Evening star., 1900-07-14
But One Judge to Look After Court
Business.
AND BE USUALLY Is A VERY BUSY Man
Where the Justices Go for Re-
cuperation and Pleasure,
THE Gle RICAL RCE

If it was midsummer when certain in
| dividual connected with the Bohemian
| Girl dreamed she dwelt in marble halls.
that person probably had reference to the
| corridors of the local United States court
house, more generally spoken of as the
city hall. Without fear of successful con-
tradction, it may be stated that in the cor
ridors of the city hall may be located dur
ing the torrid spells the coolest spots in
| Washington. There is always delightful
breeze just inside the main entrance, fac
| ing AZ street, or as it is now known. 4th
| street. Owing to the fact that the courts
are in summer recess, the corridors are suf-
| ficiently quiet to permit of dreaming, with
! the exception of occasional sounds from
hammer blows and the remarks of painters
| The walls and ceilings of the second story
and the basement corridors are receiving
attention from painters, kalsominers and
| decorators. The outside of the old Struc-
| ture has also been newly dressed. The
| workmen will have completed their task in
a few days, however. and then the midsum-
mer lull and quiet will not be interrupted.
| The several branches of the Supreme
| Court of the District of Columbia begin their
summer recess, without variation each year,
the first day of July. From the end of June
until the beginning of October trials are
not held Only one justice is on duty al a
time, and to him is allotted the task of
| handling all classes of legal business. He
must look after criminal equity and law
| affairs. habeas corpus petitions and requi-
| sitions-in fact, everything that can be
brought before the court. He signs orders
| in all manner of transactions. and Is much
! sought after. He is usually on duty all
| day. and the court room, as rule, Is
| crowded.
| iS
| throughout the summer, and accomplishes
| as much work, probably, as during the
| winter. From O'Clock in the morning
| until 4 o'clock in the afternoon the clerks
| are duty. Bills in equity, declarations
| in law and orders of all sorts are being
| filed almost constantly. Marriage licenses
| are issued in large numbers each day, and
| foreigners naturaliZed each week. In
| addition to the clerks Office of the Supreme
| Court of the District of Columbia. the Of
| fees of the United States attorney, the
auditor for the court, the United States
| marshal, the recorder of deeds, the register
of wills and the surveyor for the District
respectively are located in the city hall
! building, and they all do rushing business
| throughout the heated term.
Where Judges Are RecuperntfnG.
| Chief Justice Alvey of the Court of APP
peals is summering at his home in Hagers-
| town Md. Mr.. Justice Morris of the same
tribunal is at White Sulphur Springs and
| MI. JuStlce shepard, lue olHeT VI
the Court of Appeals, Is visiting his old
| home In the state of Texas.
Chief Justice Bingham of the Supreme
Court of the District Of Columbia is now
on duty. looking after all the business Of
| the court He will depart Monday, the
| 10th instant, however, and, accompanied
by his son, Captain Bingham of the United
| States attorneys office, will proceed to At
| lantic City for a stay of several weeks.
| From the seashore the chief justice Is to
proceed to his country home in West Vir-
| ginia, to be there the remainder OF the re-
| cess period
Justice Hagner is In the city and will re-
lieve Chief Justice Bingham next Monday.
Justice Hagner will be on duty until the
| 1st of August. Owing to the illness of his
wife he has not planned anything in the
nature of trip away from the city.
Justice Bradley, who has not been in
| good health for several months, is rusticat-
ing at Easthampton, Long Island. He will
be away until the 1st of September. when
| he is to report for tour of duty of fort
night. He intends to leave the city then
to spend the days intervening until the
opening of the October term and the gen.
eral resumption of business in all the
| courts.
Justice Cole, with his family is at Wood
mont, Conn. He will enjoy rest and quiet
until the 18th of September. at which time
he will return to the city to relieve Justice
| Bradley of his duties on the bench.
Justice Clabaugh is at his country home,
| Taneytown, Carroll county, Nd, resting
after particularly hard season presiding
in Criminal Court No. 1. His vacation will
| be disturbed the 10Th of August, when he
| will begin his term of two weeks of sum-
mer work the bench.
| Until the LIST proXimo Justice Barnard
| will be at Bemus Point, Chautauqua coun-
ty, N. Y The first two weeks of August
he will sit on the bench here. Then he
| has arranged to proceed to Indiana to at
tend reunion of the members of the Bar
nard family that is expected to be quite
an elaborate affair. After the reunion he
will probably return to New York.
The Clerical Force.
Mr.. John R. Young, clerk of the court
will remain on duty until the 18th of next
month, when he will HE himself away for
a rest of thirty. or, more likely, thirty-one
days. Mr.. Young has found a little place
| at Bucks Harbor, near South BrookvilIe,
away up on the coast of Maine 1t is very
| hard to locate on the map, and if Mr.
Young finds it, in reality, before his vaca-
ton expires, he will be deserving of con-
| gratulat tions.
Major L. P. Williams. who handles the
finances of the clerks office, has arranged
| to indulge in the reunion fad, If it may
| be termed such After attending the nation
al encampment of the Grand Army of the
Republic at Chicago he will proceed to In
diana for the reunion of his old regiment.
| Next there is to be reunion of the Will
| Jams family. If he survives these expert
ences he means to hasten to Washingt ton
| forthwith to recuperate for the winters S
| work at the court house.
| Mr.. w. E. Williams departs next Monday
for the Jersey coast. He will go first to
| Ocean Grove to attend the religious serv-
ices there, after which a jaunt to include
| all the coast resorts is contemplated. Mr..
| Frank Williams has a trip of similar char
| acter in view.
Mr.. II. Prescott Galley. clerk of Justice
| Bradley's court: is now on leave. He is
| rusticating in New England and has estab-
| lished headquarters in Boston.
| Mr.. ALI G. Buhrman, who assists Chief
| Justice Bingham to transact business in
| Circuit Court No. 1, has arranged to take
| trip on horseback through the Shenan-
doah valley. and may go as far as Luray.
His vacation begins the 18th of August.
Mr.. M. A. Clancy. who records the pro-
| ceedings in Equity Court No. l. will enjoy
himself in New Hampshire after the 1st of
August. Several side trips into Maine have
| been planned.
Justice Clabaugh's right-hand man in
| Criminal Court No. 1, Mr.. Frank w Smith,
| will be on duty until the 18th of next
| month He will not go to Paris this sum-
mer. but will spend most of his leave at
| his old home. Fayetteville. N. Y. A short
visit is to be made to Atlantic City.
Mr. Fred c. OConnell who is with Jus-