New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-02
PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL SESSIONS.


PROCEEDINGS IN SPECIAL SESSIONS.
At 10 a. m the doors OF the Special Sessions
Court were thrown open. and there was rush OF
lawyers and other spectators. In hve minutes
oyorv se,t IN the court was occupied. The five
new Justices Of the court entered through prl-
,,to door and took their places the bench.
Messrs Hogan. Feiiner and Meade. the former
Justices. occupied seats jus, in front of the clerks
desk where lawyers usually Sit They had en-
tered with the crowd. and had TO push and scram-
hle 70 get I'm at all. They jostlei and
squeezed and had their tenpers ruiiied. Chiet
Clerk Theodore f. Mcdonald declared the court
opcn The new Justices were f.. t. hnsdaie'
John Uavcs william Travers jerome. +. A. Ja-
cobs and W. C. Holbrook. Mr.. Hinsdale was pre-
siding Justice. He Immediately began To READ
the rules that would govern the new court Ihis
occupied about five minutes. When he hnished
he turned to Assistant District-Attorney Ohser
and asked II ne had any business for the court
Mr. Ungcr said he had. bat asked that recess
be taken until o'clock In the afternoon
81 declare this court adj began Justice
HInsdalc. when ex-Justice Fetner stood up ana
said: 81 desire 10 say behalf OF my associates
OF the old COURT
Ran ran rap went Justice Hinsdalc's gavel.
Il wish 10 say behalf again sald MT.
Feiiner but down came the mallct again / de-
clare this court adjourned to O'CLOCK crieu
Justice Hinsdale. and he ordered the court at
,ordonts 70 do their duty The room then
cleared
4 woman who appeared to be insane created
some confusion by her hysterical behavior. and
the polIce had to remove her. James Keating
tried TO force IA written protest upon Justice
Jerome. who swept the paper off the desk 1t
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walked away.
EX-U'sTICES PRETEND TO HOLD COURT.
The former justices stopped with keating in
the Corridor OF the Criminal Courts building
and there they went through the farce or open
ing court To pass sentence upon Tnomas morn
ton "A wifebeater who was tired py JUSTICE
Hogan but not sentenced on Friday thornton,
who had been admitted to BAIL appeared with
his lawyer before the ex-justices. keatinS
called out "Oyez" "A few times and Hosan said:
II now declare this Court Of Special Sessions
open for business" The three ex-justices then
held n short consultation. and Thornton was ar
raigned before them II pronounce this man
guilty of the offence charged and the SEN
tence OF the Court is that you. Thornton. be
fined $40 or committed to the City Prison for
ten days" said Mr.. Hogan.
ION behalf OF the prisoner. refuse to pay the
fine" said the mans counsel. Mr.. McManus.
Then the prisoner stands committed, said Mr
Hogan. The three former Justices then look
Thornton TO the Tombs Prison and ordered
Warden Fallon to lock him up for ten days or
until the fine was paid.
! Warden Fallon acting on orders received
from the Commissioners of ChS rifles and Correc-
,ion refused to receive the prisoner or TO receive
the $40 fine The three ex-Justices then com
! mtted the prisoner To the keeping or MT Hogan
The constitutlonalty Of the law will be tested
In the case OF Thornton. Habeas corpus ana GER
tlorar proceedings brought yesterday by r.
j. McManus In behalf Of the prisoner, ana ne op-
tained the wrlts from Judge Stover. who is sit
! ting In Supreme Court. Chambers. II Is cnargeu
that the outgoing Justices convicted thornton OF
assault In the third degree and fined him without