New-York tribune., 1883-06-20
rowu rAL1-ABoU7 PERSONS lND TH1Na&
PERSONAL AND LEGAL.


TIE ELEVATED RAILROAD TOO LIGHTLY BuILr-Dr.
rfs Gilbert the designer Of the Metropolitan Railway,
bas again appeared the streets without the yellow
bue which aundIce had given his complexion; and ha
seems to have recovered from what 1t was once feared
might prove chronic disease. Dr. GILBERT was at one
time Army Surgeon the STAFF OF General DIX ana sub
seouenty on that of General George H. Thomas He gos
bs GILBERT Elevated Railway bill through the Legs-
lature. after years Of rebufs, while General
Dix was Governor and without paying cent TO
the Legislators. "But," he says IL had 10 give
away nearly all the stock in order 70 get IL puits
and then" he added looking up at some workmen
repairing a part of the structure In Churchst.
could not get them TO build it az heavy as IL should
have BEEN" "Is It not heavy enough for the trafie"
Heavy enoughl No. wanted IL to carry thirty
yeton engine They built 1t for twentyton' and are
now running twenty-eightton engines on IL Ihat -
what makes necessary to be constantly repairing az
tbose men above are doing Do you know that on the
of the openjuc Of the Bridge carried 100000 pso-
n,e and left $4,000 standing on the patformss
whom we were unable to movef Fact, though" DE-
Gilbert is now only consulting engineer on tine ROAD ns
devised aud did so much to build.
THE MOOSE rSrHE COURT RooM.-John o. Mott who
has many cases in the General Sessions, was speaking
yesterday of rather startling provision OF COURT
room Four long ropes hang from the sxyngnt ~ tue
centre OF the room by which the ventatons reguaeo
Each rope ends loop not unlike ahangmans moose ana
-
to the bar trial from the prisonps at tne otner emu
of che room It affords an unpleasant not dscourag'
ing first sensation.
wuo "a I.wyrp C.ILAaHAsf-Patrick Callaghan,
the lawyer who Is so unplessantly mixed up In the
Leonard-smith shooting ARRAY, Is not generally Known
10 the legal fraternity. have had tue greatest dm-
cutyr said Mr.. Knitting, the counsel OF MISS
Leonard In finding out who he IL and wnere ne Is
John Sparks Clerk OF the General Sessions b tne only
hfu,V He
qured of George H. Purser OF the old Board Oh street
| Openings In the "Tweed Ring" times Calagnan,
for some political was allowed TO know the So
crets plans those who laid out the new streers
I'D town. and permitted to make comior'aoie ior
tune in real estate operations along the lines OF the pro-
iected streets and bouevards. Like Hugh oItn' no
got away with 1t is within only few days that
the last OF sheriff Matthew T. Brennans Investments
under the same guidance " went by the board" under
the auctioneers hammer His speculatons were all un-
fortunate.
LEa,t.socrAI,REFoR CLUB.-"I hear OF novel
club or association whchi Is quietly organizing sad
prominent lawyer. "It is Bar Associstion' heIorh
Society Social Club all In one The basis OF orsan
zaton however, is which may be called protecHe'
The members arc TO pledge themselves to communicate
al semimonthly meetings Of the organization anything
in their personal experience with judges OF the cpas
clerks city and county officials or other lawyers WHICH
| indicates favoritism corruption. anu on y
| majority vote In favor OF aclon u lnp0"0H'
corrupt officials or disrepu'aoe lawyers
the members take united action. There gen.
era impression abroad Bar Association has be-
come practical its efforts to purify the bench and
bar than It was designed to be OF the start II originally
sprang out Of the exposures made by THE TRIBUNE OF
the corruption Of Barnard, Cardozo and McCunn QUE
several lawyers OF repute got INTO it and damaged It's
reputaon There are lawyers at the bar known TO tho
association to be convics and under charges OF fraud
and indictments for crime, but the members take no
steps to dsbar them The idea Of the projectors of tho
new club is to supplement the Bar Association in this
| respect.
| LAWYERS FEE.-This story about lawyers Is told
| by lawyer who likes joke He was sitting In a bar
ber's chair days when woman came into the
sbop and asked the proprietor TO change dollar bill.
"I want it," she said In explanation. because am go
| ing TO see my lawyer"