New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-30

gagged in general practice Of the law, making SPECIAL
ty OF real estate law. His Offices were for some
years In the Morse Building lie was active also ID
city political affairs. Ills election TO the Oilee OF
District Attorney In the fall Of 1874 was the he
ginning cf his succ, s.ful public Many Affairs
of Importance passed upon by every Dis'rict'
Attorney. but larger number OF great issues was
presented to District Attorney MARITIME Than 10 most
Il his predecessors The bribery In connection Win
the granting Of the Broadway surface railroad franchise
to Jacob shaip and his associates was the crime of
greatest public interest which he was called On
to prosecute. In beginning ara CARVING Oh IN"
prosecutions, OF the Aldermen ana Dido -eiVers us
irct, Attorney MARITIME compelled 90 withstand
the enrcatcs AID warnings OF political friends; T,c
G poWsf &'' o S and others the
conspiracy lie did rot hSwsve a 70 tns .,v.r
Aldermen and Of Jacob sharp 'r prInSapai
blibgv"r assistant District We ,.ors N
these trials under Mr.. Marines directions pls ,
Attorney MARITIME personally LOOK part n ~ t, Of
unnel Lyons for murder. ard other cases lie closely
supervised the work Of his Office ana WAS . ,hS
Ms led to bis unanimous nolna'l2h s car s
Sse Of Juhss , Of tn ,s nsr h Sts sry and
HIS rulings have seldom been reversed me raff
eases. and the Court Of Appeals highly commehded
his action IN that uial. His most recent case; 'n
william Il. IIave- the lawyer for perjury, and that
Of Thomas IIdllsscy for murder.
The buchanan murder trial before Recorder smyt"
which came to an end last week. was In some re'pec's
one of the most remarkable criminal cases oi ie'e'
wears While It did not possess all tn" seh'a''h'.
features OF the trial OF Carlyle W. Harris 1t occupied
twice n, much time and involved even more lhi'a'e
oe.tions I'm medirO legal praciire. To prove u'a'n
nv nelson from crcumstantial evidence when physi-
clans OF ACKNOWLEDGED Integrity. ais IN one eas'' u.
least OF great experience, who ma a'eh'ed ''
deceased prison. had assigned natural Cause ol
death WINS a difficult problem. ID was necessary !"
iudi W
cu,ns,ont,al evidence and expert testimony. i"e
facts were collected with great Industry by E,o
District Attorney osborne. and Dstrh.Au'o x,cd ali
their Skill in ecting the facts from me Sd rho
LAYING them before IT., the o Jury .oi~n, and EXPERIENCED
Of the practitioners mt the criminal BAR am rr
lawyer who va, able 'Ahs , ,gni no Vi had a"iurd
~ practising physician The amount 81 , ,," ,nS
h far sFe aS crm aa rs IN the
he courts Of this city excluding the sxamnaI S.rss
Tchens are long ones but the history Of this triai
would occupy two or three tiG moa d. Theories were
exploited and techinal points OF law d alsy s ssaeias
suit triumph for Mr. Sl,oi ana cy HIt as
and Il vindication Of crcums'ah'hi e'''e"o -"
means OF proving case
c,osvenor p Iowrcy whose funeral took place
las, v,eek wouli have been a successful literary man
y he had not confined himself closely 10 Tue purs.
81 his profession lawyer. His pam-ne's anu
sketches were marked by a fine literaf! ssIe' "''
recent articles In i" The Green lag OIL TIE 's
character OF his former partner. exJndge Johh NJ
Iorter were an eloquent and touching 'Iip"",' '
had written also on political and other pubic sDIeo'
As "A practising lawyer he acquired rs 90 nose "
those who devote themselves largely I'D Pa,'n, ~ ia
had howeyer ready command Of language ana since
The death OF Roscoe Conkllng ana th 'urr az ,a,.nt
erson there has been no lawyer IN Tue eIe"i ptnns
eases who was so closely listened to at the hearss
in the Federal courts His hard work S,s ,rsu "s as
pr.disposng cause OF his death the tributes pau
him by Justice Edward patterson ;o'e d, ~ .s' an
"nu,rcd in the courts fairly showed the esteem IN
which he was held by his associates NJ the o'r'
The MAY moving affects lawyers as well Us "yu'e
holders and desk, and bundles OF papers nave hl'u
Inc halls of many downtown buildings Tor the "S'
few DAYS Lawyers have been EXCHANGING III many
instances the stuy rooms in ancient buildings ior
rho lighter Offices In modern structures. ana OUTFITS
INV. moved for various reasons OF economy OF con-
yepiepee N,st lawyers dislike TO change ther
Offices frequently. except from one room W .''
in the sane building, because their chehp pe'o"e
familiar with their address. and because u ."""s.
,,yo,ves the reprning Of note and etter'heads ana
,.r. and blanks Of various kinds. The newer ouio'
inss however, afford conveniences IN nsh', alt "ha
,,ro,on near the courts. and certain number oil re-
movas necessary every ysnr w hns L1W navy no be
popuur when 1t recommended trat lawyers, nca.s
IN mind the expense Of storage-roon might aninaH;
or least novn: day burn s,,sS case and pre-
pap , ,on great An accumulation. How some OF the
ode: LAWYERS must have scae IF the old practionsr
VERY one Of his documents Is rs sacred as soar.
record. tearing OF The m nis Oldest suit il
8onfnl even to destroy the memorandum, TV i,n
which document Is arawn hin c eS"s Ss old love-
lett ,p and he will at time, ssamIy Hn5,s
one OF at1 MI, which the tmeworn peadings brirg to
mind no; spare the yellow packets ,s or es Savoai
eNe, cersS and clients. they will say The gathern
stores Of wisdom and re treasures o, T"sr NJ.
l be wG ,ne %oF IF 20" %nic tn aneen, novels
appear as P" ns na % ro ona which in
f",m Years viii settle unset,e the affairs OF %as
great estate rr aS t rradnSion at law school tho
.uu,reStion Of THE Law Journal may seem ~ as
cordanee with ,n mUH feelings Of the Conservative old
fashioned prac'iuohcrs'
. moderate addition TO the number of attorneys
and councillors has been made at the April General
Term. Presiding Justice Van Brunt made some
nleosant suggestions nineteen young men WHO mao
nossed the necessary examinations, and who received
their certificates. He called their attention to inc
fact that the retiring and Incoming Presidents OF inc
United States. and almost all the members OF me
present Cabinet were lawyers At thfs% , ca'@ cn.
placcniy with all the consciousness OF their intrinsic
% %s' ana TIE few MONTHS that better to
than to President and will endeavor to nave Judge
cess r which he depicted. The rewards OF the pro
fson fame and 9nGr are ertalhS h h,s ,na
ranks increases yearly.
Tie current number OF The American Law Re.
views has two or three noteworthy articles. ono
OF the most interesting Is that by Walter d. Coles,
OF st. Louis on Politics and the supreme Court OF
the United States. Tho writer reviews the princi'
pal changes In the political composition Of the court,
and attempts to show the effect OF the political
changes on some important questions on which the
Supreme Court acted. The variance. however seems
TO have been usually caused, not by any desire Of
imdcns appointed from each party had naturally the
broad general tendencies which distinguished the
plrty policies. The Law Review contains also \
nil hy IN ENGLISH lawyer of the system