Evening journal., 1890-06-09
LAST EDITION
CHIEF JUSTICE coMEeYs.
His Opinion on Timely Topics Before
His Departure for Europe.

His Opinion on Timely Topics Before
His Departure for Europe.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW YORK, June 7.-Your correspond
ent called upon Chief Justice Comesvs
at the Brevont House last night, and was
cordially received by him. He looked a
little fatigued and complained of his
''old enemy lumbago." After the greet.
ings the Chief Justice alluded feelingly
to his reception in Wilmington. He
said:
when | came through Wilmington
this morning | was very much surprised
for there at the station was a gathering
OF lawyers judges and my old trends to
DID me bon voyage. | did not expect
such greeting, but | assure you sir,
appreciated it, and when / had to bid
them goodbye my heart was full. Now
that | am in the city the same spirit
seems to prompt the Delawareans and
my friends here, that did those in Will
mington
By this time there we're four or FIVE
persons waiting to pay their respecrs and
the chief justice greeted them like old
friends. He began in his usual strain Of
illustration and kept us for an hour, all
attention.
When asked if he did not feel little
''shaky" in the idea Of crossing the
ocean in his advanced age, he replied; If
| was going on sailing vessel / would
not care, but these steamboats, roll and
rock and shake man up so that he feels
lintle funny; but being used to the
water | think | can stand it all right.
Il have severe cold" said he, 'that
caught last night from standing on the
post office steps, getting some pointers
from Colonel Cooper about his trip. You
know the colonel is very observing and
he did give me some good ideas l will
be back in time for the September term
of court in Wilmington. The people
there were very kind to me at the last
term of court, as | was sick. They had
a great many cases put over and made q
short session for me.
Some one raised the question regard ].
ing the whipping post and the old chief
waxed eloquent. The peogle may make
all the fun they want to about the whip
ping post but it is a good thing and
other states are beginning to copy after
us. Why there are Maryland, New Jer-
sey and several other states in which
they use it for wife beaters. Why under
Heavens it should be restricted to this
SAsAan Va HAANS bdnuOb understand
a wife -beater is a disgrace to himself
his family and the community at large,
but why the state wants TO bring him
into publicity and advertise him cannot
see 1t seems to me his crime should be
hidden instead of made public
THAT reminds me Of the Kemmeler
case 1t does seem to me that your courts
are making big fuss about nothing.
You have the law and why not execute
himf AS to the unusualness that has
been passed upon and whether the sheriff
or warden shall execute him, they are
all stuff. Any man can do it and it is
very funny to me why the law is not
carried into effect at once
This evening about 2 o'clock, the chief
with his daughter and brother Benjamin.
of Philadelphia, were aboard the Umbria
and bidding friends long farewell. They
wished to be remembered to all. They
were very comfortably situated and an.
ticipated very pleasant voyage. The
signal to start was given and amid cheers
and God speeding the boat moved away
from the pier