The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-29
is AGAINST DIVISION.
Continued from Tenth Page,

Judge SnOulO not regard LneSe con-
sents, and should compel attorneys to
try their cases. This, / have refused
to do. 1 am not the least of tyrant,
and judicial tyrant is the worst of
all tyrants. l have always had an
affectionate regard for the bar. 1 con-
slider them as the equals of any class,
guild, or profession on earth, and
when two of them tell me they con-
sent to postpone the case, 1 cannot be-
lieve that either speaks in a Pick
wickian sense and desires me not to
believe what he says, and to force the
other attorney to trial. Professional
courtesy is one of the bonds of the
fraternity. Every lawyer finds him
self. at times dependent on his brothers
for Indulgence. What he receives, he
should, be willing to give. and / can
not understand how any lawyer can
approve such drastic legislation as
Will take from him the privilege of
ever receiving a courtesy when he
needs it, or, of granting it to brother
lawyer when he requires it.
Under Rules of the Bar.
1.-The practice in this court is under
rules recommended by the Savannah
| bar and adopted by me. II they desire
more stringent rules and will say so,
they can have them. The judge has
very little choice about rules; but there
is no need for a change of rules. The
change needed is from yes" to no"
Lawyers who press for trial have no
trouble in getting it. and they can get
it soon after the. case is brought.
There never were better rules in any
court for the active. vigilant. pushing
lawyer. There is no court having the
business of this court in which such
lawyer can get a trial so speedily. This
is due mainly to the privilege they
have of assigning cases when they
wish. as already explained.
II believe the rules of this court for
speeding trials come as near perfec-
ton as rules can be made. The law
yers can pick their day. and the judge
holds it good. If one attorney will not
agree on a day, the judge then assigns
the case, at the request of the other
attorney. The last case on the docket
can thus be made the first; and no
harm is done, for the law favors the
vigilant and not the sleeping party. or
attorney. l do not criticise any law
yer for being courteous to his brother
lawyers, but when he is thus accom-
modating, he should assume all re-
sponsibility, instead of initiating Rus
| sell Sage, by pushing the judge be-
| tween himself and his client to be kill
ed by the bomb. 1t is one of law
yer's constitutional and inalienable
| rights to roast judges for making
wrong decisions, when against his side.
| That re-establishes the lawyer in the
| clients confidence In his ability, es-
/ pecially if he explains to the clients
| satisfaction the entire law bearing on
| the intricate point the judge could not
| grasp, but il is not written in the con-
| stitution, nor in the books OF Moses,
| nor in the Sermon on the Mount,
that it is lawful for an attorney
to make a judge the vicarious offering
for his own sins. This is not a judicial
| opinion, and, therefore, it is not subject
| to appeal, or writ of error. 1t is the
experience of vicarious victim who
has been inundated a thousand times,
| in all places, and on all occasions, even
unto horse stable on West Broad
/ street.
II do not hesitate to affirm that there
| is not another court in Christendom
| in which as much work is done, when
the cases assigned are not postponed by
consent. Ten months in the year, five
/ days in every week, and when a jury
case is on, an average OF seven hours
a day, is an outline of the judges la
Dor. The Criminal Court has been held
once a week, or more than 300 days
during my incumbency, and 4,082 crim-
i inal cases have been tried, some of
them by juries. That is all have to
say about the consent feature Of the
BILL"
The New Judge.
"What about the other innovations
| OF the bill?" Judge Norwood was
/ asked.
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swear that they will do equal right 70
the poor and the rich. That Is some-
I thing novel II a judge has 10 swear
/ 10 that in order TO make him do Il,
he Is not III 10 preside. Swearing does
moi make a Judge upright II his con-
science does not bind him, swearing
viii not bind him.
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understana One provides for = grand
fury IN The criminal court, and smother
says no defendant in that court shall
have the right 10 demehd 80 indiets
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