New-York tribune., 1894-03-30
JUDGE FORBES INDIGNANT. I.
DIsPLEAsED AT THE REMOVAL OF
TAYLOR TO WATKINS.
HE DECLARES THAT 10 OTHER JUDGE HAS
THE RIGHT TO INTERFERE WHILE HE Is

HE DECLARES THAT 40 OTHER JUDGE HAS
THE RIGHT TO INTERFERE WHILE HE Is
HOLDING CouRT-THE CORNELL AFFAIR.
Ithaca. ~ Y. March 29-The Court Of oyer and
Terniner. Judge Forbes presiding, reconvened this
Morning The Grand Jury also convened Judge
rSorbes asked Dis;rictAttorney Jennings II ne had
ANYTHING TO communicate and then asked ior the
Sheriff who IS absent. Judge Forbes then sta'ei
that he had been given TO understand that certain
person committed to the county jail Tor contempt Oh
court had been removed from the jail and taken
o,,o.r 70 Vatkiue and he wanted to know by what
rlabt this had been done. The Dstrct-Attorney
stated that Judge Walter Lloyd Smith had granted
a writ OF habeas corpus in the Taylor matter anu
the Sheriff in obedience 70 the mandate' tooh lay .
lor 10 watkins and Taylor was thereupon re-
rnanded TO jal. Judge Forbes then said he wouid
l,ke IN know bv what authority another Judge IN
,errored with his court while 1t was In session lie
said: - a.,
1T Is my opinion-I may be wrong-out my uea
OF the law Is that other court can interfere WI"
another court while that court Is IN session III
This Cornell University the complications seem
IN ,bicken instead Of thin out. There ls no other
court which can tell this court what 10 do ->o"'
Mr. District-Attorncy. you VIII direct Sou' 'e
rainier 10 take transcript or the e'iueiiOe ' ~
before the Grand Jury in this case ana you VIII
file II with the clerk OF this court anu We WIN ~
see II there viii be any further interference mat
mill nrevent this court from getting at the Do''oi"
of this matter 1t seems that at every turn thken
hv th,s court TO slft this matter II Is uro'ueu
and interfered with. 1t Is my opnio' MI D''
Attorney that it Is your duty. If you nave e',ous"
evidence which leads you to believe that you W.
~ ,h.ee o,,iltv parties are, to have them arreSted
and placed In Jail -, ,hor e,a,ed that he
Icy ~, hrint, m, the Cornell matter before tic
crand Jury until this afternoon, az He ano,her
@ Consultation with the Judge ana ', aiio,',n g.,
iau,er whom he thought OF calIlns III 10 ~, is
a "a !a,er Iudge Forbes told Mr. Jennings it, tlat
W. ,hnucht he needed assistance ne mou' nr
,.,n ~ Le desired the Court Wouu ~ ais' li u "a
WV ~ go "esIst and In every way tne 'ouI&t ~ " II %
- ,niock The matter. and would De eN shaj
~ ~ us ,be result sought could De actol,piS ~, -
t,I onr. etated that In the case OF 'hot,'; te
me 94,b Y Y and 12lst |. >. u was he'd us
.ro,i,, mat court in session c0uIu ny -,
IN Nth The Judge then toId me , y, ~,
,, mai # any further witnesses ,,d snnd %
@ hying them before him. ana ne ..r1q Cn,,rt
s"er " ppiI until the room gave out iniS NouI
them TO Jan aad Win longer In this matter. and
VIII , no, ie also determined that ms cas- slall
be investigated, ara 'n"' 49,
rage OF justice -, ,,deGnitey to convene at the
y reSe ~ Court There Is no ms s,ahns ha ,he the
can 81 attitudc: he seems deteriIn,ona na nnr, ,nr
Jug tier be probed. II he has 10 ho'n oo"' io
SIX % 'cIock this afternoon ID Wv, Wv "a -,
AZ "'o oVV,Her of witnesses are awhs VI, -,
that n iDdce Forbes excused the uhnu u,m LII 'miS
Vacations lie intends to stick TO II nhtIi sUne
u untli Hp ~ pnccompllshcd He apIo,n',,hh ,he case
thing Is Az" W. "Detrlct-Attorney In the cast