Evening journal., 1892-05-25

SPECIAL SESSION NOT ASKED FOR.
Bird aud vandegrift the Only Worship
pers at the shrine of Dame Justice.
The Bandage over the Eyes of the
Blindfoided Goddess Wet with Tears
Of Disappointment.
In the Superior Court yesterday after.
noon argument in the McComb viii case
was concluded but no decision was
rendered.
The replevin case Of Albert Buehler
VS.. Harry Dugan was discontinued
special jury was ordered in the
damage suit of Harry r Peaces admins
traitor vs.. the johnson Forge Com
pany. Peace was injured while working
al the forge and subsequently died.
The plaintiff is represented by Levi G.
Bird. Colonel Benjamin Nields repre-
sents the defendant. The case will be
tried the second week in June.
The Crippled Bar.
The court was unable TO transact any
/ business to-day but IL was not the fault
Of the judges. The shoe is ON the other
foot this time. The lawyers have
no cases ready and still no move
ment for their removal has been
inaugurated by the judges. They are
much more charitable than the lawyers
and are willing TO bear with the i'm.
hrmiiies of the bar. No meeting of the
judges to ask the governor to cali
"A special session of the General Assembly
to pass am act compelling the lawyers to
have their cases ready for trial are so far
reported The number Of cases econ
tinued, and passed was very
great, but the Judges took the
matter as an indication that the law
yers had been 80 busy working up case
against the bench that they had not had
time to do any work for their clients. II
is only the indefatigable industry Of Levi
c. Bird and Lewis C. Vandegrift that
saves Judges Cnllen and Houston from
am Othellolil1e state of Clevelandic in-
oouous desuetude With such bar.
Just why Chief Justice Comegys
should unnecessarily whip up
his convalescence and risk his
life by coming 90 Wilmington TO hear
lawyers say. 'lf IL please your
, honor, have a material witness absent
and cannot possibly try this case at this
, term OF court and therefore | would
ask for a continuance it is hard TO tell.
% The chief Justice has as much right to
rest as the lawyers, and doubtless exer-
= cises this prerogative much less than
! many of them. The man who is not in
f it may now cry: "Oh. upright Judge
q when the bench and the bar are both
n resting, then will the criminal and the
creditor both be happy The only
Il work done by this grand combination this
r morning was to renew the bail bonds of
Il. Andrew Horsey, the policy man. The
bail in the two cases against him is
81 O0O
Tomorrow, If Hon. George II. Bate,
Z. and the Almighty are willing, the damag,
case Of Healey vs. the Wilmington Cit,
mn Railway Company win be tried
,e Lewis c. Vandegrift, representing tn,
r. plaintiff and Mr. Bates the defend
ant company This is one Of the
!, cases where the efficiency of the
,s bench was made manifest by refusing an
re- application for continuance until the
"a September term. The replevin case o.
~ Sarah c. Mckay vs.. Constable James II
40 s. Gam may also be taken up if the ba
N feels able to do IT, If the judges want Il
nd stir things up they should run an electri
,e wire along the bar rail, or declare tina
the aged and infrmed bench is here 70
business and intends TO try every cas-
on the trial list This dolce far nient
among the barristers would soon dis
to appear, and even the judges would tir
of pleadings for continuances and gran
ty them out Of sheer compassion.
" a License Case suggested.
4 Judge Cullen said this morning that h
~ would like TO hear the license cases in
~ few days If there is no other business be
H. fore the court
,y 81 suppose you viii simply hear tn
evidence in the cases of places that ar
-, objected to and then reserve your decis
N ions until the last day of CourtY' eyes.
+ ''You did not render decision in tn
81 McComb viii caseG' "No; it will have {
a. q be referred to the chief justice expec
"a the decision viii be announced before "
\ leave here
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