New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-21
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AND IN
THE COURTS.

There was for instance. the expert IN manu-
writing Two men, the most prominent IN the'r pro-
fess.on were witnesses whose testimony "ds AS
,orad N an she same day before the same jury
one OF them swore positively that certain "oru'
were written by an accused man, whhe 'ie o'','i
swore az positively that they were not written d!
him. The expert physician and the expert
chemist have filled the pages Of the stenosraphers
minutes in one noted criminal case WITH earheu
dissertations which prove conclus'vely the truth OF
several opposing opinions. a hypothetca question
leads one wltneSS 10 tne rbii@ another be-
eves by the same testimony. that death may have
Senie; ea.are to rerforming certain tests
given time which other experts declare canine,
possibly be performed in that period Inc eXpsla
s5me a tbe men Of experience in that branch of
business think that a payment Of Re" hnndreS "a
stage managers while another believes that az
many thousand dollars would he reasonable com
and more the subject Of criticism and some of the
courts have declared that was OF niue praS,cai
value In settling disputes where experts Drought on
both sides of the case have conflicting OPINIONS on
week does not make tina; opinion seem nnreasonao'e'
The nominations at St. Louis are OF some especial
interest TO lawyers both of the candidates belong
to their profession. In recent years almost every
President elected has been either lawyer or DIS
tingulshel military man. In several cases Doth or
4 the candidates on the ticket were members OF the
bar. This fact. taken with the record OF me large
proportion Of lawyers in the Cabinet and both
houses Of Congress points out to me @sPring y0ng
of the United States some day" that the road To
P2c on pr hd ba Wh n9S this may NOT be the
moving impulse toward the esai pr9 b On , eny
schools were never prolific in graduates as they
have been this year.
The opinion Of Justice Beekman in whicn he de-
clares that person is not exempt from jury duty
because he has legal residence elsewhere providing
that he dwens in the city Of New-York for the
greater part Of the time between October and Juno
20 sets forth clearly the duty OF i citizen Many
6s p,c eH Of Sf fe to SC oR Of he city in the
summer. and declaring that TO be their Iesa uTii
in the same manner aithonsh the man may nay nrofn
ton Of the community when ne , is GiM nr Sav
juror or taxpayer. rev Jurors nav
lion hut If the present proceeding should be carried
TO a higher tribunal there might he sun NOR
Gufy OF a man whose legal residence Is elsewhere,
although he dwells in the city a large part "a ''e
year.
Among the Items Of appropriation which passea
Congress just before rs Adjournment was one OF
$4,000 for changes in the United States Postoihce
and Courthouse IN this city. The plans for the
changes which affect principally the courts ana the
law library have already been made Some Oh the
courtrooms extending stories In height. are uh-
necessarily lofty ana the acoustic P6oPeri a be
reduced height by flooring oyer me seco niii
f b 81 Sp" secreG The rooms Occupied now by ne
United States Court Of Appeals Will be made par
The additional thus secured VIII enable DOCKS
70 be stored WITH greater n conrroon, space
will be among the most valuable results OF ne tN-
penditure Of the money appropriated DE congress
The formation Of an Austin Abbott Law Club,
which was finished last week. Is a deserved recog-
milton OF the worl. Of OF the ab.est law teach.
ers in the city Of New-York While the alumni OF
the University Law school will take an especla.l IN.
teres in the club gradnSIe' OF 0.ner ny yT Law
School will be admitted to membership Ihere WI
be social features connected with the work OF the
Club and questions of interest to lawyers and law
| students Will be discussed
The Pennsylvania Bar Association will hold It's
second annual meeting at Bedford Springs on july
S and 9 Samuel Dickson is president Of the associa-
ton and he will read an address at the opening OF
the meeting DELEGATES will be elected 10 the Amer
team Bar Association, and amendments to the by
laws Of the association will be considered Al
ImIy tv cortland parker. OF New-Jersey; by :.
p Wolvcrton William y. Rodgers and Professor
ON mem the evening Of July and among those who are
assigned TO answer toars are irnTr Is Pamcr
William L. Brewer. II. /. Walton and {. La Fue
Munsen.
Associate Justice II. Il. Brown. OF the Supreme
| Court who was recently the guest OF the chicago
Bar Association made an interesting address at the
annual dinner of the Northwestern Law school
| Alumni! Association. His topic was "The Relation
~ tho Bar 70 the Court" His advice was especially
directed toward informing lawyers as TO their con
duct before the appellate courts lie recommended
that lawyers be brief, and not take up the time or
| the court in reading long citations from books In
the Supreme Court Of the United States. he saH'
| LAWYERS o, note seldom came into the court with
law books but presented their points briefly. win
references to the authorities present the butt OF
your case first" was part OF his advice That U.s.
tel the Court Ts Th2t o o Ta@ an" So inea @
ment" one Of the guests In speech delivered ater
Of the Supreme Court adopted the plan recommend
ed by Justice Brown 10 lawyers IN presenting tnt NJ.
/ castS a great improvement; would be made IN me
work of the supreme Court BESIDES ne Norm i
western Law School other chicago Jaw schPois nave
held graduation exercises recently In the grad
uating class OF the Chicago Law school were ioni
Class Class Of rs students Another Miss Carlen. made
one the speeches at the dinner OF the school ana
a third is eaid be the youngest woman ever ad-
who have been graduated from the same college
present at the dinner. Some or them nave
! been successful In practice.
"The American Law Review contains IN It's cur
rent number an entertaining article by Henry G.
| Merwtn on "Old NewEngland Lawyers" Many
! interesting anecdotes are gathered Of lawyers who
practised in the early part OF the century. Inc ne
view" contains in the number address on
THE Status and Tendencies Of the Dartmouth Col
! lege Case" delivered by Alfred Russell before the
Grafton and Coos Bar Association Of New-Hamp-
Ing The association before which it delivered
gathers together in the course OF the year coec,
ton OF interesting atur'Sres 49, "Ioe 49,
! Of the members see copies of H. Much learning Is
! shown in the article Of J. f.. r. Stevens The
Great Seal of England in the same number Of The
| Review.
| The number Of judges to be elected in Ohio this
fall is unusually large. Thirty-one Common Pleas
! Judges are to be chosen, and also member of
the Supreme Court one Judge OF the Superior Court
o, Cincinnati and eight Circuit Judges. There Will
probably be no difficulty IN securing candidates in
spite Of the fact that two Of the Common Pleas
Judges OF Hamilton County have Informed the com
rnitee Of the bar that they not candidates for
a denomination. The Judges receive comparatively