Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-17
GARDENERS BOMB FOR G0F'F.
Recorder Must show Cause Tor Ne'p-
Ing Him Out-Peacc With JUDGES

(New York JOurndL)
district -Attorney Gardiner IS not salts
fed with Tuesdays proceedings at the
door of Recorder COTS court, where he
was prevented from entering while the
Recorder was charging jury Yesterday
afternoon one OF his deputies obtained
from Justice Beekman, Of the Supreme
Court. a peremptory writ and mandamus
directing Recorder Goff 10 appear in the
Supreme Court to-day and SHOW cause
why he will not admit the District Attor-
ney 10 Part III. OF the court at any time
during the present March term.
TO obtain this order the District-Attor-
ney made long affidavit setting forth
that on Tuesday he was denied admission
10 the court while the Recorder was
charging the jury. In it ne expands upon
fha action of Court Officer Gibson. who
was arrested at his order and immedi-
ately discharged by the Recorder lie
also SAYS II Is necessary that he should
go from one court TO another at any
time.
4 copy of the order was served upon
Recorder GOn at $3.50 last night at his
chambers IN the Criminal Court Building.
The Recorder declined 10 comment on IL.
Perfect harmony has suddenly been re-
stored between the District-Attorney ana
the Judges of the Court OF General Ses-
siOns, after a deadlock of two days, during
which the machinery of justice nearly
came to n standstill On Tuesday nigh,.
following Recorder Con S discharge of the
court officer who had been arrested for
DENYING the Dlstrict-AttOmey admission
TO "A courtroom while the presiding judge
was charging a jury. and when the at
mOsphere of the Criminal Court building
was full OF rumOrs that Governor ROOse-
welt had been appealed to, Richard
Croker and Colonel Gardiner were seen
in close consultation at the Democratic
Club. Yesterday morning when the
courts opened, the amiability OF the
Judges and the perfect courtesy Of the
assistant district attorneys was remark
able,
Before leaving the Criminal Court build
ing on Tuesday afternoon Colonel Gardi-
ner opened negotiations for q settlement
OF the difficulty. III is now known that he
called on Judge Blanchard and repeated
his suggestion OF three months ago that
there be consultation between the
judges and himself respecting their diff
!erences 1t is asserted by Colonel Gardi-
ner's friends that the General Sessions
judges had maintained a severe and criti-
cal disposition toward him ever since he
acceded to the suggestion of the judges
Of the Supreme Court that the more inn
portant of his cases be tried in the crmi-
nal branch OF the latter court.
The Payne Moore case was one of these.
II Is said that the General Sessions judges
considered this action Of the District-At-
iorney IN the light of an inyidious distinc-
ton whereupon they retaliated by a more
than usually close scrutiny of the District
Attorneys methods. the demand for
daily court calendar being the final straw
that put Colonel Gardiner on his mettle.
Before the opening hour yesterday
Judge Blanchard called his colleagues to-
gether and reported the result of his talk
with Colonel Gardiner. a few minutes
later the District-Attorney received
would like TO see him.
with the greatest OF pleasure" said
Colonel Gardiner. and he Immediately re-
paired to the Recorders chambers.
The Judges and the District-Attorney
were in consultation for more than an
hour. At the close of the session the Dis
trict-Attorney would make no statement
OF what had occurred. one of the judges
said. however, that all the trouble had
been settled.
When the courts were called to order
at u O'Clock representatives of the Dis
,rict Attorney responded TO the Judges
opening inquiry as 20 what cases
on the list they were ready to try. When
IL had been determined what defences
were ready all witnesses not needed for
the day were excused. After this had been
accomplished the Assistant District Attor-
neys moved such cases as they wished to