New-York tribune., 1884-12-07
SOME MEN ABOUT TOWN.

Henry L. Cuton than whom no lawyer has larger
practice In civil actions INVOLVING big OF money
was asking no the other dav II TE TRIBUNE intended
now that election over. its exposure OF
Jury liking" In this city. He thought 1t was ncces-
sary IN order to break mp tls Infamous system asked
him why tho lawyers did not take ahand In the reform.
lie said hc thought they would 4" But" said, they
did not do when TnE TRIBUNE gave them the op
pottunity. II published facts which the lawyers
should have acted" lIc persisted IN thinking that they
would act and that II was only necessary for Tue lmn-
rNH tn push the needed reform In ordcr to have them
take itup
nm sorry to say that the reform ia still necessary.
Tho Jury nNng" stl gees on, aud tho brokers In that
so ot ihfamy appear to prosper u Disgrace that
ti' should bo so hut IT. so and of thcso days.
When prominent murderer oscapos purchased Jury
man " hangs" nn important chl action In which the
public hn' ttkrn nn INTEREST there viii he sudden
ro'lon ~ public feeling the subject which viii staro
this community az Cincinnati was conyul,cd few
months ago had occasion lately to inquire into IA
rhHc &" two young men. Font and Poole, who
serving on c sentences In sing Sing prison for murder
lhcy we're sentenced Tor HE mlthoush the testimony
was weak and the Jury recommended them to mercy hy
Recorder ilchctt only short time before hc seized
with the disease which dcS coped into softeung OF the
brain and tounat'd his by personal in
veHtlgaion found OF the jurors the list of
those VINO are SAID 10 have tried him never heard 0f the
ease at all somebody pcrsonatcd them OF course. In
civil actions Involving Largo sums OF money the paIntn
Is hopelesy at DISADVANTAGE il his opponents lawyers
choose to hire jury AXer" to have corrupt
juryinan drawn, since disagreement il often Walt
able to the defendant u verdict in his favor.
Daniel II. Iarbinl. tho ira ge1in, member OF
Mckee Rlnkins Third Avenue Company. tells me of
curious combination in that theatre Seven .ncnhcrs
Of the company have formed sort OF of their
,i,o fnr,
the theatrical business. They Mr. and Mrs. Mckee
Rankin. d. II. larklns, j. j. Wallace Theodore lIInl
ton. Frank Moraunt and Mr. HALEY. They are bound
10y articles o cooperation for three years and at the eX
plration OF that time a majority of the bind
the whole for three years lonscr They receive no
salaries but divide the profits make ny the losses
after paying and the salaries of the other hired
members OF tao company.
asked Mr.. Hlrltins how they got tho great
difficulty in sgch 4 combination Of actOrs,-the dispo-
on each insist the best part in the play and
the biggest line in the programme Readily enough,
he answered; we print the names in the same type
aui OF the articles Of agreement that each member
Is under bonds and forfeiture to play whatever part hc
iuay he tor by the duy selected stage minlScr.'
The members o this syndicate are not over young
and among the there is average OF atout 200
pounds OF flesh AMI amplitude of waist which will rot
venture 10 estimate hut they are experienced actors ana
they to wor; with perfect harmony
is gratifying that The Bosto" GioJe has sustained it,
sub recently refused to the of
information important piece Of news which II
published last week Tie principle l. too important To
bc lightly abandoned An editor should be respected Of
keeping such confl }nccs much lawyer. priest or
physician il respected Tor doing the same anl editors
should he ~ well protected legally ~ the members Oi
the other professions named are I'm their privileges. \
newspaper rightly conducted ia more powerful agent of
morality and reform than lawyers, priests or dnctor'.
but newspapers fully exercise their great power
unle.s they command the confidence Of iniormants
Many communications necessarily confidential aud
should bc nade privileged by law. TIN rGBrSE tested
this ISSUE eleven years by taking city editor
committed Tor contempt of court In refusing to give the
name of au informant ana writer Of IN article, ont of
prison writ oi hdbcps coUS He was discharged 10y
sensible Judge, hut the matter was carried 10 the high
est courts by cerfor0ri nul he held. Bat though
the decisions adverse to the editor and required
him - rep'y to the an, 20 80 iai he never
calel upon do either and think that since tt time
mo- District Attorney h0s surcesf fully attempted In this
country to compel editor to tell tie sources of his
news The lag remains unchanged, bn It s practically
dead here.
thn,e found noholy who ran give any good r,aion
uh, IA. cnti-ulnlrnc' relating te the retention of Mr.
Dntlirs ht the Democratic National '0muiit'cc should
have hern upsnr There v1l n, lnl crll lur n ma
hnl, ,4 Interested Ia the t,rinl rn1 conditions ot iii
AMT tna .ttrrs ntr 80 wlrlnl "a tn leil n'nt have
t,itrt viu, ~ conclude thni % mi.n have nrrn, " It
,elit vl ut nn nnprtlri.h nrni 90 s"t iieni a'irr
thu ptrr q tWunIttu" vhuh wt'rn'ia"lt WinNe w
,i,in,tio4 f.mi" 80 ~ lhi. thn hua anl pii ut hn
,uunttur tha, i,,i, Nps lsn trnsr r'uii n'i ain"h
ini ia nis siuuipnnu intr hInsi4u in lu'pita
u utlttnn aui un,u,tunH thn Presidential ol'oiun -
in,, natr" Forr ni 1850 iuuuliiraa uNn tnsln-, "nd
than d, ., not iuu -rti fnr ani aunl action -
II toab tn employing Mr 'onhun-. bn"w lhnl the
nrnlrratit Aallondl touuitt.o a1eelrtmoA nervous
t,r .ys over tno l,cnsis o tno vo.o u m state but
10 had such .eruls approximations a' la pretended ia
this correspondence. am inclined u think Wiih a
gentleman who suggested the explanation that the ON
mittcc IN retaining Mr.. Cnuums tnd In nov publishing
the corres spondruce had the same purpose which me
Worii had IN suggesting Hr Conkng'> election as sena-
tor-namely desire dissenslon among the Re
pubicans
Imct Mr Richard Crowlcy,of Niagara, few days ago
on the steps The A,tor House. HeWdsnrwy ShaVcdam
newly hitcd and looked quito cheerful happy and
important as-wcll Mr.. Conklins does. Mr crowley
has thu, far escaped the criticism which has f len
TO the lot Conkug but have suspicion that lie
quite rs much deserves it. Ile WAS not as prominent
,lkcr IN his tent ~ Mr. Conklns was. bnt ms county
shows a falling Oh from the Republican majority Tor Gar
field OF GI5. a. much proporonay ~ that in oneida
Mr. Conkling's one and apparently only, stronghold
There Il one reason for the recent Republican defeat
vl ich have offered IN print 1t was heh'ohe"
TO me by politician old tnat he loves 10 hnso
n e,nni.ccuces and to talk about parallels lie hau
been reading your parallel between Jackson anu lae'
and he made the remark that an element ahectIns o re
cent election figured extensively, and with the same re-
suit in the great contest between clay anu Ioik
~ NEGATIVE and unknown men, Ike Polk ana 'le'ehh''
do not make active AMI bitter enemies IN thelr own
n,r,ies Positive and prominent men Ike Clay ana
uloine excite enemies of whom mahciou'V oppose
their progress or they are dominated meahy re-
main Inactive ont OF purely personal spite bu there "
soue satisfaction In remembering that Gay eh''uo'
never survived their treacncry TO him In JacA'oh'
- m trlnnnhel over them iln lily. anl Bllne has the