The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-29
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Judge" Walsh Adds 10 the Accou-
trements Of His Office.

An addition has been made to the adorn-
ments OF the elevator in the Weldon Build
ing, the court room of Judge" Nicholas
Walsh, one of the youngest Justices of the
Peace in the State of New Jersey. The
court room is not very large, nor are its
adornments many, the most notable OF
fixtures being a settee at the rear OF the
court room, just opposite the door; an en-
nunciator which indicates where his many
clients are ssat," and the sceptre of his
elevator office, yclept the elevator cable.
Rigid search would fail, probably, to bring
forth O Bible or any text books or volumes
on law, but there is a shrewd suspicion
that they may be concealed on the person
of the young Judge.
Whether Or not the Sacred Book, so es-
sential O factori In courts, or text books 2
ominous legal tones are in or about the
person of Justice of the Peace Walsh, GER
tain it is that he has already taken hold OF
the ship OF state, 50 to speak. that is, ne
has a grasp on one Of the official ropes, and
is doing his duty like a true legal sailor
man. And to prove that he thoroughly
appreciates the Importance of the n
thrust upon him, it is only necessary to
point TO the fact that he has already shown
promptness in the dispatching OF the bust
ness which has thu far come into his jul
dicial hand.
To a NEWS reporter, the other day, he
said:
II have sent a o p of THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS to Mrs. WEIGH, of Elkhart, Ind,
who thought she found in me a longlost
brother. The NEWS SO efficiently ex-
planned away the error h g l thought that
that would be sufficient answer. But l
lave not yet finished the case. 1t is my
intention to hunt up, if 1 can. that long
lost brother, and, if necessary, set the ma
chinery of the law in motion to find out
his whereabouts
DESIRABLE QUALITIES.
Thus, it will be seen, he has united in
him three eminently desirable qualities
which go to make up a successful Justice
of the Peace, a Judge, or other useful
judicial officer, and those qualities are: A
Just Appreciation of the Value OF the
Press as an Aid to Law and Order, and
Promptitude and Determination.
But there is still another trait in Judge
Walsh's character which will still further
enhance his chances of becoming a sue
cessful distributor and administrator OF
Justice, and that is Just and Due Appre-
citation of the Dignity of the Office of JUS
tice of the Peace, which has to do with
the newly acquired adornment in the
Court. This adornment, to-Wit, Uideltcet,
namely, that is to say, viz, 1. e., is a
Cushion-a Judicial C~ushion-upon which
the Court will henceforth seat itself to
Adjudicate, Pass Upon, Judge, Admins
ter, Affirm, Hand Down Decisions Upon,
any or all cases whatsoever which may
come under his Judicial care.
IT'S A MODEST CUSHION, BUT
This cushion is not SO large nor porten-
tious as those which grace the bench of
higher courts, but twill serve. TITS but
one of many of the indications which the
Judge has shown that he is fully aware of
the Importance and dignity which his po-
sition demands.
With the advent of this cushion the court
room has taken on a more severe and Off
cial look, and the Judge is now prepared
for anything, from a marriage to an ar
rest, from the issuance of a writ of ne
eGedt to the collecting of a bad debt.
Now let law breakers look out!