New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-02-26
STORIES or JUDGES.
Jan. %, 1882

From. The VII and Wisdom Of The Bench and Bar.
Occasionally judges find themselves in conflict
with members OF the public who are under no pro-
fessional privilege or restraint, Some MAINTAIN
their dignity by timing committing for contempt
of court This course may III some cases DE neces-
sary but delicate ridlcule IL generally mhch moro
effective A troublesome attorney, VINO was plead
inc his own cause and raising untenablc points be-
fore Lord Peterborough. became exasperdtea De-
cause he was invariably overIuled aud exclpmed,
NV Lord my Lord, although your Lor'iship IL so
great a man now | remember the time wien l
could have got your opinion for hye shilings.
Sucb impertinence would, with many Judges, hayo
led to the committal OF the oiiendcr; but Lord
Peterborough merely observed. with an amused
SMILE Sir, darc%iy II was not World toe money.
The same Judge was one occasion sitting al the
Guidh,lL when Henry Hunt, .he famous deinar
gogne appeared upon the .Oor of the Court; Mr;
Justice Taliourd describes the scene when ,Sliowst
m these terms: - am here, my Lord, on the pafs
of the boy Dogood,' proceeded the uniannted
Quixote. Ills LOrdshp cast moments glance on
fine printed list, and quietly SAID Mr. Hunt, see
no name of any boy D0goOd in the paper OF causes.
and turned toward the door OF his room My
Lord vocferaed the orator. am l TO nave no re-
dress for AN unfortunate youthf Thought your
hardship was sitting for the redress OF injuries IN
court of Justice 'Oh! no. Mr.. Hunt, still calmly
resnonded the indigo; | am sitting at Nisi Pnusi
and have no right to redress any Injuries except
those, which may be brought before the jury and me
in the causes appointed tor trial My LORD thcn
said Mr. IIunt somewhat subdued by the unex-
pocted amenity of the Judge, only desire To pro-
test oh, is that all Z said Lord tlenb"rongh;
by all means protest. AMI go 3Dont your o1 ~.
vi.
husiness: and my Lord went unrulled To his
dinner and both parties were content r.,
1;rr.t INDIES have always been tho Objects OF ln-
tense respect and veneratloD TO the Ehgl'h peopic
and few ordinary PERSONS would venture Ia dispute
witbout ditiidcncc tho law which they lay down.
There is perhaps more amusing or Migrant aOnso
of this con dence in judicial requirements IMAM tne
nroceedings of Sir Edward Coke when he went ih
search of his daughter. lie had ved Tor y, ars on
go had t,rms with his wife. who. when he pro-
nosed 10 marry Their only daughter 20 CIR john
VIiiers carried her OH and concealed her al honse
NJ o,tl,nds belonging 10 the Earl Of Argyll Cohc,
receiving Information OF thlS 0Vll''Vu 10y u
armed men and put himself at their head; Ehca'cu
ia n Lrnastplatc with "A sword at his size anu pls-
tolls nj his saddlebow he arrived WIN ms loowers
y, ,b outer pate of the house, where he repeatedly
demanded his daughter ID tno Mig ua'nG; y5
IT. Jown tor law that il death should ensne IL WOULD
ho instiiiable homicide in him, but murdcrln those
No amused him. Such all opinion coming from so
in.nirrd "A source enough To cause the most
ras',lnte garrison to tremOic, anu the result was
,bat Coke recovered his daughter without much
difficulty. -, A.,
same indges cannot cooperate with jurles. Mr.
Raron Anderson was exceedingly impatient with
stnnid Jury and often made his thoughts plainly
known 10 them. A jury in a criminal case having
returned a verdict which dlspleaSed him. he turned
10 the Sheriff, saying. ;" Good heavens SIR cant
have another Jury and let these twelve persons go
into the other &C urt. where thoy can't do 80 mueh
mischefp TO the disobedlcnt jury he SAID, Oen-
temen. you will lind IN the other court perhaps, ia
the course of the day, something which you caa
tryp Then In an absent musng manner, ho sonio-
onized No doubt there arc some men VINO never
can comprehend what evidence Is; but that twcIvo
such men should come together today anu ~ so 81
man ON Prisoner" To the happy man VINO nso
heen acouitted tho jury have acquitteu yous
Heaven knows whyl No one else ia .no SDuts
cnnd have the slightest doubt Of your guilt wnic9
| is of tho grossest kind; but you ao "0aa'''' "
| can't holp IT."