The evening world., 1894-09-21
HOT SHOT FOR BCLTE.
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 a 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 Bit
ter TRADE by denouncing the Court and
everybody connected with 1t as 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 latters 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
t tered in that district DIST court
The complainant in the case, who had
the run in," as those who heard IT call
Il, with Justice, Bolte, was Vincent
& Co., bankers and steamship brokers,
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
colony, and until this year was fire.
quent and liberal contributor to Tam
emit. He has refused to contribute any
thing to the Wigwamites. He Is mem
Der of nearly every italian society in
formers. This is the story Of the scene
in court yesterday just as he told it to
an ''Evening World reporter.
When the city acquired a. all In the houses
of laying out a park there" he said,
'.the officials advertised for bidders for
the houses. The terms were that no
tenants would be accepted by the
month. The idea. as 1 understand 1t,
was that the houses might be torn
down at any time to make way Tor
For some of the houses I was. the
highest bidder, and at rental OF $500
ee1 Sopsd To rent the hoGses
and make money on them. Thanks to
Justice Bolte 1 am out on this month
alone over SZUO, ana altOgetner am out
$500 but If can find any law to make
him pay for 1t, will certainly avail my
self Of it.
Among the houses which 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.
"In order to establish my position, as
we'll as to recover the rent, brought
suit against the tenants In Justice
Bolte's court. The cases were set down
before him for Sept. T.
when that day came around and I
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.
well, that day came around, and
Justice Bolte was not ready. He said
he had no time then to listen. I 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
would have to be satisfied to have the
cases tried on the 18th.
Tuesday came" and Mr.. Volpe's in