New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-11

Committee of the Bar Association Will begin the D-
yestigation speedily. Judge Sinnott emphaticaIy
denies the charges against him.
TIE CHARGES AND TIE DENIAL.
The action of the Bar Association, on Tues
day night in authorizing the Judiciary Committee 90
inquire into the conduct OF Judge James r. snnott. OF
the Marine Court was noted with interest by many
lawyers. especially by those who have cases
In that Court judge SinnoE was elected 10
the Office he holds in 1876 for term OF SIX years his
name was presented by both the Tammany ana AMI
Tanmany factions Of the Democratic party he was
born in iceland in 1888, and came 10 this coun-
try I'm 1851 Shortly afterward he was in
dentured to dentist a. No. UNION
square Mr.. THden had Lis bachelor apartments
over the dentists Office and thus It was thathey became
acquainted Young snnott at one time proposed enter
ing ST. Johns College in FOrdham intending TO oecOme
a Jesuit but le changed this purpose and began the
study Of law in 1857 in Mr.. Tlden's ONCE
tho firm being Green 81 Tiden, IN Jauncoy-coulI
No 43 Wallst. Mr. snuo,t was admitted to the
bar IN 1859. lie skilled In Office work, ana Is
SAID TO have drawn up the mortgages for Mr.. Iioeus
transactions lie rarely If over practlsed IN the Courts
Upon the death OF Judge Spaudiug IN 1876 Mr. Illden
then Governor OF the State, appointed him to III the
vacancy He became mis- own successor January l. 1871
His term of Office viii not Expire until January 1888 In
personal appearance Judge Snnott Il OF small stature
and rotund figure lie IA slightly bald and ms race Is
smootshayen. In manner he IS agreeable ana cordial
For abont two years, his associates say lumots OF
Jndgo suutt', tutemprrauce have been ahoa out his
misconduct has been until lately so slight thai no AZ
tempt was made by any one 10 eau MN 10 account
cause Tor complaint especially curing lhe ftDiu'lf
term Of THIS year when ne SAL Ia immune @
pra e, ling Of ud gratOn arose. and ~ was determined
,rod m rio other Judges of that court 81 several law
vors but they have mo- jurisdiction ia the matter uud
Rr Associtf,n WIS urged and Charles ?. Miller for
ASH ant tNrUDIutfOu Counsel
the case aliu-t Justice Joseph PInchhcy dsI WINTER
vnuntccrot g, bring up the subject
The Jndciar, Committee OF the Bar Association 10
which the matter was rc"ir no invest Eate m" tport
tle cnd Of two wer.-. T. 60" 'ga Oh H5nTy y.
DAVID 3. Oglcn, stephen A. Walker and Arthur g.
NJ D.aarlf chairman o. the committee sad yester
duy to TmurNE reporier INT a preliminary meeuus
would invite Tie urr'ous WHO might be able 20 give ev-
r,K5 WIN JUDGES AND LAWYERS.
Tb,o.e..iltes OF Jude slnuott IN the Marine Court
ar. Calei. Justice shea. and Judges Sheridan Gocpp
MIA tam. ana Halves. judge McAd1m said yesterday
pat desire % say anything aboutthe charges
ur ,l known Judge -nnou f'r seven years. lie could
NOT deus thc scandals that ned arisen, as lawyers had
frequently come o uuu about tne matter lie oid not
t ilfl.r -uuo.t 900 tnc courtrooms 10. ho was always
n .ons other par, ava th. Judge. of tn' Marine Cort
have 500 room. lu which to meet Naeur4ei si'"nH h
.ud-o sheridan said tht Dee preferred io stY nothing
about matter; OBJ. p'r4ufc he "t- AlI"iu 70 aa
bui because De- was opposed to tae System o interview"
ii,5. II ,e. ,. .,a,ns1e h1lonv recently entered
r I, dut.t iu Il. count. Doe Has mot acquainted with
judge suuotJ ,uteu't o. snJ any ealing a' % DIS CON
many LAWYER. vnohld clses before Judge SIN
notl. C4anis seras .ri.}' .e'eH T 4 .erg
Uit tlc Charges ,.cre t,ue Ino were not unwilling Go
dd uo desire tAl.r nagcs appear az tia stage %.
to1 ls', sid. was before Judge sluuot abou, thc
uidole 90 February, and saw him ON the bench four
o.v.. WHOM ue showed al tIe slsus OF iuioNcaluu
l I.r. NHs
have no feeling. political OF PERSONAL 90 tho
I'-' ,,i. f,yarab. 10 ne. W1, the other Jay be-
denied notion to which WAS opposed before hia
f. the name " Mr. NacLrau's counsel, ana when
he opposing counsel TOLD nim ! wasn't hr IruaN
be- Wis about 70 reserve his de.s nnd grant tao mo
ton told him hc ought TO Deg % -i'nd anu tnen bee
did. My brotter afd ann al rom ,A, '.n'A, VIC
Another lawyer sat: 1t t. certainly disgraccful
~ G,der sinnoti'. court-room. TIE o,ucr day ho de-
med IA usnrul m0rOn before 20 Was argued 40 ALL
E M,'P rn and asked What exception TO
lawyer ho sand be- not want 10 be cut short, lac said
W. cut no one snort here but Grant A LAWYER de
INJURED 10 decision he made. and he rad We'll, you
may take the go tne General Isrui. aud The nncom
Charles T. Miller who presented the matter 20 the Bar
A 500 ation, said some one had To =" ahchd ana
brought IL up I shalt do no more now except 10 iur
rIS5 mn lt,t hs Noon drf,ut when moon the bench
from AN tho dctfious b. winch we Judge man TO be
IN that state Thus has been gons on Tor more thah
'o''' JUDGE srNNorTs POSITIVE DrSIAL
Tulec sIunotL last evening by TRIBUNE &c
Al his residence. No. 40 East Ouehundred-and-
tvcutythrdst When asked about the charges be SAID
" They are utterly and entirely false and groundcss.
had NOT heard tho least mention Of such matter
and was greatly surprised WI on read the proceedings
nf last night I'm tis mornings paper IN spite ol III
health have been regular IN ms attendance an
Court: no one can say that have ever been absent
when II was my duy To- be there. All OF the respect
! ,blo LAWYERS Of the city know how baselers these
rhbrres arc but there certain class O lawyers who
nracfise i'm the Marine Court will not churacteriZe
ihcuvho Tor political other REASONS have trumped
/ mn these charges. deny them wholly
Have yonr decisions bcen ovcrruled more olten hhn
! t,o.e of your associate judges {" was asked.
| THAT IL delicate matter TO speak about
| hut | may say that they are not often
| overturned When reversed by tho General
| Iern, they are almost always sustained by the
Conf Of Appeals There the recent case oi Brown
| ACT Thurier. where u most important principe was
l.id dawn and sustained In the court or INIT re-
sort 1 need not paftcularZe other Ike eases. am
! willing 10 stand on record. shall not pay aten'
non 10 these charges: they Will fail 10 the ground
If me Judiciary Committee shall report 10 tho fnr a.
eocutou fhnt tne evidence rstans the cnhrEr- or mis-
| conduct on tine part of JUDGE elnnOit, that
! booy Will recommend 90 the Goyorn0r-the MA.
/ rine Court beng Court ~ Record that
| IuJce siunoit be mpeachcd. THIS VIII not
be done unless the evidence IL conclusive az
nor viii then bring ihe Jugo before the state senate 10