, 1875-04-04

1sysal profession for foorry year, ~ which was
for four year meseK Coort.
,Reporter-Ah, then, you know something
about coutempts OF Court
Mr. O'AIalley-Its meself that do. Contimpta
ia til There wasn't day that passed but I had
to put my fut down on contimpt.
Reporter-Ihe lawyers must have paid quite a
large amount OF money as fines in those days
then !?
1lr. o1falley-I niver pushed the boys ,,a1zud.
you zee. As the poet very beautifully observes :
The quality OF mercy Is not shthraInsd,
L dzaPpeth ~ tho blssed dew from Hiyen
upon ne pIaca benaJth. It is twoice hlissed;
It hlesseth him that guys and him that takes
There WAS "piace bensyth my coort You
see, in those days, and they had the roignt stuff
there, SO the lawyers fined for contimpt giner-
ally mollifoied tha Ccort wild drop OF the crs-
thur. That was better nor tinin' the bows, and it
was procaydin' that blissed him that gave and
MIN. that tut ant made things run aisy agiu.
Reportar-Dld you ever fine person for con-
structive contempt?
Mr. OMnlley-Wnat in tho name OF goodness
is thst? Con-sthruct-ive contimpt! I niver
Aeerd that before. suppose that is something
new in the law. Where could foiud out about
it?
Reporter-Over ut the Journal or Times Office,
What kind Of oontempss used the lawyers to in-
du1ge in IN your Court?
Mr. O'f1a,ley-Someti1nes peraon would call
= witness q liar while he was giving his testimo-
ny. niver compromised that under two straight
whiskies and shugar. one for me and one for the
witness. Sometimes one would insinivate that
thu Coore was leanin' to one side av the case.
That had to be sittled outside, afther the Coort
had adjourned.
Reporter-Wou1d you fine a man for contempt
for what he said outside Of the Court ?
Mr. O'Malley-Cert2iuly not. Coort ia not
q Coort unluss when it is sated on it's biuch.
What 'ud be the good nv finin' man away from
Otscrt2 Hs wouldn't como up and stand the-1
meam pay the fine.
1seporter-I suppose the people occasionally
somewhat arbitrary2
Mr. O'Malley--VerJ ai1dom, hut there was one
lawyer always aaad to telI IN old story about
well, forget the story e1actly-but it's some
thing that ends with ''this Coort is always and
at all places an object Of contimpt.", He used
to think that awfully rough on me-, but always
got evan with him by remarEing that that story
died Of old sge before Joe Mller's grandfather
was born or thought OF.
Rerortor-Huab, hush, Mr. O'lfaley very
eminent lawyer got that same Joke of in the
Storey contempt case the other day a. something
quite freah and original Can it possibly be so
antiquat ed as you say2
Mr. o. O'Malley-Whin the City Of Chicago is a.
old az that story ia now il will have about
IL, ,000, coo inhabitants But what's that you say
about Sturey contimpt case2
Reporter-I mean the case in which Judge
Williams SEMI the editor Of the Times to jAil for
contempt.
Mr. o'nang dumping from his ohaiE)-And
did he 60 to jail?
Reporter-He did.
Alr. o'Malley-And is he there NOW quitting
on his overcoat?
Reporter-Na, he got out On o supersedeas.
Mr- OMalleyl taking OF his coat)-D-n the
surerssdeas. I'd have give weeks arnings IN
the Coo1t next door to SEQ the ould omadha1u in
his cell. What cell Was he in7 But, niver mind,
thee'ro goin' to try him for indaceuoy soon, and
whin THAT'S through ahali so to see him livery
day. He called mo ahyster once, and me thas
has bin On the binch.
Reporter-Let uoa tell you the circumstances
OF the case, and then shall be- glad to have yoc
tell INC Whist You think Of Judge williams de-
cision.
.1fr. O'Mallev- Never mind the circumstances.
OF coorse Judge Williams Was right. Bat the
Judge that gave tho gupersedeas--he msde
grave isyga1 error. I will not inter onto any ex-
p1anGtior1s, but tell ye he made gree: mis-
take, and il will cost him his safe sooner or
later.
PATRICK G. TKEyEY,
who is the glory OF the West Side Bar, said,
think Judge Willia1nn was about right. That
is to say, everybody thinks so nearly. You meet
q dozen men in the stree t, and they will tell you
it is through prejudice or dislike Of Storey,
which, don't know; brkt think hs has been
very abusive OF the people, although I I'm in
favor Of the press having great liberty.