New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-21
JUDGES REFUSED TO HEAR II
rRor-BLE OVER THE sAYLEs BAIL CASE.

RECORDER GoFF TRIED TO TRANSFER 1T TO
JUDGE COMING. THE LATTER WOULD NOT
HAVE 1T. AND THEN THE RECORDER
DECLINED TO HEAR THE cAsE-MR
GoFF's REASON FINALLY MADE
APPARENT AFTER LOT
OF MYSTERIOUS
PROCEDURE.
Recorder GofY yesterday tried to transfer the hear
ing in the matter of the forfeited bail of Henry H.
sayles the ex-Boodle Alderman, from himself TO
Judge Cowing in Part /, General Sessions but Judge
Cowing declined to take the case. He said:
II decline to entertain the motion on the ground
that # Is improperly before me. The motion was
initiated In Part before another Judge, who enter
tanned the motion and took certain steps In refer
ence thereto 1t Is therefore in an unfinished con-
di,on before him. II would not be proper for me 10
interfere"
This decision OF Judge Cowing was given to ex-
Surrogate Ransom. who appeared Tor solomon
Sayles who had put up the $4,000 forfeited bail for his
brother Henry. The bail was forfeited when Henry
skinned to Canada In 1885, solomon sayles now
wants the money. The case was first brought De-
fore Recorder Golf in General Sessions.
The Recorder listened to the arguments OF MT
Ransom and District-Atorney Fellows he ad-
iourned the hearing from time to time and yes
terday asked Mr.. Ransom to MAKE MS "o'ioI "a
Part /, General Sessions.
After Judge Cowing had given what the lawyers
called "snub to Recorder Gof Mr. Ransom we ere
hack 10 Recorder Golf. With Mr.: RANSOM WIZ
Assistant Corporation Counsel O'Neil ana Assistant
District Attorney Cnger ,<.o pooordor
Golf in his private room in the expectation OF car
rying on the arguments. one or me reasons we
Recorder had given It was learned later on Tor au-
journment that the Corporation 0ouhs S, NJ,
Should be represented The three LAWYERS had ptl o
wate hearing in the Recorders chambers ana inc
Recorder directed them to take the argument over
THIS was an unusual proceeding, but the lawyers
The lawyers then filed back to the RECORDER; ne
was bv that time sitting in Part IL. MT Eahso on
stenped up to the bench and explained 10 tne re
corder that Judge Cowing would not listen TO the
oreument Thereupon the Recorder also declined 70
hear the case. This was predcamehl none o we
lawyers had anticipated In fact the actu, % %, r,
Recorder had made IL that there was 70 court 10 y
The case Recorder Golf was the only Judge uiat
could according to legal PROCEDURE, nave }urisu'o
lion over the matter, as he had hrst heard IL. .
tion for time but finally they put their heads 10
gether and the three wrote on lhe papers tiit =,
fhev he'd by common consent adjourned the case 70
Jan,arv 10 II was rather odd that lawyers shouiu
Several reporters tried to get copy OF the stenog
ranher's minutes of the proceedings in Part III wneh
the Recorder refused to hear the case, ne
Frank Beard forbade him TO disclose the coui. 90
ords. He said the proceedings were not ma''ei VI
court record. , ~. .o,o,rorber m
make a memorandum that he recalled thaI peIoIe
his election he had served as counse Iol oo.olo' t
Sayles and therefore did not think proper 70 ~
as nudge in the matter. This was a part OF the
Memorandum the Recorder had forbidden the
O show reporters