The evening world., 1894-07-31
EPSTEIN IS REDUtD.
Chief Judge Ehrlich Re,es to
Punish Him for Contipt
But Says His Remarks o" Fixing
the Court" We're Confptibis.
End Of a Case of Muchfmoke ana
Little Fire

Chief Justice Enrich. one City Court
today hanied jown cision denying
the motion Of Lawy.rterinan Joseph
10 punish for COZ, empf Court Lawyer
George H. Eps,ei. Jwyer Abraham
4. Joseph, Saran G2IJson and the lat
ter's husband AM on-in-Iaw. Jacob
Richman.
The motion was me because LawyQ
Epstein had In argent before Justice
Andrews. Of the Steme Court, STATED
that Lawyer AbrSm A Joseph had
secured from Mrs. oldenson 500. which,
although showins,n the face OF the
agreement that trmoney was TO retain
Herman Joseph counsel In the case,
was really reprentei 10 her to be TO
fix the Judge ofhe City Court" before
whom Mrs. Gelnson's cases against
the Boyerv a. Dry Dock Savings
Banks were trf:
After afidais In support OF and
against the uoion to compel Lawyer
Abraham 4. oseph TO return the
money were led, Justice Andrews
denied the ro,on.
! In his ohntn denying the motion
Chief Jrstre -hrlich refers TO the fact
that INEfke kNCTths III dtHs tby
motion lad cid tnat :he words used
ny IsyvIr Eostein. or the afiidaNits Of
his clienididn not inlpart either the Civ
ing or Cterln Of a bride TO any justice.
Justice Ehi!ch then says
III sy suggestion. however slight,
had hem rnde upon any record, how
ever sfndeI 10 the effect that orips
had ben gren. or even onered. 70 me
Iustic, the Court. OF its own motion,
woult max. d rigid ami searching In
yestEation and would hold accountable
: ever pcrsn uttering words Of such inn
port whetler spoken as nearSsy or not,
holding II of not the slightest conse-
nuslCe by whom or where or on what
oce sion sich words were uttered.
Rumors Of official corruption are now
abroad Whatever action mey BE- taken
b. other public servants when thus
ajsailed, but one course is open I" .
udicial stticer whose name is attacked.
b. must promptly free his character not
,nly of all accusations OF crime. bIt
sf every suspicion of evil doing. other
wise not only is his usefulness enued.
but his long or official service become
Il reproich TO himself and q curse 10 the
I The counsel defending the motion
may b. assured that II the FAIR import
of his words charged OF implied against
duct or wrongful tent he would on
held 10 answer an his plea that th{
word: We're used il another proceeh.
ing and court would be brushed aslcsA'
a forced and strained construction q
make the words cast an imputat!on e
the Court.
Justice Ehrl!rh says the language uAD
b; LAWYER EPSTEIN was insulting to III,
opposing counsel, in that II imputed l.
him willingness to commit cri1nr
and a. such is co0temptlble. but MOI
contempt of any curt other than tina
In which II was uttered.
Conc. Io;ng, Justice Enrich says III
conduct y NJ. Epstein was ciear.l
reireh@nsihle. ami deserved severe re
bUEe,
His was" he says. the opposite OF
frank and manly course. and his repeat
ing the angry words OF a disappointe
woman Clien: which he did not believe
which assailed the character of fel
low lawyer. was wrong
He ought IN justice TO himself. rende
an ample apology to the attorney un
Justly attacked"