The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-29
JERsEr PEACE JUSTICES.
They Are Picturesque Chi1rns-S"m" So'-
nbIe InAInncrs of Their LrRnl NbIliitrs.


able Instances of Their Legal Abilities.
Periodically there arises in the cities OF New
Jersey an cutlery against the Justice OF the
Peace and his practices and an effort is made
to abolish him. 1t Is pointed out that lie Ia
unnecessary where police and district courts
exist that he knows little OF law. and that
Grand Jurles rarely honor any OF his com
plants by basinR indictments upon them At
the same time II Is admitted that no Is nu-
merous. influential and undeniably pictur-
esuue. and these considerations have usually
proved momentous enough to restrain the tide.
In Paterson the magistrate OF this kind is an
especially prominent feature Of the landscape.
Every other citizen almost. must be addressed
as Judge. You collide with him at every corner
and are in constant danger OF arrest Rum
ming into Justice is styled contempt Of court.
and punishable according TO the mood into
which his lordship chances to be jostled. Re-
Gently. however, ono magistrate was too
thoroughly mad to prescribe punishment and
declared. with world OF dignity. that he
would reverse" his decision until the next
morning. The Judge failed to SEQ why the
prisoner should laugh at this. and so gave him
double dose.
Half the humor OF humorous Jersey would
be gone IL tho Justice Of the Peace were
| cut out One finding made a Macopln JUS
| tice famous. non-support case had been
| tried before him and counsel for the defence
| asked for a dismissal. mo, sr-ree! You don't
| work that on NO." was the answer OF the
| Court. " / verdict that this man and woman
shall go homo and live together
Then there Is the famous decision rs to
whisksrs and goats by Justice Hubschmitt OF
Paterson. Mr.. A. hidden behind a wondrons
| hirsute growth. charged Mrs. B with disorderly
| conduct She had allowed her goats to attack
| Mr. A. Justice Hubschmitt reached the sage
| conclusion that no goat could be held respon-
| sible for its actions when there was much
| loose chewing in sight.
| Some time ago another Paterson Justice.
! fond OF his. =. had n counterfeitng case.
| The pocew orking on it with him and
had left all the evidence. consisting Of pint OF
bogus quarter dollars. in his hands. One day
| the scent grew warm. More OF the coins had
appeared. Two detectives were hot on the trail.
| They started for the Justices Office but stopped
twice on the way to drink. In each saloon one
| OF the bogus quarters was received In change
! and the scuths began to wonder. They
said nothing. hut hurried on to the
Office OF the magistrate. That dienitary sat in
n great armchair. unmindful Of the world about
| him. He greeted them inarticulateIy. politely
asked: What are you going to have and
fell asleep. The detectives began search and
soon found the box labelled "COunt"rfcitquar
tcrs." 1t was. empty! The magistrate had
blown in all the evidence and the case never
shortly afterwnrd the same Justice accepted
$500 cash hail from an !. accused man and Il, in
ncirhborhood Itiastcd for some time and the
Judge was good fellnw for an unusually long
the appearance Of two officers; The accused
man had been dischnrgcH hythe Grand Jury
crosby OF his friends that kept the Judge from
going to Trenton.
the greatest of his ilk. Had he been better
known the business Of securing DIVORCES in the
not compete for Justice Casey stood ever ready
to grant divorces at 40 cents each. Casey
took great pride IN his Grand street r % IT.
corps of satellites who hung about it. Nightly
there was a meeting, reckoning and aprorcr
proceeded rs follows:
:. "Gentl,cmin, y asked the Jndg" with dignity
Tuesday. sor.,' an swered Flanagan.
"Tchueshay. Well. min. the income OF this
poor day. bcRorra But business is looking M
Tomorrow the accused vii, give bail and
complainant will respond with charge OF per
jury; So far 50 good. ard tn" l.or' knows how
much more may come Of it. VEL hore i2r ne
II hev. sor" answered RYAN.
And is there onv,hing in it about this
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any good An has anybody read tho Dn,'v
THGrdinu. an Irish paper. hegorra. or il nver
would b" alter wearing the name OF daily
Yes. sor." answered. Flanagan. AN it has n
great shtrng about your Honor"
| Tia. ha Then hang 1t in the window for
shadr. Is famous this coort II soon he. boys.
An tn" h.SSS:'
Half as much about the coort az the G'nrd-
| ian sor - responded Ryan.
Well thin YOU may put it on the door for a
shall" 4 narrow contracted sheet. indade.
that talks so much for Hobart and GriggS that
Il has lttlr room l"ft for the great and only
Casey Now. bows. as seq hcfoor. the income
of this coort for Tchuesdny Is 40 clnts. Twnty
cints is for eXpnres. do Won mind. and il il
please you. Flanagan'S to take the rest Of the
money and that paid over TO the corner across
III" street and whln he i hack We'll all drink
10 hotter business her. behind the Guardian
! and its fine account Of this "Oort.
| No one looked surprised as Flanagan de-
parted. It was nightly proceeding. simply
varied little.