The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-20
JUSTICE IN THE TOLLS.
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN THE EDMoxps CASE
AT MOUNT yERHoS


AT MOUNT VERNON.
The proceedings Instituted for the purpose OF raus
ing tho removal from office OF Robert W. Edmonds. d
justice Of the peace at Mount Vernon, Westchester
county, resumed in that village yesterday alter
noon before County Judge clifford. rcferoe Several
Witnesses come Of whom have occupied Official post
ions 10 Tho town and municipality Tor many years,
testified tpat they had frequently transacted business
in Edmonds' court. and had always noticed that his
magstcrlnl functions were performed in Efficient
and impartial manner These Witnesses also
unanimous in testifyng that they had never the
respondent intoxicated eiihor in his court room or
elsewhere
As Mr. Cochran, counsel for the defence con-
tnued 10 call witness after witness 10 prove tho good
character Of his client Mr Wood, associate counsel
for the petitioners, appealed TO tho referee to know
when limit was BIO placed he number OF persons
introduced By the other side to Tho reputation
Of the respondent Counsel tor The latter replied
that his intention TO call every lawyer VINO hsu
at any time pracscd in Edmonds' court every iigunt
who had had case there; also every pubic olilcer
In tho county, Including District Attorney Cochran
and exDistrict Attorneys Briggs ana Dykman'
although the latter was now supreme Court Judge.
II was not improbable, he added, that ,hcy would also
call counsel for the petitioners 10 the witness stand
ana perhaps even referee himself TO testify favor
OF the accused Judge Clifford declined to crcumscribc
the number OF witnesses which the defence might see
lit TO introduce
william Forester was then placed on tho stand 10
i'm reach the evidence OF colored named Gnrvn,
who al previous hearing testified that Edmonds had
charged the expenses Tor arresting and trying
him on certain occasion when no such al rest or trial
had taken place. This witness sw0rc that he with
others had made complaint against Garvin last August
Tor keeping dIsreputabc house, and that the trial
which followed resulted in the conviction and impris-
onlnont OF Garvn. TN cross examination OF the wit
ness by Mr. schieIeln the following scene occurred =
Counsel-How do you know that Garvln kept house
Of ii-ameY
Winess-I know nc did, and, besides, he lived with
a white woman who was the wife oil another man.
Counsel TO rcferee)-That doesn't prove that he
Kept house OF prostitution if he ived with ten or
DOZEN women. He may have lived with hundred
women. Ike Jacob anu the patriarchs.
Mr. Cochran unterruptng)- Or ike Mr.. SchicGein,
perhaps
Here Mr. Schiedc q blood mounted to his face. and
springng hts ee he turned crcely 10 the opposing
counsel saying, Now, another word OF that KIND and
l attend you right here Then addressing the ref
cree he sad .'Your Honor, we must have here;
swearing Is freely allowed, and suppose may be al
low cd 10 knock man down wnen he insults me-
Mr.. Cochran, who had meantime assumed strictly
defensive attitude replied that tho counsel the OPP
posite side must be careful how he attempted TO
pare himself with the good old patriarchs he (he
spcaker) was particularly sensitive on that point
Mr. Sch-nen. alter adding that II was great pity
order existed there, dropped into his seat Alter
some further debate between counsel the case was
again adjourned until tue present week.