The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-13
THE COURTS.
The Teapot Medium Still
in Hot Water.
A DECISION IN THE HOUSE WILL. Case
The Legal Conundrum About Police
Deadheads.

! Tho fatcs evidently are against Dr. Rufus Wagner
Flint, and the prospect fair OF his remaining in
Ludlow Street Jail for time 10 come. On the
motion made few days since, before Judge Donohue,
in supreme Court, Chambers, for his release from
prison for contempt Of Court in falling to pay the
counsel ice and arrnony directed by the Court, decis
ion was given yesterday. Judge Donohuc does not In
dugo in long decisions. but generally makes them IN
tclgibe and pointed, the following being his dccis-
ion In this defendant applies Tor his discharge
from Imprisonment for contempt The ground is that
he Is poor and unable TO comply with The order In
ordinary tho Court feels inclined aid party i'm
prsoned but when the defendant without reason starts
with the alschoot in regard to why he left his wife,
which statement is corroborated by his written
letter. The Court can place little reliance the other
statements. This deliberate and useless falsehood
stamps his whole a fraud and think the plain
tn shows enough under the circumstances, to show
he has reach TO comply with the order.
Upon the rendition OF tins decision motion imme-
diatcly made to the application upon further
/ papers This motion denied, and thereupon the
Doctors counsel, discounted but not wholly dscour-
habeas corpus proceedings. Judge Donohnc gave
MS consent 10 .thiS latter request, and I'M
medatcy Dr. Flint's counsel entered upon
lengthy argument rather a long, rambling al
dress tho Court lie insisted that The present pro-
cccdngs wcrc as he expressed ii, "a damnng and
dlaboIica attempt to pcrsecue this because his
religious belief" The fact was DR.. Flint spirit
writing medium, and it formed important element Of
his religious belief In the Of answering scaled
letters TO spirits the other world tho doctor did IL
n benefit to humanity more than for pay, much no
might need money. Many enclosed money to him who
were a0lc 10 do doubt did Judge Picrrepont-
whose letter, by the way. he added
would have TO eht had his wife stolen
his etters-but by far tho majority paid nothing.
The aluson to Mr.. Perrcpont created "A general
smile through the court which became OF broader
and moro iarccnl character when the counsel, in a
style OF eloquent defamation peculiarly his own,
pointed TO tna bald headed sIcky looking weaZn faced
and specialized Doctor, who present, and showed
the absurdity OF his being able to drag from to
room his wife, weighing over 200 pounds-one OF the
charges which had been made against the Doctor He
was more intensely dramatic, however when he came
20 speak OF the two doctors who at tho instgaton of
Mrs. Flint, called on Dr. Flint in jail To make
animation OF his physical condition As he expressed
IL, II was like sending butchers his pen and he
might have added. though he did not, with Mark
Antony in his speech on the dead body OF Cesar,
.. pardon me. thou bleeding piece Of earth,
That am meek and gentle with those butchers.
He next began TO bcrac The senior opposing counsel
who was absent, when the Judge brought him to q
speedy halt after which he denounced tho press his
hearts content and finally wound up by stating that
II the prosecution succeeded In getting money from
the Doctor II would be compromising fraud, the
money, according to their allegations would have 10 be
obtained through the preparation OF fraud
Alter lew remarks by opposing counsel ths Judge
dismissed the suit and remanded the prisoner. The
Doctor on tho decision being madc known him. loft
the court in custody OF deputy sheriff, look of
sublime disgust overwhelming his countcnancc