, 1880-04-04
BAR. ASSOCIATION.
Judicial Efforts to Break UP Jury
Bribery and Straw
Heartily tndorsed by the Respect
able Members 6tff the -:
",:l:Bar. -
NV Laws On ii the & sabjsot Of Juiies, Etc,
:. :, t64Be Submitted to the Next
Legislature.
An Cotrupters: II lussfce to Be Pfosecuied
-. t6 the Limit oI fhe Law.


Al Cotfupters n lustice to Bs Prosscuied
to the Limit oI fe Law.
The Bar Association held a regular month
ly meeting yesterday afternoon at 8 o'clock
in its new and elegant quarters, ,-Fafrbank
Hall,-Vice-President John S. Cooper In the
chair, the President, Gen. /. n. Stiles, being
detained at home on account of Illness.
An Amendment to the bylaws, virtually
placing the election Of new members In the
ha1ds of the Committee on Admissions, with
the limitation that a Recommendation by that
body shall be equivalent to IN election only
where stfeh recommendation is unanimous,
was briefly discussed, and finally laid over
until the next meeting.
The Chairman announced the demise Of
the late william II. AIcKindley, a member Of
the Association, and Fl. ". Leman, Harry
Rubens, and F. W. Packard we're appointed
q committee to prepare suitable resolutions
and report them at the next meeting.
The Treasurer, Mr.. F. Q. Ball, reported
that the Association had paid its bills thus
far, and that the dues we're coming In
promptly. ......
Tue resignation OF Writ Dexter as mem~
ber Of the Board Of Managers was read and
accepted William P. Black was unanimous
ly elected to fill the uuexpired term caused
by the resignation.
The following named gentlemen were elect
ed members of the Association: Nelson
Monroe, Edgar l.. Jay1Ie, Henry Mickey,
Jarvis Blume, John S. Wirh Theodore Shell
don, William r. Mnnierre, Richard Prenler-
gast, Horace F. White, James Frake, Leon
ard II. Hodges. Alfred FL. Gordon, John
Lewis, William W. Gurley, Henry Browne,
John S. Miller, Aze1 F. Hatch; William 3.
Hurbert, James G. Hutch1ns, and Alfred D.
Eddy.
The report Of the Committee on Amend-
mert Of tile Law, published In THE TRIBUNE
some time ago. was then taken up, and It's
several reconme ndations discussed and acted
upon. The first, III relation to the settlement
Of the estate Of a deceased partner, pro-
vides that Judgment shall be first
obtained against the surviving partners
and the property OF the partnership e1-
hausted before resorttng to the Probate
Court and proving up claims against the In
dividual estate Of the deceased partner. le
Recommendation was concnrred In. Ihe
second. providing for the serving OF sum-
mons by plaintiff, or his attorney, at the
plaintiffs expense and without the interven-
ton OF Sheriff, the costs to be regulated by
law and paid by the losing party,-au Of
which Is III accordance with the New York
p1an,-was recommitted, with instructions
that the Committee prepare 4 draft OF Dill
e1nbodylng the Recommendation and reR0rt
the same to some future meeting. The
third %g y 4ae det sehoo
and pafk district to the Auditor Of the State
Of the amount Of debts, taxes, and SPECIAL as
sess1nents levied, collected. and nncoNected,
and the amounts expended and an f1e fGr Cdm wna1
1nittee was further Instructed to prepare
bills on the various subjects upon which the
Association had concurred IN Its RECON-
| mendati0ns.
CROOKED JURIEs.
The regular order was suspended for the
purpose Of taking up the report Of the Com
mittee Of Inquiry on the subject OF jury
| bribi1le. read at tfe last meeting and pub
| lished Ii full in the columns Of The TH1B-
UNE at the time. z..+zo,, -
judge Bradwell liked everything in the re-
pDrt except the clause recommending Gne
| collection OF a subscription outside OF tne
Association for the prosecution Of these Jury
Mr. j. J. KnIckelbocker said he would like
| to know who the lawyers were that enjoyed
this sort Of practice referred to in the Com
LINES me- Thafrn,an hold that the renuest IVES
hardly ldi Gllo11 in order: 1iel A''a ''&''' ~
Mr. aenrF ": Leman Moleo W a..su9 e,..3 s.a9
BY hS taHaG f1a ne tbe
/ treasury, ....r-.-.a
ar SWEET held that tie PROPER melton 9,s9s VS.
- ascets9 Iio ~ 4hr nrrrnso ~ nreffinp thu
sci sabjeet toID Properly before tie Ass5ciatqn ia
the shortest manner posslole, 10 tne Gnu t1as
4eARS eRtSker tx 2r9 9ared xd6broaf bs he adopon OF
! t}a motIOn to receive would be equivalent to
nacing oiin iG the ieport on file. The Committee
had recommended several methods Of pro-
deciding, aId 7. rppg tpag Assocaat'on eoo1o eeA7e'
| "nlcuTsci ~ l.ntI .;ti, h;s ,cot;on bnt tha
| Mt oWelI Niln9leW HIS A4ot'on' Wv ''A~
| second Wouiurs nase IT, aI,+,-., e1:ir.
| 1hishing. the motion to amend was !ost7
wher ennon Sfr. Richberg's motion to adopt
| tho rannrt was unanimously carried.
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