New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27

CiNCINNATI. By JUDGE CARTER. l2mo, PIP. 4Oo
Cincinnati: Peter q. TGomson
Judge Carriers book is a chatty and humorous
DESCRIPTION of the old Cincinnati Court House. built
in 1919 and destroyed by nre III 1919. and OF the
Judges. lawyers and court officials who figured in It,
The humor has strong Western flavor, and Is at
times rather coarse but it is hearty and genuine and
The fidelity with which the author repeats ii make
tbe book valuable as a rough sketch OF the men ana
manners of the courts aud bar of the Western me-
tropolis during nearly half century. Many men
who afterward won fame in WIDER helds afgued
cases on the striped rag carpet of theod Clhcihha
Court House. The bar OF that PLAIN ana plnltFe
structure has furnished two Presidents ol INC
United States Harrison and Hayes; Two hemoei'
of the Supreme Court. Mclean and Chase; TWO Az
torev-Generals OF the United states, StahoeliS
and Taft two Secretaries of the treasury NorW'h
and Chase: seven Governors of Ohio, Cor"in
Bebb Dennison, Brouah, HAYES, Anderson and
Younc and a number of United States Senator'S
members Of Congress and foreign Minister'S whose
names Judge Carter does not take the trouble 10
enumerate General Harrison elected Pres
don't while holding the Office of Clerk of the Com
mon Pleas i'm the old Court House. Judge Garter
remembers Harrison well. and has an anecdote to
tell of his son, who practising lawyer III inc
courtof which his father was clerk
william Henry Harrison son OF Benjamin HARRISON
DntsU a.
ornSence WAS born N Virginia. aud from that state be
came by the appointment Of tic President GOVERNOR
eTsEcd as a Maj lI-GenerAl Of the United states Army
in the war OF sl2. and then was nator OF me olSu
siatos from inc state OHIO. He member Of the
Cincinnati Bar and from II was maze CLERK "l he OV
Peas of Hamilton County Py the ] mat
humble Office. ooS the great ana long STRIDE 20 tue IT,
menGy 81 ne and Wen was student at law in
ofice OF Wright & WALKER many time had nc pleas
nre OF seeing converting with the Ola General VINO
feoucntIy visited Office counsel with bis lrm ana
and friend Jndge John Wright who wss e'i'ed
by politicians in 1910, his " conscience Keeper 1870
The General had a bright and brilliant son OF the same
he If orr bar and Ia ented one be to
too much convvialiy "A too many young men OF gted
promise are, AID ne died young; Dut dufng ms uliei
arerr a. ayycr he made quite impression as an ei0
uuent advocate and was distinguished iCr MS VII ana
nrmri and bar oi,houch was very young the time
II occurred, but il WAS duly preserved among the ON
In the time OF associate in ge all persons VINO qe
sired to keep tavern ION or h8tel were rd te
utv of granting these licenses de7Oved upon the dSsO
cIafes during the of the regular terms Of court
appjca non for in due and legal form lot lrT
nrsr If The applicant ana the character Of his house
On one occasIo one Moses BJssel, curious ana woe
township near the OF Ceves. AMI OF course nj
rear the Norh Bend residence Of Harrison wsn,ed
renewal ot ccnsc TO KEEP q MtFcth on my ~.
road and duly employed William Henry hafrls"n' r.,
his LAWYER. without, however presunmS q pay DIS
,inhSr Giarrsoul any fee. Bu Harrison was on tIna
n, cont u0twi is anGin-, with his client auNlOuSiF
N N.
denly arose Ia his place ai tue bar ana SAID -, ,
May II lease the associates o! is bohJr3ot court
thls very dry morning, appear here on pelal OF my
very dry coHl, Moses Eu,sCl who presents inns jetlou
Godug it up for rene wal oi cecG 10 hC p " 'H r
year In NY experience Gm ready To declare toat ht
Busse j. and moral cltizeh tut he can not pay
tT"gT deal Tor f. license. tor hc has NOT paid ne!
know H. is very poor man, aud Keeps ID pooI
Mr. ii rrison sat down somewhat unconscious Of h!S
where's hons ana ll- CoaNviJ silF hu. mere Wa NC
"a laugh ON b. l.ucu, 1at l0uj H." IA the Bag ui
"n:sid@ Recovcii1e himself, o.a, sr.> -ha;ed jade
Tom Henderson. chief 81 ihc .s'"rla-s etI'H Hu IN
s,cuof4au voice 10 d1ui Tor ne '"ee o GH'iIir I',d
$40 against Nr Ha-1sou Tor wearing ~ eCnti -. ..
