New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-06
TIE FEDERAL COURTS CRIPPLED.

RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC SIAM ECONOMY.
no MONEY 10 PAY JrRY A%D WITNESS FErS-pIs-
MISSING JCRORs-DrLAYs IN CASTS on THE
CALENDAR.
At the opening Of the United StniCs Circuit Court
yesterday, Judge Shpman read the following letter.
received by HIM from United States Marshal Payn:
SIR: feel 1t my duty to inform You that the
fund in my bands Tor the payment Ul jurors fees Is
not sufficient 10 pHH Jurors Tor services rendered. Ill
Guiding the prOba bic amount that Will be- due the
Grand jury of the present term Of the CiTcmt Court
and al Informed ~ the Department OF Justice
that the appropriation Tor that purpose ~ cX-
hauStOd.
Judge Shipman said to the petit Jurors who were
in Court that il being uncertain whether an apprO
priatiOn would ever be made to pay them for their
services it did not seem 10 him fair to keep them
longer in attendance With the exception of tuoso
implnclcd in tho Stewart kid glove case, he dis
charged all the Jurors for the term.
There are fty-twO cases on the calendar for trial
this term, and in of them n largo number of
witnesses have been summoned TO attend. The
failure to have the tried will work consider
abe hardship. The cases will not DO tried until
the October term of tho Court.
Chief Deputy Marshal Kennedy said to n TRlB
UNE reporter yesterday that he had made rcquisi-
ton on the Department Of Justice for money
for tho payment Of jurors and Witnesses and
for lc miscellaneous expenses Of the Courts in
Guiding the support OF prisoners, and had been in
formed that tho appropriation for such purposes
had been exhausted The letter to judge Shpman
was based on this The cause OF the trouble WAS
that the House cut down the estimate of the
Acknowledgement for the present fiscal year Just
Onc-thiTd. This district was indebted TO the late
Sheriff for the support Of prisoners during tho
months Of April May and juno OF last year. aud
Sheriff BowC thus far had only been paid for one
months support OF tho United States prisoners.
The Courts must stop, - tho Marshal could
not pay any more money out Of his pocket There
had been 10 appropriation for tho Marsha's office
since 1873. This was due to tho attempt of tho
Democrats in the House to saddle tho Appropria-
ton bill with rider which would virtually repeal
the election law and tho Marshal had had to run
his office borrowed money. OF course, lie cx-
pected to DO Reimbursed by Congress, but lie had
Oh to do without paying witness aud jury fees.
and for the support of prisoners. The next fiscal
year would begin on July 1, and then the ma
chinery Of tho courts would be again in running
order. Suits. however which wcro on tho calendar
for the present term would not be tried until Octo-
Der.
Assistant United States Attorney Fiero. who has
charge OF the criminal branch OF tho CirCnit Court
on being informed Of the Marshals decision, said
that III all probability Judge Benedict would mike
an order similar to that of Judge Shipman, dismiss
ing the jurors on tho assembling of the criminal
branch of the Court on Wednesday next. While
there would be no civil term until October there
would be criminal torn in june for the trial of
prisoners In JAIL and he supposed that some arrange
ment would be made for tho trial of these cases
then. But there were some thirty ball cases which
would have to stand over until the regu-
lar term in October. lie hoped, however
that either Congress or the Department OF
Justice would make some arrangement for
the disposal of tho criminal cases pending before
tue court without delay. Mr.. Fiero remarked Incl
dentally that the assistants In the District AttOr
ueys office also sufferers by the failure Of Con-
gTess to pass the estimates of the AttQrneyGeDera
The salaries of the assstapts for the last quarter of
the fscal year Of 1870 had not get been paid.