The New York herald., 1876-12-21
JUDICIAL HUMOR.

Chief Justca Davis, OF the Supreme Court with oil
his bearing and dignity evidently the ap-
probation OF humor. and while the bench rarely
let's opportunity pass to get or his little joke"
Among the multiplicity OF casos brought before him
yesterday in tho Supreme Court. Chambers, was
ton to vacate attachment against T. r. Marks and
others in a suit brought p.aintiT by "Tho
Adjustable Folding Chair Company" Tho defendants
employed agents for sale of the CHAIRS in
this city, ana, upon charge Of having collected and
appropriated to their own use The sum OF 81 500,
order OF arrest Was issued against them. Colonel A.
H. Dawson appeared Tor the plaintiff. He stated that
the real plainliT was rs. Isahela Wallace.
s'How woman can transform herself into body
corporate" interrupted Judge DAVIS sis "a matter
worth inquriEg into. would like 10 hear you tai-
dressing inc counseD as TO tho process OF a
organizing herself into adjustable folding chair"
..ril give you all the light possible this subject"
replied Colonel Dawson, and he then proceeded to
road very lengthy decidedly high flown AFFIDAVIT,
.sIs tho affidavit you reading written by the lady
in questlons" said Judge Davis, interrupting him
after had read three or four pages
at was written by her counsel sir" responded
ooh, i ask your pardon; the thought struck me It
might be written by . woman quietly replied
Judge Davis, which provoked u general smile
Again, taking up the cudgel Tor his clients Colonel
for the agency begging, pleading and even bubberng
TO getik
plant remarked Mr.. Gleason, the opposing counsel.
1--WE will assume there blubberipg,'" quietly
remarked
laughter which could with d,fIlcuity be repressed
Tho entertainment lasted about an hour, ana ended
in the Court taking the papers and rescrvng decision.
GEORGE LAW IN THE CRUCIBLE.
The mammoth contractor for that mammoth piece
Of masonry the High Bridge and whilom candidate
for the Presidency Of tho United States, George Law
seldom puts in appearance in the courts then
only when impellcd to do SO IN obedience to the
peria mandate of subpoena. Ho made such an APP
pcarancc yesterday, but the rigid nquision which
he was subjected by sharply questioning lawyers
evidently taken cooy as tho announcement Of the
disastrous elimination of hts Presidential aspira-
tons. The object OF his examination, which
took place in the Supreme Court Gen.
eral Term room, was 10 discover his
monetary relations with Jacob j. Van Pet against
whom Mr. j. s. Carpenter had obtained, in q suit in
the Supreme Court, judgment for the sum OF 81 900,
execution in which had been returned unsatis
Ned. Mr.. Carpenticrs lawyers, Mcssrs. Il. & b. J.
Blank man, want TO prove that confession OF juus-
by Mr. Van Pelt in Mr.. Laws lavor for the sum
OF $40, 900 was In fraud OF Mr.. Carpenter. Mr. Law
stated that he rented Mr.. Van Pelt sawmill at the
foot OF Tenth street, North RIVER and that the confess
sion of judgment was for the sum Of 81 900 loaned
and to cover rent. As lar he know the
confession OF the judgment was all fair and square
His further examination Will be resumed this morning
FIGHT OF CROSsTOWN RAILROADS.
The declaration OF host,litics between the Central
Crosstown Railroad Company and the Christopher and
Tenth Street, Blocker and Fulton Street and tho
Twenty third Street Railroad companies was revived
yesterday long and sharply contested argument by
counsel representing the various roads mentioned,
upon tho question Of the continuance of the recent
Injunction obtained by the first named road against
the Others restraining the building OF road through
Fourteenth street any interference with lis track
Judge Sanford holding Special Term o; the Superior
Court, heard the argument, tho Central Crosstown
road being represented by Messrs Simon Sterne and
Rufus H. Choate, the Beecker Street Railroad by John
NJ Scribner Jr, the Twentythird Street and Christie
pher Street lines by Osborn r. Bright Substantially
the points were raised on both sides tho
recent arguments upon u similar motion made IN Su.
prcmc Court, Chambers, aud quite fully reported at