The sun., 1889-11-09

Recorder Sn,yth IL Indignant, and One Sub.
penn Server IL In Hot Water.

penn Server IL In Hot Water.
At about noon yesterday Deputy Assistant
District Attorney Parker, who represented the
people In Part ]. OF the General Sessions. be-
fore Recorder Smyth, announced that he had
no further business for the court. There had
been no trials. and only few pleas. The an
nouncement had grown to be decided chest
nut for, since election day. the calendar in the
three parts OF the General Sessions has broken
down almost every day shortly after noon.
Judge MARITIME. on Thursday. decidedly OBJ
jeced to the break down. and expressed his
opinion that a days work for the court meant
session from IL o'clock in the morning until
4 or g. or even G, In the afternoon. So Recorder
smyth, who is as fond OF long days work as
his associate was nettled by Mr.. Parker's tram
quil announcement
This will not do" said Recorder Smyth.
I'VE must do some work. 1t Is not proper that
SO many jurors and witnesses, not to speak OF
police officers, should be brought hero day
after day and no business done. Send UP
stairs TO Part II. or down stairs to Part Ill, and
see II you cannot borrow a case"
Mr.. Parker sent an officer to the two other
parts OF the court. but they had no more than
enough business on lsbs their eSSSendqE to keep
reported the failure Of the officers, mission.
rs Mr. Pa1ks whG Is
calendar for this court p"
=" Mr.. McCabe. the Chief Clerk Of the District
charge Of the making up of the calendar"
Recorder Smyth sent for Chief Clerk McCahe,
the the Recorder % in his his stead. lie EXPLAINED THAI that
the weakness OF the calendars was due. main
ly to the remissness Of the ,snbpGna service in
their returns the Chief clerk put % cases on u The
calendar. but 1t afterwartl appeared. In many
cn,ses. CAS-, that the subp9nas had not been person.
1T is Impossible to tell Just how many of
Smyth, "in the District Attorney Is oflice fhey
do not attend to the duty that the people OF
tss b sSnng t9 stepd nd e. They should
notify CHIEF Clerk McCabe that unless the cai-
very differently there would be serious trouble.
Next the Recorder addressing the panel Of
jurors In attendance. SAID:
Gentlemen am compelled TO announce to you that,
.hrouEn The negligence Of ino Chief GeTk Of tGe Dis.
dee there are no cases on i6e calendar Of This court
occupy the attention of the uonrt and Jury. / in
,raI II the rom1s and that there are untriod cases
10 smd gs no an ndT@s
On wsh nov won% 3 enable % me 70 why hss.
TRIAL A. lhSres no business offered for spo.on
you until Monday morning at ii O'Clock.
As the Jurors were retiring. Mrs Mary Green,
the complainant against Emma Willis, indicted
Parker told her that as she had been person.
at II o'clock. when Emma Willis's case was
called and adjourned on account Of the alb
sence of Mrs. Green. Thereupon Mrs. Greeu
said that she had not received any subpoena
whatever. She had heard. through friend.
that Emma Willis's case was to be. called and
size had hurried to the court. Mr.. Parker
looked at the, chIendar, and found that sub
pGna Server Charles Merritt OF the District At
effect that he had personally served Mrs. Green.
Mr.. Parker called Recorder Smyth's attention
to the matter, and the Recorder Issued an order
to Merritt returnable on Monday to show cause
why he should not be punished for contempt of
probable that the Recorder will call the atten-
tion OF the Grand Jury to the subject ON Mon
day. Later in the day District Attorney Eel
ing the outcome OF Recorder Smyth's order.