New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-09
IN 4 DLSGRACEFUL STATE.
COL. FELLows's HAPHAzARD METHODS
THE GRAND JURY MAY BE ASKED TO INvEs1l'

THE GRAND JURY MAY BE ASKED TO lNNH7A
GATE HIS DEPARTMENT.
Recorder smyth's calendar in the Court OF cehera
SESSIONS yesterday contained nine or ten cases. ""
Deputy Assistant DistrctAttorney Parker, VINO va
the prosecutor. had no case In which jury ''''.
be called. In some instances witnesses were nv
present and In Others sufficient time for preparation
had not been given. A large number of jurors wa
present and soon after IL o'clock, when MI fsrh',
said that he could not proceed, the Recorder
that he send TO the other parts of the court ioi
case so that the Jurors might be kept busy -,
No case could lie obtained and the Recorder ashsI
Of Mr. Parker: Who has charge OF making uP '''
calendars and subpoenalng witnessesF
"The chief clerk Mr.. McCabe,' Mr.. Parker rePn'1
asend for Mr. McCabes said the Recorder.
The chief clerk was not al his office and DIS a.,
sstaat made the best explanation that he couiu "a
the circumstances, but the Recorder was not a.,
He said TO the Jurors: a. am compelled 10 US
charge you at this early hour because no casos o.
ready At the same time l am infornel 'na' -
are many untried cases in which ire ue lenuaI ,
IN tbe CITY Prison. do not know and cahno' 81
any Information as 10 why this state OF things eAls'
hrt there appeas TO be failure on the part oi 'no
chief clerk of the DlsrctAttorneys ONCE or OF sum,
otber person to perform his duty. You are dscnaie'
until Monday mOInins.' 49,,
After the Jurors had been discharged Mrs mar!
Green. who was the complaining Witness "s"-.,ss
Imma Willis. accused OF Srdllu ldkucHS'
bar of the court to learn why the case I'd "hoh s..
was a witness had not been called She sa" 'n1
she had only accidentally learned that the case va
on the calendar. Mr. Parker looked al inc -
made by the subpoena-servers and fouNd tna' II -
dicated that Mrs Green had been personall! Sci',
with a subpoena He called the attention Vi 'n
Recorder 10 the matter and the Recorder seh' ~
ascertain the name Of the subpoena server VINO na
made the report OF service. lie was told that Ona
Merritt was the subpoena server, and on MIS- "i'Vn
affidavit that she had received no subpoena tue nv
corder issued an order requiring Merritt 10 S'o"
cause before him on Monday morning why ne snoui'
not be punished for contempt of court III hah'e "
false return Of the service Of subpoena. DIS
Attorney Fellows later in the day suspended Mer'I'
from duty pending an investigation as to his couuo''
The same complaint Of short calendars anu tlc
dejoultv OF finding cases TO try has been male .!
other Judges Judge MARITIME on THURSDAY s@u W
tbe Jurors when he compelled to dlschsie3 u!o
ar about noon: do not know Wnere me itult ie
Fnogh cases should be ready 10 Keep the Ion1 !.
husv from II o'clock I'm the morning uhul V.i ~ =
In Tho afternoon or later when case Is OH u Ia,
Jndce Cowing has also been compelled on INV u1s >
~ Inc nresenf week discharge tne jurors "a NJ
courf at an carly hOIr One OF the Jldees salu W
,cr1av that if the Of complaint was no' TO
moved he might call the attention OF me HIauu ~
fo tine matter ard ask for an investigation Vi 'u0
District AttOlNeys once.