New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30

some Ucn OF especial prominence IN the ciH' WIZ
served with much credit in the and rose TO hieh
rank whose military careers have been eompelely
cclpscd by the success which has attended them IN
other spheres II to speak OF General Pra't
or Colonel Cullen few save old soldiers wouu hho"
that reference was made to two judges of the Supreme
Court whose fame : cNpoGnders OF the law mas
SURPASSED their military renovn Both Judge lra't
AID Judge Cullen saw service IN the war lot '''
prcscyvaton OF the Union and fought for the Stars
and ,rin.,. The former log bore remini"r Of
the conflict in bullet, which was only recently
extracted from his face.
Judge Edgar NJ Cullen has been. by turns soii'er'
civil engineer LAWYER and Judge ana Is sun OILY
Gfty wear, old. He born In brooklyn anu was
IN. second son OF DR.. Henry J. Cullen, VINO Ven
and had his Office at Montague and clinton SIS" anu
on the present site OF the Franklin trust 'o"p'"s
buildinc He spent his youth in Brooklyn ana WAS
sent To the Undertook Academy to prepare ior
college When only seventeen years ola n' was
graduated at the Columbia College. Ills hiha was
bent upon the study Of civil engineering anu "e
went TO the Rensselaer, Polytechnic institute Ill io,'
While n. WAS there the war began, and fired WIN
potrotlc enthi, nsm he enlisted and became secohd
lieutenant OF the First Infantry lie served IN tne
department Of the Mississippi and saw service al
Corinh and the siege of Nicksbnrg. Later ne WIS
comml, stoned Colonel OF the Goth Regiment, ~ U. ;.
y T. when only nineteen years Oh, ana he ScrNe"
in the Eighteenth Army Corps until nearly the close
rf War, when he WIS NOuIutu D'i"'' N''""''''
and had To return home lie then completed MS
studies and became Il civil engineer, but AFTER year
I'm nj, prcfe,, sion se decided to leave IT. lie then
entered the law Office Of bis uncle, Alexander McCue'
nft.rwnrd Judge OF the city Court. and was admitted
to the bar in 1867. His rise WAS rapid IN MS new
profc, SION and he came 10 rank among the
! leaders OF the Brooklyn bar.
lie was also an active Democratic politician, ana
Governor Tdcn made him "A member Of his stan in
s76 n, Engineer hie with the rank OF Brisadier-
General When the term Of Judge Jasper W. Gilbert
on the supreme Court bench, in the lid Judicial DIS
trict expired I'm I--O, General Cullen was nominated
rs his successor and elected. His term of fourteen
year, began January /, 1851, ana VIII expire
at the md OF next year. Judge Cullen's course on
the bench has been such as TO commend MN 10
friends for IT, judicial impartiality and uprsh'neSs'
and h, Ina, not hc,itatcd to score his party friends
in hi, decisions. notably In The choit' two years ago
10 override the Will Of the people rs expressed III
the poll, in Duchess County ana IN the recent efforts
Of the brooklyn Aldermen by colluson fraud and DAD
t,irn to favor corporations in which political leaders
have interest
Ind.c cullen has been frequently mentioned for
HIGHER office than lee holds. His name mas Deeh
discussed In connection with vacancies on IN"
bench Of tie Court of Appeals, ana 1t has Deem
strongly urged that he should be- selected to I'LL
The seat on the bench Of the supreme Conrt OF the United
state, which the death Of Associate Justice b"'c'oru
len vacant Ov.rturcs were recently made 10 Judge
Cullen To accept the post OF Collector oil the Fort oil
N.y orL but he refused to listen to them, ana the
+ urpontncnt did not 90 to Brooklyn. ii he con
,iuu.. to occupy his present post another year he
will doubtless BE- reelected to another term. MS
salary Including an allowance for drawing jurors
and mileage. amount, 10 Sl2 800 a year Judge Gallon
l. II bachelor and lives in Willow-st., near the home
Of his associate I'm the Suprom" Court Judg" william
U,y.l.it lie l. "A member Of the Brooklyn and Iiaril-
ton clul,s and Of the University club OF Ncw-iork
/ Mayor Body has not yet taken any steps TO sub
,,antiatc the allegation To which he swore In his
,,tinn for a copy OF the minutes OF testimony taken
by th. Grand Jury when witnesses were examined
i'm regard 10 the granting Of railroad franchises lie
made oath then TO tie belief that the presentment
m which the Grand jury severely ccnsir"d him and
declared that he would have been indicted II the
law n, Interpreted by the District Attorney had not
prevented WAS based upon perjurcd testimony. lie
cxpr.,scd desire to bring the pcrurcrs to Justice
Ent no steps to secure any indictments for perjury
have been taken. and the Mayor and his counsel are
mrditating a movement for eXpunginS the present
mcnt and minutes from the records Of the Grand
jury This Is not likely to be- OF much benefit TO
the Mayor. His action thus far has simply served
tn direct attention more closely to the entire sub
beet ana to show tn the pablo just what grounds
there for the crnsurc and the proposed indict
h.rnt.
\ Will Informed public man In speaking Of the
plight Of the Mayor said yesterday: II Mayor
Body proposes to proceed against any for perjury
before the Grand Jury why does he not act In the
matter No unprecedented person can read the
evidence published and believe that W. J. Gaynor
or f. II. Circuit gave any pcrjurd evidence. The
Mayor indeed took occasion to contradict Mr.. Gaynor
on point. but the rcIondcr of the latter showed
! that they wer" talking ABOUT two entirely different
matters. There Is nothing to show that Aldermen
! lIcancy and Thomas pcrured themselves, or that
President Flynn, of the Nassau Electric Company,
H.
! sci jerks. He had to squrm and twist good deal
under the questioning to which lie was subjected, and
1t took all his legal ingenuity 10 maintain the position
be took In his advice TO III" Mayor II the testimony
pcriurcd. the Mayor In the affidavit
prepared for him by the Corporation Counsel, he ought
not to be content merely with having the records
cleared of 1t by order of the court, 5ut the matter
! should be- presented to Grand Jury TO find
! indictments for perjury
The extent to which Mayor Boody Is tho mere tool
! Of The Mclaughlin machine again shown by his
action in relation TO the assessed values OF The
elevated reads Anthony Barrett, counsel and trustee
! OF the Democratic Ioliricians who behind the
Brooklyn-U Union Elevated Railroad Company and who
secured for 1t Myrtlcaye. and other routes To which
another company had prior rights, boldly invaded the
Mayors Office I'm the City Hall and ttd him to re-
tract the opinion he held IL regard to the subject
| lie accompanied tho demand with threat that II
| the Mayor did not do aS he wanted him to the ia't
that he had sought To influence the as,cssors 70 Keep
the valuation of the property of the company at 'ne
| same figures us last year woud be- used In court IN
an effort to set the assessment aside. Mayor boouy
/ weakly yielded To this, aS weakly rs 's?o,,
| Chaplin did when Jim" Shcylin deniahded
that Fire Commissioner Ennis should be rtapp@h,,,,
| both represent Boss Mclaughlin Is uhcoh-
| tested The Zig Follow us his nomi'rS
| call him. does not go often TO the Mayor rs ne
once did and make his demands. but uses ms trusted
| Icutcnants. When lac personally sought to make
| Mayor Martin kalb6esch obey his VIII hs came on
| second BEST, and the result occurred when he
visited Mayor Hunter In his Office. But they