New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-25
BAR ASSOCIATION TO ACT.
TO INVESTIGATE JUSTICE FITZGERALD'S
APPOINTMENT OF J. f. CARROLL
AS RECEIVER

The Bar Association will investigate the recent
action Of Justice Fitzgerald, in the Supreme
Court. in appointing John F. Carroll receiver
for the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Com
pany. A special meeting of the Bar Association
is to be held for the purpose tomorrow evening,
when full discussion of the action of Justice
Fitzgerald is expected A decision TO hold such
a meeting was reached by the Executive Com
mittee ON Tuesday evening. when the following
resolution was passed:
paat & SPECIAL ; meeting ne Of the "A Ass9Gia ia
to be held house of the association on Mon
day evening February 26, 1900 at $50 o'clock, for
deemed proper with reference to the aappon1tme@nt @
Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse Company case
The Bar Associations action on the case will
be awaited with much interest by lawyers and
business men of the city. 1t is expected that
there will be large attendance of lawyers at
the meeting tomorrow evening.
The investigation by the Bar Association fol-
lows closely upon the action Of the City Club.
which authorized the appointment of a commit
tee to investigate the On the evening of
February Z the City Club passed a resolution
for an investigation follows:
Resolved, That the president be requested and
authorized to appoint special committee or hye,
91 fed be one no e e take such public action
as in their judgment is justified in view Of the
statement as TO the recent action OF Mr.. Justice
Fitzgerald in the matter Of the application for
the appointment of receiver for the Brooklyn
Wharf and Warehouse Company.
ACTION OF COUNSEL.
Wheeler H Peckham, the president of the
City Club, had spoken of the appointment of
Mr.. Carroll as an indication that political con-
sideration had influenced Justice Fitzgerald. In
the application for the appointment Of a re-
ceiver for the Brooklyn Wharf and Warehouse
Company the counsel had united in asking for
the appointment of Hugh ]. Grant, the ex-
Mayor The Justice took the papers. That
night Mr.. Grant received a message that Justice
Fitzgerald would be at home that evening,
Mr. Grant did not call. The next morning,
without giving any warning to the parties or
their counsel, Justice Fitzgerald appointed John
F. Carroll receiver. Counsel thereupon united
in a motion for the dismissal of the action and
their representations such that Justice
Fitzgerald compelled to issue order dis
continuing the action.
MI Peckham delayed the appointment of the
committee requested by the City Clubs resolu-
tion saying that he desired to make of the
services of young men. who would take interest
and show zeal in the case. He appointed the
committee several days ago. but decided not to
make their names public for the present. There
is reason TO believe that the committee has
urged action by the Bar Association.
Mr. Peckham, when seen at his home last
evening by Tribune reporter, declined to give
information about the committee he had ap-
pointed He also declined to talk about the
coming investigation by the Bar Associs ton
Lewis L. Delafield. secretary of the Executive
Committee of the Bar Association, said he
could not give information as to the manner in
which the attention of the committee was called
to the case or as to the reasons for calling the
special meeting of the association
REPORTED ATTITUDE OF HIS FRIENDS
II was said last night that the Democratic
friends of Justice Fitzgerald in the Bar Asso-
citation have been doing their utmost to prevent
anv action bv the association which could in any
manner be construed as a reflection the JUS
tice When the City Club took action with
reference TO the receivership appointment
movement was started in the Bar Association
similar to the one which will engrOss attention
tomorrow night. The Justices friends checked
II however. by urging that IL would be un-
seeulv for the association &c rush headlong into
an attitude of hostility toward a supreme Court
Justice without being IN possession or all the
facts. -, 49,
ord;s warmest supporters at this time were
Judge Warren w. Foster, or the Court of Cen
eraI Sessions and Assistant District Attorney
1saurice B BlumenthaI The latter called a
conference of Tammany lawyers. ana II was
norted that an effort would be made to have
wr Peckham adjudged guilty or contempt in
Ease the City Club took any further action
when Mr. Biumenthal was seen last week he
s"sad TO saw whether the Justices friends
rere disposed TO make any repr1sal
Justice Fitzgerald was not az nome last night
,,ben a reporter called at MS mousse He said
acently that he named Mr.. Carroll as receiver
hacause he thought Mr.. Carroh was the best
man for the receivership
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