New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-18

HE COMMENTS ON NEWSPAPER ATTACKS
ON HIN.
HIS ADDRESS 10 THE BAR or T'MIhIN'
cOrNTY-A COMMITTEE 10 INYEsTi-

GATE TIE MATTER
,-t, ,,or,. graduates and friends Of Cornell Uni
,,,,,,. fl, This CITY have taken tho ke-ucsf inter
90, j., tn. recent charge of Judge Forbes 20 the
Grand Jury IN the celebrated hazins case. II ~
said bv those who know Julg" Forbes thoroughly
tina, he had desire that any on" Implicated !"
tho chlorine gas affair should escape a just pen
,l,,. for the oNcn~e Put II WAS necessary. fron q
lral point o. Wow - instruct the Grand jay
that an Indictment for murder could not legally
~. found on account II the death Il IN" coioTrl
,.otoan who was poisoned by chlcrn" fas judge
Forbes his friends say. had no iut"n''o" "i iI-
rrcssiue TIC Grand jury with III" idea mat any
,,rsors connected with the hazng should Do treat
al With undue Icnicncy. bat it was his duty -
,,t. IL ,l.ar 10 tho Grand Jury that DO indi"'-
mani for murder could he found. Every one who
know, judge Forbes declares that there can be ~
doubt that his charge to the Grand Jury was
iusuir,d by concentrations CONVICTION OF "nt
and by nothing clse. All persons who nave
hoo, brought i'm contact with him and are famil-
Ca, ,,itb his upright and honorable career feel az
cured that he had desire to shield or protect
any one who might be- guilty. and no purpose to
influence the Grand Jury to do anything except its
FUN duty.
Judge Forbes male an address to the lawyers
who were in his court Friday. Persons WI"
,,.ro present in the courtroom say that he was
,.orv much in earnest displaying profound emo
lion and speaking deliberately and with marked
cnphasis lie would not allow copies OF MS re-
,oorl,s t. be taken from the official records OF IN"
court He said that his words Were Ht'hl"i
so,,l, for the bar OF the county But Judge Forbes
,a. o., many friends and Is 80 widely known that
g., l,os not seem to be improper to print mere th'
substance Of his address. ~ puhilsh'd from MUS
taken by a person who was present IN inc court
room So many newspapers have printer severe
d,,oriol ccnsurcs Of Judge Forbes, and IN" whole
case has attracted 50 much attention In all parts
y, tho country that It f. only Just to Judge Forbes
,h, ,big rcport Of his remarks and OF the proceed
nps in court should be published 1t Is taken IRON,
the report printed in THE Ncw-iork Times ana
is follows , ,....... :
! Gentlemen Of the Bar Of Tompkins Cunt: !
not prraen, AS the matter on which icci mus ,s 81
,r,, "a . member Of the bar ana Is tl'icI"t' an
nGicer 81 mis- court. When the lneSHty %. "a, u'
oS 80 - -, INDIRECTLY and. therefore. 1t Is to You
particularly that address my reh.iih ~ y, co,rt
g., heiUIe ,,rv became aware Of the fact that :.
/ serious offence was chhrsed at. ,r - consderaie
mG1aen 1i' for Grand Jury to invesiisatc hai
hI Toe cornell affair discussed. and had looked
me- h dcpre. OF crime for which the perpetrators
up He ro,lJ be- convicted. and had become con-
Wn, ,, n MD No my mind. however. When rachel
her. not 10 make any chdrg' 10 we nInnu o1i ~
Tcfor' court opened. however ! had consume ~
,t nisiric,-N attorney Jennings. ana from %hat
cicancI from the conVrsaa,oh ,hat shou1 saw
~. e h 10 this Grand jury in regard to TIE mat
ter. h,d also talk with lgn
1872, ,i,nv-your County Julge-it tlr cthci",
| ~ ,hicb I was stin more conNlh'ri thht l
sID'.. 81 40 This Grand Jury. accoTHfleE *
i''nn' r',,',,siy charged the Grand JiTy, ~ De-
I'm" ~, should be charged, IN a c'nsc.rntpuS
] H'F'i Wv, ,d lr,eVc. In a thorough auu thIEnt-
Hitci' IN view OF al the circumstances sur
t'irl INA, nan III, dcplorab.e affair.
I"'iI"HN 20 hat a Coroner jury was IN session
! ~hS AZ me responsibility In the mat ter hlt
USlhb - hampcreI because OF me rrilsal OF tt.
va hlrI'y - trs,Ify which WAS probaby because 3i
WIth'ins iea prevalent that the in'iEitora couii
me ar3sSu,,nd for murder IN any oi three degrees
r i'l. ,hof when this ide was brushed away an
h.!'1.h I'm crnn6Ifon cf affairs shown TO those who
IL knoy,c,lge Of the Ehtte' that ,nc va
nav iii he greatly helped by the Willingness oi
Jul -" - testify IN relation To the matter
WiIth'Ss.s. ,,,,v believe that every gentleman VINO
J., '1 nv charge through VIII agree that II Is
VII r.i INN rtiaL and "A necessary one under the
lin ,t,,ii,ne ~ offairs they exist mere
,r ti,,, then stated That since making the charge
- r.or the subec; OF much adverse criticism
., rho press. that he al rot object to fair crit'
, hint he did object to being loeIed by sen
.Io,,, and dirty sheet. a sheet Wn!ch had ro'
audience. but the dislike OF every honorable
man. . o.. - .r,.o Nm. vor,, ,,.,-;..
,,,c, he referred. which on Wednesday las
,shel an cGl,,.il, head i, 'CJan.Si's a. Crime.