The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-02-28
NOTES OF LEGAL EVENTS.

United States Supreme Court on the character
and career of Chief Justice Marshall. The
ability OF that great jurlst is recognized when.
ever his name IL mentioned. but tho speaker
called attention also TO Marshall's remarkable
industry as . judge. While Marshall was .
member OF the Supreme Court 1.lo6 opinions
wero fled in that tribunal. and OF these nearly
one-half were written by tho Chief Justice.
None of the subsequent opinions Of that
court" said Mr. Justice Brown at It.aca. 'can
compare with his in lucldlty OF statement.
breadth Of argument, and directness of pur-
pose. Indeed. he was not merely the expounder
OF the Constitution. but virtually the creator Of
that branch of legal training known a. con-
stitutional law" Very few csses are cited as
authorities In Msrshall's opinions. and Of
course In his time there were scarcely any that
could be cited as procedents in constituting the
Constitution. Marshall's military career IL
usually lost sight OF. In the light Of his FAME
As . lawyer, but he served with distinction as
an ofIcer Of the American army during the
greater part Of the Revolution.
On Wednesday tho State Senate of Con-
~nectiout appointed Charles d. Andrews Chief
Justice and David Torrance Judge Of the Su-
prone Court of that State. and Frederic b.
Hall. Samuel o. Prentice. John NJ. Tbayer. and
silas A. Robinson Judges Of tho Superior
Court. These are all rosppointmcnts. and are
made for terms OF eight years upon the nom
instion Of the Governor. There are i've NOM
bers Of tho Connecticut Supreme Court In all.
who are also Judges Of the Superior Court, and
there are eight additional Superior Court
Judges who do not sit tn tho Supreme Court.
Tho salaries In the Supreme Court are "a. 500
for the Chief Justice and 4.ovo apiece for his
associates. There 70 . constitutional limita-
ton 40 TO ago similar to that In New York.
which disoualiHes the Supreme Court Judges
from judicial service after attaining the age OF
seventy. Chief Justice Andrews was born in
1884 10 Massachusetts,. Is a graduate OF Am
herst College. VA, Governor Of Connecticut
In 1879. was appointed . Judge OF the Superior
Court in 1882. and was promoted TO his pres
emit position In 1880.
The carolcssness with which divorce cases
arc prepared for trial in this city was Justly
criticised on Wednesday by Justice Abraham
II. Lawrence. who denied applications for judg-
mont In . number Of undo landed matrin Oh On al
actions, on the ground that the proof offered
was utterly insufficient to Identify the defend
ant As tie person seen by the witnesses under
~ees tending TO show that he or she
had been guilty OF marital infdelity. It Is gen.
orally only on tie adjourned hearing of these
cases that any attempt at Identification 10
made. and even then too much rsliance 10 apt
IN DO placed upon photographs. which OF them
selves ought rarely tn b. accepted as sufficient.
Ju tice Lawrence declared that only about one
divorce case In ton was so prepared as to con-
nect the defendant with the offence proved.
One Of the most prominent members Of tho
Rocklsnd county bar Is Irving Brown Of Hav-
erstraw. An application was ~recsntly made 70
Mr.. Justice Gaynor In Brooklyn to compel Mr..
Brown to Day over certain moneys belonging to
an estate In the town Of Ramapo, which, 10
was allcs ed. he had unlAwfully retained: and
In granting the motion Justice Gaynor COM
mented with considerable severity on the law
yer's conduct In Withholding the amount,
which the Justice ordered to DO pail over TO tho
claimant Feeling aggrievsd at the rebukc,
Mr.. Brown asked tho Grand Jury of RocklAnd
county to inquire into the matter aud zee
whether he had been guilty of any wrong: and
on Friday the Grand Jury made n prosentment
70 tho County Court at New City declaring
that he performed his duties in thu litigation
attending tho settlement OF the estate In ques-
tion with marked ability. rare tact, good
judgment. and ceaseless fidelity to all the OBJ
cations imposed upon him as its attorl ey,"
and expressing the belief Of tho Jury that no
amount OF money was Improperly retained by
Mr.. Brown. Although Justice Gaynor 10 Q
stern man. he IL not vindictivs: and probably
no one will be moro gratined than he at this
o.o'oh. ,he nsms OF tho hookiAnd
COUNT lawyer unners ny oniV ono letter from
irving browne, inc well-known law
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nag m" magazine published In Boston.
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cerned in horse racing wa, d.c,s.d b. ~.
Maryland Court OF Annual, AZ Ann.noI,. 80
Tuesday. Nv AN amendment 10 en-. -.
latins to gaming. passed ApriI a ,soI ~.
forbade in general Ia, ms En-, m,kinr =,
books or pool, on IN. re,ult a, any ,ro,,,n.
race or running race OF bor.a. Th -.
a proy,so. box,v.r d.,,.r,nn 49,"
did not render IL unla rfuI N mai. ,ooI. -.
books on n race cour.. on r.,. a., -
more than thirty d.v. IN .nv on. ..Is.sNs
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made BY one asso Nation "a nm r.o...o -
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