The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-28
SCHATz CAMPS in COURT.
MoUSr YERNON ofrH JUDGE DEFIEs
MAJOR INb COUNCIL.
Sudre sehntu vows NJ viii Vet Psrsit the
Authorities to Nlsve Htu Iiench 60 q saloon
MAYOR EIshe. Having Bees Called Oct or
He'd, says no May seua schntn TO Jaii.

Judre sehntu Vows ne Will Vet Permit the
Authorities 70 N1sve Htu Tienah 90 q saloon
MAYOR rIshe. Having Bees Called Out OF
He'd. says ne Way ssua schntu TO Jsii.
The rooms Of the City Court Of Mount Vernon
arc over the Post ONCE. The Hon. Adam &c.
Schats is the Judge. All the departments Of the
city government have quarters in tho Lucas
block, over a saloon. The Mayor is the Hon.
Edwin w. Fiske. The business Of the city gov
ernmcnt has been transacted in tie Lucas
block since last October. Ever since then Mayor
Fiskc and the Board Of Aldermen have felt that
the City Court ought TO DO held In the Lucas
block.
When Judge Schatz heard that tho Mayor
and Aldermen wanted to move his court from
ovor the Post Office to over the saloon no said
1t shouldn't be done. Moreover, he said 1t
couldn't DO done legally, since the law expressly
provides, he asserted. that no liquor shall be
sold in q court house or In q building used as q
court house. AT a meeting OF the Common
Council two weeks ago the following resolution
was passed:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be. and he hereby is,
directed to notify tho Hon. Adam schatz, city Judge
of this city, that the Common Council has provided
suitable rooms for the City Court. and ofloes, Jury
room. &C., in the Lucas building. Depot place. in this
city. II It will suit his convenience to move into the
rooms thus provided on or before Dec. 80. 1897. the
Ctty Clerk Will DC AT MS terNlCe 10 hsSlst IN n NOV
ing Of the court effects.
A copy Of the resolution was transmitted to
Judge Schatz. When he received II he said that
what the Common Council had done in the way
of providing O new courtroom for him didn't
concern him. They were interesting themselves
in something with which they had nothing
whatever to do, and that he intended to go on
holding court at the old stand. Thus the mat
ter rested until Sunday morning. Among the
Sabbath day cases which Judge Schatz had to
dispose of was that of Terence fully. arraigned
oil the charge OF being drunk and disorderly.
When the prisoner was brought before tho
Judge and asked what he had to say for himself.
FULLY is quoted as saying:
II hope yer Honor won't be too severe on me,
as I've to go to work for DoollnG s. Kenton, the
contractors. in the mornin', and I'm goin' to be
helpin' to move yer Honors things over to the
Lucas block"
80 that's what you are to dol" Judge
Schatz is quoted as asking, in some surprise.
"All right. Five dollars fine and take your
time to pay it."
FULLY had to pinch himself to appreciate tho
disposition of his case as he walked out of the
Yesterday morning, shortly before 5 o'clock,
the telephone bell in Mayor Fiske's house rang
furiously. The Mayor bounded out of bed and
cording to the Mayors own story, this is what
passed over the telephone:
Tho Mayor-Weli. well, who's this. and what
the devil do you mean by routing n man out
Of q sound sleep at this hour OF tho morning.
Who did you say,l oh, Judge schatz! Well.
Of Especial Sessions2 All right, l don't care a -
| mean that's none of my business. Convene It
bother to wake me up to tell mo about it. You
wanted to inform me officially OF the facti
The Mayor says he rang off. then called up the
Mount Vernon central and told the operatorif
O'Clock in the morning somebody's head would
DO broken. Then the Mayor went back to ben.
One of the night patrolmen in Mount Vernon
personal knowledge OF. The policeman says he
was passing the Pos Office building n few min
he was astonished to see Judge Schatz enter the
building. The policeman followed the Judge up
into the court room. AT the entrance he met Il
court officer.
What's going on here. anyway r. asked the
""Dansed il I know" answere the court Of
lcer, except that courts open for business"
Tho Judge called the policeman in and told
judge schatz was sitting as a Judge at Special
Sessions, and, was ready to hear all cases that
should como before him.
You can say also" added the Judge, that I
propose to sit here Indefinitely
Four hours later, when no case had been pre-.
the bench and walked over to the Mayors office.
According to the Mayor. Judge Schatz said:
you're s9 %iss eeish. ''f 4 1 prisoS Sss f Sought sRtra Sef %s;
me yesterday morning. Informed me of your
and the Common .Council's purpose to invade
furniture to this building. contrary to tho
statute. warn you. sir. that If SSon attempt to
contempt OF court. 1t was to inform you that
my court was in session that I called you up by
telephone this morning."
To this the Mayor says he replied that SO far
as he knew there was no intention to move tho
court furniture Yesterday,
get ready we shall move your truck. and l want
to remind you that, under tho law, I'm a com
fere in the Slightest degres with the men sent
to move the furniture, I'll have you arrested
and then I'll send you to jail for disordcrly con-
duct"
Tho Judge walked out of the Mayors office in
a rage and back TO the court room. where he
wenthome for the, day. At s o'clock last night
there was a special meeting Of the Mount Yer.
non Common Council. The object of the meet:
ing was to finally dispose of the question OF
where the City Judge shall hold court. The
question was. discussed in all its phases and,
finally, the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That the City Clerk be and nc hereby is
directed to notify the Hon. Adam f. Schatz. City
vided suitable rooms for the CITY Court and onces.
jury room, &C. in the Lucas building, Depot place, In
the court effects belonging to the city. by and under
the direction of the Mayor. on or before Dee. 81, 1887.
This resolution was Immediately approved by
the Mayor. When the meeting adjourned the
said; 800,
all. Now that this latest resolution has been
passed and been approved by me. ! shall em-
ploy some one to remove the court furniture
the easiest, way possible, however. II, We
find that Schatz has left his nest unguarded for
well yank those things over here in a hurry. II
we don't get such q chance, we'll go after Them
on the 3lst, and you can bet your last dollar
well get them"
ES NJ. CH1RNLE Y INDICTED.