POSED HARRISON ilJm MS seat. Where else could
g. interruption ~ Harrison. you're ia contempt OF
court coutH.uci !Udee henderson I'D i,5d '.eh@
"Remt taat hac. Mr Clerk, for the d--n VII OF the
thIus."
In the DAYS Of the old Court House the Court Of
Common Pleas consisted Of four judges sitting IN
row upon bcucl-a Presiding Judge who was pre-
sumcd 10 be learned in the law. and three associates
who were generally old seda'e citizens, without
LEGAL training who were supposed TO assist the Pre-
s,diuc Jude with their hard common sense. For
many year, before th.s system was abolished tie
cincinnati Court Wa, irIeycntly styled The
pemarara Tr.m" Judge Carter says the epi.hct
WAS FIST applied by James W. Galiay, capable
LAWYER who went TO Cincinnati from Dutchcss
County, y. Yin 1919:
on one aston Lawyer Gaz"y he'd n'ttor OF
or man anus w.t. surct hing ot trut Sort whc Re
most auX'oasiy icaiied me c}Nr 10 Eri. n,t Ccdi
defend MS aud pressed tlr mater before IN court
in ful WITH all tine aritncy OF h nature. Il convinced,
~ M soi lo c,h5"h hot yery learned lawyer
George p Totrcnce, tuat he was t ana the presldlns
oycrruug iu1g,; boz clatcs GIG not agree win
hn-uol one o. th,n-1uG, benz malOIl5 oI me
eourt had The I-t TO- ana would nave oycrFnd Jhice
I9nCheg MI u, ,S M g g,y We viii tgkc the va
no g.r1 u e..
morning" Tomorrow morning CAM, and The IN
patiept cXp.c, ,ii.n that tie Wit would be of course
GRANTED hy TIE ycstel iav the rsdlug ludge
was in his lvor, ana le was he ouiy ana soc )ndso
Of III law BUt wlu was Dis SURPRISE WIN ihe PIE
siding iad &c announced mat he haa c@IeIuN eNtH
tei the u"P-rS AMI was 10" 60 Veel tna ' i w
ought not o. re srWted, aud c1go nos DE IeF,.ln
the beach now 60 INhcci Htl the VIII ough 90 De
srauted-eaoh aud al OF thea; ana thus, win the
taoes turred this morning. thcy 4 Disagree Win ne
ge Will iurticr consider TIM m1tieI'
Gaz'a y-'' Bat "aut tnc VIZ g'anted now' 1t is
PrS~iaing judge W Cannot help that am con.
vinced ihai son nave No lesd rights here, anu VIII
,Gszlay-' IA. ia.y are majority Of the court and
tley viii now cIaIt the WGt.'
Pr,saing judge" gu, mean TO convince them NV
Gala" They never VIII go yolr way in this matter
I'M court is a regular bc4c.ata Team"
Pr sGing Jud ca hat q yOu ~ al by thar, brother
Gazi,,-" I ~ an what 1 say. Tl,s court is a Dome
TARA Team, composed 81 one uL!c ana lhIee JHcifes
when the mule wants To -, tie lcLas-es won ana
wen the scksseo want 10 move uc m1e won't Judge
hstey!" ..-. ,-.,...
pres ling Jufg.- This - contempt IF court brother
Gazay anu I lue you $40 Tor coutcItPl'
Gazi.O-' No matter what You do-tLe associates
Will 10; 90 with YOU
Preceding judge" Sit down, brother Grzay; we viii
n. ~, no more nf TINS. | Dim-1rror-Ih Team,
drive on Win your dan-us We vii hear you fur
Tier Ia argument. 80. ~, =
80 with lie e0of hucr produced by th, Jolly sally OF
fhe SOCIAL ana clever presiding ludg' NJ. GazIHy went
on with IL, case aud. Tie fullest Vi aTguInt hts pre-
sru,cll nv hun the D-.clIo Team told him that they
q him Of ilaud mus, preliminary ;
tbai h. might Grvc on Tor we, and thcn they would
IttI w
All Concer0rG. .1d settled matters.
+ nm tbi, early time forth thls term OF Dtme:ara
Team adHeia 10 the judges Of the old Court OF Com
mon Pleas OF the old house all throuyh IFS exist
puce ana Eany were Tue JOKES perp,u aeJ on account
annl. me NV AeI. and hEtMNen tLnm ana lnc