, 1875-03-30
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Grand Climax Of the Contempt
Case.
judge Williams First Gets the De-
fendant into Court
And Then Sentences Him to
Ten Days in Jail.
Elaborate Opinion on the Ques-
tion of Constructive
Contempt.
Stupeiattion Of the Lawyers, and Placid
Submission Of Their Client
Ills Removal to the Private
Office Of the Jail.
There 6Ec Gives Hais Dc.
ciqlea Opinion Of the
Decision.
10 Bears his Voluntary Martyrdom
with Good Grace.
Judge McAllister Grants a
Supersedeas.
And the Defendant Is Re
lensed on Bail from
Duress.
10 Bears Ills Voluntary Martyrdom
with Good Grace.
Judge McAlLister Grants a
Supersedeas.
And the Defendant Is Re-
tensed on Bail from
Duress.
Legal and Editorial Opinions.
THE PRELth1|NARiES,


The promised delivery BY Juhgs Williams
yesterday morning OF Ills decision IN tbs
contempt case In Which WiIbur r. Storey,
OF tho Times. ia dofondans. brought to-
Ec,hcr In tic Criminal Court very large,
mud, tals 1t altogether, very re-
B1ectablo audience. Among thosc p1eseut werc
nambcr Of pooplo who wero attracted out Of
cutiorlty, and u nnmbor mora who felt directly
Interested In tho result OF tho decieion OF tho
Court. At 10 o'clock Judge Willla1ns stated lss
readiness to proceed with the Rendering OF ILLS
decision, but expressed somo surprise At the nb-
Aancc OF tie defendant Tie counsel for the de-
fondant-Messra. William Cloudy, Writ Dextor,
and Col. nicnby-lookoti at ono auotliar in .
puzzled kind Of WAY, and tho following CONVEX
cation onauod between them and tic Court:
The Court--Wiu you see, gentlemen, that your
ellcns is hers.
Mr. Dc1tez-1 suppose We will. II Your Honor
desires It.
The court-1t Will be necessary. Iwill issus
On Attachment II you prefer,-bring him In BY
sttachment,-,o win giyo you IN opportunity
70 hting him In without.
l1r. DextoE-I think we will waive the attach
meut. l suppose, perhaps. wo are little 10
blamc for not asking him to be- here, It did not
occur to me to do 10 know that hia custom is
not 10 get down until IL O'Clock, aud we will
send directly to lla house and ask him TO como
here.
Tic Court-Ycry wall, air.
Mr Doxtct-And hope tho Conrt will con.
sler Il rather the fault OF lis counsel tlAt ha is
not hero.
The Coltrt-I shall certainly not blnmo the
counsel. Wo will SO on with other business until
ho comes In.
Mr.. Iteed-They will honA for him 2
The Coutt--Ycs, I desire 10 havc him hsrs as
soon - lio can come.
The Court then proceeded With its orlioarJ
busues1, and at about II O'Clock Mr. 6taroy eu-
terod tho room, aud WAS conducted to bis seat
betwcon hia counsel, hIeaels. Goudy and Dexter.
His entry did not cause any marked sensation.
Having disposed Of the buaineas which canno
up before til,+ and having satisfied hitnSoH OF
tho prcscnce Of tho defeuduut, tho Court pro-
eeedca to read his decihion. 10 IN observer tn
familiar with Judge Williams delivery
It might hays seemed that. during his
enuncston OF LIs legal and literary
ptoduotlon, 10 displayed sono fecng.
hut thoso who have already heard him deliver
opinions would have noticed tlu4t Ills manuer did
not vary whit fron1 that Displayed ordinarily by
him on auch occasions. Judge Williatns' man-
uer Ia always short, shsrp, and quick. and ner-
vousIy emphatic, and It was not lnote 80 yeRter.
day morning than q. my other time.