, 1879-02-04


n1i.c.i to perform herr: unless W: "tca,inuaiIy
cut t,if ronl1sel In 1l,rir REMARKS. do nnt
know thut hc takcl il,e t!t III his n,nntIl atv
otrner than otter Judges 1t his ffcrled CHAR
a"lcr. It. Is Indispensable sometimes tia; tho
Judge sln,uIA tn 81"
Mr.. ktt,t-.We permitted july. Dsum,noni
to answfr The nncstfon prosnunlc'i tY ttr.
mct1soria!aia because II was L matter
gross, leaving him To cxerrsc Ills 1wn discretion
~ ii whether lie would answer IL # nut. AZ
the saject has f,ccn gol'c into hy tie memorial
lstf. prrhaps It Il due tn Judge i'rlgttt anl
nwlng frnEl tin' memorial. a,mt simply ask Judge
Driiu,inos,d whether It IA trt1e or nt,t
liz ''a. 50 cmploTcd h. inrial ollicn ms, Us
Ert,ss t,artnfltv towards the n1rr Hd !nnrt III.
Lrayor TO i1ake tl,rn Inn fri'ns H,n1 defenders,
willie nt g1c enthn tiulc hn has, townrt liz.
younger nnll less influential ATTORNEYS prart!ciu:.
in nts co'lrt, borne himself In a hnrs, severe,
n1Mf arbitrary manner"
.1'o ya,l know. .1,itiRe," said Mr. Knott, "nf
nry instance In which Judge HlnlGGit has laid
himself liable 10 this charge! 1t ru Mat: III.
rn.r uHiI i1ic circumstance. courtrss will, H."
~ have no knowledge. sir, Of any fart nlysc1f
which would enable inc to answer if1A! nu+attnn.
!, Of eourac. have heard varn,ts rcpoyts TN Inc
subject, but, Us far As ,ny u~h knowledge ex-
fctlns, would not be able to answer that uilc*-
ton; that IL, don't know ri nnr fuct which
woufl Indicate TINT that statement Is truc.'t
Col. Conpcr-" Isn't 1t true that 1nt,st of the
members Df lie bur here. on acyrunt Ut t!tc r.
lntIonsht,, between yourself and JuliRc UIot1-
gett. tcfng associate Judges IL, The same Court.
Wouid be ycry careful afp,nt makng complaints
tn yDu,--partic,ilar1Y young attorncysi''
~ don't know hut 1t may be ttne Of most Of
tile lawyers but still It is atko true that some Ut
tho awycrs have nsoaIly complained to rue
of sJtIle OF tllc decisions Of .[udge HttlEGst. |
believe thu. Is very common thing" Laugh
'rc 20 down to the tareru aud swear at the
CourL1"
at is a very common thing for counsel to
complain II Judges 10 not deriuc it.cfr eases In
accordance with tller own views. Judges differ
fro'n, eounsc'' and t"ve to decide Ease" one
lis tl,crc not In this district feeling of dis
satisfaction amonG the Bar s,icll ~ you 3ntl In
no other district In your circuit towar! :hr DIS.
trict JulIgei Ilayc you not leunl complaints n,"!
manner In which the business is dune hero tl'at
yuu have not heard IN The other dEstric.sF'
"Ncll, II un, permitted to anawcr that
question as to what have heard, or II sa re-
uutrcd to nna~er t."
"Conplnuts made to yourself"
"Comp!nfnts llsve bccn made frequently to
me By gentlemen of ihe Bar as to tn. decisions
Of Judge Bloagctt, a1!ll hive 20 1oubt rom.
BY ,seii (tlnt Is very likely; n,ni huve heard
sG'a'4s w%feh judge Bioagrt: dstnea"sl htm.
self; ti'nt "a to ny; That there was
{t1i3 QC.ual3H&l thIlIHNL$ VI
M hr VA. teaty AMI s!larp-tongued. Thnl has
lyect, n common complaint lnadc 10 mr., do
not know ~ 1t Is confined to Tie younger mem.
hers of Tie Bar 1norr particularly. have heard
good many older inetnbeF4 o, ie nlf sas they
May ps tGe tt,cS Iit inntiH ii'se :" % '''S| "
Sir. Knott-l)la you ever lear ut!y complaints
ttut there arc particular lawyers who claimed to
ncan hers particularly. but throughout your
/ circuit.
complaint; ut tic same ttHe, don't know but
might b. personal friendstip,-he was moro
friendly to some members Of the Bar tlian
olhcrs."
