The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-04
LET US H<yE REFoRM.
A suitor's Annoyips Experience in the Eiabth
Dfsfrtct Court.

Distriet Court.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Str. am
the plaintiff in a small case which, on the 9th of
June, came before Justice Frederick q. Gedney,
in the Eighth District Court Seventh avenue
and Twenty second street, for trial. The case
was reached at about half-past 10 o'clock. At n
quarter past II, In tho midst Of the cross-exam-
inatlon Of one OF the witnesses, Justice Gedney
suddenly said that he could walt In court lon
ger; that he had business down town, and found
1t necessary to go away Immediately. My ooun-
sci was very unwiiiingly compelled to consent
to- suspension Of the trial until tho following
ON the 18th Of juno was again In court and
ready TO proceed, but the defendant said that
two of his witnesses were not there and Jus
tice Gedney, Notwithstanding my oounsel's pro-
test that the defendant had not used proper
his witnesses. again ad Iourncd the hearing. NV
counsel asked to have an exception noted to the
stead OF ndjournlng Tie case TO the next court
day deliberately adjourned II whole week.
NY counsel said to him at the time that such
disposition OF case WAS simply unheard Of.
On the auth OF June we were again In court,
and the witnesses on both sides were In attend
ance. But Justice Gedney did not put IN AN APP
pearance. In his stcud came Justice Kelly, be-
fore whom my case could not proceed unless wo
commenced 4 de MIRO The case was again adj
sci Inquired why Justice Gedney was absent, and
was Informed 10y the court Officers that he was
residence, saying that he proposed to call on
him but the court officers, forgetting that jus
in Gaining M His house Tor he had vnd"obtadI
gone down town.
on the I'D Of June we again repaired to court.
and all the witnesses on both aides were there.
Justice Gedney WAS there, too, but he an
nounced that he intended to leave court M soon
as possible, and did not wish to try any
that would occupy him for any length Of time. lilo
would. therefore. set apart some other day for
my case, on which he would transact no other
10 nd la tn niah
Friday, June 10, was agreed on, and the case
again adjourned This morning tho parties to
the case and the witnesses again went to court.
but Justice Gedney did not turn up. We were
Informed that he was out OF town. Last week
he announced from the bench that he would be
In town very little during July and August. SO,
In despair OF ever having the case brought To
conclusion before him, my counsel to-day re.
fused to consent TO any further suspension. and
demanded that II be declared out Of court. so
that we may commence 1t de moro before some
The whole amount involved In this case would
not pay for the time that has already been con-
sumcd Ia It,
This justice receives seOoO year for pre-uma-
bly, holding court three days week, on an aver
age two hours day. hut In reality some other
justice has been In his scat about half the time
NEw YoRK, June 10, 1876 nc.
On Saturday morning the suit referred to In
the foregoing communicate was again on the
calendar OF the Eighth District Court and the
ga, ga, anu 'ne,t cuui.sei Mere w sitcnvhnSe,
p,ace was Justice Dinkel Of the Fourth District
Court. The plaintiffs counsel asked init the
8 IL toe declared out Of court or DE trans ferred,
on consent OF counsel. to mis- court for trial dc
moro. saying that he had lost all hope Of Justice
Gednev's occupying the bench long enough to
finish the case. Justice Dinkei refused TO take
the case out 4 Gedney's court. rhe plaintiffs
counsel then decl ireu that the conduct Of THIS
case ~ Justice GedneY had been an out
and sc ndai. Justice Dnkel sad he thought
TINS improper language to use there, aut counsel
replied that the facts fully warranted IL. So
much time ma effort had already been wasted
IN irving to btiug this suit 10 conclusion, tina
both the piainuf and himself thought IL would
be cheaoer To resign the clain than try To pros
ecute I. In that { Iurt The case was finally adj
jOurned for three weeks more, July 81 but Aith-
out any assur nee that Justice Geuney will tie
In attendance then.
he plaintiffs counsel having resumed his
seat, the courl crier, VINO has achieved notoriety
az email politician ana "heeier' AT primaries,
. pun " him "tn tina ear" IA soon Ms he should
leave the court room. for thus commenting upon
his patrOn Justice Geuney.