New-York tribune., 1886-04-28

Your committee are not satisfied that inuneons OF tho
over special occasions which may call for the inter
ference or authority to compel obedience to an existing
vs. Dudon are also to too be passed over The
nul,ner Of orders signed by Jndse through mad,
counsel are NOT! in the opinion OF your committee sn,
opinion that the charges have not been
dn only Dehn s' Of the nSTsa ss i
duty performed when in connsciou with it's report
OF April IL it transmits the explanation and that with
Will now be enabled TO decide upon to be pur-
sued which shall be in the objects for
which this association was ORGANIZED.
John F. Burrill offered the following resolution:
a of gC an IN yT Of e 'n3Sd on the
ened nsifyns the adoption by the association Of the
orra ~ IS ~ n a a. SIsuee % nnon ,ns ealges
mgly decline to act further In the premises
At the last meeting Mr.. Burrill said, majority
not in favor of accusing Judge Donohue the report
then made. The feeling OF the meeting was well de-
fined and clearly understood. The explanation made by
the Judge such that the association should not in
dorse the charges. II. claimed now there was
power to investigate these charges in the association
this body had no right to take any action on che matter
Applause
Joseph Larocaue said that they were there
as a body OF lawyers and all feeling should
be laid aside and the appeal should be to not
passion Here Judge Of unsurpassed industry and
intelligence, who always ready to hear aud to con-
vic ana they had him assailed by charges
evidently originating III personal hostility
OF some other personal cause. tApplause.l
He had heard that the DisrictAttorney spoken OF
cases referred TO- Why we're they not prosecuted
Applause. Judge Dcnohue could not be arged with
the responsibility for that The number Of these njunc
tons granted by Jndgc Donohue insignificant com
pared with the number granted by other judges why
had not the njuucons OF these been ceisured IAp-
Peter B. Olney moved as substitute that the original
not single order Of those complained of was granted IN
1854 when he was Dstrct-A ttorney. Applause. r. b.
Gambler. j. TIedwel Richards and Edward Mitchell op-
posed further action &Ganst Justice Dohohue Professor
SAID that when he signed the paper on
which the committee had acted he had said that
ing the charges to be true they should he by
the Committee Oh Grievances He had no feeling against
Judge Donobue lie WAS for sending tue charges to the
Joseph ii. Choa,e said he was one of those whose
suggestion this complaint had been referred TO tho Com
mttee on Grievances He so acted because the charges
were serious and the position OF the Ju ige ana OF the
entire bench WAS affected while such charges remained
unanswered He had hoped that satisfactory report
would presented by the committee and that would bo
the end of It, But this committee not satisfied ana
and friend OF the Judge he demanded II. Why
should any Judge AVOID an Investigation when sucn
charges presented No innocent man could be
harmed by such an inquiry. But he was not satisfied
That Jud.o's answer that other judges were con-
santly doing the samo as he This counercharge would
Ss h 5o the he nSi %S,S wof0 s p%r s
judge DonoGne was not the sole ohehasI hoan
Issued in the Supreme Court. the superior Court
the Court OF Common Pleas interfering with the adj
minstration OF criminal law and In other improper
He opposed to smoherlng the complaint now, after
IL had gone so far.
To adopt the committees report was not making this
Association the prosecutor of Judge DonOhue He pro-
poset, Amendment to the committees report that
inquiry be made into the general administration OF
justice IN the Courts Of Record In this city. Applause
He thought investigation into the conduct OF the
judiciary was healthy It fifteen years since
they had had one. and IL was time they had another
Laughter.l lie doubted whether In this case the I'M
peachmeut of Judge Donohue would result from the In
vesligatiOu. He wanted presentation OF any errors
and NAL administration on the part OF any Judge since
the last investigation. Applause
James {. Carter said tha the prime ground ana reason
of the organization OF this association was hat they
should have the strength of union in inducing the Lags
lAIure TO inquire into charges against Judges or
this association could not try Judge
il could He hoped would call in question
the right Of this body to inquire into the administra-
tion OF justice in this city, lie had signed the papers
In this assumption that the substantial al
legations true and their truth admitted.
The only thing in question WAS the differences that
amount to defencel He did not understand that he
who drew II said that his acts were defensibe.
Mr.. Carter then moved that the amendment OF Joseph
III. ChOate, ASKING legislative INVESTIGATION as 10 JudIca
abuses generally which had been accepted by Mr. Oney
be stricken from tie resolution. This adopted The
question then upon the resolution that the
report of the committee recommending judicial in
vestigatiOn OF the charges against Justice DonOhue
be adopted. The was l9S IN favor OF tho motion
and 12S against A memorial to the Legislature was
passed setting forth facts they had trauspred In
the association and calling for a legislative inquiry
The Committee on Grievances directed 10 take tho
matter Albany and present it to tho Legislature