New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-07
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED FROM LAWYERS AND AMON"
THE COURTS

THE COURTS.
Tile December terms, begun on Monday, VIII DC
shortened by the holiday season and the amount Va
work ACCOMPLISHED will be less than the busy moh,'
| following All the judges at jury terms had uou'o
In securing taesmen willing o act, a. the small H"e'
men who form a large proportion OF the jurors dro
lo,th 10 leave their business In the weeks yrecenne
Christmas The return Of Chief Justice Sedgwick, VINO
| has been sick for several months. welcomed.
Justice Barrett of the supreme Court was unable non,
illness to hold the oyer and 1ernlher The COutt o,
| Appeals handed down on Tuesday large NUMBER 0i
| decisions showing that the work OF b0th DIVISIONS ~
dustously kept up ie arbcs bre sM Of
| nromisc case and the attempt OF John T. hckane 20
2nIa committee we're the interesting points
| decided apart from the legal questions involved.
| Thirty.three young lawyers added last week
IN the several thousand members of the bar who now
\ struggle with less success to make a living
| in New York II might seem unkind but would 1t
I really be so to call the attention OF the newly al
i mitted LAWYERS to the advertising columns Of "The
New York Law Journal from which it appears that
the current value the services Of yonng attorneys
I who sces employment is from 50 to $40
week At the same time brclayers and other man.
ual abores earn over go wen 2oe rc 90 ea
LAWYERS Just admitted may make brilliant successes
l. at the bar but for many Of them there are years 81
keen Disappointment narrow incomes ana cos .sa
repression Of desires after the luXurieS when Incy
| would appreciate but which denied them: ms
notice. published in Current Comment, may nrereS'
| Oregon"
| Tho yorl, Of the constitutional convention which
| rcassembcd last week has been closely watched by
lawyers who have followed with interest the published
reports of daily proceedings. The attendance OF
| auditors at the meetings has. however. been small
The presence Of Frederic h. Coudert VINO was
| compelled to be absent from the earlier
| ,neotncs OH account OF an injury, ad
| ded the influence Of a ready mind and eloquent
neoch 10 the del berattons Of the ention. Though
a vote was taken reconsitcring the action taken az
prcvious meetings, the further arguments OF the la"
yers did not greatly change the views Of the majority
as eYnrec,ed last summer. Two influences when
critical lawyers thought they Observed a. SHecuus
the expressions If some of the speakers "ciV Io
held by Ind vidual members of the present Court Oh
Appeals. The members Of the legal profession a.
well other citizens. await with interest," .". , mna
report Of the convention which Will go far to"arI
deciding whether there hal be- speeay ana NJ
relief from the evils which caused the L'gsal.rT u"
sanction the formation Of TINS BODY Of PROMINENT Jaw
ycr,.
Airno-, G. C;riswold the lawyer whose sudden death
ON an Eigithave elevated station was reported a
few DAYS ago. was a well known member Of MS pro
fcs sion and twenty thirty years aSo ranked among
~, loading LAWYERS Of the city. His practice 81 re
cont wear, had been almost exclusively IN customs
cases and although he was successful ana hah I"
lucrative practcc he not prominent IN gen
oral utlenton as he formerly lilo had mana
some house and fine grounds at kVerlale' anu "''
library was HlIed with books. which had once
formed part oi OH" "a r'' -, ra, h.er - col
rIl. "i '1r tt from his carly marhoed and had
a Keen and loving perception Of tho beanues ol on
volumes. lie haG an - I,c,atnrr Mr. 1,r!swold
n.le ,'aI and caure6n, with The old fashioned gen.
tlcles, ~ manner which made e'ery Vls"i rcI ~,
home lie "a, Il !D'c ~ uithin ths walls Of his
'r'' IT., ,,,. also fond If fine imp rted cattle. and
a., an. firrc had q large number Of msh brT sheep
and horned cattle IL wa ,,.Ius -. H. aacauaint
, ,np. ''''
,
-rddledy Wink-7 is well known In the pariors
this ..nn that one (, not especially surprised to see
49,, ,,,. r.rorts II finds It's way thilher. how
eyer In a peculiar way Illustrating the benght"d
,,,a -, -, Australian mind. which Knows not tho
American tddedy "inN'. ne Nn'''''''1" ''''"
| Times reports. according Ia putIsh'h SUMMARY
ca,' IN "i' u % '''i ',ob.r me yy,r tiddl1iy
,I''I'| w.. ,i w., ~, nrr.on ,,.l, llhcllou, The per
son y by hayas be-" 1l',4 ~ 9at g gP'ailff
,',,,.rt ~ slang and who defined The verb tiddtiy
VIM" '' p' ,r,nU Nevertheless, decided that the
, ,,,r,, VA net Iibenou,
- -, Alabama brinc, M
recently r'p'H'' ''' ,a,h.r nasssnrrr can
r.,.,,.r damage, for inur,, caused by having ii,
arm sticking "n' ~ th' "lhd"" "I % '",'"'' '' ~
general rule ha- hr-n 70 refuse t' AI'" 'uu's'N III
"" v..,,,.-., ease. however. the cour,
l'--h'--. DIT" "'' ~, go 49,, 49,. W.
h'' '''' me ''',.', ~ no,s,n. his arm was a
3D.. r,ry The CONT in that case said
that a- there wa usually @ space het"o'n i ''"
'i'N ''" ''"'' nth, ,, nl,c,n, hi, arm
u the '"' "' ,... ,,r,iy o,,-.t, without
OFT inc "'''''" .'' .,,., Tho d,rl,,,n Of the
"''- ,,., rb,,unsor I'M hi, work
Nl'' "'"' .......r, ID. ,,.r,,ps mot too ,tron.
'' ,h., No., ,,.,, ger ever travelled on a rail
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