New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26

As Judge Blatchford for fifteen years on ~
bench IN this city, and had for many years betsre
been II practitioner at the New-iork bar his Iace ~
form arc familiar TO NcwYork lawyers. Judge
Blatchford was graduated from Columbia College IN
1897 and afterward private secretary and later
law partner OF William II. seward. He was appointed
Judge Of the United states District Court I'm 1857 ana
in 1873 promoted 10 the bench OF the united
states Clrcu, Conr,. President Arthur, who was wen
acquainted with Judge Blatchford. took the oppor-
unity on the retirement of Ward Hunt to appoint MIN
an Associate Justice OF the supreme Court OF the
United States Judge Iatchford has passed by three
years the limit OF age when he might have retired
from the bench pension. but he Is sturdy ana
industrious IS considerably younger than MS col
for several years Judge Elacafod is regarded u:
the highest authority on admiralty law II me iiS
States. His long experience IN the dlstnct court hta
the foundation for his special knowledge on tn.s
branch Of the law. Many Of the most im i'mo
part the litigation before Federal judges have Secn
from judge EaEhfordS pm: Judge I'a'enosu'
pairing for publication opinions Of the Federal Courts
and there l. series of reports bearing MS name
asr and " M cnd aAs OF Ts wessr elder
BlatchfOrd counsel in THIS country ior me bnnS
S 9, cs h"frc 'h that s organzaon Dissolved lie held
at one time the position Of Minister to Rome.
The opinions IN the Ann Arbor Railroad cases have
excited wide discussion among lawyers familiar WIN
former Judicial expressions on similar subjects. lne
principle which, they IRE founded has OFTEN @peen
discussed as possibly wise. but few II any courts
have put It in practical operation. The fnghsn
as we'll the American courts have held that thcre
IS no law against STRIKES such, hut only against
conspraccs 10 inIre person, trade VI oc'upa''oh'
Cooperation lawyers rs wen as those who are oc-
casonaliy rmr"yea ucr the hiEr co.res world
alirm the opinions rendered In these eases so lar
they cndrayor TO restrain an Individual from ceas-
Ing 10 carry particular work. 30 far as me
organizations and eir ealeIs are cohce , ,,o Las
Of aborcrs to strike and the rights OF employers 70
iar notice from worIn,"n may be calmly and care,
desire to see these Questions finally decided.
4 now system of law reporting will 60 into effect
almost Immediately Tie publishers OF the Court OF
Appeals reports have arranged fox complete series
Of official reports Of all tie Stat" courts TO be puo-
ishcd both advance sheets and In bound volumes.
The state Bar Association In 1890 appointed CON-
mtcc to arrange IA plan for improving the system
OF reporting decisions OF the courts. IL was shown
that in year out OF LIZ cases examined al
but twenty-six reported In more than one of
the series OF official or unofficial reports The cost
OF purchasing the Official and unofficial volumes was
large and the official publications became less pop;
ular % the unolncial became more complete ana
were issued with Increasing promptiess Inc Leg
stature Of l792 adopted law provdm dor an annons
from other courts than those which formerly nao
G rpSr'e Which sr sa have be- no" ssea
oncial series OF New.iork state Reports:
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Reporter sckels: of the supreme Court, noy
Reporter Hun and Of other couS by Reporter Del Del;
cuiny. The cost Is low, and the new series VIII
undonbtcdy be popular. a. all the reports VIII %
official, and the decision, will have been examined
by the judges Who gave them ~r s"-
"The Green Bag for March contains several bright
articles. especially one on "Uamarr'd Women by
Il. Vashon Rogers, and rhymcd production by Fran
els Dana on the we'll known in this State. In
which the Court Of Appeals held that the Police
] ,f of bpild mt ha
"A policeman who having been for fifteen years ell
trely SOBER overdose Of whlskey and pepper.
mint after having been for several days on riot Duty
and became intoxicated me nrst portion OF sms.n
illustrated article. Irving Brownes contributions Ia
lie has pleasant facility for discerning the odd and
humorous, phases of the law. The Green Bng mas
frontl>piece Il portrait OF Baron huddlcstone.
although the portrait bear, close resemblance TO
other bewirged and robed members OF the English
bench whose portraits have appeared In the magazine
some doubt as to the trus;W orthinc's Of English
judicial portraits arises from paragraph In the latest
number OF d" The London Law Journal The February
number OF "Thc Green Bag had reached England and
.The Law Journal, says the Illustration appended 70
tho sketch Of Lord Justice Bowen IN that issue Is not
the portrait OF the Lord Justice at ALL but presumably
that OF some american lawyer, "who seems The
Journal says. III may Judge from his photograph,
somewhat surprised AT the atmosphere OF laudatcn
which surrounds HIM. American lawyers, however.
Continues - 1t is very seldom that our bright con:
IFS attention to this accidental alteration from 40
curacy Chiefly In tho hope that 1t VIII im@ortaas the
episode In tho Legal Facetlac. witch forms SUCH an
entertaining feature In lis columns
The supreme Court OF this state might well copy
after that OF Colorado. which has recently stricken
from the roll of attorneys lawyer who ADVERTISED
Divorces legally obtained very quietly good every.
where Advertisements not very disslmlar to tus
sometimes appear in thu newspapers In this state, and
neither the State nor city bar association takes
action to procure the dIsbarment Of those who adver
tise In this manner. The Supreme Court OF Colorado
held that such representations were false and that
the action OF the lawyer was against good morals.
The Supreme Court Of Florida has held IN different
ease that the penalty ~ dsbaiment was too severe
In that decree bad been signed BY the JuAoe.
and afterwurd an attorney Inserted In the decree the
words "or Putnam The words did not greatly change
the sense and were not Important. IRE Judge before
whom the proceedings against Tie attorney wsro
evident that the attorney had not Intended TO commit
wrong The Supreme Court held that the conduct
OF the attorney highly repehensibe and deserved
punishment but that the penalty OF disbarrient was
too severe. there had been no corruption nor
wrongful intent on the part OF the ia"yeh
Tho question TO Just what provocation Is SUM-
Gent legally to Justify the killing Of ncghbor's
dog Is IearnedIy discussed In two recently
decided The Nebraska supreme Court held that .
dog whose had not complied with the law.
directing him 10 place on the neck OF the dog a good
and sufficient collar with u metallic plate thereon.
on which shall be plainly inscribed tho name OF tho
owner" might be killed without danger OF . suit
for damages against the who killed II. The
case aggravated By the conduct Of tho dos.
which. II appears. was In the constant habit OF
attacking people passing along the road. An attomyt
was made to show. ON the part Of the owner Of tho
dog that other dogs attacked other people In passing
along the roads. but the supreme Court held thai
that proof II II had been admitted. would not have
IA .lorc fla
Court has more liberal opinion Of the privileges ct
= dog. In that shepherd dog Was killed. The
person who did the killing complained that tho dos
was in the habit Of going about tho house. chasing
cats into the and barking ut night ana that
fho Aan uas a hanho