt term, in caso u Judg
Janeson'a failure, afa,ild lsll OIL Inc. This was
late on Saturday, and l had no opportunity for
communicating NTH him until Monday.
On Monday morcing, few minutes before
court time, went to the Criminal Court room,
expecting to meet him; inquired for hiul, but
could nor learn that he hat oeeu there. 7 thop
went away, and returned after little while and
waited there until about half m hour after the
usual timo Of opening the court, aud not roelng
him nor hearing from him. and finding jurors,
parties, md witnesses in waiting, opeucd the
court and ompaneied the Grand Jury.
II Judge jameson came there. which, OF
course, do not question or doubt did not SEQ
him; and he certainly did not make known his
presence 70 me- much less oEcr to take tuy plaza
on tue Bench. HavlnS no expectation OF hold
ing that court unit! the last mclnont, Us it were,
ind caused my jnry to 10 summoned, and had
arranged for business in the Cncuit Court for
March; and it TaH only at the last mo-
mont that + concluded to open tho
Criminal Court, ind dls,niss my jury in the
Circuit, to prevent what seemed an impending
failure in tie adminisIa alton Of criminal justice
for the term.
Now this statement of facts docs not in the
In at fa 70 Es%,f{n ,f
the Part OF Judge Janeson in agreeing to hold
the court, even conditionally, when he supposed
it was for my accommodation, But cannot
conyent to be placed before the public in the
that gu Invalid brother should occupy post OF
danger. when that post belonged to myself;
nor sm willing to appear as tho object OF an
accommodation or favor, when am not con
scions OF having received any still less AN
willing to appear as having. obtrudei myself
upon the discharge OF d,sagreeabes duty,
which another stood ready aud vilLig, and had
agreed, to perform, without stating the REASONS
why.
And now. nftcr adding that there is not the
least possible feeling or friction Oh my part, and
I presume on Judge Jameson's part, {whom
esteem most highly IS personal frien6). grow
ing out OF these mistakes, I dismiss st! tint part
Of the subject t1at il personal to myself.
But desire to add d word or two in regard to
the room. Every void that Judge jameson has
said in regard to the unienoss Of tho place for
the uses for which it is occupied indorse to tho
fullest extent. l. is true 1lat hayo bees SICK
oned each Of the last TWO terms TINT have held
that Court. Judge Wallace told me only three
days ago that he Ii frequently nanseated by the
foul odorB thaz come up into llis courtroom on
the third floor, through the Registers.
I think there h1s been disposition epter-
tanned BY all parties concorned to suffer this
nuisance with as little complaint az possible, in
the hope and expectation that our new quarters
would be ready IN = short time. But when the
completion Of the new Courthouse is deferred
from month to mouth a1d, AS I am now in
formed. is postponed until some time next sum
mer, We must be pardoned for feeling lttlo
restive and beginning to inquire the CAUSE Of
this unconscionable delay, Nothing but the
possibility Of expediting the work-should be &C.
cepted as an excuse. For though 1 am holding
the court this term under tho circumstances
stated. would fully Justify any oi,a of my 1880
cates who should refuse to occupy the room
another term. Patience in this case has ceased
TIE BEGGAFs' HOME.
CHICAGO, March T. 1874.
TO th< Editor Or The Chicago 1:1bu.ae:
SIR: I I'm nos sufficiently acquainted in tho
city to know whether or not there is homo for
the reception OF the numerous beggars about
our streets; but I have sufficient humanity
about me to know that there ought to be.
1t is the duty Of the City Council to look to
the welfare and happiness OF our citizons. II
there is not such home, it betokens most Ia
shiitlessness On the part Of those in
authority. II there is, deplornble negligence
ia manifested That they are not takon care Of.
Wealth, genius, and sall have been expended
to beautify or city hnd make it attractive to the
stranger and tho ctizen; but how can We ex-
pect anyone 10 appreciate beauty ndulterated
S.tn such heart-sickening sights as We are CON-
PEELED to look upon on every street.? An old
nau.-bIind, with head and hands bare, standing,
al day in tho cold; . helpless dwarf grinding !
forth miserable music from her Iaore miserable
soul: mutilated cripple, aud 6 hundred others /
4re tie repulEivo elghts thrust upon us dails.m
Docs it ever occur to our City Fathers, thas
hey may often promote The common happlness
.s much By removing tha: whics g;Fes pain, as
~ providing that which gives pleasure! /
However brightly the Sun may shine, VIC shall +,
,ot see it's golden bea,ns II our sky is darkeued
With clouds. They should not only be removed !,