Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-04
JUDGE PIoKETT,s nEDuKE.
The Register Court Reporter suffers
n scRthIng nebuke from Judge

rhe Register Court Reporter suffers
a scathing nebuke from Judge
Pick ett-He Does Not Propose 70
Have the Court nIisrepresented.
The city court yesterday morning pre-
snted an interesting scene. with the large
fray of criminals and tho long docket
which lay before Attorney Daley. But II
Is often the unexpected that happens, and
10 1t was In this case. Before opening the
business Of the day Judge Pickett said
that he wished to make few remarks,
and followed with most soathing rebuke
to Mr.. William Weaver, the court reporter
on the Register.
II seems that for some time articles
derogatory of the justice dealt out by
Judge Pickett in the city court have ap-
peared in this paper, and that as q result
of the bricks have been thrown at the
house Of Judge Pickett and also Attorney
Daley.
Judge Pickett considered that he had
been lenient aud long suffering and chari-
table In this respect, but when II came to
oharaet erizing certain punishment in
flicted by the court this week as "picayune
Justice" he thought he had ample cause
for righteous wrath Hence the rebuke.
Judge Pickett addressed Mr.. Weaver
somewhat IN follows
"Mr. Weaver, you have reported for u
| newspaper In thia court for 4 period Of
| about two years. You cannot state \ time
when this court has ever treated You dis
eourteously by word or deed. Frequently,
repeatedly, you have seen NJ TO make =
/ public and unwarranted attack upon this
court You have frequently pronounced
| criticisms upon the Judgment OF this court
Fanted and IN view Of the facts, incorrect.
| think you arc tho responsible party, be-.
Ing the feperter-yea have seen ht pub
lteiy to make anwarraated, unjust and un=
truthful statements In regard to the court.
You have done ID repeatedly. You two
days ago characterised the proper jadg-
ment OF this court as "pisayahe justice"
Yesterday, when tho court punished man
to the full extent of tho law, the utmost
dollar and the utmost imprisonment per-
mitted by law you characterized, or It Ii
characterized In the paper you reported
for, as a light penalty. You have fire.
qnently, recently, misrepresented the eourt
| and made untruthful statements as to its
| doings without any occasion whatever.
81 have been connected with this cour
| for fourteen years, and never until within
the past year has there been an uncivil ac
done or uncivil word said to me until you
paper and the Morning News began pub
fishing reports rejecting unwarrantably
and unjustly and untruthfully upon tn
Judgment of this court.
"These reports have resulted in tn
throwing of that brick (picking up abou
/ bo1f ioOoa1 hrioL which ba bo1d in hi
t into my house through the open window
| The brick came within three or four inche
of hitting lady, and was thrown with sui
: ficient force to have fatally injured her c
< any other person that it might have struck
1t smashed water pitcher and bruised
q moulding in the room. Unquestionabl
that brick was intended for me. Brick
I have been thrown at the city attorney an
attacks have been made upon him.
q "These things come as the natural resu
J. of the unjust and untruthful and unwal
rantable attacks made upon the court, an
its officials by you, and others, particular
q ly the Morning News.
d because of these assaults, and becaui
of these continued unwarrantable, III
truthful and unjust statements, the cou
a deems it it's duty to thus publicly admin
ls ter a rebuke and a warning.
Ii GU cannon STATE an instance WQ0u IN
court has said an uncivil or discourteou
word to you, or has given any cause wha
soever for these attacks and unwarrantab
=. criticisms. Neither has this court treate
you or any other newspaper representati'
K in a manner that would furnish the Sigh
eat excuse for publishing statements whit
must give to the public the impressio
| that the acts of this court are picayuI
t justice.
h 'If you have any personal reasons f
,. these attacks, the court does not kno
r them, and it would be very glad indeed
know of single instance when you or ar
other newspaper man have not been treate
fairly and properly.
"This brick throwing and these assault
It are but the natural results of the work
| you and others in the public press. Tv
ID officers have been assaulted, and in n
10 judgment their escape from serious injul
was very narrow.
"Precisely the same reasons that cause
l. Bergman to make the deadly assault upe
II | Manager Frick have induced the asssul
= upon the city attorney, the officers and tt
:. court. Newspapers, of high and low d
n gree, through their prejudiced and III
q truthful reports, stirred up Bergman wit
L desire to kill. 1t is the same kind
reasoning and the same kind of infuent
that have caused the throwing of the
bricks and the assaults. Untruthful crit
g cisms made concerning the acts of tn
to court encourage evil doors.
t. "Whether the court gets pay or does n
~ get pay, it proposes that the conduct
y persons permitted to enter the court shs
lg be lawful and their statements reasonab
fe correct.
X "This court finds no fault with fair al
- truthful criticism, but it will not perm
- in this court room any newspaper repl
"a sentatives who perniciously and persiste1
LLo ~ misrepresent facts concerning procee
IL; IN ings of the court.
Al eff you can name the instance whe
the court has ever said an uncivil word
you, if you can give any excuse for assa
no ing the court in this way and belittling
Ao to the public, and making statements th
he are provable any day as untruthful, al
o. giving the public the impression that t
he court is dealing leniently with law-brea
. ers and toug hs, and characterizing t
courts doings as picayune Justice,
y. would be glad to have you. And the
y, things have resulted in these assaults of
On deadly character. The throwing of the
a bricks at me and at the city attorney cou
er not but have grown out of what you ha
re done in your reports.
ad | "The court must vindicate itself, a.
nd does not propose to be assailed falsely al
sr, | maliciously, unwarrantedly and unjustl
vn without saying something about it. T
he food of business in the court will not pl
IT'S vent it from protecting itself and it pl
poses to do 80.
''The court owes duty to the publ
as well as to it's own dignity. It propot
az to conduct this court lawfully, and for
air best good of the community, SO far as it
possible under the provisions of the st
as utes, which presumably are adequate
n the purpose.
ur "Mr. Attorney, you may now resul
1r the business OF the court"
Increased Attendance.
nd New LONDON, Aug 3.-There has be