The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-06-23
JUSTICE DINkEL AND LIprER NORM.
The Commitment for Contempt OF Court to
Ludlow street Jan.

Mr.. Frederick A. Botty, who was commit
tod 10 Ludlow street Jail on Thursday last 10y
JUST fe Dinkel for contempt OF court. was before
judge Donohue yesterday on a writ Of haleas
corpus. Counsellor Knitting moved the d s.
charge OF the prisoner on the ground that tho
commitment was imperfect. there being at
least five technical errors in it. Justice ID nkel
ask "a for an adjournment so that lie might pre-
pare for the hearing. Mrs. Botty. who is in fail
ing health was in the court room. anNiously
wat hing her husbands case. Judge Donohue
adjourned the hearing until Monday. and made
Counsellor knitting Mr. Botty's custodian until
that time.
Mr. Bo,ty denies Indignantly and emphatI-
caly that he used any abusive language to
Judge Dinkel. or WIS in any way guilty of con-
tempt OF court. He says that he was trying a
case in which he appeared for the defendant in
which there was at first some q sputo as To- the
amount ~ in iehtedn-Sss, hut that 1t was finally
llN"d Nv the plaintiff at t2i. and that he Mr..
judgment for that amount. hut that " thout
any evidence 10 sustain him. Justic" Dink"l ar
btrar y ordered n judgment Tor s25. beins 81
more than the plant II claimed.
FIR judgments Of s2j and over. debtors can
b. brought up ON supplementary proceedings
sums they cannot. Mr.. Botty objected 10 the
Judgment, but was sharply ordered 10y the
3ase n To, S st IL down sSn nr Ne @S ana po' Il,
- IN 4 m.n ling Just 'rratm"nt i2r NJ
gh'hD Jui-r p'HHvI "-4ih OF t''."i HlM u!
hin' - Dee hnl treated iu- brother whom. ON tnr
previous day, hc l,pi ordered to Dee ']" ted rom
fh~ 'ourt room. Mr Betty replied tlHt the 'as''
In mul na,, notlins 10 DO with ii- brother =
trouble. and that the latter would como uI .u
ga" timr ni"r, tie lropr tr.Nunhi; ~ u =
Justice D.nkgi became very "n-ry. ilnri Mr
Botiy so. and ordered him locked ~ Tor ten
day igr 'ont~mw Of 'ourt
Mr.. Henry {. Bpity. above referred TO-. the
hrntI'r OF the prison r. says that Jusii'" i n
k"Is version oil ll-lr irnuhl" is ln most -p' T.
entirely false. Mr Rntty says. On the 2lth of
tl uouth. during the trial Of "a Gus" hoioro
Ju-ti Dlnk"l. r~lr,s MED Louis :. Gnth"l
attorn y for the defendants. The pantin hav,
WIS then turned over 10 me- Tor 'rr~--"Nnni ma
I on. Mhlle WAS questioning him. Justice piu-
ri shnmIrny orlrr"d num- to 50 y ,Hn"h rom
the stand. ! lpolirlytod the justice hai not rs
yet finished my cross-cAaml of the plain.
TN. lni asserted ny r'ght 10 cont nue. any
The Jusiir- then IA he did not intend 70 ST all
day Tor my accommodation. i told hilu dii
MI iufaul b. consume nuy unnnr -sur, tiur
Tnen he p"remWorlly ordered me 10 ST down,
and called the defendant la the stand As wit
ne.s. ! oiJ-' ted, again asserted my rlsLt u
h = HonOr's ruling on that question, nm
clnlm"d tho iurth"r right 10 have my
choice in thu sci. ton and calling of my own
with ssrs. tn" Justice orieI'h IN" 70 ,shul
up and leave the court room. refused. adding
at the same time that merely WISHED To- put
myself straight on the re- 'uris. ana cidln' tur
risht To remain in the court room anu try Nu-
other caus" viii n WIS t. be reached in ~ T "
minutes. The Justice then lmpos Il n fine ol
80. and ordered the officer oi The court to ar-
rest me and throw me ont oi IN" court r"oln
Immediately ait.r had been cJ"t'i rom IN,
| court room the Justice ordered the defendant
t0 pro 'erd with th- trial of r cause in which
" : COUNSEL. Tho d"i"u liant informed the
Judge that bee could not speak English, aud in
sisted on having counsel. The Ju-il'c th"rr-
upon threatened the dri'nioui that he would
serve HIM IN the same manner as DE- had h.s
| counsel, and pro'rri"i 10 r'nd"r judgment
against HIM. W thout hearing ms witness -
Tint judgment was Immediately put IN Tor e
hy fii. issuance Of an execution. ana the prop
eriy WIS selzrd and carried away within two
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