The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-14
SUPERIOR court MEETS
Judges at Once Proceeded to Hear the
Cases On the List.
THERE WE'RE no FORMALITiES.
Large Number Of Members of the LOca
Crowded the Court Room to Wit.
ness the Opening Of the Court,
The business Transacted.

Scranton to u position OF commanding
influence and importance was taken
vest terday morning when the Superior
court met in the Federal court room on
the second floor of the postoInce build
ing.
II was the first session of the court
since the elective commissions of the
Judges went into effect. as well as its
ii, st meeting in Scranton, and 1t was
ais" of additional Importance to Scran-
torians from the fact that it was Judge
Smiths first appearance on the bench
as a Superior court judge.
So widespread was the desire to see
the new court organize that the little
court room was uncOmfOrtably crowd
ed a large number of the members of
the local bar being compelled to stand
At II O'Clock Court Crier William X.
Taylor. of Philadelphia. arose and re-
queSted all present to rise To their feet.
at the same time that the
judges of the court were about to ap-
pear BEFORE his words had died away
the door leading to the judges cham
bers opened and Judge =. +. Smith ap-
peared. He was followed closely by
Judge Howard j. Reeder. of Easton;
Judge John J. Wickham, Of Beaver:
President Judge Charles f.. Rice. of
Wilkes Barre; Judge r.. n. willard. Of
Scranton. and Judge George Il. Orlady.
of Huntingdon county, i'm the order
named. o..
Attired in Black Gowns.
The judges wore loose black gowns,
at the neck so as to display
the shirt front. After going on the
bench they stood while the court crier
asked all present who had business
with the honora BILE court to come for
H.. ha
lude completed the judges seated them
selves, with Judge Rice in the center
of the bench. Judge Willard on his right
and Judge Wickham on his left. The
seat between Judges Willard and Or
lady was vacant. Judge Beaver not
having arrived in the city in time to
in the opening of the court.
He was present at the afternoon ses-
sion.
Those who expected that there would
he some formal Speechmaking after the
opening of the court, or at least, an ad-
dress by the president judge. We're dis
appointed. No frills of any kind were
in, the court proceeding to
business as soon as crier's announce.
ment had been made. All had previous
ly subscribed to the oath of Office and
even the reading OF their commissions
was dispensed with.
Mrs. T. N. Willard. wife Of Judge
Willard, their daughter, Mrs. Everett
Warren. Mrs. A. ID. Holland and Judge
Smiths wife and two daughters We're
present at the opening of the court,
but left when the argument of cases
was begun.
The Bar Well Represented.
Among the attorneys present when
the court opened We're +. F. McGOv-
ern. of Wilkes Barre; John NJ. Garman,
of Nanticoke: II. ID. Garman. of Nanti-
coke: A. r.. Chopin, of Nanticoke:
James w. Piatt, Charles f.. Terry and
Mr. Dershimer, of Tunkhannock; c. B.
Staples. of Stroudsburg; ex-Judge Gar
rick Harding, of Wilkes Barre; ex-
G. II. Buckalew. OF
Bloomsburg: Attorney S. s. Herring. of
Wilkes Barre. and Lemuel Amerman,
l.. a. Watres, John r. Jones. Henry
n. J. Duggan. W. II. Gear
hart. A. a.. VOsburg, l.. p. Wedeman.
John y. Martin, Joseph Brown, d. ].
Reedy, c. b. Gardner, George Peck. A..
j. ColbOrn. II. G. Reynolds, F. j. Fitz-
simmons. G.. II. Soper. c. Il. Oliver. John
j. Bonner. George s. Horn, John j.
Murphy. /. II. Burns. +. l.. Hitchcock,
II. A. Knapp, Everett Warren. G. II.
Welles, j. ID. Regan. G. Battenburg, T.
p. Hoban. G. G. Donovan, M. J. Dona-
hoe. p. w. Stokes. Il. d. Fellows, John
=. Kelly, $. w. Edgar, G. p. Dawson,
c. l.. Hawley. Horace Il. Hand, c. w.
Dawson, John NJ. Harris. George p.
Watson. r. a. Zimmerman, j. G.. Nc
Askie, George SandersOn, A. A. Chase,
II. Il. Reynolds, n. f. Penman. ex-
Judge w. Fl. Jessup. J. ]. O'Neill. r. j..
q. Il. Partridge. W. +. Davis.
r. j. Burke. John NJ. Corbett. ]. T..
Burr, Joseph O'Brien. w. A. Wilcox.
II. V. Powderly. George Beale. William
II. Lewis. j. c. Vaughan. ]. A. Davis.
II. NJ. Streeter, G. s. Woodruff, James
II. Torrey and w. w. Baylor.
Going over the Line.
No sooner had 'co,.rt opened than
President Judge Rice took up the list
of nineteen cases that are down for
a hearing at this term to ascertain the
ones that will be argued.
A mol pros was entered in the follow
ing cases: Montgomery and others
against Keystone Fibre company, ap-
peal from the common pleas of Monroe
county: Mulholland against Rushbrook
Water company, appellant appeal from
the common pleas of Lackawanna
county; Montgomery and others against
Keystone Fibre company, appeal from
the common pleas of Monroe county;
Staples against the borough of Arch
bald, appellant. appeal from the COM
mon pleas of Lackawanna county.
After the list had been passed upon
the court signified its Willingness to
listen to motions for admission of at
torneys to practice in the superior
court and the following were admitted: !:
Horace T.. Hand and Henry w. Null
holland. Scranton: A. T.. Chaplin and T..
ID. Garman, Nanticoke: s. s. Herring,
Wilkes Barre. The case of Greasy e.
Wells against the Emanuel Reformed
church of Madison township and others
appellants. apepal from the common
pleas of Columbia county, was con-
tinued until the third Monday of Feb
ruary at Williamsport
Gases That We're Argued.
The first case argued was that of the
to use of Snyder against
Snyder and others. appellants. an ap-
peal from the common pleas of Luzerne
county. $. S. Herring argued for the
appeal and eX-District Attorney John
Garman against it. The only other
case argued was Chamberlain against
Lilley. appellant, an appeal from the
common pleas of Columbia county Ex-
c. r. Buckalew and Fred
lkaler made arguments in fave. ',sus-
tanning the appeal and James scarlet
and w. II. Hhawn against it.
Samuel Stevens, of this city. is pro-
thonotary of the court for this district,
and William X. Taylor, Of Philadelphia,
acts as court crier. TipStaff Daniel
Ahern. of Philadelphia, has not yet ar
rived in the city.
The court was in session yesterday
from II a. m. until II m., and from /. 30
p. m. to 3.15 p. M. Today it will meet at