The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-09
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A LIVELY JUDGE.
He Didn't Know Much Law, Hut Hs MAdan
tho Lawyers Stir Themselves
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Judge Thomas j. Maokey, OF South Carr,
ollna, who has been acting as counsel for
General Hazen before tho court-martlaiI
Ia very queer fellow. He is an elderly
man, but his hair and mustache are atllh
jet black, and his eyes are as piercing az
ever. He Ia man OF excellent ability and
good education, with a most remarkable
fow OF words, He can talk for three hours,
without stopping for breath. Senator
Morgan, OF Alabama, Ia the only other man
In WashlI,,ton who can do this, Mackoy
IL man OF excellent family, too, and very
proud OF II, One OF his near relatives was,
the late DR.. Marion Sims, OF New York.,
whose memoirs Judge Mackey 10 compil-
ing. Unlike most Of the Southern
"judgea,p tho old gentleman has right To
his title, They make Judges out OF all
sorts OF material South az we'll as North
Maekoy was u very good Judge, by the
way. When he was appointed ho applied
for and obtained admission TO tho bar, out
Of Difference to the general opinion that
Judge ought 10 be n lawyer, But ho dldnv
know enough law 10 hurt him. The law
yors OF his circuit ~ was down In South
CarolIna) laughed when his appointment
was made, and laughed whom ho was adj
mltted 10 tho bar. But | do not know
that they laughed agaIn-at least at him
Tho first day that ho held court In his cir
cult tho lawyers regarded him as an OBJ
Ject OF curiosity, who would soon DO an
object OF pity. Court met that morning,
Al al 10, al. D. hall Al
twelve Judge Mackey saldi "Tho court
will now take recess until ono o'clock for
dinner" Tho surprised lawyers protested
that they had never heard OF such thingi
II was always customary 10 adjourn tho
court at ono or two o'clock for tho day.
Judge Maokoy responded that II was such
practices as those which had thrown the
cases on tho docket OF tho Circuit Court
30 far In arrears, aud announced his In
tontIon OF bringing HON right up. 30 the
court took half an hours roooaa AT ono
o'clock, Judge Mackoy returned, and court
promptly opened. Some OF tho lawyers,
used TO tho easy ways OF former judges,
were still at dinner. Aa their cases were
reached they were called, and, no ro-
bponsos being made, were put ut the foot
OF tho docket When they came saunter-
ing IN, an hour or 80 aftorward, those do
iInquont lawyers found that their protests
against tho judges action were OF no
avail. At lvo O'Clock, after dlaposlng OF
many casoa, Judge Mackey aatonlahod
them all again by Announcing "Ths
court will take recoas until seven O'Clock
this evening, when business will DO ro-
sumod. "But, Your Honor" protested the
lawyers, two have boon working hard all
day" "So have ~ broke In Maokoy--
"worllng harder than any OF you. Court
moota at seven o'clock" And II did. The
casoa Of those lawyers who were not proa-
ont woro placed NJ tho foot Of tho dockok
Court sat that night until eleven o'clock.
Thon Judge Maokoy aaidi "rhia Court
stands adjourned until to- morrow morn.
Ing at olght o'clock.p Tho lawyers were
too sleepy 10 protest, Besides, thoy know
II would bo OF no use, Tho next day
Judge Maekoy hoard arguments from
clght until 1880, from ono ~ hvo, and from
sovon 10 cloyon o'clock, The next day the
Same, and 80 on for several weeks, until he
caught up with tho arrears Ho decided
the oasos az ho won't along, always deter
mining In favor OF tho side which aoomod
10 hIs sensible mind noteworthy Tho brief
OF counsel for that sdo formed tho baaIa
OF the Judges opinion, Az tho end OF tho
term the docket was clear, the people woro
dolIghlod, but tho lawyers were furious
Tho lawyers said the decisions Of Judge
Maokcy would bo reversed by tho Court OF
Appeals aa matter OF eourao, But thoy
were not, Ho had fowor reyor0ols than
any other Circuit Judge llIa career on
tho bench was most crodltablN II goes 70
show what u sensible, buslnosa'lIko lay.
| mhn nnn do.