The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-03-08
BLAIR TO THE RESCUE.
He Saves Vickers From Ger
tain Death at the Hands
Of GoIdenhorn.

The frequency with which counsel for
defendants and the States representa-
tives have indulged of late III heated
wordy battles, and the imminent danger
on several occasions of pugilistic en-
counter between lawyers resulting from
animated legal tits and bitter person.
alities, has caused some one to suggest
that roped arena should be substituted
for the present rallied enclosure of the
Quarter Sessions court room. So often
have these bloodles ARRAYS taken place
of late that the court room habitue con-
siders the session of court dry and unin-
teresting unless enlivened by legal set
to between counsel.
1t looked for awhile yesterday as
though the day would be most unevent-
full one until 1t was learned that Lawyer
Isaac Goldenhorn, who was an aspirant
for the Assistant Prosecutorship, was
pitted against his successful rival FOR tha
position, Lawyer George T. Vickers. Then
the news spread through the old stone
temple of justice and soon the court room
hanger-on was reinforced by clerks from
the various offices and number of law
yers. Altogether the audience was a good
ly sized one and thoroughly appreciative
of the impending conflict.
Goldenhorn was the counsel of Abe
Strahl.. of No. COZ Summit avenue, who
was to be tried in Special Sessions on 4
charge of having assaulted James Walsh,
a neighbor. Before the trial began Gol-
denhorn strutted around the rallied en-
closure of the court room with a sort OF
a knock-the-chip-off-m air.
He glared at his legal adversary, Vickers,
who was to conouct the States case, with
an expression that seemed to say, 'I'll do
you in a punch"
Several ineffective blows were struck
during the earlier rounds of the contest
and Judge Blair was obliged to call time
and read the riot act to the youthful legal
luminaries. For time all went smooth
ly, but the trouble commenced. when the
Assistant Prosecutor offered in evidence
the record of the court showing that some
time ago the defendant was convicted of
petit larceny. He did not read the entire
record, and Goldenhorn jumped up and
exclaimed angrily:-
Read the rest of it. Be honest about
IT,
'Your honor I insist that counsel with
draw that remark" excitedly exclaimed
Lawyer Vickers, glaring threateningly
at his legal opponent.
Goldenhorn evidently saw that the court
as we'll as the Assistant Prosecutor was
angry, and hastened to say
If l said anything in haste I'm sorry"
This apology did not satisfy Judge
Blair, He was plainly disturbed and an
noyed as he said
ut seems that things have come to such
a pass lately that counsel cannot try
cases in this court without engaging in
personalities. The Court is tired of u,
and the practice must stop. Hereafter
counsel must address the Court when
making objections. They must not ad-
dress each other. The Court will not deal
lightly with any violations of this rule
IN the future Such actions SAVIOR of con-
tempt and counsel may get themselves
into trouble If they persist in these prac-
tees. 1t must be understood once and
for all that these chickering's will not be
tolerated in this court
There was no further trouble. Strahl
was acquitted.