New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-20
BLAMED FOR COURTS DELAY
JUDGE NEwBURGER CRITIcIzEs The
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Mr.. GARDINER SAYS THE JUDGE DOES NOT Liz
TO TRY EXCISE CASES. AND THAT HID .
WILL COMPEL. HIM TO DO so.

Mr.. GARDNER SAYS THE JUDGE DOES NOT Ike
WILL COMPEL HIM TO DO so.
Judge Newburger. in Part " Of General ess-
sions. yesterday afternoon again found fault With
the District Attorneys office In regard to the num-
Der of prisoners in the Tombs. the nature OF the
evidence In excise and the lack OF real
mess In other There were thirty-one excise
cases on his calendar Nine were disposed Of By
trial. four cases came up in which the defendants
had died and the rest were acquitted, the evidence
being insufficient
Judge Newburger was much put out because
there were TO 60 with when he had
finished and because OF the District-Attorney's
methods in cases for his court He said to Assist
ant Distrct-Attorney Osborne:
"Mr. District-Attorney. ! am told to-day that
there are awaiting trial in the Tombs 26 prisoners
II that is so these courts should be kept busy.
have to-day received letter from prisoner In the
Tombs who pleaded guilty before me In another
part of the court March q last. The prisoner
was not sentenced because the District-Attorney
desired to keep him until two co-defendants had
been disposed Of This is only hint"
Judge Newburger's court was in session only an
hour and five minutes yesterday afternoon. II then
having TO adjourn because OF the failure OF wit
nesses and defendants to appear. Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Osborne said that he could not help
this as subppnas were served. Judge Newburger
said It was a shame that should have to walt
in the Tombs while the Court was doing nothing.
When District-Attorney Gardiner was seen rela-
tive to the statement made by Judge Newburger.
he said:
II probably know more about the subject than
does Judge Newburger He is evidently not anxious
to try excise cases that are put on the calendar
Of his court win compel him to try them
The Dstrict-Attorney then gave detailed state
ment Of the condition OF the Tombs. He further
said THE only cases could put on his calendar
were the ones tina, did The law demands me to
put on trial all liquor tax cases VIII set aside
ten DAYS each month to try these cases. They
have got TO be tried, and Judge Newburger has got
to try them | do not intend he shall run my
took charge of it. Tomorrow will write let
Recorder Goff is also In trouble with the District.
Attorney Yesterday he gave out a letter that ne
mittee Representing the Drygoods DistricD" and
referred 10 the delays In the trial or the case OF
the People against Vachrach and Wreter
The case referred to in the letter Is one or greno
larceny. Vachrach was employed by Leemfn.
dealer at No. 624 Broadway and with Wreter 10 al
legged 10 have stolen 5000 worth of goods.
Recorder Con- was first informed or the case oy
ex -Mayor Strong who communicated the facte or
the case 10 the Recorder by letter. The case has
been on the calendar eight or nine times, but the
case Various excuses given such as that
a witness was OF town or the Assistant Dis
trict- Attorney who to try the case was sick.
II was on the calendar last month. but when the
case was called the Court was informed that As
Recorder Con- said that the case would have ~
be tried at once