New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-17
p0rScH AND THE BAR ASSOCIATIONS

Senator Rocsch's application for membership
in the Bay Association, or even the achHo"i
cdomcut on his Fart Of Willingness ID Joih
i is i, the light OF his conduc; AZ Albany iiS'
winter. an amazing piece OF cifronterE' ic
r,t only sat silently BY, as chairman OF INC
Io;nt .Iujici9ry Committee and in direct c"arSe
~ ,Lo p mm;ttcc's proceedings. and allowed
hi. counsel 10 danouncc the members OF 'he
o.s,ciatjon with foul blackguaIdism is men
,vh, would aSsail the honor OF hISn Jluic."i
officer causolcsSly and from ratSan ana us
honest m tiycs. but he actually SlShe' 1t 'c
Mort of the committee making that dlS'ihc'
alienation and prs nted it to the Legislature
Tf bo bclicvcd that charge, and at the same
t;mo wished TO Join such an ASSOCIATION nc
makes himself out to be the very kIid VI
rc1son he charged them with beng; "hiIe
he did not believe il. his conduct III 0heTlhH
.uch 4 report was outrageous. In either event
he i NOT entitled to membership in that Dody
of lawyers and gentlemen.
Who, the MAYNARD 4" Investigation began
and almost T. the end OF It, EocSch mauc "
great show of f1ilnc>, and judicial miHdcdr''S
He was wonderfully courteous in addressing
Tho a,sociqtion's committee and proiuSa III MS
nromi.c, of thorough inquiry. lie even
won. - far at times as 10 give rulings on minor
p,irts u, t. tho admiS,billty or nldmlSS'p'l'V'
Of evidence which went t. sustain his aS'''i''P-
ton of fair purpose. and once when N)lch.'F
,cmon.trat,d with By Shechan and Cantor Tor
.,,c, = dee sion. he actually had the hardlhood
+, stand by it. II now appoaS however by
his own confession in yesterdays issue of The
hot oil tbis done
tho inter ST of his application. then pending
for membership in the ass cllilo1. during
the p,oqrcSS of tn, Investigations e,ch says
in 1.-THE Worlds' Interview, expressed -
Mr. Car @. and hi, as,Oc.al on the comm go
,o,rc.cuting the Bar Association. ny fear that
nv chanco, for mcmbcr-hip in the ASSOCIATION
void be injured thr ugh m conn cton with
the Ma,nud Investigation - - it was in this
fear thu, appcalingly expressed, that hoe'ch
tried T. balance his conduct between that %
a gentleman a lawyer and judge. and that OF
4 iotty to.l Of knaviSh politicians
Bu, he did not preserve the balance long.
To the offence Of allowing Mr. Coudert. Mr..
p,cllham. Mr.. Stickncy. Mr. Hand. Mr. Car ter
and Mr. Cadwaladcr t. be bully -lagged ana
ir.ultod Inv the .o-caod lawyers in his com
uifto : service. = be ChaFEcu VIII l"HlH''ii'''
with actual nspirlcl 10 hllckc1 a good man 5
,cputati0n and even with gcihng up reform
Movements = mako money ont of thcm-to TINS
.homcl - offence RocSch added the offence OF
violating hi, word Of honor. On Apnl L. when
senator Saxton gave Notice that he wished -
call Witnesses and demanded formal assurance
that he would be- permitted to do 3d. RocSch
oucnlv said that no objection would be inter
no.cd {, that course and Cantor indorScd this
nronisc. But when on April I. and later by
4 written demand for the redemption oi TINS
plodcc. Senator SaXton sought 10 make the
Investigation full aud honest Roesch without
offering the slightest explanation Of his con-
duct p..i motion % adjourn and shut of the
pr cccimgs finally and percml tof.ly. lie then
appca.cd ON the floor of the senate with ma
iori,y icp,rt accusing the Bar Association and
lis commit. GO OF in.inccrc and partisan motives
in tho proceeding il had instituted and spoke
in supper; OF his motion 10 adopt that indecent
cla.gc as the sense Of the senate. II there Is
room in tic Ia. As citation for Roesch, there
j. T. ON for MAYNARD.