The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-12-30
WAR OF EPI7HETS.
Senator Daily and Lawyer
Leonard Exchange
Opinions of Each
Other.
BLOWS NARROWLY AYERTED
There Was a Lively Scene Until
Feeney Raised a Laugh at
Both Combatants.

decidedly animated row took plac~
today in the court room as soon as Judge
Lippincott adjourned court. The parties
directly interested were Counsellor G. da
R. Leonard Of Hoboken and Senator-elect
DAILY of the same city. The trouble was
originated by Leonard yesterday, when,
as published in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS,
he told before Judge Llppincott that
Judge Daily had accepted a fee from
client and had not defended him.
The Court was aware OF all the circum
stances of the case, and said that Judge
Daily was party to suit In the Court Of
Chancery on the day in question, and
that he had endeavored to have the trial
OF his client postponed, but that the
Court would not permit it. The Court
said the Senator-elect had done in the
case all thar ne couid do
JUDGE DALY's OPINION.
Indays boIn Judge DAILY aud CounselloP
Leonard were in court. They eyed each
other like two Kilkenny cats until court
adjourned. Then Judge Daily walked up
to Counsellor Leonard. and to the delighU
Oh tho people present, expressed his
opinion of Mr.. Leonard. What the Judge
said was rolled off In lightning rapidly,
but the listeners distinguished such ex-
pressions as "shyster," beat" 'petti-
fogger," mo good" from other equally
| expressive ones.
| This aroused to q greater degreee, the
! ire OF the black Whiskered lawyer, who
retorted hat Judge DAILY ought to return
| The money he had received for services he
| did not render. This explosion of wrath
tailed to act as safety valve, and Leon.
ard stood up in menacing attitude.
| Don't you come near me" exclaimed
| j il3lV q
| blackthorn stick which rheumatism COM
| pels him to carry. II don't want to talk
| 10 you or recognize you. You are no
| good. You were guilty yesterday of do
| ing the meanest and most contemplate
thing ever done in this Court House by
| any member of the Hudson Comfy Bar"
| Don't you goad me too far" shouted
| Lawyer Leonard, and his eyes flashed.
/ and his brilliant and even teeth elenched
with vicious fore. "Don'e you goad me
too far; am willing to take six months
| for YOU
''Bahl don't talk to me-" said Judge
DAILY in return, walking toward the jury
box. arzsl1
ALMOST A BLOW.
us it because you are under the
lection of the Court that you say
Leonard shouted, walking afte
| Judge. shaking his finger excitely
| Constable Wise and q reporieiY
between the two men at this tim5,
Wise rested ,is hand gently on Leo g4sa
Judge Daly> Salked around The Prose-
IcuIOr's table and approached Leonard by
a flank movement, and, shaking his cane
| with vigor he long time ago possessed
when at the anvil, he ordered Leonard to
get out of his way.
II will take six months for you," again
said Leonard.
IF you had your deserts you would
bave had two years long ago." retorted
The Judge with all the contempt III could
express.
The long cape coat on the arm of Leon
ard was shifted to the left arm and his
| right was drawn back to strike blow.
or to make believe to do so, when John
P. Feeney interrupted the row by pound
ing on table with Judge Lippincott's
gavei.
Then everybody except the two irata
men laughed aud the fight was over.
Judge DAILY left the court room and he
was soon afterward followed by Leonard.
The result of the row may be told In
some other issue of THE NEWS.