New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-25

In the progress oi The SWlIt->htTu1n case NJ
Syracuse Wednesday, Justice Kennedy Is re-
ported 10 have made use of the following remarka-
BILE language:
{ Mr. sherman has been procuring stays OF proceed
lngs before Judge Donohur Tor the last sixty days a.
though hc knows that the Jud ;c Ia, no Jurisdiction In
the ease. II Mr. sherman IN my jurisdiction |
should hnd ont what rgat ho has to apply Tor such
stays.
We are disposed to doubt that Justice Kennedy
actually uttered the words attributed to him; but
if he did thoy are unfortunate Their real signii-
cation ~ not so much II rrbuke Of tigant for i'm
proper practice as an accusation AGAINST brother
Judge for making orders which he has no right 10
make. But one knows better than Justice Ken
ncdy that this criticism Is unioundcd; that the
jurisdiction OF Justice of the Supreme Court IS
limited by the boundaries of the state and not by
those of the district for which he is elected. JUS
ticc Douohues jurisdiction m the case was just
"A clear as that of Justice Kennedy, and If Nh.
Sherman is IN contempt. the Supreme Court at
Syracuse can reach out it, arm aud take bin from
New York for punishment just rs clearly and easily
rs if he were in Onondaga County. When ono
Justice Of the Supreme Court uses such language
in regard to another, ne should bc sure that lac Is
right.
There seems 70 be disposition on the part Of the
State Board for the Equalization of Taxes to assess
Ncw-York City as If all ITS property holders were
mlIOnalres.
Jnsticc Germans rude disposition of DR. Paul.
an astrologcr whose advertising circular declares
him 10 be a follower of the " wizards of occult
science" for swindling an ignorant scrvlng-gIr ont
of fifty cents the pretcnce of revealing the per-
son who had stolen of her property, was n
highly commendablc proceeding. This is an age
when imposition upon supcrtitlOus and untaught
people should not be tolerated.
Dakoa's grip on public attention is convin cling
Congress that she means to hang TIL she is taken
inland she Is right.
The Odea divorce case just decided by the Court
of Appeals of this State, presents striking example
of legal nnstIcc. Briefly stated, the marriage of
NT. and Mrs. kollmyer, contracted in New-lOrk,
was auullcd by the Ohio courts; two years later
Mrs. KOllmycr was married to Mr. Odoa thirteen
years later Mr. Odea demanded divorce from her,
on the ground that she was still Kollmyer's wife
and the New-lorl courts have granted his plea,
fusing to recognize the Ohio courts decree of
nullment. Mrs Odea. therefore, finds herself the
wife according TO New-YOrk law of II man from
whom she was legally divorced according to Ohio
law nineteen years ago. and not the wife under
New-lOrk law of n man To whom she has been
actually and legally under Ohio law married for
thirteen years. This is only of many similar
occurring in many Of the States, bringing de-
served reDroach on American Jurisprudence How
would n National law making tho conditions of
marriage and divorce uniform in all the States do
to correct the eyili
Let the star-eycd goddess reprcss her parOxysms
of hilarity Randalrs defeat. She will need all
her emotional resources when she 70 lows tho free
trade coffin later on.
sbou,d Mr. clods.oro mn, his hOme-rule measure
throuch the Uorso of Conn, )ns. probably it would
meet with stro,,, ,nnoo,ion IN thc Lords and thus
nrecin,tato onotbar oo,a,,t between the two
Uouses In co,,ae,;on ,gi, II tins contingency it
may he notad tho, 90 ,a,,or than twenty five