New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-13
A JUDGE TAKEN TO TASK.
HIS ALLEGED JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT DISCUSSED
AT A MEETING OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION.

| HIS ALLEGED JUDICIAL, MISCONDUCT DISCUSSED
AT A MEETING OF THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
The last meeting in the old house at NO. west
| Twenty -nnth-st. held last night by the as
ISOLATION of the Bar Of the City OF New-forK Inc
association will meet hereafter in the new quarters
in Forty-third and Forty-fourth sts between Flitn
and Sixth ayes.
| The proposed amendment to the constitution
striking out the words in the courts Of record OF
| the State OF New-York" in the article providing
that no person shall be eligible for membership IN
the association until after the expiration OF TWO
years from the date OF his admission to practice
was adopted.
| The names Of thirty candidates for admission
were voted upon and the following were elected
| members OF the association: Benjamin Is Kenyon
| Louis v Booraem, Quinton Corwine Charles Ander-
son Boston, Howard Hasbrouck. Smith Lent, Isaac
~ Mills Arthur NJ. Johnson. Albert X MOORE her
bert G. Whipple william Gordon Yer Pianch'
Charles L. Bauerdorf Richard p. Lydon. Ihofnas
Fenton Taylor Percival S. Jones. Taiinadge W.
Foster. Charles p. Hallock. Charles NJ. Bleecher
William H. Harris Frederick l.. Durand Charles
II. Peck. Henry Martyr Baird. jr. Ellis b. South
worth William Samuel Johnson James W. 3
Cleland Jacob Washburn. Howard Thayer Kings
bury. Francis Dwight Dowley, Samuel r. Honey
Frederic J. AIiddebrook and Clarence NJ hyde
The Executive Committee reported that the In
vestigation into the charges against the methods
1.
that the association had jurisdiction In the case
az Mr. Bramen is not a member of the bar OF New
York bu: according TO his declaration. mem
Der OF the Massachusetts bar. 1t was recommended
that copy of the report be sent to each presldhs
Justice in New-York State TO warn them that
Bramen had not been admitted to practice mere
The report was adopted. The report OF the commit
tee on Grievances announced that In the last SIX
months charges Of delInquencies were frequent. AS
ali
ard of practice, II was proposed that charges DE
fully investigated. whether directed against "'eii'-
beers OF the association or not. and proceedings IN
stituted by the Executive Committee to secure the
punishment of offenders
The motion by f. C. Perkins that the Grievance
Committee investigate charges Of judicial miscoh-
duct against judge OF this city. which was aaoe o
the previous meeting vas the suplec, 6. PFC o
lorgod discussion. The Grievance Cornmittees re-
norted that such matter not In Its 1urisdic-
ton. Mr.. Perkins made speech au'oca.' is :Its
would empower the Grievance Committee 10 act
in such a matter. The speaker said
Judge Fltz3mons evinced MISCONDUCT towarq
me which shows his incapacity for the benrn.
was recently before him AS counsel in case wa'cn
mns Gt no haG obestrd TO questions by counsel
for the defendant and at my last 0oJ1c' th '1geg
made another objection. he would discharge tnc
jury and put the case at the the end OF ses and
the case put at the end OF the calendar q.aush;;
isr) This misconduc, on the part Of this judic;;a
ton II our rights are to be upheld"
Prolonged applause greeted the REMARKS ano
ceased only after the repeated admontion or the
chalrman's gavel James c, Carter argued ina,
the had constituted itself tribunal
To- pass Judgment on the conduct of any judicial
officer that the people OF the state constituted
the tribunal "Of course" he said, 1T IL In the
province OF the association TO move In charge
against a judge by instltutng an investigation
Mr. Washblrn rose TO remark that he also had
a grievance" against n Judge. WHOSE init:a are
the same as those Of the one mentioned already,
nj watch there was n laugh. The speaker continued
that ne had occasion TO call the attention OK this
Judge who shall be namcless. 70 the rules or
rules are for the bar-not for the bench Great
laughter greeted this.
Tbe chair ended the discussion by ruling that
the proposed amendment to the bylaws was irrsg-
ular In that IL could not be acted upon at this
meeting and Therefore was not in orler, after
which the meeting adjourned