The evening world., 1894-09-04
IN The new COURT.
Col. Fellows Opened Part L, Cen
eral Sessions, with a Speech.
Grand Jury Roll Call the First
Business Transacted.
Date for the Formal Dedication Not
Yet Fixed.

The new Criminal Court-House filled
up early this morning with lawyers and
sightseers and busy court officials and
city employees They wandered around
In the corridors and poked their heads
into the sacred precincts Of the Judges
private chambers, and got into rooms
that they didn't know how to get out OF
again. Everybody was lost in the new
building, and each was asking the other
how to get somewhere. the locality Of
which the other had not the slightest
idea.
At 1880 o'clock batch OF thirtythree
prisoners were marched across the
Bridge OF Signs" over Franklin street
from the Tombs to the new Criminal
Court House and locked up In the prs-
oners' pen at the Court House end OF
OF prisoners to make the trip which for
many years to come Will be taken by
criminals OF all sorts and conditions.
They were In couples.handcuffed to-
negro, James Johnson, accused of as
sauh. and Raphael Arejino, also ac-
cused OF assault. The prisoners were
Burke, Murray, Brown and Kelly.
At ii O'Clock the courtroom OF Part
l. OF the Court OF General Sessions had
filled up, with those lawyers who had
succeeded In finding 1t. Among them
were nearly all who have become famous
In the practice OF criminal law In this
city, and many who have grown white
firms were represented. Together with
the Grand Jurymen yet to be sworn In
and "a favored few spectators, they filled
the large room
officers called for silence and hats
off," and then Recorder Smyth and
Judges Cowing, MARITIME and Fitzgerald
i G%ss@ 'e eSam be Distret.A5torney
Fellows followed them and took his
place In front of the bench. surrounded
by his assistants, Davis. Mcintyre. Bat
tie, Lindsay and Townsend.
As soon as court was opened District
Attorney. Fellows rose and addressed
the four Judges. He said
,, %Yomr Hopors It + 'proper in my
building sue h as this. which is destined
perhaps to be the scene OF the criminal
business OF this county for a century to
held. but But Il Is impossible that such
ceremonies should, take place to-day.
There are certain formalitles which are
not vet CONSISTED ana which ere Ire nee nee
Which TT It is 10 be be Used. At that time
there viii be formal and appropriate
Col. Fellows asked that the Judges and
juryInen would excuse any confusion In
the court proceedings during the next
few days as the papers and records in
the District Attorneys office were still
in a mixed up state, owing 10 their re-
movai TO the new building.
Recorder Smyth rose to reply to Col
Fellows lie SAID that he agreed with
all that the Dist riot Attorney had said
and that he hopei when the proper time
should arrive there would be formal
and impressive dediCatory ceremonies, in
which the Mayor. the Supreme Court
Judges and other Judges would honor
the occasion by their presence.
Judges MARITIME. Cowing and Fitzgerald
then left the courtroom and the roll Of
the Grand Jury for the September term
was called this being the first real court
business ever transacted In the new
building.
The first lawyers fee to be paid In the
new building was handed to Emanuel
Friend OF the firm OF Friend & House,
by ex-Sergt. OF Police James w. Jordan,
In Part ]. OF General Sessions. imme-
diately after the Grand Jury roll was
called. Mr.. Friend promptly invited a
few friends across the street and
Cracked Il bottle"