New-York tribune., 1890-04-03
COLONEL FELLOUSS OFFICE SCORED.
RECORDER sMYTH INDIGNANT BECAUSE No

RECORDER sMYTH INDIGNANT BECAUSE No
CASES WERE READY FOR TRIAL.
Recorder smyth was in his place on the bench Of
the General Sessions promptly at IL O'Clock yesterday
morning. There eight cases on the calendar and
Assistant DstgictAttorney Jerome began to call the
names Of the witnesses. few answered. but in no
case did all the witnesses for the prosecution appear
Mr. Jerome to the chief clerks Office and after
ward tried 10 get case for trial from another part
OF the court. Finally he compelled TO say to
tho Recorder al have TO announce that there Is nc
business for the court to-day. The witnesses are not
here"
Get proof of personal service. and will issue
attachments for them" said the Recorder
Mr. Jerome said II find that they were not per-
sonally served
"Whv was thatls asked the Recorder: send TO the
ofce of the chief clerk Of the Distrct-Atorney's
Office and hnd OUT
81 have sent Mr.. Jerome answered, and there
is no one In the Office
Can you not obtain case for trial from another
part ~ asked the Recorder but Mr. Jerome reported
that his search for which could be tiled was
unsuccessful. The Fccorder turning 10 the jurors
said
-nten.n about fifty OF you here at an expense OF
about 800 to-day to tho Taxpayers OF this city You
are 81. men Of business who have been taken away from
your private Affairs for the purpose Of attending to The
public business o. this court To-day We have had pre-
sentcd som. rht eases upon the calendar aud report
s made from the DsirAttomeys oni'c that not SINGLE
witness on part Of the people has been personally
served with process that this court might be enabI
10 20 and perform - DUTY. think thst that IS very
d.racefu report from the Office ot tho District
Attorney who furnished by the taxpayers with more
than enough Of large salaries for the purpose OF
procuring the attendance o, witnesses ON orc oc'aso
not long AGO found that this KIND Of coa-Hc' was H.
dulr,d In by people who employed ny the HN'pay
n ore .pas and procure the attendance o. witnesses,
and then threatened that II stop was not put 70 sueh
conduct ana there not some reform the' "ou'a
deem it my duty call the attention OF the "ro J1S
=. "a. fact IL disgrace in the administration OF the
D!.rctAtomey. onc'. with the large number OF men
b,ssone,i,,c> TIC hall Is thick with hcm that you can
hardly pa.s throarhthat It is impossible for them 70
.ery, bpoenas hat tho time Of this court may DC oc
cuncd and the publ, business properly ATTENDED TO-
rcsrc. scnencn that have to maze these remarks and
r,sr,, also that with the cl;y prison full and an I'M
r-n,e number u cases to be tried, your tine ana the
n,,ie,. nc should be wasted You will have 10 be dis
chars,d until tomorrow at II o'clock
Chief Clerk Thomas Costican talked with the Re
,ocd,r after the court had adjourned. 10 said he
would recommend the discharge Of james H. Discoll
subpoena server who was sick on Tuesday ara dld hot
report that fact the chief clerk. Drscoll serves tho
srl pocnas for Part III.
District Attorney Fellows ds not take the Recorders
criticisms in good humor. lie declared that he had
only fourteen surpocnc2 servers. and that they were
compelled TO serve 100 papers a day IN, lholSha,
ton grew greater later In the day. and ne sad nc
lad Only cl'Ntn SNppp'lh 'frNf'H, UiN tI'l wv
ior Of witnessc, whom they must must serve was on
tlc average $50 nas. Nj. Fellow, said
IL find that min Of these witnesses were present IL
Is unusual tinS for n" calendar 20 brc"a down Tor
various causes. The number of subpoena servers Is
small The men whom the Recorder finds IN the
corridors arc probably court officers, of whom there
ate forty hfty vita little t. occupy their time:
The subpoena work hard for their salaries IL
thc attention Of the Grand Jury Is to be called %
ANYTHING IL he to the fact that nine witnesses
were present ready 10 testify when court Adjourned
.lr Fclorrs's wrath had not subsided when he went
home In the afternoon