New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-06
HIS GAVEL DOES NOT STOP HER.
MRS FINN BREAKS LOOSE ~ \ TRADE OF ABUSE
AGAINST JUSTICE LAWRENCE. AND ALL
HIS INCONSISTENCIES FAIL TO
err
AWE HER INTO SILENCE.

AGAINST JUSTICE LAWRENCE. ANp ALL
HIS REMoNsTRANCEs FAIL To
AWE HER INTO SILENCE.
Ms Margaret Finn Of No $50 East Fifty-fourth-
st. an Irish woman. about fifty years old. caused
considerable trouble as well amusement In
Special Term Part VI. OF the Supreme Court yeser-
day She evidently did not have much respect for
courts for she repeatedly rebuked Justice Law
renee for the way in which tn, case on trial was be-
ing conducted.
Mrs Finn and her husband Peter Finn. are plain
lifts IN a suit against Jane Duffy and the Greenwich
Savings Bank TO recover $1,000 deposited In the
bank The plaintiffs allcge that Oh August i. lh'2
Nargaret Finn delivered the sum OF 81 900 belonging
TO her to her sister, Jane Duffy. and that the latter
deposited the money in the Greenwich Savings Bank
In her own name. Mrs. Finn says thar on Septem-
Der following she called at the bank FOR the puI
pose Of Withdrawing the money on the ground that
If was deposited in the name Of Jane Duny Mrs.
Finn testified yesterday that the reason she per
mitted the money to be deposited in Jane Dufy's
name was that she did not wish her boys 10 get
"a hold" OF 1t or know that she had the money.
on cross-examinatlon by Thomas f. Murtha Mrs.
Finn broke on, several times and denounced Justice
Lawrence and Mr. Murtha. calling the former "a
white haired old div!" and the latter a l!ar. She
had TO be forciby put out OF the building.
Where did you have the money before you put 1t
in the bank .,....,.. ..o,.,., A.. v
let me see your banKbooks.'
II won't. you liar exclaimed Mrs. Finn
you must" said Justice Lawrence. ~
you're not trying this right. no you're not
exclaimed Mrs Finn turning around on Justice
Lawrence. a,
II will send this case TO the bottom OF the
calendar" said Justice Lawrence, addressing Com
missioner Charles Strauss
What do ! about your calendar things, sure
Won should do right by me. and II yez had any no.
bili;y of honesty In yez yez give me me money
said Mrs. Finn.
Mr. Strauss arose and SAID. Mrs. rim, won YOU
let me see the booksY
mo won't; get out with yez
Don't you know me. ! am your lawyer
81 niver saw the likes OF you IN my loife."
Mrs Finn finally surrendered the bankbooks put
pointed TO Mr. Murtha and exclaimed. Look out
for that man. ! don't like him. he looks bad.
don't Ike him at all, at all" ,.,- -... ,,.o,,,.
Have you ever had any trouble with your head?
IL have had pains In my head 49,,
She then began nutterlng, and MI Murthh Hsh""'
Cant you understand English do you want me to
take "A pair OF pinchers and twist II into you?
about the pains In her head. Mrs. Finn exclaimed.
You are crazy; you are all crazy
Justice Lawrence raped on his desk with II gaVel
and Mrs Finn exclaimed stop that stop '""''
Justice Lawrence again brought the gaye down
on his desk and Mrs. Finn fairly shouted. stop.
d diSR don't rap my "e"a' you "",,e-"@'''u 0"'
Justice Lawrence ordered n court officer TO remove
Mrs Finn, who exclaimed. Get away with yez; !
will have me say, YOU. The officer removed her
from the witness chair and escorted her out OF the
Jane Dury denied that the money was given to her
nv Mrs Finn to deposit and said that the money
was her own. Mr. Strauss said that Justice Law
renee had shown great patience and had treated
Mrs Finn with great consideration under the cir
cumstances Miss Duffy testified that the 1900 de-
posited by her In the Greenwich Bank was her own
money. that she had saved during the last thirty
Decision was reserved.