New-York tribune., 1900-12-02
GOSSIP IN BROOKLYN.

Justice William ID. Dickey Is known as one OF the
most joviaI Justices the Supreme Court oench IN
Br 5oklyn He neve- allows his judicial dlshi'y 10
prevent lis enjoyment OF a good joke. Any chanee
which arises to perpetuate pun OF get on a
" tty sally at the expense of OF the lawyers OF
witnesses Is rarely missed In his dry way justice
Dickey furnishes much amusement for those whose
fortune brings them into his codrt- Ine lawyers
Rave learned to be wary In laying themselves open
to shafts of wit sarcasm from the Dehch' Due
hardly a day goes BY without some flash which
throws the court into suppressed spasHs Oh nleI-
rment The other day lawyer apPeaIeG oTaTty
had been damaged by overhowng sewers InTous1
some defect in the pipes tne rsin fooding it
why. the condition after every t ram - aood
Ting which almost parallels the Johhsto"h Hoou'
said the lawyer dramati ticaIIy, !, r.,to T,,ct,ev,
sf thaf you ken It to the Galveston food is 50
much more recent you know. You shouid always
be up to date
Many amusing things happen in the courts which
go unchronicled in the columns OF the press EX-
Surrogate Abraham II. Daley. with his venerable
locking beard. is a well known figure IN the
Brooklyn courts. One day he was examining
ta'esman As It turned out the man would nave
been a most valuable juryman for Mr. Daley
side but he did not to realize 1t until II was
too late He was sharply examining the talesman'
thinking him preudiced in favor OF the 9IneT b5 SIJ
when he forced an adm1ssi0n to1IY convinced of
tbe righteousness of Mr.. Daileys client causF,
chagrned He stroked his long beard ana loo ioSAfo fo
rehectively toward the ceiling the
himself i'm a voice clearly audible throusn0u' '
.'Humph I'm sorry talked so much! !o,o,,ssd the
The presiding Justice laughed as ne eAcHssu stind
Juror at once and the opposing couhsei Silii0N
broadly.
C,antain Charles T FIutchins. of the Bunalo'
which is 10 set out for a trip around the Cape ~
n short time was talking to a visitor III MS O
a few days age. The visitor said ne thoue"' ~
,,1d smoke A cigarette, when the Captain III
+errupted and asked him whether ne "DSSI "Sn bad
,,te an American cigar. The visitor VINO 1L
been talking about Manila sald vEifS twinkle
in his eve the Captain reached Tor OoA H0"' ~
and Offering it to the VSiO Ria0 and if they're not
American 1 don't know what are
An aristocratic little Yorkshire terrier is one OF
the nets in the home of ex-Congressman W. j.
coonbs in South Portland-ave.. and is reputeo 10
he one of the most valuable Of his class III .iiN
country Toby is his name and his golden SIX"
hair dishevelled about his head. resembles d Se4i""
chrysa = themum, while the hair on ms oooy He9 t
sbeen of FURNISHED steel He has a long ptdlsrte'
and II appears that he must be conscious Ol ii's
7tsttre eufshed ancestry as he will not receive any
attentions or accept any food from servants III 'iie
Kitchen but only from the upstairs help OF Ileni
hers of the family He sleeps in the oedroOnn 'l -
OK congressman and awakens him mornings DS
Icktne the tin Of his nose. Toby dislkes any on ON
~, uniform Policemen. soldiers and meSs-HsSeL9
are not at all his liking ana WheH StIiy " ra
passes the window, he emits groW aLleE ~ Lss
LabIe I'm volume for so small body he .S Fds
more cunning ways and can DO more cuLS u %
count Of his beauty and fne dispos1tlon-eX
when policemen, soldiers ana messessliI sliI7Irsr in
BROOKLYN Certainly he would be winner 1 IL q
dog show his admirers say - ent enteT him az any
the exhibitions where he might CONTRACT T} T}inS
tba Toombs family would be inconsolable, indeed
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