The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-21
HOT SHOT FOR BOLTE.
Banker Volpe Denounced the Civil
Justice in His own Court
Repeatedly Adjourned His Cases
Without Apparent Good Reason.
Yesterday He Had to Attend Boss
DIVERS Sons Wedding.

The attaches of Civil Justice Herman
Bolte's Second District Court, at Centre
Market, witnessed something of scene
there yesterday, in which the Justice
himself and an irate complainant were
the principal characters. The latter
thought himself aggrieved. He COM
planned that 1t was impossible to OBJ
tain justice there, and concluded a bit
ter TRADE by denouncing the Court and
everybody connected with 1t as a gang
Of Tammany heelers, working in the in
terest of Tammany and utterly regard
less of the rights of citizens.
Justice Bolte, by the way, is the par
ticular protege of Police Justice Pat
rick Diver. and the latter's son is
clerk of the court. They are members
Of the Diver Club, as is also Lawyer
James Walsh, nephew of the ex-Warden
OF the Tombs. Both Justice Bolte and
the lawyer are said to have been two
OF the men who went before the Grand
Jury and denied that Diver, p. j., or
any one else, had offered prizes or po-
sitions for the district captain showing
the most votes for the Democratic
ticket in the last election. All of the
parties named figure to some extent in
this story, which serves in way to
tered in that district court.
The complainant in the case, who had
the run in" as those who heard 1t call
1t, with Justice Bolte. was Vincent
Nolpe, member of the firm of l.. Volpe
OF 70 Mulberry street. Although an Ital-
ian by birth he has been an American
citizen for over twenty years. He is one
of the wealthiest men in the Italian
AHA nd tnth 10 FRI
quent and liberal contributor to Tam
many clubs. Now, however, 1t is differ
ent. He has refused to contribute any
thing to the Wigwamites., He is a mem
the city, and is working with the re-
formers. This is the story of the. scene
in court yesterday just as he told 1t to
When the city acquired all the houses
around Mulberry Bend for the purpose
OF laying out a park there, he said,
the houses, The terms were that no
yearly leases would be given, but that
tenants would be accepted by the
month; The idea. as l understand It,
was that the houses might be torn
down at any time to make way for
For some of the houses I was the
highest bidder, and at rental of $500
l got them. My bidding was simply a
speculate / hoped to rent the houses
and make money on them. Thanks to
Justice BOltc 4 am out on this month
alone over 5000, and altogether am out
$500, but If l can find any law to make
him pay for 1t, will certainly avail my
self OF 1t.
Among the houses which l rented
from the city was the one at IS Null
berry street. The tenants had all agreed
to pay their rents but when rent day
came, on the first of this month, they
refused to do so. claiming that the city
owned the property.
I'm order to establish my position, as
well as to recover the rent, / brought
quit against the tenants in Justice
Bolte's court. The cases were set down
before him for Sept. Z.
when that day came around and
appeared in court l found that the
tenants had engaged Lawyer James
Walsh. a member of the Diver Club as
their counsel. However, that did not
worry me, but when Justice Bolte said
he could not try the cases that day, as
he was preparing for the Diver parade,
] was. astonished. He set the cases
down for Sept. 10.
We'll, that day came around. and
Justice Bolte was not ready. He said
he had no time then to listen / told
him that every days delay meant money
10 me, as / could easily get other ten
ants for the house. He Insisted, how
ever, that he had no time. He said I
would have to be satisfied to have the
eases tried on the 18th.
Tuesday came" and Mr.. Volpe's in