New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-05
JUDGE NELSON WANTS A SPEEDY END OF
THE CASE.

Judge NeilsOn-Gentlemen Of the jury, |
find occasion appeal TO you. You will remember that
heretofore when suggested that you should work on
Saturday assened readily to your suggestions that
was not desirable to work Saturday but now there
are very pressing which feel very strongly
Some OF you have been jurors in this court here
tofore You know that the first
Monday Of every month. except July and
August, we have calendar OF go or 300
causes be tried and that two OF the judges act upon
those trials two courts going with the calendar until
exhausted and have such calendar for next Mon.
day morning. and feel strong desire to be back to my
ordinary duties nasmuch my associates have been
burdened these five months only with the work
appropriate to them, but with the work which
1 should have been performing with them.
wish to get back to my customary labors
as soon as possible and relieve them from
the extra burden. And. beyond that, gentlemen in all
cases OF appeal where the appeal is from order
judgment OF mine, my associates can sit, but In those
cases whore tho appeal is from judgment order made
by of them, the appeal at General Term awaits
the time when can act with Of the other two, and
we have a large of those lying
in arrears, although have occasionally
heard a case. We did this morning,
rather Judge Reynolds and myself heard argument
this morning in Of that kind but the attorneys
need week or two notice to get ready and there is
large amount Of General Term business lying in neg
eced state and these considerations well the
era desire or all or u.s. make IL mpe alive That must ask
you to attend tomorrow and probably you will checrfuy
do So
Mr. Evarts-I mi yht II your Honor please be allowed
to say a word that subject myself. l willing TO
submit to necessary instructions OF your Honor aud
shall feel the greatest desire both to oblige your onmn
these interests of the public and the jury in their wishes
which have doubt very considerable. that the
argument should be protraced in time longer than Is
necessary. But confess that not disposed to feel
entirely upon the question of whether aferour
days of full OF oral argument and the pressure
preparation each night for it, when have to the
accustomed period of adjournment should feel that
could retain the strength for the argument tomorrow,
and then submit to the necessity Of going without
the ordinary intervals of rest have asked very few
fayors think my own account in respect Of strength
health, afi have gladly thecriuy, and sponiane
ousy met any suggestion of that kind from oppo
nents. shah submit your Honors and tho
conclusion OF the jury
Mr.. Beach-If understand from the ntimation Of my
learned friend no thinks it would be oppressive " him
10 continue his argument tomorrow and that his prep
rations have not been fully mado and cannot be fully
made without imposing upon him unusual labor for that
service upon tomorrow. am excessively anxious
Sir and 1t is imperative with that this case,
far "a I am connected with it, should be speedily
closed. At the commencement OF this argument
1t intimated by learned friends that
they would require five days to submit what they pro
that Mr. Porter would probably occupy days and Mr.
Evars three, the converse, don't know which, and
when 1t was found that Mr.. Porter taking all the
time which assigned or ntmaed for the whole argu
ment Of the defense, were assured that 1t would
not cngthen the aggregate period which they would 90
cupy, and have been eleven days Sir, in this ar
gument, all occupied by the counsel for the defense
Your Honor knows and they know that there to no
but answer from one counsel upon the part OF the
plaintiff aud under these circumstances appeal TO your
Honor that there should DO limitation the debate.
that shall know when IL to end upon the part OF
the defense, and that shall drift on In this In
definite and apparently interminable course argument
certainly do not mean, Sir by any remark 10 crtcss
now the mode OF argument adopted by my learned
friend that will be moro appropriate hereafter any
exceptions TO be taken TO It, which do not intimate
But cannot. Sir, having experienced what my friend
properly calls tho voluntary and spontaneous courtesy
which he has extended TO the counsel for the pana
under peculiar and necessitous circumstances, nowh
standing all my desire TO close this and the oppe
sion which feel from its continuance, cannot 50
far as coDeerDed Insist that my friend should be
called upon suddenly 10 continue his argument tomor
Certainly four days of continuous labor, speaking
labor. IL pretty severe tax upon any gentleman
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