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JunnE IsooERs-I"hn Nolan vR. Fred Kn'amanr,
Q. WiIliams VI. IlanhHi Atkins, $15-AlAIade Hub
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tet for tEaen,lan f.1r sa3ss, aud nation for new trial
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CORRESPONDENCE.
Is IT NECESSARY Tu HAVE a MUNICIPAL COUNT IN
TItIa clTrs
10 fhr Editor Of The cA.caqo TE,ouue:
CHICAGO, Feb. D.-Alany articles llhvo ap-
penred in your paper aud other pauera in tho
city GU tho dslay iu administering Justice IN this
county, ca,,sod by appeals takon to the supromo
Court, many OF thun frivolous, or for delay
merely. But thore Is Anottler catao,-the want
of sufficient number OF Judges to dispose OF
tho business iu tho courts aH 1t comes before
them.
In the Circuit Court, during tho year 1871,
t1lcre woro commulceu 4GA8 civil cnseB. Tho
ra1ls Of the tral calendars hoforo Judges booth
a1d Rogers stand at about 1,G75 (tertn nunnor)
at cases commenced in the September term,
18t3, 3,-ono ycnr and Blk months behind. Tho
term-loclset containH CATO caRes,-~that is, that
is the number Of the last case OIL tic torm-
docket, 80 tint there are about 5000 common
law caaes in that Court to lie disposed Of before
cageg TINT are commenced to-dny can bo triol.
In tue Superior Court during tile rear 1874.
there were commenced g,870 cases. Tho nun,-
ber Of tho last case OIL tue cu!nnlon-lnw tlouiiet
ia G,8G9. The call Of tho comn.ou-law docket
commenced DeIore Judge Gary, ut the october
ternl iast ut 2.Ol5. Tie call commenced h1ou-
day Of this week Mt 2,7Gi, caso commenced at
thu April term, l87i,-ton months ago. jl,dga
Gary hns by trial or continuance, diBposcd since
last 0ctobor OF about G9tl caacs. or about 100 Il
Oh defatlts, 60 he has at least, on the Bn,no
av0rago rs above, thirteon months work loforo
lin before hc call try Tho cases tint are CON-
meilcod to-day. Taking out tho two montils' VA
cation, 1t will at tint rata bc Nay 1876, before
tloBo cnRes eau lie reached.
Judge Jameson has all 10 can do to try tho as
sossmeut casoB, with now and then turn at tue
caHes TINT Judge Gary hua reached and passed.
Our JudgeB arc oil faithful AMI Industrious
The Courts opon promptly on tune, aud tlley
Eise all the tinlo to business that t1oy can, or,
eyoa il they had bostor quartory than the county
furnishes. ought to bo expected OF them.
premo Court Of, aay, LEO casps for delay merely
each year, sink into inslgnitlcanco wien VIC sud
one Court. With five judges, olghtoon months,
and tho other. with threo. thirteen mouths, be-
hind with tAe business OF tieir Courts.
1t ought to be explained TINT tho mode Of maxi
Ing up trial calendars in tho Circuit dlTerH from,
that iu tho Superior Court. In tho Circuit about
cyory three inoutls, printed lists, caleA trial
caiendara, arc made up commencing with tho
first caHe tho term docket OF all caseB noticed
for triAl unler tile rlcB Of tho Court, Iii tho
Superior Court, the calendars nre Of tho snmo
character. In that bofora Judge Gary, No /,
comH'eucos at tho case whore 10 loft OF tho pre-
ceiling tcrln, and another, No. 9. je made IN
from cases lie has reaclloti aud pusasu TGo
casas OF It arc heard IT there III any one to call
lt,-if Judge Jameson Gnu, he, does 40, If hot
they whit until Romo Qua aasuuea what Is now
rendered n work uf charity.
1t will ha rerolleced that tic Consultation
giyoB but five Judges to tho Circuit and three TO-
tho Superior Court anl that ono ont OF these
eight holds tho Criminal Court, md TINT ls hold
tho year round, 90 that practically the number Of
JudBcH Tor tho disposition Of civil casQA, inolud-
inE the city and county nssossmcuta, is hut seven
IN county containing over 45tl,U1U inlabtants
mud tue ce.stro OF commerce for the Northwest,
sucll n,cag1o supply Of jndjciH forco can.ot
10 found anywhere elao III tliis country.
Under theHo circumstances, The only relief IL to
establish Municipal Court for tile city OF at
leaut tIyo Judges for which bill n t,n;z nand-
Ing boforo tho Legislature. l..
THE pAn Asgoo14r1oY's rRornsrn .,,r1nxvsr ~
nv, w. Va ~''''> ~4'-s'11'1'1 -
20 The EW{tor a The Chicago Tribune:
talnAao' teb. o.-As member of tho Bar Of
thlA State. sltall tako it aa favor II you allow
mo t. uako low re1narkA rcla,lya Ia tl,a mr.
cocd}ugs ot H., n,oot;n1 ~ .1,o f,,,;,.a ~ ~
Aauoo;s,,,,, bnis asp1 1es.s " .AS 1'"c"so bAt
~. 1. ne'u easnfaay' Iho discussion Of
tho 'aafaeu membcfa respecting tho proposed
amendments III tho laws and rules whtc!, now
regulate tho prac,ice of mr. conrta ami tl,o roso
tutIous auprcst5nr tt,s ...,,,.,,a.'t. NV ,'ao-
,,ar,,aaa ..,s;' 'u' "n'o''a'l.onI6t nave
p'4as'u "'t4 n'uoa interest. T4ene ameEd
lnei.ts, IT they bocomo law, wilt to = great ex~
tcnt, II not entirely, aAalmi!ato tho practice of
our courts to that Of tho Dor n Eno1o,,d ,n,,
ireland. soF example. III tho old country wlo-
over Calls 1os Jury whether plaintiff or dofond-
ant has to advance tho money to pay tin