New-York tribune., 1895-06-23
FROM BENCH AND BAR.

/ FROM BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN THE
COURTS.
Tho civil and criminal courts furnished large
harc Of the most interesting news OF the last week
r, ,,roceod,rps I'm the Henry murder case. the
ss,,ence of Police Inspector Mclaughlin and the
! subsequent stay Of proceedings. the CLOSING nouns
Of the Iaidaw-S Sage trial and the large verdict oo
tanned and .he peculiar testimony IN the "H'""-
CLANCY case before Justice Lawrence were among
! the features Of the weeks history In the courts
Tho action 81 Justice Gaynor in allowing tenn
/ rorarv stay 10 Inspector Mclaughlin was accom-
panied by one of the first rulings on lhe new o,y, law
Iustice instead OF to any number Of Justices THIS
law may preyen rmnd ne 1Teq cnscs wheh have become
so great a jcandal In American courts nder me
hfs" qich ,nS induentia defendant like Wilde.
enters at once upon his ,srm rhar o me merbnd in
vogue in ths State may delay. as DR. buchanan
has done. the execution Of his sentence Tor % tnrne
cations for stays OF proceedings is one step toward
a speedy enforcement OF the law
Whatever may be the merits OF the Laidaw-Sage
controversy. the action Of Joseph H. choate IN
devoting unwearied labor and energy In behalf oi
n client whose cause he believes to be just ana
who cannot possibly remunerate him fully for the
time spent In his service has won much commen-
dation II is difficult for a poor man to fight a,
cn man bu ~ in ,nf This the best gifts Of h great
advocate lavishly expended on behalf OF
which has already become famous for the persist
ency and bitterness OF the contest
william Peet. the lawyer. who diei sulienly at
his Nassau-si office usually associated with
partners who more prominent than he In
! court proceedings. His firm had a large consulta-
tion business and he was considered an especially
wise and discreet counsellor lie had the respect
and esteem Of his associates though he was not
prominent at gatherings Of the bar. He led quiet
/ in the part Of Brooklyn. and he was mem
ber of few social or political orsanzlu2ns. s Inc
suddenness OF his death In the building in when
he and many other lawyers have their offices was was
shock to his associates and The members OF the
bar who had long known bin.
The change in the laws OF this State In reference
70 naturalization proceedings will alter the duties
Of the judges and clerks In several OF the courts.
| The Superior Court. which Las done n large part
of the naturalizing OF aliens for years. viii
hereafter DO OF IT, The Supreme Court. which
! has not In this county conducted naturalization
proceedings except in the year l"> may hereafter
! ind II necessary 10 open a naturalization bureau
/ The bulk OF the work Will however. fall upon me
Court Of Common Pleas. which In ths county taxes
/ the place OF the County Court known In otA'r
! counties Of the state Rules have been adopted In
| the Court OF Common rcls providing fCr hc
! founded on principles which have long been urged
bv LAWYERS and other citizens who careful A. 20
in the body polite vii tc valuable Application.
for citizenship must be made AZ easi two VICE." ,,s
ton proceedings conform nearly 70 other regular
acts Of Clerks wlh only a slight supervise N anl
cursory review by the judge some question , has
rules regarllne naturalization which seem 10 monty
the United States statutes. but probably MT. no At,
provision Is made for natnralzins all proper appl-
cants
The laws of 1875 are complete. but there
Will undoubtedly be the usual delay before the vol
umes containing the laws are printed Instead "f
the ten days which In come other states Is snf-
ncicnt tine fo- the publication Of The statutes
after the last one "a adopted two or three months
vii have plssed before 'he printers Viii finish The
work and tho volumes Will be issued - tho pnhIl'
/ In the mean time private printers VII phhll~h
pamphlets containing The laws fo'at.ng 10 p'r'.
lar subjects. anl an Opportunity ".4 i' given l''
the sale of ihos. pamphlets before tho NOR" leisure
pubiish~i IN two volumes AMI nln D. more nu-
, mcrous. though perhaps no NOR hN'SF nan ".
/ important rul" though som" roy "W'nl-
ments relans 70 pIocinfr h.fr s 'G"n s'2. 2pl.c o
| changes in municipal charters. the raihcaion "i
tho ofiical acts ana the appointment 81 me-" ON
cisls I'm cltics ana towns
The General Term decisions of The supreme
Court announced before fhr court TOOK fo''Ts
numbered over soy.nY-nv" Som" ~ ih' opn-
7 ions were important. an fhfc' u TIC Judges in
I some o,se4 writing opinions in several caf't 20
/ opinion was ncd ana 10 the others thor" o. snort
opinions ly 'ho Cour, no; credited 10 "rf r'ru n-
lar Judge Presiding Justice Van iirnni took part
I'm all IA. decisions ami justices o'iri,u. fuN.''
am I"ih'' ~ I'M, M ,.,r.h .nl tt, ,a,Inr -
opinions ""r' ~ iI.'' ''' .', "' ., ,,r ann,
her ~ ,,..s @uhnl,t4d - ID Among 'ho im-
per -, ,c,,r. mo com, un- a rnri - ihe
por,am' arsinr ou 81 the rf,lrntons o.; Trcas
m-er Tavl0r of south pakof,. which may he 30 '.
rontn,,cI since me surrender u his property aud
fls a. ff d.
irs o,finr y,i,h fl. I. r. of tho courts % G.r-
rraI and srcrial se.....a % considering orders ~
ci'n,inn w,a irllv,rcI a @ cr-c which has ln ore
and another phase been before ih" lower courts
several years.
The state Of Illinois which s conservativ" in
cllrr,u- 10 Oh and cluus, methods - legal pro""l-
ure has proved the most radical - IN" states IN
the adoption or partial alouiion ~ 'he Torrens s'
,oro 81 lanl transfer This systcm wa adopted long
ago in Australia ana some u the British colonies.
ana a strong agitation IN favor or II ~ "t'n
among Chicago lawyers several years "S' ~
makes the state In effect tii.c suaran'"" company
as :, transfers made under ns provisions Tn" ti "'
which are proved and registered under this -y@-
tom becoine after ih" laps. Of a few years. beyond
attack and II becomes necessary for lawyers u
search back only To- the last transfer ~ a piece "'
real estate. The state VII ay any o,' "h,h i,nF
follow from the imp"rfec'lon oi IN" uu. ,.'r n n
tate lawyers and title guarantee COMPANIES w'l De-
subject sorn" loss Of Income II such a IA" ~ rhl
rei into effect but the saving 10 prop"r'y-own"r
viii be large That title guarantee coinpani'- are
clahle loss for successive years shows that Ht'l'
risk would be incurred bv the STATE. \ proio'a, L 10
/ adopt the Torrens system would. few years ago
have " stronger opposition among
lawyers than may be expected AT present "a many
busy members OF the bar now send clients 10 me
title guarantee companies and larg" prop32tit t2. -,
OF transfers are made through them. tn" Illinois
statute is not compulsory but allows IN" adoption
OF the system In any county upon the majority vote
Of the czons
The permissivc system Of land transfers under a
method similar 10 that adopted In the British col
ones has been In effect IN England for n short Tim"
but few Transfers have bect mad" under H. An ~
tempt is now made to adopt compulsory system
but solicitors have opposed the plan. ana ~ a re-
cent meeting resolutions HRanst the hn Wri'
. adopted bv ~ committee OF prominent lawyers -
jecons made TO many OF the provisions "i 'il'
act especially for iis fnurr protect the Interest
of rersons rrhtfuly possessing property transferred
and properly 10 provide for compensation Tor 'ilm