New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
JUDGE BOOKSTAVERS PLIGHT.
THE POLICE RECORD SAYS HE WAS IN
TOXICATED
FOUND EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING IN FIFTH
AVE CUT AND BRUISED Ills FAMILY DE-
CLARE THAT. IN RETURNING FROM
4 DINNER. HE WAS Beaten
AND ROBBED.

AND ROBBED.
yybetber Judge Bookstaver. of the Court or Com
mon Pleas. was. his family assert hH.'"e
down. robbed and beaten while on MS way ho''ie
In the small hours of yesterda! inoihi"s' VI
whether he sustained the injuries which now con-
fine him to bis house by fan WINE """ei '
influence of liquor is a point which the ponce Oh
the East Fifty-hrs-st. station would IKE 10 ue'e'
mine The returns sent in to Police EeadPuarters
Yesterday contained the following RECORD iiSc''oeu
on the blotter OF the staton-.ouse:
At4:iOa m Henry ". Bookstaver, married law
yer native Of United States and residing AT no,
i East INT nso Ie Tssd by failing on the
sidewalk at the northwest corner ~ rol ' IL
st. saa ana ma dnds dressed by the AMBULANCE
OF the Flower Hospital, aid was tahSa i3e I5oth
ler
Thus 1t will be seen that Judge BooKstaVe' en-,
flowed for a time the luxury of ride IN hospi."i
ambulance and the gentle ministrations OF he
ambulance surgeon. Policeman William Rathier'
patrolling his post Fifth-ave, between Forty
fifth and Forty-sxh SITS. just after O'Clock yes
terday morning. became aware OF an eueIS bn a
who was stumbling along the sidewalk niue aht ,
OF him and who had apparently been drinking 700
much wine. Touching the man on the arm Win n5
Blood which flowed from wound in the nose;
eseoped the man to the station and there his
identity was learned. Sergeant Kane was at
shevelied and bleeding person in front Of him was
the Judge Bookstaver who mai won sueh o
Of his seat and began an Interested inquiry into
the circumstances But Judge fook n,No Cow
s fali say 'n"' ne n'u received c ",s ..,a
fallen the sidewalk ,,,..- ,,oo.,,a, ,ro.
quickly In attendance with an ambulance dressed
the wound and took the Judge to his home No
IA East Sixty-seventh-st
HIS WATCH AND CHAIN WE'RE MISSING.
Up TO this time Judge Bookstaver had made no
complaint of having been robbed, although 1t was
noticed that his watch and chain were missing.
The surgeon believes that the wound. which was
a straight cut down the centre Of the nose could
not have been caused by fall but that IN al, al
probability Judge Bookstaver had been s5fnGK
simply recorded the case as one of simple intoxi-
cation.
fined TO his room but declined any one.
According to Mrs. Bookstaver. the Judge attended
lach and started for his home some time after
midnight. AS he was about TO step into Madison-
his watch and chain. From that moment until ne
was found by the policeman he remembers noth.
the precinct detectives and as no complaint mas ma,
begun any investigation
DR.. Alexander Hadden. who is in attendance on
the Judge was struck by a sandbag or some other
blunt instrument. the blow being evidently inilcted
by some one who aware that Judge Bookstaver
is blind in eye Last night the Judges condition
was much improved.
CONNECTION WITH THE FLACK CASE.
Judge Bookstaver into unpleasant promi-
nence in 1889 and 1890. in connection with the
fraudulent divorce secured by Sheriff James a.
Flacs against his wife. Flack caused a summons
and complaint TO be served upon himself in a
fictitious suit which he had brought in The name OF
his wife for absolute divorce from him. Ambrose
Mcneil Flacks lawyer appeared as Mrs. RACK 5
attorney of record An affidavit was appended 10
the papers, purporting TO be signed by Mary +.
Flack. go
In June. 1889. the papers. together with an order
Of reference with blank space reserved for the
referees presented to Judge BOOK
J stayer, who appointed Joseph Meeks as referee to
try the case. Meeks Moneps brother-in-law
On July l or Meeks made report TO Judge Book,
stayer that he had taken testimony and established
the fact Of Flack's misconduct and that Flack did
not defend the suit He recommended that Judge
I3ookstayer sign the decree of divorce. Judge Book
staver pointed out that Mcneil was Mr.. Facks at,
torney. Meeks took the papers in the SUIT, had
them all rewritten. had Judge Bookstaver appoint
him referee again. got another lawyer 10 allow
his name to be used and about ten days after
making his first report he made another 10 the
same effect, and Judge Bookstaver signed the de-
The conspiracy was discovered. Flack was tried
and convicted and was Meeks. Mcneil dleI;
Meeks served a term in prison RACK got OH
through the intervention of the Court or Appears.
The BAR Association thoroughly investigated Judge
connection with the affair ana recon-
mended the Assembly inquire into the case.
Association w. j. Honblower was chairman or
the Executive Committee, and Elihu Root was
chairman of the committee which made charges
against Judge Bookstaver at Albany. AFTER long
Investigation the Judiciary Committee OF the AS
semby decided not TO mpeach Judge Bookstaver