The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-11-21
DTOadhrinS New York Letter.

ring judges. It's not often in the his
tory Of the world, that a great and opu-
lent city has been legally captured by a
horde of bandits-I say legally, for all
of these men came into their positions
under the forms Of law. New York
had justly felt proud of her Supreme
Court; on that bench had sat Jay and
Clinton and Livingston, and host Of
others whose names were tho symbol OF
all that was pure or holy in justice. In
her hours of stormiest trial, her Su-
preme Court had been her ark of the
covenant, and on its ermine lay no blot
or stain. Before its unquestioned de-
cisions, faction stood appalled, and
dumb--and TO the honor Of Its upright
judges, be 1t recorded, their honesty
was never questioned either by friend or
foe. This was the condition Of affairs
when William ". Tweed got possession
Of the political organization known as
Tammany Hall. 1t had been in exist
SlSS SiuNS AioOg anu u'u dlNdyo OhOl-
cised paramount power In the politics
Of New York. For years previous to
the time 1 speak Of, it had been sus-
tanned by the volunteer fire department,
which was thoroughly organized in
every portion Of the city; and enrolled
among its members thousands of the
most desperate and unscrupulous men
in New York. Prize fighters, gamblers
and thieves, held rich and responsible
offices. The membership to Tammany
was jealously guarded, and was only ac-
corded after long and tried service in
the party. When William NJ. Tweed
yot control of this tremendous engine,
whose edicts were law as irrevocable as
The laws Of the Medes and the Persans
the Supreme Court stood between
him and his prey, and he Immediately
set himself to work TO re-urganize the
Supreme Court, and thus by the forms
of law control the two thousand mil
lions of property, which represented the
city's wealth. Three men were quickly
found among the lawyers Of New York
these we're George L. Barnard, Albert
Cardoza and Judge McCunn. At the
behest of whoever desired them, writs
of mandamus and injunction few like
h Ill, and those sacred writs which were
supposed to be the citizens protection
and shield-were invoked to his disaster
and ruin. At the instance of the no
torious Jim Fisk, the safes of the Unior
Pacific Railroad were broken open with
sledge hammers by pack of rufIian,
AMI thieves, and rifel of their content.
in open day. The officers of the com
pany fed affrighted 10 New Jersey tc
avoid the corrupt process of the Court
and few days after removed the office
of the company to Bo o,lon, where the,
remain to this day.
Ed. Stokes robbed Fisk OF his mis-
tress, and Fisk invoked the aid of tn
Court to ruin Stokes, and aided by tn
Court they seized on Stokes Oilwork
at Grcenpoint ana ruined him. Stoke
knowing the impossibilty of gettini
justice in the courts against Fisk, tool
The law In his own hands and kille,
him. AT last the robberies and out
RACES became so alarming and oppres
sive that no man outside the ring fcl
his life and property were safe. Il citi
@ens' meeting was called at the Coope
institute. and self-preservation brough
-ogether the wealthiest men in the city
Millions Of money had been stolen, an
he robbery was still going on at tn
rate of millions week. In singl
morning Oakley Hall, the mayor, signe
bills to the amount of three millions an
i've hundred thousand dollars. At last
halt was called-and the Suprein
Judges were indicted; just before til
Indictment, Carloza, who saw the con
ing storm, resigned, and so escaped i'm
parchment, but Barnard and McCun
we're hurled from their imperial heigh,
, and fell like Lucifer never to rise agar
Barnard, who was man of fine genei
ous instincts, and who had married til
laughter of the millionaire tobacconis
John Anderson, died of broken hear
McCunn, as soon as he realized th
terrible position in which he had place
himself, sat deliberately down an
drank himself to death. Cardoza was
Jew, and was related to the rich Nathan
who was murdered on 23rd Street. Su
Il picion fell on Hathan's eldest son, b,
, by Cardoza's influence he escaped II
J. dictment. From the hour of his fal
l. Judge Cardoza never took an acti,
o part in public affairs. He conlint
II himself 10 his law business, and hayir
y an extensive clientage among the Jew
&c made money and dies rich. lie was
:, man of excellent legal ability and fiji
,. social qualities; had he chosen to DO s
Il he might have occupied an enviab
= position among the honored jurists
!. the land, but his evil associations il
y him down to ruin, and his terrible ia
= will serve for years to come, to point
= moral and adon tale.
y The death Of John Mccullough, Il
81 actor, though 1t occurred in Philade
d PIMA, has created quite as much of
; sensation here, as it does in the city
Bro,herly Love. lie was one of OF
. best known and best liked dramatic a
lists. The profession he belonged to
subject TO very violent antagonisins an
J. jealousies. Many star actors are tho
J. oushiy de;estel by the profession. NJ
!, Forrest was hated by every compar
a that he had anything to do with for Il
d last twenty years Of his life. Mr.. Boot
e Is thoroughly diSliked by those who Al
, brought into professional associate
: with him, and the same may be said
i Lawrence Barrett and many others bl