New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
4 JUDICIAL HUSTLER"
LIGHTNING SPEED OF JUDGE MADAM

LIGHTNING SPEED OF JUDGE MADAM
HE prsposrs OF BUSINESS IN A WAY TINT
PHASES LAWYERS AND LTTGANTs' He
| SAYS MAKES THE STFN0GRNh''i'
DIZZY AND LEAVES THE
CLERKS FAR rEnIND
,-,a two words "iudce" and dignity nave oee"
closely associated for so long a time t''i' Wv dc
| become synonymes in tie mn.uS ~ idge,
| "As sober as n Judge and las digN"e' T., ,nter
are household maxims For TINS reaso', oescer
! estng to watch the workings OF Juu -,
who does not stand much on his digh'', 49, Dav1
RI thor To he known as hustler. Juuee =,
McAdam. OF the Superior Court ooeS no' =, oourte
allowing the old. cobwebbed 'rau'''o .,,orob
of Justice TO stand in the way OF Ms Ee''T Dio
with the business which comes before '''" .,,nrs
nifty and rapidity are not INCONSISTENT i" 49," =,
He does not believe in 'reserving MS .,,,,,s
the least provocation on the contrary " .,I,o
iustice Is better conserved by deciding eVer'"
promptly which comes before nm ms 80 ,rro
pride is in finding himself at the emu Vi ~ ,a,r
with absolutely nothing left over so ne van ''e
the new month with a clear field peiore MN. a.,
.T.awvers and litigants don't want to wait "a,'
, month or n wear for decisions. he SAID earhes'N
one day They want to nave "''" CO..
disposed of promptly. Now nave oee' ~ .ht,,
bers month and when leave 'here W.
will he cleaned up When go into aho''s' par
iii, M, have ANYTHING to worry me- and those
.,.o boo Nod cases before me will all have their
decisions" ..oor,
Tho proceedinrs IN Judge McAdam's courtroom
reflect his avowed intention OF seuhs "" w.
the business which comes before him. ne 'e'es
IN divorce suits and he has had sood oea, vi
experience in that line To dispose OF uoHe" ~
forenoon is mere recreation for Judge McAdam' pe
sides filling in the intervals by signing oruers' man
inc a couple Of dozen citizens ana deh'eii"s " "
weighty oral opinions while the couhseho'n oe'o.e
him are getting their breath the procedures e'
something like this: . q. ,o,o
tho witness stand: "You solemnly swear that you
will tell the truth and nothing but the tr-u-'h'
As the last word comes out he scripoies away at
a half dozen ex parte orders before MIN.
The lawyer begins to ask qucstiohs' MS '
ooas on with his writing. In minute or so he
looks up. ,.o,.
Have you condoned your ""'
he says. ,.,,o, ,,rror
"No. sir" from the witness. in decided manner ,
HAS it been five years since you discovered MS
misconduct
mo. sir
.rhat will do" with a wave of his hand.
"Hut Your Honor" from the lawyer
Counsellor. that will do nave hea'u e"o"e"
from this Witness.
But was going TO ask
"Now counsellor. I said that would do' ana i
know what am talking about. "heh say "'
will do mean that Will 90
The next witness is called =, x,,. c;tiyens
up here" ..
MEANWHILE he new witness is ready to be sworn.
"Do YOU soemnly swear TO tell the Vu'''' AZ
r.hole truth and nothing but the truth-do you
know this man? How long has ne been hi VIZ
country? You know he will make good c''i~ei' 'o
Won? Next Go on there. counsellor, ! am hs'e-
ng-which of you Is the Witness On "' sou
know that this man will make good citizen All
right 20 ahead. Now. madam. speak right up
This defendant you say. remained at your mouse
all night with a woman he called his wile' was
the plaintin The woman who was with MN i""'
will do. hand in your decree. counsellor
Jones against Jones'.
"My opponent isn't here Your Honor. and
don't care to take default. VIII you put " o'e'
"' NEVER mind your opponent: ] will take care
y, him am am getting my calendar too full now
and / am going to try this case to-day: IL
But. Your Honor, don't want 10 '""e
~ cant help that must have somehns 10 30
toa dc and NV Calendar 1or next week Is getting
too FUN and in not be able 70 dispose OF IT, unnei
stand =, ,h am c! sHny 70 Try '""' '"''
Two or three witnesses are calrd an, Sdar a,her
testimony in way that makes the s'enosrapner
4 have subpoenaed the defendant as Wines
r Tnise the stand SAYS Hls Honor to The de
Then he administers wv
i ipnun NJ waiting FOR the slow motions OF the
clerk as is done in all the other courts. g., so,s
Won are living with another woman Now uI'IrI-
stand that you need not answer the question un-
"yes that's right" saws the obligng Defendant.
THAT'S enough Hand up your decree tlis alltt.
noon Now, Mr. Lardner. let me see mat or"e'
Of yours" , ,u. ,,oro ia q mo- d.
rncntarv lu In the courtroom +,
Another aspirant for citizenship comes d 10. mora,
"Do Won know this man to be OF Rooi mOrai
character? You think he viii make a goou ci'ize''
40 I'll hear that case on MONDAY ,,,u,
Then the officer calls out some unlntei t,,,t
,,ard. which mean that court Is ADJOURNED uhtn
~ noxt morning and the judge goes out ana gives
H. rierke al to catch up.
small scrap Of what is going on al te tmn 'hT,
1,ha,rhcrs In GUNNER the no; weather makes 20
difference Ills energy never seems to lag, rns
IN I,tnnnnogrnnher clerk lawyers. cliantN witnesses
may perspire ana wilt their collars on an
u ' t.n, m II is judicial hurricane When the
Laws work is finished everybody except liz Honor
taxes a long breath. and eAciahiis' 10" !"
thunder does he do IT.?