New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED FROM LAWYERS AND AMONG
TILE COURTS

knowledge He uns undoubtedly the most successful
and Influential teacher Of law, not only Of the present
geneution but probably Of any time since law In
stnHuon was known In America. Some Of the enrier
Instructors In law were famous because there were
comparatively few places in which the principles OF
| law were taught outside OF law offices. Professor
Dwight however, remained a teacher In the days
| when INV schools sIatng1ng up not only about
every university but In almost every large city In
| the country. lie maintained his supremacy the
most Interesting Of instructors and as the lnspircr
Of love tor the law among many students who
would otherwise have been careless and neGectful.
The affection With which IDS pupls regarded him was
remarkable and did not lessen though yenrs
passed after graduation before an opportunity was
shown 70 manifest the feeling. At bis retirement
from active as teacher year or two the ex
p7csions Of esteem and regard by his former pupils
sSpr.sons y thanks II" BY Professor Dwight Ills
farewell 10 his pupils at Columbia was full OF feeling.
in this city ne taught seveml thousand law students,
many Of whom are now prominent at the New, Iorh
the Inst few years but there has been dminuton
In the friendly feeling toward him personally. His
name has sometimes been given 10 the system Of
teacfing law from textbooks using Important cases
Simply to illustrate the doctrines LAID down The
ION nom large number of cases which the pupil
Is supposed to study wns finally adopted at Columbia
tants became Scattered. The Columbia Law School
felt Immediately the lnss Of Professor DwisM's popu
the race w.h those ssshools Wlfch sun use tie Dwight
method Of instruction.
The case of Clegg against the New York Newspaper
Union, In which verdict rendered last week IN
the supreme Court has been wandering around Tue
trial courts for so many years that lew lnwycrS re-
member when IL started It's As far back as
1857 there had been O motion for new trinl which
aferward passed. upon by the General Term OF the
supreme Court The proceedings before that had oc
cupied several years. and Mr.. Clegg has certainly
shown much persistency IN his attempt to recover
The amount which he thought due. Referees reports
have several times been found against him. and he
only able " obtain second trial OF the case Dy
paving The cost Of the first trial. few more courts
viii be called upon to- pass upon the procefdlngs OF
the last trial but II Is TO BE- hoped that this litigation
viii come to an end IN nc course OF tso OF ,
mean tlule.
Brooklyn lawyers making constant complaints
OF the early closing OF the public Offices in that city.
Many Of the Offices at which lawyers have business
have closed several weeks past nj o'clock In the
afternoon and the rule will be enforced untu
the middle Of September. There seems 10 be 10 rea-
500, outside The comfort of few officials, why these
offices should close The work In public Offices Is so
much lighter In months that 1t is possible for
every Official to obtain fairly long vacation By be-
Ing absent only when other person in the Office
do his work. This system OF relieving each Vther
without the necessity Of closing the Offices at So early
IN hour for long period OF the year. The morning
il Is nconvcnlent 10 consult tho public papers IN the
public offices nnt later IN the day. and the early
tho week is extremely annoying TO busy members OF
tic profession. Many complaints tnve been maae
but It Is probable that there win be any remedy
at least for the present year
"The New.York Law Journal" and "The Albany
Law Journal have discussed with some vigor the
opinion N Tho American Law Review" which thinks
II sees growing kindness toward corporations In the
way In which judges trent questions OF corporate law
"The Ncw-NOrk Journal docs not think that the
courts ia this State, At least, show undue Kindness To
ward the corporations. II Is probable however, That
many lawyers Will agree with Tho Law Review IA
thinking that the courts are sometimes Inclined 10
favor corporations one possibly is TINT most
II the judges Of the higher courts have teen attorneys
or counsel Tor corporations before they went on the
bench. The large railroad and other corrnrnhons
are able By their wealth to employ .ne De-, H ~
question, fr6n tho sido u tho cOrpOrtons aud When
promoted 20 The bench. undoubtedly 1nd 1t dincnn TO
have the reasoning which they have 40 often
used IN practice. The extent Of TINS lnhnchce may
courts bnt /, Is much to be feared that 1t exists 10
however rarely shows such 4 leaning though some Of
the second Division opinions have been criticized.
The selection OF Alfred wagsinn ms a successor to
Clerk Jones Of the Court Of Common Peas, Is well
re- Owed among lawyers. The only question they
asked was Is 10 why Mr. Wngstaf should choose such
a field for his energies. He not known as a can
didnte and 10 supposed that his ambitions were In
the direction OF greater activfy. lie Is courteous
and well equipped lawyer and will I'LL the position
alphabetically since the law forbidding clerks TO 70
ceive references, has been In effect, such positions
&c. not s ss sc ag BY as Clerk
tat The judges of ne court sonsht 70 secure dlgni
fed and capable official II successor Ia cA JuoSc
Jones There n time, not long past. when com
innts OF occasional disoortcsles or Willingness TO
0frc on were
business about the Common I1ens Court, but thero
has been an Improvement recently which ought TO be
sti more marked under the administration OF Mr..
Wagsar.
Nearly half Of the Juno number N THE Green
Eng" Is occupied with the second and final portion
NJ " " Thornions sketch Of the Supreme Court
OF indiana n tells the history Of the Court for the
last twenty years Among the well-hnOwp Judges OF
whom sketches are given are Samuel f. Perkins,
Alvin P. Hovcy, late Governor OF Indiana; Horace
p. Biddlc william +. Niblnck. Judge william A.
"c', Xppc ga 'S ana ' byron K. Elliott william O.
Hammond has q serious article on "Rents charge.
o,herwise the rest Of tho magazine following tho
sketch OF the Indiana Court. Is LARGELY taken up
nal notes and comments. Clark Bcn contributes
some stories Of judicial humor and Peicy EDWARDS
tells ab0ut "husfng lnwyers.'
The address, by Clicf- Justice Bleckfey, Of Georgia,
before the Bar Association Of that State few weeks
ago has been frequently referred 10. and Tho
Albany law Journal has Just reprinted the greater
mart OF H. II Is entitled Emotional Justice and
Is most vigorous attack upon mob INV. Inc part
y the address which refers 10 the evils OF executing
Tho laws through mobs Is IN the line Of much which
has been said In tb newspapers. but Judge Biecklcy
shows his originality and force Of reasoning most
clearly when he sets out 10 show that lawyers who
,ndcavor to move jucs to act by their emotions IN
stead Of their reason, are hiding III somcffhhs AKIN
10 Elob violence. lie says "Ihc great ohhgcr
IN Justice In court well as out OF court
Il passion Jury swnycd by passion Is moral
mob Emotional vcrdicts Of acduital rendered BY
,xcltcd juries ore perhaps more numerous thht
uob executions, and between These TWO forils Vi
emotional Justice the first often bears the relfon
II canse 10 the second. some cuprits arr dspaTOed
,r,, hnf N trial because several others have bcen
,,ied I'm vain THIS reason II lame and linpocnt
one but It's existence as facl cannot Oe ienof rei
rhe work OF lawyers at the Bnr mus causes,
ON scqucntiay and undecidedy, lawhes violence ON
81 court. Let lawyers cease 10 arouse ana pny upon
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