New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14
BENCH AND BAR.
GATHERED AMONG LAWYERS AMI


THE COURTS.
Some Of the law school commencemeh's VIZ 49,"
! last week and there will be graduating 49, ,-,
others soon 40 that ii large number Oh Sou"o 49,
and several young women VINO nave
,dv Of law for several years will be ready 10 oiiSi
,h,r,selves for admission 70 the bar The nuihDe'
/ 81 .r,duates OF the law schools continues u Ia
crease even more rapidly than IN prrso"S, i,tira,
though il is doubtful whcther l he @lr," Nanv OF
thr graduates have places awaiting lem s ~ ~
cihc.S Ho hnva lust finished their course OF s'niy
there remains years OF Struggling oetot '''' W
attain any hieh place al inc W."
The Court of Appeals rendered decisions last week
only In n few preferred cases. peclsl'"S mag ~
oxnoced in some important causes before the Cour'
oni,ss ts ,,ork for TIE court year. but others IN
,,rh1h arguments have been heard VIII liot peui
cIed until the close of the vacation ,reoH and
lotc division heard many arguments "a W. - "
the trial courts were al. bus.ly '''uP''"'
"1.he American Lawyer has found new editor
IN ! r. Proctor and the May num'er mas "p-
pearel somewhat bclatel. under his eli'orshp' WI.
rroctor's carly Biographical seicn's OF m'i'D''7 :"
the bar arc well known. and he has been active III
lator wears as a writer on legal subjects. IFS ue
scrlption Of men ard affairs IN the history u '"7
h.,cb and bar are marked lay Il vigorous ana
r,oturesouc STYLE Thc first number OF the maGf"-
r,o,, articcs OF interest the longest being as
cussion on the subject Of expert lrStlnlo',s, ~.
,woeD Judge Knne Of the Iowa supreme Court:
Sac and Dr A. r. Poore. who made IN answer
., ne r,ccfinc of the Union Medical Society. q
Dcvs ,,tns anp,aring I'm the magazine are gathered
Win great Industry from all parts OF the country
F,rr women and one colorcl man were among
the members Of the graduating class OF the Kent
COLLEGE Of Law IN Chicago few days ago. me
c,,icsgo LEGAL News publishes portraits OF the
young women graduates. OF the color'd man am
~ several other members Of the cas- TWO o. 'h'
young women were born in Chicago. one came from
CO, nd
~ ,hcn expcct to enter upon the practice OF IA"
,r,o lia,elv II "a less than thirty years sine" Inc
e., col,rcd man was admitted to the Chicago bar
ana he passed the examination only oc'anSe ne ~
~ ra. Spaniard Women have been admitted
TO the bar In Illinois only since more recent ''''
The Illinois Judges sometimes have hard work IN
cndeavoring - instruct the Chicago h"yorS'
Among the cases decided this month in the Ap-
ne,late Court was one In which Presiding Justice
Gary found Il difficult to tell what the case WIS
about but said: We guess II "a an aru'h 'or u"-
naid rent" The abstracts IN many cases are IN
| ,tie,ac,or, hut the Court Will not usually & be
hind them In favor ~ an appellant but VIII r ,.I
times consult the main record or N nrt re
! I'm tho abstract. In one case Justice Sh't p'iI -.
marked few days ago ms j. +" Ct II ''t -,
marans rather than for iawy,fs ,or,oy Tor Inc
paintir IS o T., 80 sentence refers 10 tho
| tvnewritten pages ~ the Judges opinion before u
| decision could he reached
Another grammatical question arose recently IN
| tho Philadelphia orphan" ''"'" oil" 80,
| over a Will in which Tho r'siiuary 's'ai" W." ~,
! 70 the testator's "sp.nstcr or unmarried niF'"'
! Among the nleccs was ono who WAS a widow. and
| bcr right 20 a snare OF the estate "as disputed.
| Two - the Judges believed that the maker ~ ne
,ip meant 20 include only those ul"-es Who wcr"
both s7'rsters and unne'tl' WIZ" . -, , spin
e,o~ uiccee and 20 these who |err Not nov 'n't
rtei even though They had boon previously
.T lf4 IA "
| 70 exclude he willow niece was ihli u li'.i"nr
or Mamie Rrad'cy s."~'ns TX. ," 1..,,'en ,,o v1ris
'hrm Isg' ~, r,yc he sane meaning IS the Cour,
was r.rrlv divided in opinion o." oWnon ~ ne
| lower court. that ho'h -i'n-.'i ..' """''' '
women were ~ "
Tho same court hrs al 60 recently rendered ~ 'i",
ION sustaining as lawful cnNliah' XIX ".'''' ''
lin, ~ money 20 erect monument AMI rnt'rn' a
r -, ,.,.,,-,,,-a ,,,. house In Fairrnouui Park
chi.uf'" P''' 80, ,,..., So, AMI a i,-r.
,.art 81 +, was 70 be expended in a memorial monn-
mont. 70 include statues or hns's ~ ieic'".f y,
Clellan, hih'''N '"''.'' a..
1870 p'r.,- ,nl p,hlrr.n Their. were 90 poe ais,
| '"''"'' 49, -.,,,.... ,,1 - Mr. smith
and the executor Of hts VIII NJ. smith cf' fo chill
| 400, or ,,her descendants Th~ Court held thai ine
| . Ill ho s,s.,,c. IA the monument Ms
for the bc,uifying md "f"rnm'n' o' ,h' '''. ANU
the other purposes were charitable The rs"' I'D
| bcqpeaih IN" residue OF me 'S."'' "'',
about SJ'"" more" IN 'T"S' t'' "' w ~
for IN" car Htin'''.fi, ..n,,sl ga. otostl.ne.l
. ", INV nov ~ INC tourt hel that th,- g q also
was valii The dissenting opinion ~ Jug, t,'s' -
| son al npi coa'"'" l'' IT, t,,..i -, =,
g.. h',, ,ir,ec vas 70 rraflfy the vanity q Mr.
! smith whose statue IN bronze was - i~ th., , !
win ii",' or me n'' - -, ,..,,r ~ l,rt.e i,f,.rs
| Saw, ar i, Judge Ferguson adds "Nh.l" those
heroes Of the wnr were nghiinK - h'i.'S =. ,.r
| country and Importing th'r w. ~ 49, 'i't.' y ,
/ Richard Smith was ll'hs UP III, - ,., ia
opflai'r g. nave MINIS '''''- "' '
name pcrpctuit"l ai'nB VIII ''''''
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The Green Tag iof '""' '''-".'. d" 80 49,
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