New-York tribune., 1885-02-22

appeared the lifon -Deecner rht eiEbt years "s''
remarked his improved appearance and he espiahe"
nv saving that since the trial of the or President
Garfield lie had retired from his profession and was rest
Ing living in the summer at his place on schro"h 'he'
I'm the spring and fall at Waterford, near saratoga
Springs aud In the winter at the Fifth Avenue Hote-
three pleasant resorts in their seasons
II has been the peculiar experience OF judge fortei
be engaged IN many suits which occupied great dea Vi
time IN their trials and involved many and coinpeN
questions Of law lie was the Bcecher case ior sly
months; his health broke down under The straiI' i"'
Guteau trial lasted several weeks lie was reieice III
the famous Navarro suit AGAINST the city, the hearing oi
testimony in which occupied nearly year. ana the Vai-
ons appeals In which up quito ten years The Judge
was excellent hunor the decision OF the hi9hest
court IN the Navarro The General Term ove:rued
his decision referee and the Court VI Appeals reversed
the General Term ruling.
We naturally talked OF Vie Beecher asked him
what lie thought the most dramatic incident In tha eA
trsordinsIy trial. The taking the oath by Mr
Beecher" he replied without intending to compliment
the Judge said that his own sudden and unexpected
donuncation OF Moulton false witness and feise
friend the finest instance OF CRUSHING lnfectl'e
had eye hear That ed 10 curious revelation that
IN the first sult,tios OF Mr. Beechers counsel MI
Evars, the senior counsel favored anabe policy IN
defence. taking the grOaud that all tile persons coh-
held that there conspiracy to hlacknai and thaI
Titon be put hs defence. AMI tie defence OF
Mr. Be cher finally assumed the shape of vigorous at
tack the complainant snd his principal witness
Drifting OF to other matters this curious and believe
new story about General Grant crne out. Grant nai
just been appointed the command of all the armies III
the West. In the East lie MT so well Known rs
aftcwnrd nd men began to make close inquiries about
him Ju lge Porter asked Old friend who had bo'h
made peuslou agent what he knew about him. ohiy
this," the reply, aud has slngulariy impressed
ne. An old gentleman came TO my. oibee about MS
pension whose prove cd 10 he Jesse Grant asAei
him IL he knew this General. He asked. You
mean LIS - And thcu he told that he was his son
and ne had lust received a letter from him which he
showed me- It read something like this You are per
fcctly I!gh n thinking that recognize my untiaesr 10
command this army. But look around me ana
wonder who Is more lt. may succeed But n ain
beaten il will be badly that will he heard of
AGAIN." That certainly sounds like Grant.
The tria OF Captain williams reveals interesting
things I'm the Police Department There IL developed the
political influence which IL brought TO bear on the Com
mssioners There Il also shown the evident disposition
Of everybody in the Police Board q be rid n supcrn
tondent WHlling. Murray. the Youngest OF the IN
81 cciOrs favored Tor the place by more OF tho
Comms ssioucrs Willing may he trusted not 20 will
insy that lie acs suprrnou+" Then fancy there -
a Ical0nsy between Inspector ByrneS aud Captain
Williams there ou:ht not 10 De. for their quar
tious quite different. B rncs Is natural born de
tective and cares for no other dny. lie likes 10 ferret
out crnc after has hccn committed; while Williams Is
a di ciunarian who by his vigilance and his violence.
too dc'crs criminal, and prev eui, crime. have known
Williams personally many years. and ucyrr heard a
good vorI spoken ot Lin 10y rascal His precuct f. ~
once the and the most decsnty appearing. for
Though the dss0ltc and the criminals are concentrated
there thcy are less observed by law-ahng pubic
than 10 any other preciuc' In the city.
Ioncc .cttled Jaw suit for $4,000 hrousat against
Captain Williams by sIerif, oIc-r rlmet Lawrence
l. Curry. made Carry the foy oi golus to Law at
ALL aud Particularly AGAINST q public officer who could
plead In cSteauttion that In committing the violence
complained Of hc believed hc dong ni- dney Lad
them snake hand, aud i.al 'hcm to zeal their nt We
made friendship hotti' Of Wine. Wien the wiue
was brought learned tAat neither OF tlcm had c,cs
tasied eiass OF Any Kind OF lqunr. Garry IS the
captain Of the squad In Judge Cowiuy- Part Of the
General es.slous Court. aui OF the he's, oecr@ Tie
cor over ld 10 IS srch tat The city needs; they
osynt not 10 10 -acrGce.l 20 political intrigued Curry.
though appointoI by Republican Judge 10 Democrat
bat thai doe MT inIl AT bis is,icney.
v.iui,o, kingsley Was talked OF fortnight asn ior
fho Cailcctnr..p ~ the P,rt OF Sow York. He wa
even urged ON Governor Cleveland by Hufh We
Llu.llin. lie would have male most adfo!t meipu-
la or ol poltics IN that npO ;lnt po'tOn. IL "a from
him nrst heard the name ~ Grover tleyeianl a.
u,.sirIe c,ud late for the Govcrnprship That was
SOM. month. l.eiole CrS,iud u1.nlatch IN l~01
kingsley alluded tn him ~ t-c time - stranger. hnt
also .. Il Young uan VINO Was making due reputation
O., the 3lay or % Buffalo
sfr Kint-ey was ambitious only to be known a. tie
Builder Of tie Br'rr. H. ited to De lower iclt h1t
not known IA 10 tc aud Doubt n ne wculd have cared
10 be Collector Buf Hc di he tn De spoken of u con
n-ction vita the bgd-e asked "im oncc to let me tell
tue secret history and particularly ol the
be,itica hc encountered In nr-t launching 10. There
were very many Dt these unexpectedly hat with in The
state LegIslaiIrs aul ia ConSr... KIs.ley shook his