New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-24
That was the last OF him. The basket oi ho".iS
was found In the upper cabin OF the boat.
INVESTIGATING A JUSTICES ACTS.

EXCITING SCENES AT THE HEARING IN TIE CAS-"
OF JUSTICE GUCK, OF WILLIAMSBURG.
The investigation into Herman l.. Gucks
acts as Justice OF the Win District Court, III Williams
burg now going before f. b. Van Week. referee u,
order OF General Term Of the Supreme Court mas coseu
on the plaintiffs side, and great mass OF est''io"s
covering over 500 pages has been elected. MI manner
mer counsel for the reator James Myers, mas extracted
great deal OF evidence from hostile witnesses hcuut
the Judge and his SOU and has worked UP his eac VII"
zest that comes largely, IL is asserted from personal
grievance against the Justice which grievance mas oeeh
subject OF examination. He was once Drought oclorc
Justice Guck on a criminal complaint by one Rauscher
for s,vindpg him ont of some property After number
of adiournments protested against by the prisoner
who wanted immediate examination TO prove MS
innocence the criminal complaint was wlhdrawh "es'e
his wishes; he put the Justice on the wiinesss''hu
during the investigation and asked him his reasons lot
his action. Justice Guck was non-comnittM Ill HIS
answers denying any particular recollection OF ihe pro-
test but said that not the nrs time the eonhsei ha
been before him on similar charge, and being pressed
10 answer the innocence Of the prisoner was nor COM
petey established, retored VIII puE' Of h
poor Irshman, but not sufficient 10 go pe'o'e INC
Justice Guck testified further thai he kept no
books while he was in Office saying That ne was DO
bookkceper" that he did not pay the fees mo te c
treasury and had made 10 memorandum o the dno"u'
of fees received by Inn in summary proceedings 10 ~
cover possession OF land since nc had been III occ'
him. when called upon To produce the various books
documents and writings of his office, he decHhei N a
vice OF counsel, Mr.. Smell and added that ms cieh
kent the hooks When the clerk, stephen kHder, was
called upon for the books he likewise declined ny dvce
of the same counsel and added that he ala not KNOW
whether he had the power To do it, Proceedings Tor con
cup of court are spoken Of The Justice also tcslc
at he did not receive any fees, but they were handed
10 his clerk and the re,urns made by the ccrk 10
the Controller, which the Justice certified as correct
after gancing them, he admitted that those male
by Ennis his fCrucr clerk, were incorrect portion o
the testimony related to the large number OF eases III
winch .. Justice Guck appeared before ill ana an
attempt made to show an undue illlilchcc upon
the hers decision. The examination o young tuch
by Mr.. Hallucimcr took Tie aspect "I
a personal dispute. in which replies Of none oil
your business" 10 questions regarded 10y the witness a,
impairment. were mingled with rapid and vehement
objections from Mr. Smell, especially on the POM Oh
excessive fees alleged to have been received by young
Guck account Of his relationship TO the Justice MI
Iialheincr insisted that young GucA would not maze
got Of the he did If II hal not bc'h Ior
this relationship and proposed To prove MS ihcuh
potency by examining Inn after the manner OF a
student about he admitted To the bar, WHICH bil 'o
Judge and his son, while not expressing uhWllliShS
resented as an Insult The referee promptly stopped
this part OF The cXamnatiOn but not before boh conhs'
had apparently almost reached the poini ol actaa con"
bat, and bitter language ana Tie lie almost nlIt''
words had passed between them. Mr. smell VIII l'hc
up the Justices side of the matter to-day.