New-York tribune., 1884-01-05
TILE COURTS.
MR.. CLINTOYS OBJECTIONS.

SHARP PASSAGE OF wOBDS IN The MARIE
GARRISON SUIT
The hearing in the Marie Garrison suit was
continued before Theodore W. Dwight referee, at No.
Wast yesterday. NJ. W. Tyler, attorney, and William
A. Beach and Roscoe Conkling Of counsel for plaintiffs,
and Henry L. Clinton and NJ. O. Day. Of counsel for de
PENDANTS were present After some matters had been
admitted in evidence by consent OF both parties Clinton
b. Fisk was called witness by the plaintiffs and ques
toned by Mr.. Beach.
For two more hours nearly every question by Mr.
Beach was objected TO by Mr. Clinton, and but little
progress was made in the examination Of the witness.
Finally the examination Of Mr. Fisk, who had answered
hardly question without objection from Mr. Clinton and
ruling on It by the Court, took this turn:
Mr. Bech-Wcre the accounts kept against the Atlantic
and Pacific roal lS Won state IN your reasonSI
Mr. ti,l-I state lust how the accounts were kept
as understand them. If | am allowed to do so.
Mr. BCach-AftcT am through.
Mr. CIinon-Your Honor would ask that NIr Fisk he
allowed to make hls statement now
The Referee After Mr.. Beach j. through with him.
Mr. Clnton-I move tnat Mr.. Fisk be allowed 10 make
his statement at this time.
Mr. Teach-Not until am through with him, When
am through he can make his statement For full
grown man to waste so much time Oh trviaucs is,
Mr. Coupg-teycltedly- must say this Is the greatest
satire upon tal in a court Of record that have
witnessed say that before you, sir, and before God.
The that the number of people who concerned IN
this case including your Honor, 70 here at
snas pace for purpose under heaven except that end
less iteration and rcioIaton Of objections, whose nature
orbcar 10 characterize. should be persisted if for
nothing except to wear ont the nerves and the
endurance Of counsel and the pockets Of
Htigants. to monstrous. II sat
here reforcc, would tolerate il from any i'm
tnis world, whatever his distinction mi gt he would
let them put their objections on the record and their
ccufiOu-. aud VIII the record showed them that
should the end OF IT, And there Is not counsel
The other side Of this markedly the senior counsel
who. II ne sitting al Circuit OF at Special Term,
would tolerate this thing instant rom the start
Mr. Cliuton-Nr CoLklng came IN late, bui has made
up IL activity fOT thdt-SeeWs to want to catch mp.
Mr.. CrnkliHg (su..liugly)-lcs, want 10 catch up
Mr. Ciintuu-NOn somewhat excited.
Nh Cuuklmg-If you would only get excited sometimes
could forgive yOu hut you are aWayf III sluggish
state and would throw those around yOu in mOfbund
condition You need hyp1dermicdl injection to keep
you awake.
Refcrce-Ordcr, gentlemen. order
Mr. ConklnsI hope the gentleman will come ia order.
When Mr Day, who offered a section VI the Consttu-
ton Of the state Of Missouri be placed in evidence to
which no objection made by anybody, proceeded to
read it deliberately. Mr. Conkling remarked, The
symptoms show in other of the opposite counsel see"
and when the reading finished, asked "Mr. Day,
what had you in view in reading all that stuff What
the pointE At this stage in the proceedings about
hour was taken mp by Mr. Clinton in endeavOr to
prove that his statements made at the last
sitting OF the court, based his recollection,
were proved by the record He asserted he had
proved it, and said: "Whcu I an in tho wrong al
ways the first to acknowledge IT," Hero Mr. Conkling
laughed deri-ivrly M Clinton dartel angry glance at
him but sad nothing. IT. reading the record OF what
was said az the last sitting, Mr. Clinton interrupted
by NJ Beach with I never said any such thing you
read thcrc-it is uncrammatriL"
Mr. Cliuton-it appears here. Sometimes we mi,speIk
ourselves when excited.
Mr. Couklmg-We see that even in you.