New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-02

HIS STATEMENT BEFORE TIE BAR ASsOCIA-
TON COMMITTEE.
NATHANIEL JARVIS, JR, CoNTRAD1cTs HIM
SELF on THE WITNESS STAND AT THE
HEARING BEFORE THE ASSEMBLY
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.

tcrday morning the investigation OF thc conIlC0"0"
Of Judge Eoostaver with the Flack divorce proceed
ings. The important testimony Of the day was "'c
sworn statement OF Judge Bookatavcr in his examina-
ton by a committee Of the Bar Association ana inc
subsequent examination to which he was suoleceh
by various members Of the committee. The clerk
the court of Common Pleas testified at considcri-
bic length and succeeded in contradciinS himself on
extremely important point. That was the IN
dorscmcnt Oh tie judgment rolls in the case.
Nathaniel Jarvis. IT, who the clerk Of tho Court
Of Common Pleas when the decree Of divorce wds
granted 70 Mr. Fac,. w.s the first witness to re-
spond to the cali Of the sergeant at arms Tho )"uS
ment roll, Of the case were sent for from the DIS
trict-Atomcys Office and were handed to the VII
ness. ExJudec Countryman, the attorney for inc
committee, began the examination Of Jarvis, winch
was conducted a. follows:
Own you look at the order Of reference and sec
the date WHAT Is il A.-Jnne 10. l-r0.
O-Whcn were the papers handed to youl A.
O~Why did ven make the date Junc l0l Al
discovered that there was IL file mark on the oidcF
O-what dh yen dol Al gave it. the proper
date made the marks corscsp pond with the MIN
utes in tie court order book. ,,.,.. poo,,
GLOW did You get the papers A-JHdIc hV,H
stavcr handed me the papers, charging me 10 nc
them and mark them not to b. opened except By o'ucr
Q~Rcad what is written on the outside Of the
envelope A.-"Net t. he opened except by INC
o-Who -c,icd The envelope Al did. in Judge
Bookstavcrs presence. -.
Q-You say that you have been a clerk Of the
Common Pleas Court for many years was 1t Your
usual custom to make sr'h an order A-No SIR.
preylon, 10 that iimcl A.-No order in writing.
That Is the only order eyer knew ,..,, van
Con what day did Judge Eooh,tavcr mana you
that record A.-On July T.
Here Dclos McCurdy, one Of the attorneys for
Judge Eoolstaycs took up the eros examination OF
the witness
o.-You have received order to seal up papers Of
'''1 o% Di' # f not usuil' Al cannot -ay rmt
Q.-lt las been done A.-Nc,. IT. t'lnk rhs'
''1 0.-h Ky the Instruction Of the judge Al I'D
| o.~was that made by judge Boohsiavcri A.
80 sir ~ anotho- Jrde,. .. ,..,.,
mo-. n,,cr1 All me- o~,cr ,vcn 10 IT,
GLOW long have you been ccri. Of the court Of
In me testimony given here yesterday ~
judge Jones hc produced the cord book, % hc ,onI
Of Common Pleas. lie rad tie jrdtmcnt rNt,i'd
tllcrc are those entries the original oncel A-lcs,
n There was nothing IN the form which was for
lowed in this matter which dilcr- from all c''e'l A.
90 iIud-o Condemnation don't moan - sav TINT
von entered All order when you were clerks A-l'-'
" o.-Did you have book Of that Mnd1 A-Yc''
o-why then dii goa not do so in tbs one A-"cN
Do Won lnow q any other cases where You
entered them IN the mlnu'"-i Al nave -. -
o.-You don't recall any in-tanccf 40 par
o"lca had .pceac written Instructions from judge
D. Won know Of anv othc~ vhery you -
celvcd such instructions in wr.ins Al GO not
know q, have from Judsr ioo ,, ,ay'r' A., think
49, Q~it W.. ITO u.na custom for judges TO keep
o-1hcy We're kept in public p"ce ATYc;' str, ,nc
NJ Mccuray.Iaat TrNrn On the 1f ii i o' '2
wrote II down my version ~ Judge h"'A''NF'' b
ET rrdsc countryman-And signed at that time BY
Tie Judscl l. le tx iro-o any memorandum from
the tmc TIA, judgment va oicr~s ut'l d va, '."d
ly you. u any record Of what ihtt case wa -
ct was entirely sacrodi A.Yc, r.
On your cSp.rc'cc A. A clcri, what pnpoT, lon
OF order, are ordered 10 be sealed up ~ '''
Us this not an unusual easel A-Yc', SIR
William T. Hasaa. the c1pcr, in Handwriting WA
recalled and he tc-ilfci mat The h4nd"rtng "i inc
record the summons and the complaint we're I'D" same
and that the same pen and nh md hc"n u-cd. lie
thought from III, examination that all hh been "i''''"
practically At The Same time
TX JUDO Countr,n.n hero produced tie sworn
statement Of Judge HooA,ttvcr before the committee
O. the Association of the bar OF the CITY oi Nc"-
York, which De read Here 10 IS:
never bad any personal pro.,,'on !,a or s' Saa
until within a year never heard anything IT, p''N"7
nat Ia. ben i'.'". r,.' rrn Of vllci
Icat on, VITA laei. D. III, If t' 800, ,,..
Na, MrnD,l N''' .''' 80 ,, .... l...,'f,,.
ON his death, fh'a ana ',,''. ~. ,.,ii,.. Al t..
cAc'u for, OF d. '.'ttt. .i', ~, ~, ,n, f,n,..
time Of 'oAnol "'i'u d'' '. 49, -, ,..l.t.,. ~,
Of MS eA''"''i1 ,,,,. vii, ,,'x nf'Dr LEGAL
these acton, or hi comm 'i'' w. 't.I, 81, a..
bu-inca-. These A'.lo"' VERY ii'''-'' a., Wl.',l,
under sheriff OF the iatc 9N'''" ''"'''' VI -
L. some Tine la, winter or prins; at pubic icc,p
ton Mr N.ni".' w - r.n.r,l cony,r-ation with
year, III c'e ~" iIs AID -fltcd i'm a casual way
me, alluded u, w. a." ,,. -, d,,',,. ,n,, h.f
mat MI. "a ,l, ,,,. i've nro,f, against
I'M baih' ana ',', ,,o t , M, rr..v'n, hcr from
him. That hr fnu.l Ny' Pr ,.,..f l..d l,.,
obtaining an absolute uN''''. I'm, '' tf"L ,'t ,,ut,
living Win aho'l'f """''" anu '
ID out. .,t,,,,.-i,,
remember tiit ne 'i'" H."' ' 'i,,.'',, T., 'rrh
what the practice wa, "a 10 r'.'"- I ,h. ,o,,rt
proceedings. tod MN NY W. u. , 80 H..
IrO1id Tor an tlAl Nv I'"'"'f ,,,, - fa.Iu
Ilcadine, or ~ ui'"f ~ 49,, nan n r,rty 10 mo
t. h' tah'n ~ az, W." ,.rit
iciivl, VI VIZ IL lie d.d nni intimate that he had
IA, 80 49,, " ,,nr,.tl,n win the matter. lie