The evening world., 1894-02-06
STINER GOT ANGRY.
He Thinks He and the Other
Justices Are Sadly Abused.
Calls Dr.. Parkhurst a Crank and
Defends His Colleagues.
Incidentally He Helps G%oldfoglc In
Clearing His Calendar.

The exposure made by 1.-THE Evening
World" of the loose methods In vogue
In the civil courts OF this city has had
a salutary effect. Evils are being hur-
riedly remedied, and the Justices are
rushing things so as to get their caleh-
dars clea- and make as good a showing
as possible.
In the Eighth District Civil Court,
which has jurisdiction over the SIX
teenth md Twentieth Wards. the court
is at 200 West Twenty-second street.
The Justice is Joseph II. Stiner, h
has something of a reputation as n police
court lawyer. Some idea Of Justice
Stiner's calibre can be CLEANED from II
speech he made from the bench yester-
day when DR.. Parkhurst's Society,
through a tenant, made complaint
against tie landlord of an alleged dis
orderly house in West Fortieth street.
II want 1t distinctly understood said
the Justice, and / want 1t recorded, not
only in the minutes of this court. but In
the columns of the newspapers. that |
do not consider this Parkhurst Society
a society for the prevention or crime.
ON the contrary, / look upon 1t as IA
society for the propagation or cranks'
and. with all due respect. think pr;
fHTknuTSl IL eidihs 'S -
whatever In dismissing this complaint. ,
Although he holds court only twice
each week-on Tuesdays and Fridays
every morning at 9 o'clock. and remains
there until 6 o'clock In the afternoon.
He says Tuesdays and Fridays are, his
trial" days, n Mondays Wednesdays
There are to-day about, eighty. cases
pending in Justice Stiner's court. Mr.:
Stiner had the distinguished honor of
|H al L.. V- 49, xFagtn fI ~ A
Justice Goidfogle, smarting under the
charges made by THE Evening World
sent for Justice Stiner yesterday to help
him dispose of the cases that had piled
up in the Clinton Street Court. Mr..
Goldfogle held court downstairs. while
Mr.. Stiner presided In n room above.
made by 1.-THE Evening World and was
loud In the defense of his colleagues
on the bench. They are. according to
MT; stiner; a rem Th h nn a,
evils Of any kind in the civil courts, and
Mr.. StiDer cannot understand why so
many citizens complain of the methods
The Ninth District Court, which has
Jurisdiction over the large part of the
dred and WV T]%e nj ii E street 1"t Justice ,' |
Joseph p. Fallon. who presides there,
a a law office at 49, Nassau street.
Tne MINI Is the Harlem court, ana mas
the most gorgeous apartments In the
new Harlem Court-Housc. There IL not
3 better equipped civil court In New
York h this. from point of location
and conveniences.
Justice Fallon holds court but twice
each week, On Tuesdays n Fridays.
and now has $50 cases on the calendar.
Attorneys who practise in the Ninth
consider Justice Fallon slow and easy
going. His court IL so slow that the
waiting lawyers sometimes get impatient
n cave without getting a hearing.
Hundred and Fifty-eighth street and
Annexed District.
Willlem G. McCrea, an attorney at 81
Chambers street. Is the Justice there.
He has fewer cases to adjudicate thar
any other of the District Cour Justices,
most of the residents of the Twenty
third and Twenty-fourth wards owning
their own homes. Consequently dis
possess cases are rare.
The Eleventh District Civil Court,
which completes the list OF civil courts
in New York, has jurisdiction over the
Twenty-seCond Ward and a part of the
Twenty-frst Ward. and Is at 9l9 Eighth
avenue
Justice James A. O'GOrman. who pre-
sides over this court, has n law office at
205 Broadway. There are about eighty
cases now pending in Justice O'Gorman's
court. and like other uptown district
courts, things move slowly. This may be
luz to n scarcity of business. Justice
O'Gorman holds court three times "a
week.