New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-12-11
EXAMINATION or JUSTICE PINCKNEK.
HOW SOME OF HIS DECISIONS WERE SAID TO BIZ
DICTATED-HIs ARREST FOR sSToxIcATIoN'
Justice Pinckney was not present Monday

HOW SOME OF HIS DECISIONS WERE SAID I'D BIZ
DICfATED-HIs ARREST FOR aSToxIcATIoN'
Justice Pinckney was not present Monday
at the examination upon the application for his removal
from Office. At the opening OF the examination.
A. H. Reavey, his counsel, asked for a postpone
ment on the ground Justice Pnckney who was at
tending the funeral Of daughter Of Mr. Davies wished
TO be present at the hearings The request opposed
nv the counsel for the prosecution when exJudge FOw
Ter exclaimed: "Let MIN have mis- pound Of flesh let us
20 onp The application denied by the referee
Oliver P. Bucl.
The first witness examined Patrick Bergen, Jani-
tor of the Seventh District Civil Court who testlned
that he had often Justice Pinckney under the In
auspce OF liquor 10 the Hobbies OF the court ana on ire
bencb On crossexaminaton Bergen said that his ap-
pointment rs jauiUOr had been unsought anu une4-
pected; that it come upon him Ike streak OF nght
ningU When asked If he did not know thlU justice
Pbckntv had suffI red from c ana FEVER ne WiInrss
ren,ieJ 81 do not and TOE chance agD' him. Mrs.
EIen phaIen sister OF Bergen, testified that Justice
Puckney was in the habit 81 visiting the OuIns ~
hignt and Of sleeping IN his private room; He went
tbrrs one night at aOOut a. and made repeated
Efforts adnIttauce. lie made 80 udcn uolsJ nat
attracted the attention OF people IN hOu'
He was accompanied by woman Who' sue Was 'oId
afterWaTd, was MS WIG. $1,000. a.. -.
Michael Angcrmann formerly Interpreter az Tue COURT
recalled testified mat he saw the justice on the Sans
occls Moses He1luann sal. snan ior George @S;
butcher FIrst-aye and F0rty-sGth-st' 5au oteu IN
the court on eight OCCASIONS ana hG never heeu
Justice Pncey in court wnen he was Hot 9I,c,'1,
Cornelius Farley marsua OF TIE cOutt tes.lei, 10 10
had sgen the justice on many occasions ktoasg lltoAt
bench. AZ tie con iublOu @! ms cfoaS-eA
ION the witness said that be nad further evidence
i'm the ease that many occasions Justice FInchney
baI called int for persons u the courtroom 20 remove
teir ba nru not one uad hat on; that he iequeuty
had rrbuKrd wtnrSsesand called theb u-u lUOis iary
trt tpd that he had JUSTICE al the sparta OA
accompanied by Davies OIspOssess cers VINO
to the Justice the decisions In cases before DIM
ttupss mad mad difficulty with the CLERK because ne
would not pay to Mrs. Dawes 500 month.
Tie examination was continued yesterday, IIree
Witnesses were examined, anu the hearing was 40.
ioIrued until to-day. William ID. Garrison manager OF
Inc Grand Union Hotel mad seen Justice fllGhhey
frenueuty drink liquor the house, ana ID was IOuu
neri ss4ry To refuse liquor At the hotel ual inc
niss made Nv Justice Pnckney when IN bls room led 10
re1uest tuat lie should leave the hotel Edward Cole
grye sgpant Of pOuCe aud PatTOlm9u Thomas Hogan,
81 h yentyfrst Precinct Atcs ned 10 the arrest for
toxcatiou OF Justice PincKney tie evening OF June
anu locked up for the nigut Tue next morning Justice
Egsmira d scnarged hun after examination IN phi
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