New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-04
LITTLE GRIST FL THE MILLS
CRIMINAL JUDGES ASKING FOR MORE TO DO.
YET DE LAYCEY 'NICOLL WANTS TO ADD A
EnIlprII PART TO GENERAL SESSIONS.

YET DE LAYCEY 'NICoLL WANTS TO ADD A
FOURTH PART TO GENERAL SESSIONS.
The proceedings In General sessions yesterday would
tend 20 give one the impression that IL would De well
10 have more work done in the present threc parts Oh
the court before adding fourth branch III farI
all the business on tire calendar had been disposed of
by Judge Fitzgerald at 3 p. n 80 Just thfee hours
work was done there in the day. In Part ii Judge
MARITIME also had to adjourn at O'Clock for lack OF
huslnoss although he had expressed his Willingness.
and even anxiety 70 sit until o'clock or lacr II tho
DstrictAttorney would only supply lam with cases to
try. -,
Recorder smvth's experience in Part III must have
strengthened his conviction that much more business
,d t transacted in General Sessions If the District
Attorney yould only furnish more grlst ioF tc mills
N Grind The calendar broke at noon after session
-. ono bour Int a case was mricdly secured from
another mart There was mnct ado when the prisoner
co,d not he found but finally II was arranged to try
a ChInaulqn who was charged with assault Inc hc
coracr said from the bench: There seems TO be very
Great complaint about the large number OF untricd
cases and the necessity Of having additional work done
borc 7 am here ready TO do the work, and VIII sit
until O'Clock We ready TO 90 busiles' Out eau
not do It unless business is presented
rbe Assistant DisrccAt0rncys who had cases to
,v c,n,c down at 10 80 a. yesterday half an hour
oa,lor than usual, but there was, nevertheless tie
usual delay In getting the cases ready inns was
Of the Hardness ol TIC NIlhu79c9' III
short while the new arrangement ought TO save
GOOD deal Of the courts time
If District Attorney Nco really tried to put before
tbe courts all the bushes, they ooud DO Yesterday,
he had poor success. The judges are caihho 1or
mora, work while MIR. Nic0li Is advocating Dill TO
add another par to the court His poor 0plhloh OF
the ability Of three judges sitting at ono umo 10
do the criminal business OF the county, cannot be
disprovcd however, unless Mr.. Nlcoll has more cases
nut on the calendar. Ills longing eyes arc bent on
the fat grazing that Tammany cattle would ma IN
fourth part of General sessions y man WHO Is wen
acquainted with the methods Of bushes Ia the court
sad yesterday -, - , -,
The ex pcnsc for jurors alone III the new pali would
be $40 900 a year. a panel Of fifty men at - a day
each would have 10 be kept on hand twenty days
IN The month. In ten months the cost would DO
$4,000 Then a stcnosraphcr at $500 u year
and perhaps clerk, at the same salary, would be
NECESSARY Twelve court officers. at cl,oOO year
each would be Indispensable and the stationery would
be large item. special kinds of documents arc
used I'm each part. Then u cleaner Ut 900 year
would De needed, and there would be numerous othef
expenses"
All this woud be paid 10 do business which Recorder
SMITH with his years Of experience says can be dono
with the present force Of men. Taninany IS TOO
anxious FOR plumber, however, 20 let 80 sllsh CON
slderaion interfere with It's plaas, aud Mr. NIc1H Il
to push his bill for moro places for adhcrcns OF the
MigWan.