The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-03
A lawyer art thouf Draw not night
Go, carry 20 some other place
The hardness of thy coward eye,
The falseness of thy sallow face.
THE SUPREME COURT.


The falseness of thy sallow face
THE SUPREME COURT
The General Term Of this Court will be presided over
by Judges Davis, Brady and Daniels. good many
argued at the last term of the Court are awaiting
decision and they naturally would be presented the
opening day. but II is altogether probable no decision
will be given until to morrow. This Court Is prom
Used very busy month. There are on the calendar
1865 causes including 70 non-cnumerated motions and
90 preferred motions The remaining are 10 be
argued appeal new feature is the absence OF
printed calendars This Innovation however, upon
very old and time-honored custom does not meet the
approval Of majority of the members Of the Bar The
reason given by the judges for the change IS that
Comptroller Green in carrying out mis- socalled pro-
gramme Of picayune economy has declared against
such printing as an altogether useless expense OF
course 1t will do no good for the lawyers to fume
fret about It, but simply to grin and
bear it the best they can In this connection
IL is proper TO state that inconsiderabe fault Is
found with the Court IN us recent order directing It's
decisions to be taken from the Clerk Who for years.
has been their custodian, and gwen TO private law
nrm IL is claimed that though this may be very ben
ecal to the law firm, IL Is matter OF serious incon
venience to the legal fraternity generally
Judge Van Worst will hold the Special Term, and
Judge Lawrence Chambers. In the former Court there
are 1856 cases the calendar which is much larger
than any previous October calendar The work in
Chambers IS very Indefinite but II generally con-
of the Court Judge Barrett has been assigned to hold
Part l. Circuit Judge Van Brunt Part 2, Circuit and
Judge Donohue Part 8, Circuit. Judge Van Brunt
however, will DO able 10 hold his Court, he is
III in Paris from brain fever His return had been
looked Tor up TO within lew days, but IL is thought
that the condition or his health will not permit
his resuming his judicial labors for several weeks
yet There Is very heavy Supreme Court calendar
the cases set down for trial numbering altogether
2011 causes OF these 450 are Some Of the
have been on the calendar for several years. and
herein is aptly illustrated the claws DELAYS The
only course, however, for the lawyers is be patient
and abide their time though the clients after all
the legal victims of this legal dilatorness.
COURT TERs1SER.
In this the criminal branch Of the supreme Court
there are plenty Of cases awaiting trial. but the prob
ability Is that the Court will not really get to work for
one or two weeks yet There VIII be formal opening
of the court however tomorrow, but nothing will DO
done beyond arranging the time for the trial of cases.
neither petit nor grand jury have been empan-
eled The understanding now is that Judge Barrett
will hold the court, though this programme may pos
sbly be changed. The leading case OF interest awaiting
trial is that Of John ScanneIl for shooting Thomas
Donohue at Johnsons pool rooms whose retral
stands first on the list. II will be remembered
that at his first trial, March, 1873, the
jury stood nine for conviction and three for acqual
District Attorney Phelps has notified Mr. Beach, his
counsel that he shall move the for trial al
early day, that the probability is that this long ling
ering will pretty reach It's conclusion. Of
minor homicide there unusual number.
There less than ten awaiting trial on in
dictments for murder in the nrst degree, viz Jacob
staderman, who shot with pistol Louisa Seidenwood
Theodore Reed, who fatally stabbed John Walker;
George Washington and John Sewel, jointly indicted
for killing John Conlon by beating him to death In
Washington market: Henry Rix who fatally shot John
Mckanna Thomas Callahan, charged with beating TO
death his mother, Mary Callahan; Samuel McMurray
and Annie j. McMurray his wife, jointly indicted for
tally stabbing John Morreli Bridget Kelley, for
inianticde in throwing her child into the North River
and Thomas Wilson, charged with fatally shooting Al
phonso Gucrogo. There also awaiting trial under
indictments for mansaughter Thomas Serrl, charged
with fatally stabbng unknown man, supposed to be
Samuel Petorson John Bengtsson also charged with
fatally stabbng Anton Nordstrom, and John kenney,
charged with killing the infant child OF Mary Master.
son, through causing its premature birth by beating
the mother Mr. Sparks the clerk Of the Court. says
that these will all be tried, in all probability,
during the present month, other words he
pressed IT, they will be put through the rapid transit"
programme and speedily given their deserts.
SUPERIOR COURT.
In the Trial Terms OF this Court there are no less
than l, 725 cases awaiting trial-an unprecedentcdly
heavy calendar, and like that in the Supreme Court
promising 10 occupy several years before its end Is
reached. Of these cases $50 new ones The Trial
Sedgwick. Judge Curtis will hold the Special Term
and Judges Freedman and Spcir the General Term
COURT or COMMON PLEAS.
A like heavy calendar presents Itself in this Court
there being less than 100 awaiting trial OF
which III are new cases The Trial Terms will he held
respectively by Chief Justice Daily and Judge j. Day
Judge Iarremore will hold the EQUITY Term and Jndge
Robinson tho Chambers. There seventy. three
the Equity calendar
THE COURTS
In the transfer OF the federal courts from the old
building Chambers to the spacious court rooms
and offices In the Post ONCE unavoidable in
terruptiou the regular OF business followed
Tho amentcd death OF Judge Woodruff was also
courts The official machinery Is now In good working
order and strong effort will De made TO reduce the
heavy calendar Of cases that awaits judicial action.
THE MARINE COURT.
Tho Marine Court calendars for the October term
present an unusual heavy amount OF business. There
Court abundance Of work. with very little cessation,
throughout the legal year just opened.