The evening world., 1894-07-05
$500 TO FIX A JUDGE.
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Lawyer Evstein's Startling Charge
in Supreme Court.
Mrs Go!densen's hgl en- mt with
Lawyer Abraham Joseph.
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She Seeks to Recover the Amount
Decision Reserved.

Lawyer George II. Epstein, in the
supreme Court, to-day. charged that
Lawyer Abraham 4. Joseph lad secured
$500 from Mrs. Sarah Gollansen, on q
pretext that 1t was t. Tx" y Judge Of
the city Court, before when she had
certain lawsuits pending.
Tic statement came cut upon the
argument or 4 motion riade BY Lawyer
Epstein, IN behalf OF Mrs. Gslierseu, to
coinpel Lawyer Joseph to pay over to
her Ss2s.
Mrs. Gollenscn had two suits pending
In The city Ccul: against the EoNcry
and Dry Dock Savings Banks. Both
the cults were successful, and Mrs
Goldenscn secured verdicts amounting
to s2,7l5.
Lawyer Joseph acted as her attorney
IN these. suits. and. It Is alleged rc-
tanned Si,QsS for his Qyv, services and
dishrrscnlents In the actiotS.
MS. Goldenseu, said that Joseph had
retained 500 more than ne was entitled
to.
Lawyer Joseph get up the defense that
there wac $500 to be deducted from the
that If ANYTHING was stlil due her. It
was but ti2p. The $50, Lawye;. JOSEPH
said, was covered by an agreement with
Mrs. Go'denser by whirh she was to
,,
Herman Joseph. gs council IN the trial
OF the acti3nss. lie produced the agree
re'it. which, he alleged. had h, en- slsncd
e. be entitled to tie balance Of siS9 fog
| his services
II repl! to Lawyer Joaepi's arsumeLt,
Lawyer Epstein stated that Will the
to be an agreement 10 engage Herman
Joseph as counsel, II NAs rs matter OF
fact very different.
..r " ,!Y, Hon 90 aail La0yer Elste'n,
that II siie wished to Rave any hope ~
Tiuu!ng her cases III the Cry Court she
would have to pay $500 10 pe Given TO the
1T was for that Yurpoae she paid Ia,
/ Juaeph."
| LAWYER Epstein wanted time TO ~,
his Statements, which Justice Andrew
granted.
! lawyer Joseph dsli9J that there WI.
! any truth Ia Lawyer i1pstein's charger
| rCs arved teriS!ur.
| Although AIRS. Go'deGsen's suits were
oriSinally brought aEaiEst the tower,
"a ngs Rarl. and the Dry Dock SAY.
| irga Bank. the Court ordered thai VIA
| IAN y Hoes. Public Admi,litrato tor, wi,
hi;u rharse OF the estate Vi John MsiN il,
who assigned the money u MIS- Goideu-
| sen, should be substituted as lcfenda u t.
The re 'Urdu on file in the Office OF
the Clerk Of the city Court show that
both cases were tried by chief judge
Enrich. His decision in each suit p az
In favo" Of Mrs. ColueNsen.
The iagta show that Jo,ln Melvin. IL
April, 1892 being ID. assigned to Mrs.
| Guldenacn the moneys he had On deposit
| in the two banks mentioned. He grew
worse and was removed to Bellevue and
| later 20 Wards Island Hospital, where
! he died May Il, 1893.
| After making Il demand Oh the banks
| for the money and being refused, Mrs.
| C"iisuSer """"n tho eU''s
Judge lIhrlich's decisions are dated
Anr'l II. 1884, and he decides in taVOr OF
Mrs. Goldensen. both as regards the
! Bindings OF fact" and the"fndines oI
law" He could not be found to-day
and iE the Chambers OF IT, City Court
! Judges II w"a said he had not been
downtown to-day.
/ An"r;venirg , orld' reporter called al
Lawyer .Ioseph's office. 273 Broadway
! this afternoon TO inquire II he had any
! explanation to give. which was no;
| made IN court, of the charges against
| him.
| II was said a. his office that he had
gone to the seashore and would not
return 10 the CITY today.
| Lawyer Epstein refused to add any
thing TO what he sail in eur. beyond
saying: Until I submit the atil,vi.s OF
my Client in support of the charges e
Justice Andrews, ! do not htink | should
discuss the matter for publication"