"Yeu don't aDp;s,ehcn'l p my question:
ii don't mean that the c!nn IA founded in
| fact, but whctlecr therc ure crrta[n lawyers
nractlcf.g IN the different COURTS III vtl1r ctrtElt
who claim to have t!lr car 81 tltc Courl,-to
haye hon,c pcculfnr inIluencei''
''lf there urc any such don't know vi tllctn.
tlun't suppose that 1t Is possible for Judge
| to strip hltakel entirely Ut bis feelings III II
man. liz Is sill y man. although he is Judge.
nna h. has H. in!lr,niiss o. n. a,:" ,,,
up by aMycrs fn tllr different courts tu !ncrcs<:
tlsefr "w's pract!ce. and 1'erha!'s tho Juagc
| uight not bc-"
. III ny circuit don't know of any .ucl,
lawyer ytatrn hero In tas district ts'at llu had tu
enr Of the Judge iu prcfcrcnre 10 uny onc
clse.''
wcrc la,y yura wllo wcEo making that cIatu,i'
J" | don't think ever heard VI any. have
heard it atated. I'D thtuk was testified before
yuu the other day, ttiat certain lawyers ought ia
be employed because t1Icy l,su t..c car o.
never has come to tnY knowledge. ! nevcI
possible for ju,!ge 10 ayo!I tile e!act of .i.s
manner 0! counsel tn nrgulng cases nnd lu lss
roluiuct to tls Court,-his personal CONDUCT
ind tlcneanor.n
Mr. Kuota-rhc object OF my question was
to elicit tile fact whether tl!e Judge might tt'1
10 ptcjullcct b. surh unauthorized clltms,-
male without bis know'c1ge or eoutrlvatce, =
Without, In fact, beng true.
II Know Df nuthinE Ut tho klna. don't sat
tlat IL tocst.t exist, gecausc don't know any
thing about 1t. aonsr la'yers might !ns'st tlIa
al, not responsible for thnt. emit cxt'lait
Col. Cooper-Noboly would mako such
In rrpy 10 Mr. Goudy, Witness stated tia
motions were generally heard In tho tiorning
and. II there were large number. niltl the!
toak up uioro tttnr than wus expected BY tls'
Judge, wlosp i, dal, S,t,ts might d require h!,,
he naturally got inpatient, ind wantes
to rot trouE., witt, the inotious, u1lL wltnrs
s,tpEnse1 Telling would manifest ltaeit MARI u
| }rAH In ILLS 4EQufLtHeflL. HllnE68 Htnstll ku
impatient. flu was vi rather III eacltahlo tei
pcranunt, ut,ll It took htn lung tItnu to brin.
hfu,sclt 70 the tenIper lie now possessed. A
times llu WIS q tlitlu rouch.h A lawyer WI
always aux,elss To have Ills motion brought Ut,
Mut wus persistent tn claiming Tho car of lii
Court to have Il dl1postl M. There wss u
rule to govern tho sua.tcr oE precedence
As between d young mud an old 1awYcr
hu wuut1 recognize TIC laltrr. Witness hat
nften urreateti the argument of counsel whel
lie thought II untlesrksury to consume tinlc,-
wl.cru llu had slcrHted question: or natte up 1i
tulnl abollt 1t. 'rtlu district J4Ee irATtl mart
Vii lhu motions. Wltacss heard particlllsl
| ulIfs.
In rcply to Cu1. C.x,Iler, witnrts said tl,cr
WAS hardly a tlay Wien Ju1.c Hl.Alcctt, who iii
The greater part ol 'ae Jury hlasit,ras, did lo
submit SONIC question to him with reference t
y casr vi trial.
"llayr yuu uot found out, when cases ca.n
hrforc yol for review. that tue tucts were Il.I
tctcit frun1 those which hs fIau stuted to yout
"I'hat might possibly ba.'
UlHl}ANn'a aS-ENAhiINAT1ON.
Register lihbarl was reraIed, and cxasulus
BY Col. cooper.
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