The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-31
MR.. GOFF'S CHARGES
HOW THE EXPENSES OF NEW YORK
COURTS ARE sWELLED.
Political Lcechcs ON the Pay Roll Who
Never work-Counter-Ch by
Judge C0winE, Tnmmanyite.

bill. was late in beginning work All of
the Judges of the general sessions had been
summoned as witnesses. Recorder Golf
told the committee of neglect of duty on
the part OF court attaches. which to his
mind constituted reason why there should
be reorganization.
There are men in this room to-day"
said the recorder who are on the pay
roll as court officers. but who have not rem
dered to the State dollars worth of duty.
One Of them Ia Patrick DAILY He sits
there. He is the head porter in the Man
haitian Beach Hotel and his time is de-
voted to that work. Another, Mr.. Mcclure,
over there, has entirely too much outside
business to be a court attendant. / be-
leve Chief Clerk John +. Carroll should
be supplanted by a man of dlffernt type.
He is very active politician and believe
that civil-service rules should hold in this
matter, believe that If efficiency and
length of service were properly awarded
Mr.. Edward Hall, one of the deputy clerks,
who has served for twenty years, would be
the chief clerk" The Recorder then told
how he had tried TO get the other judges
to let him remove MIR. Carroll and appoint
some one in his place. but had found them
united in their opposition.
Judge Cowing knows" began the Re-
coder
Hold on" said Judge Cowing, don't
use my name"
Judge cowing knows that he made
movals 70 make room for Tammany Hall
men," continued the Recorder.
THAT IS false" cried Judge Cowing. 1T
Is false and he knows it,
Why, continued the Recorder, '.there
Is Captain Curry. of the court attendants.
who was a Republican and joined Tam
many Hall when Judge Cowing appointed
him
That is not 49," cried Captain Curry.
1T is not so, and the Captain raised his
finger warningly at the Recorder.
wor AND the 3e sbed e a
is not 20, cried Captain Curry. third time.
IT have been q Democrat all my life.'
Again there was clapping of hands and
stamping OF feet throughout the court
room. Senator o'Conner raped for order
stration occurs shall clear the room in
stantiy of all except witnesses and re-
The Recorder said that he himself did
not want to have the appointment, but
was satisfied II the Mayor or the Gov
Does either of the other judges care to
put any questions to the Recorder while
he is on the stand?'' asked Senator OCon-
81 certainly do not" cried Judge Cow
lower tone. II have not spoken to him in
three weeks. This is the first time that
have heard anything SO disgraceful in this
the honor to be. q judge here. have no
questions to put but I wish to be heard
I .aa neoy aee gssel fe at 2o
o'clock, and Judge Cowing was sworn and
took his place In the witness chair. He
began by telling what his official position
was and how long he had served. He said:
Gentlemen of the committee, l have not
come here to drag down my own court nor
to besmirch my own men, Until within the
past three months our honorable court has
however, have heard vague rumors of ir-
regulsrities in this court" Judge Cowing
the gudse e eow hn bill Iho and
have been elected to the Supreme Court
and DIS should IL, haye after taking my seat, sent
about one-third and taking from my fellow
justices all Of their rights and prerogatives
We are not under OATH" said Senator
O'Connor.
II will not pause for a reply retorted
the Judge. II know that the English Ian
guage is inadequate for you to properly
characterize such conduct" He then took
Cor bill.
The chairman asked: 'Does it give the
Why. certainly it does. OF course, it
goes. why, there is an item of 81 900 year
i - f d u the amount sought by him That
otce free Il gives US our offices free Why
ne does not have to rent ~
Inc next question taken up by Judge
Cowing was the n after of the chief Justice
II, naturally, am Chief Justice here he
said, by reason of my long service. 4 have
been here for seventeen years. The re-
weeks. II am the Chief Justice and / was
SO ,n az en- by my associates; Remember.
Justice until YOU gentlemen see fit to make
new one--and onesI may say, which We
Worthy Than ans perhaps you ne viii II make make
him the Chief Justice. But, doubt it,
t mny ne y not ars even bas jdg actually
recorder is not judge. Now, the flea of
your appointing man who is not lawyer
justiceship OF this court is, to me- absurd.
] have. ] think. said enough on that sub
Tammany Hall. but is that 4 matter OF
which to be ashamed 1 received the unan>
dependent man and l VIII not let any
politics. interfere in any way with my
Judge Cowing said that he was very sorry
that Recorder Goff had been so unfair and
unjust to the employees this morning. He
mentioned. and showed how one. whom the
recorder had mentioned as not attending to
few months. after fifteen years of service
Another had served for sixteen years. and
sny e y snr
rules to govern this court, said the Judge
why. the court Of criminal procedure is
As for other rules for our especial USE We we.
the judges of this court have talked that
matter over long before Mr.. Golf was ever
thought of as recorder
Judge Cowing gave his version of the
meeting Of the Judges and recorder last
January. He said the recorder drew
paper from his pocket and said: well
how about these appointments. / want
to appoint a chief clerk
II said to him. said Judge Cowing, :" mo
one Judge can appoint him. The law says
he must be appointed BY the recorder city
judges and both judges OF General SEES
sioDs'
Well said the recorder If you won't
give him to me Ill go to Albany where /
have influence and get all the appoint
Oh said I, that sounds like a threat
oh, we will go slowly in this thing
At this point Recorder Goff addressing
the committee, said he had heard of the
very serious turn that Judge Marines
illness had taken and suggested that the
Judge Fitzgerald rose while the Recorder
was speaking and said that he had Just
heard that Judge MARITIME was dead The
committee at once took recess
The committee called to order again
at $50 o'clock. Recorder Con- arose and
addressing the committee, said: ut is with
the deepest pain that / learn that the re-
port of Judge Marines death has been yeri-
fed. / regret deeply the feelings of nm 4
pleasantnes which have come between Judge
MARITIME and myself OF late, but in spite of
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