The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-23
NEW WORK FORATRAINER
REsULTs or 4 HIRD TUSsLE WITH A
JUDGE EROM UP THE STiTE.

went Along, aud They Found u ~ Very
wearing Experiences Bishop's Remedy for
such Cases Applied aud Pound to Work Well.
After the third day Of It the lawyers began TO
show signs OF an unusual strain on their nerves.
They were restless and ndgcty. They could
not sit stil OH their chairs. Even their good
nature seemed to be disappearing. They no
longer INDUCED in by play or whispered jokes
TO one another. and their rctorts and rcpartces
began to take on n character OF nasty spitcful-
ness. They we're growing uglier with tho wit
nesscs and with ono another. Everything indi-
Gated that things were going badly on both sides,
that some general element Of irritation had
crept into tho case. Only the lawyer with tho
blond beard remained impcrturbod. His skin
was IA clear, his eyes as bright. his manner as
CHEEKY and good humored as when he came into
court on tho first day. Neither the blunders Of
the witnesses nor tho sharp remarks of tho
other lawyers disturbed him In tho lenst. Ie
was as far from being ratified as a polar bear in
q cold.storage warehouse.
The cause Of the trouble was the Judge. He
was from up the State, and he had been assigned
to ; old court in the city. When the lawyers on
both sides found that the case was 10 come be-
fore him., they thought it would be all right. At
the first suggestion Of postponing 1t till some
city Judge could try it, they all said Mo-" the
case was plain enough: they would try the case
s"n.rsonna. 80. -. law, ,,an ,s,ian., 100
~. ~ n.a,,a 80
- %"n,ts 49,, ~ =. =. so,,,as thorn
a. ,hirr ,hov 80 ori,o snro ~ ,hor rnnn,
more about the law In this particular branch of
practice than any Judge who was likely to try
"S" A.. as. = 49, 10. -
Therefore they were accustomed to have their
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-. ~. c.. ,hnu r,,,h , oi,r Iraro on5 so m
~. - a. ,,a,i .o,isood ,,i,h Tho WV
.h,,ns ,oro no,,n
The, wos et the s,,r, Tbov found sncedi,v
that ,bov had maao MANY, serious MISTAKE in
thoir coicrIotions Tho fire., related N thcir
nIan ~ teoning IN, .Judgc In tho background
when they started In their hrcezv civ yvov IN
rush rho caso tbrougb nv ran;d transit. tho
1rdeo from I'm ,ho state dcmonstr,,od nromntIv
and decisively that be intended 70 Keen in tho
toreoround and IN curry ont some old.fasbioncd
notions as IN the nature NJ the functions NJ a
J,doc
"yyait n bit wait n bit Z" bo said with erasnor-
,,;,g del;horation "Jat us GOO how that ia Tn
view ~ tho oXtrcme,v largo interosts ;nvo,ved
In th;s ooso lar ne no s,o,yIv and maLo suro frat
,o Nv. r;.ht"
Tb. lowvors ,ooIod NJ u. orothor &, d;sror
rho ..oxtra,,o,r - ,n,oro.tsn ;n,oI.ad .
matter NJ only S,oo Soo ar az and tboy nero
Net -, ,hou, ,srh ,nr,osa Ia,rors a,a thor Ia
No ,it;n, for .,ost;n, p,rch n, thoir ,.,v.h,o
time over 90 s,ight a mottor
"unb,n rrrntod tho chief cor,so, ,or tho
,,.;nt;g 20 tho Iooa;na I,wro, ~ 49, o,han ia
WHATS the matter with him. ybere's he como
from, y"
"uer, bo ,oon;,o nc ,oro .ool or . dave.
.h;snor., ,ho atLer in ~, a. = a;sr,un,in,
tono ~
tn o.hor ro ,,,o, .,o;u u h..
VIZ, $3.50 49, 10 Du'
ton Nth Tho aiu ~ = mn H. - maLt,~ 49,
rat ~ , bod ioh nhi,o ,ho o,hors ouIIoa
pnt tbis discovsrv about tho intontions =, tho
Judgs 10 teen In tho foregrornd fodod IN innor.
tsncs yrhon tho ann.Iina natrro ~ tha n"rt
ohara.tarist,o Sorpionaa ~ 49, - 80
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ont bv ,,t,,o noint - I.w r,;.as wa,tnnrrh NV
one Of the counsel The LAYER knew nerfcctIy
III ~. ~. 49, ~
well that an exceedingly fine distinction had
been made on that very point, and he was en-
tirely capable of following the delicate discrimi.
nation worked out in the opinion of the learned
Judge Of the Court of Appeals who had settled
It.: but he was like a fencer lust engaging in a
bout-he wanted to make a few feints just to
test his own skill and condition and to ascertain
- -. ~ ~
ment ne "ishea ne haa not done 30, 1or the
Judge from up the SLdIe, In O lumDerllR, dun
derinu wav let himself down hen vi,y IN the
Connt =, an,aoIs ana I'D n.an% IT. 'A'
This time the lawyers stared at one another
osnao
he doesn't know any law! were the words,
which, If not spoken articulately, were neyerthe-
less perceived by every lawyer on the lips Of.
every one OF his professional brethren.
The lawyer with the blond beard laughed
,h.erf,uv
"Wem t.ro - .ooo, ,,u .,ona.
he said.
.unh,r orovIod tho son;or oo,,.o, ,or .ho
kIo"iou II onio ouheoi y Ii
plaintiff. II know what 1t means to teach q
Judge law while you're trying a case"
"yaan rotrrnod cornoo, tor ,ha da,o,d.,.
ino ietuih'u 'cuno vi IL
Wen have to administer 1t to him by the
spoonful as you feed pap to a baby"
90 oIsa no &C.,, 10 o,,o % .a,,uu..o ;u
he "oh' oo quiz y asSiniia'e IT.
agreed the senior counsel for the plaintiff. And
then with gloomy faces they started in to teach
law to the Judge.
1t WAS ayen worse than their darkest antic;.
pations. In The frst place lace the Juddaes far frr1n
ss%sneciina his sbortcomine. wa inciin,ed IN I'm
ass q IA III ~