New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-19

bers Of the bar and dinners have been given ss ?
Judges In several counties The act creating
Superior Court Of Pennsylvania was passed
year The new tribunal WAS intended 10 relews
supreme Court OF much VI the litigation which * |
caused delay In previous years The right Nv
peal 10 the Supreme Court was limited and rll I
classes Of litigation must end with the dec.ns;
the superior Court The provision for the ne.a |
Of the court at various cities IN the State is M.
10 the old methods when riding AZ circuit va
part OF a lawyers business and the members q N
bar followed the court from one par, OF the sac
another. Under changed conditions Of trays. a
cut riding VIII no longer be - picturesque ana
tercsting part OF "A lawyers NE as Il once ss
the Western States The new court appears y.
ever, TO have already demonstrated It's use'ulsS
Among recent interesting decisions OF the Pensys
vania courts is one sustaining a proceeding ~
punishment Tor contempt OF court OK maa saD
two occasions approached members OF gfanl w.
and attempted 10 influence them 10 indct ~
dealer and constable who had neglected 70 ~ ~
returns OF alleged liquor sellers The Court nes ~
the man who had spoken 10 the Jurors should t ~
10 answer the charge OF misde meanOr. Inc reni'
wanna Auornry-Genersl has recently rendersi -
cision In which he holds that under the fenhn.
vania statute allowing rebate on Highway nfes y
person who uses only tires OF NJ lessf icur ncHs
wide on his wagons hauling -" pclni', Tsy 10.
applied 10 farmer. some OF whose wagons ea n.s a.
weight with narrower tires. while all those sn'
bear the weight Of 1900 pounds have the WV wv
A decision unique In the proceedings 0. eO.
In the Northern States. was recently rehae'e.
Ohio On the trial OF a burglar evidence -,
offered by the prosecution that one OF U. "A.
resses owned carefully trained bloodnoeaas ,slI
on previous occasions had been tested s nss,,sry
10 follow the scent OF human racks witn "a
and success, The evidence was sdmi,tssa' .sssla
was shown by the testimony. that on Wv NV, ,,ke
after the burglary the bloodhound We" ,,r q
10 the spot where a basket filled Sl.a re tS
the stolen property had been concea!eo had
with all the indications AMI ats o. us nss tssai
gene from the spot where the basket 80 s,reei
across coal-yard and along an alley 70 he sl,.
on which the defendant lived. and aionS ssd thss
walk until 1t reached his front gate anu ,s house
gone tn the front door OF the defeniesss, Al 81
The defendant objected IL ,he aimi's ~ the az
and its tracking some ones steps 10 ms saSsl
Judge Van Pelt, who wrote the oInaiOa and 20
largely from Chambers EncyclopeiH. ,s,crse ~
cyclopedia BRITANNICA" telling OF me rnrsni al
OF boodhounds In the wars between ri ~ esp,sr
Scotland. in the Irish Rebellion. ana In ' me possI
OF runaway slaves. He even quo'eo ~"
praise OF the warrior who .,.
by willy turns and desperate eounos
The only legal decision which the Juu1pssrei u
find. was an Alabami case, but ne cons he N u
decision there rendered in this matter 70 ,S ps,us
cordance with the testimony OF history. a ~ As
history, as TO the exceptional k'ehns y, doe y
and capacity for trailing OF this variety q ed
The Judges OF Chicago have had great d''1.I
In teaching lawyers to comply with 'he ~
the court as to briefs and abstracts. se'e~. N
ments were affirmed few da"s ago nw,nlisd III
lawyers OF the appellants had nor .nn Appelsl
the rules. freSlilEs JuS.s't ''' uph0s.
Court has been one OF the most earne,ss ~ besa
Of this rule In OF his recent deGis,, vos coar
ba refers 10 the authority Of Isaiah xSN nn sd
Whom shall he teach knowledge ana For pr
he make TO understand doctrine man preces
cept must be upon precept. precep, W. ,hsre J
line upon line line upon line. here litie, sarl,y.
tie This quotation from new legal ,Sa, rep.
designed TO enforce the s ,a,emss, lawyers ~
the necessity OF filing such abstracts as W."
| Qured by the rules