The evening world., 1888-01-25
IN AN EAST-SIDE COURTROOM.
JUSTICE sTECKJER HOLDING THE SCALES
OF JUSTICE WITH A FIRM HAND.

Loeb Tries His Suit On In Court-Lawyer
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liens In = Box Decide n Case.
The clock in Justice steckler's courtroom
asserted that IL wal 7.45, and intelligent peo-
pie knew that It was A. M.
Stenographer Redford came In and settled
himself in front of his little desk, sharpened
q few pencils, and opened q notebook. In
terpreter Knocker put his dainty overshoss
in a corner, and carefully hung up his hat
and coat. Justice Steckler came in from an
ante-room, greeted the lawyers with q smile,
took his seat on the raised platform, and
looked over q bundle of papers.
In the mean time the room was filing up
with lawyers. plaintiffs and defendants who
were to be the principals in the days per-
formance. q lot of supers by courtesy called
witnesses and q mixed audience of Hebrews,
1rishmen, Italians and Germans.
A few women occupied reserved seats. No
one complained about their high hats, and
most of them wore zone at all.
It is 0 o'clock and Crier MacNichol draws
himself up to his full height and shouts loud
enough for the clerk downstairs to hear him,
Hear We, hear ye, hear ye, all persons hav-
ing business in this court will be heard"
Then he sits down with q satisfied look and
guards the entrance to the lawyers cage.
The performance has commenced. Justice
Steckler's. gavel zones down with O whack
on the desk and he says " Karetzky against
Katz."
Morris Karetzky is a Woodworking man.
Joseph Katz is o shirt manufacturer and Is
being sued for $48. 20. Some time ago, ac-
cording to the plaintiff, Katz hired Karetzky
to make PIG pairs of trousers at 20 cents o
pair. Karetzky took the material home and
made the trousers. He had bought two ma,
chimes from the defendant, but had not paid
for them in full. When the trousers were
finished KATE refused to pay for them and
Karetzky would not give them up until q
marshal was sent around for them.
In his defense Katz said he agreed to pay
only fifteen cents a pair for the trousers and
stated that Karetzky owed him 1924 for the
machines. After weighing carefully all the
evidence, Justice Steckler decided that the
owed the defendant Exit Karetzky smiling
and Katz in an unhappy frame of mind.
Cohen against Loeb" calls Justice Steck-
Ter, and the second act Of the days perform
suit, followed by two lawyers.
julius NJ. Cohen, q tailor, Is suing Adam
Loeb, his brother n-law, for $67, the value
of clothing sold to- the defendant.
Cohen went on the stand and testified that
his brother in-law bought a suit of clothes
from him, but declined to pay for it, as it did
not fit. As Loeb, he said, had insisted on
having the clothes built according to his own
plans, it was not remarkable that they did
not fit, and he, thought that he should be
paid. Cohen then stepped down, and Loeb
took the chair.
He is a little man, slightly deformed. He
testified that he did not design the suit, but
left that to Cohen, and, as the clothes were q
wretched fit, he declined to pay for them.
"Step into the jury-room and put on the
suit of clothes, and then I'll be able to form
an opinion as to the fiji, " said the Judge.
Loeb goes to put the clothes on, and while
move for an adjournment in q case which he
has had adjourned for three months.
deny the motion" says the Ju stice..
well, it's fortunate that there are other
and he begins a rather personal remark when
Justice !Steckler tells him to sit down and
keep quiet.
He sits down for O moment, then goes out
into the hall. There he meets five other
You're a liar /" WHATS that 2" You're
A. liar ~ are expressions which float into
the courtroom. Prof. MacNichol lushel
out and sits on the legal fraternity.
Quiet being restored, the case Of Res
against ~Schalansky is called. Joseph Rest il
q tinsmith (of twenty years. e~1perience). H,
lived in Providence. and seeing an advertise
ment Of Moses Schalansky for help, came t
New York and was engaged, he said, at 80
i AAo oAASe ~ WV "Sono th1 oSAAtA
lansky paid him $4. Hence the suit.
Schalansky said he engaged the man at g.
q week, and as he did not work quite two
weeks he paid him only "a.
eft of the doubt and a Judgment for $14. H
told S~chalansky that he ought to know bette
than to make people believe that he coult
get q tinsmith of twenty years. experience q
$s a week Vea g. was not a cent too much Ext
The clock now marks 10. 80, n Mr.. Loci
enters r. y. =. and comes up stage. He j
disguised in the new suit. The coat is in
clined to reach the top Of his head. He sit
not fit him like the paper on the wall, bu
wrinkles and is too short.
More evidence is heard, and Loeb says h
Is willing to compromise with his brother-in
law, but Cohen will not compromise, ant
doubtful parties to the suit make thei
escape.
A jury of six intelligent men is summoned
and the case of Pollatschek against Fried i
called. The lawyers address the jury ant
the taking of evidence is begun.
Max Pollatschek was a jeweller at II Johl
street, and in December Ignatz Fried Dough
his goodwill and business. The plaintiff
that $25 was for rent in December and 81
for his share of the December sweeps. TIL
sweeps were particles of precious metal
swept up in the shop or found in the wash
basins a1ter inc Workmen nau cleaneu up.
The defendant acknowledged the rent, bu
denied the agreement to divide the sweeps
He did not know the value of the sweeps,
they had not been returned from the refinerl
During November the sweeps were wort
5000.
After the lawyers had argued, the witnesse
had testified and both sides had been tho
oughly heard, Justice Steckler charged til
jury and the six intelligent citizens were Ell
corted to the jury-room amid suppressed Of
plause.
It was nearing 70 o'clock. As the han
stole on to the black dot that marked tn
hour of noon, and as the n~eighboring whistle
:, blew. the jury returned and rendered the
l yerdict-$67. 80 for Mr.. Max Pollatschek.
Thus three hours passed in the Fourth il