The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-24
THE u. s COURTS
Ts lie Moved Back into the Custom
House.

After good LONG time of absence the
United states Courts aud Ifs officers are cN-
pecicd 20 remove to the cu-tOm-hoH>e build
ing.
The internal revenue office never moved
away. They will occupy their old rooms.
which will give them the quarters this Office
needs.
fThe marine hospital will have two rooms
hereafter instead oi one.
The TWO clerks. Mr.. Peasants of the IT,
cult Court. and Mr.. Wall. OF the District
Court. Will occupy their old rooms ON the
courtroom floor.
The marshal wifi Use the western room in
the second-story Of the north wing. The
rooms In the opposite end viii be used rs
consultation rooms.
The rooms on the same floor in The south
wing will bee used as private rooms for the
Judges aud for jury rooms. heretofore The
jury had to 20 up in the garnet. Now they
have well-lightcd room on the same floor
with the court
The western rooms i'm the north wing on
the main floor entering from Bank street
have not yet been assigned. The probabili-
ties are that Judge Atkins. now United
State, Commissioner. viii be- assigned one
Of them and the marshal will have tire Use
Of the other when the court is in session.
similar rooms i'm this wing on the eastern
side viii bee used by the United state, At
torney and his assistants.
There are two court-rOOms now instead
Of one The old courtroom is unchanged.
excepting that new bench has been placed
ia position. made Of hard oak. polished. and
the iron railing which once divided the
crowd from the space in front Of The bar
has been replaced with railing of oak.
highly polished.
The other courtroom is in he north wing.
II j. the best one Of the two, though dill
cult to get into in ease Of a crowd. The
bench in this courtroom j. also of polished
oak. as Is also the clerks desk i'm front.
Tire bar has not vet been erected in either
Of these cOurt-rOOms. one Of these rooms
il for The Circuit Court and the other for
the District Court. but ~ Judge Hughes
generally sits for both he will decide which
he will use for General business.
When the court is in session in the new
courtroom il would be a matter Of difficulty
10 get TO the marshal's office. should q crowd
be present There is no entrance 10 the
maf~haf- room except through this court
room. Opening the door leading in
u this courtroom YOU are con-
irOnted With railing four faot
distant from The wall. and 80 get anywhere
you have 10 walk around il, and in a crowd
of sight-sccrs this would be difficult. not 10
say inconYenent. Ii is for this Reason that
the marshal is to have an extra office doWf-
stairs when court is held in this room.
The carpets will bee laid aud all the furni- F.
ture Of the different rooms will Dee placed in [
position early next week. The major pOr- /
ton ii the furniture Is new. bat some of the I
old will be required to do duty again. There /
are several 1oilei-roOms in the building
where there was but one before. and they
are conveniently arranged.
Themes time the United states Court .
sits il will, in all probability, be in the Gus .
tom-housc building.
The p0-tofiice has been in their quarters
on the Main-sireei loor for number Of
months.