New-York tribune., 1901-11-12
JEROME IN JOVlAL MOOD.
CALLS HIS ASSOCIATE, JUSTICE HINS-
DALE. pop" AND ORDERS A LAW
YER OUT OF COURT.

Justice Jerome the District Attorney-elect, viii
not announce the members of his staff until holiday
week. He has told his friends that he needs until
about that time fully make up his mind about
his assistants and the appointments will be In the
nature of a Christmas gift.
Justice Jerome sa. between two Tammany jus
tices yesterday morning the opening Of the Court
of Special Sessions Mr.. Jerome found two bundles
of letters, numbering about seven hundred. await
ing him He quickly surrounded by group OF
reporters of whom asked:
'Will you pursue the judicial inquiries which you
have under way?'
'Touchin' on and appertainin to- those judicial
inquiries have nothing to say he replied laugh
ingly
Asked when he would take the oath of office as
District Attorney. Justice jerome said:
Il have not vet looked up the law as to that but
1 have a sneaking idea that Mayor Van WICK VIII
not appoint my successor on the special oeSsioiiS
bench"
What do you intend to do as to the excise oues-
tion?'
Now. that is an unconstitutional question. re-
Piled the justice. with mock solemnity'
When. shown Senator Patts refusal 10 olscuSe 'ne
plan to open the saloons Sunday. ana the 9eii-
ator's reply when Justice Jeromes lntenuoh " ~
to the legislature for an amendment to the law was
spoken of Justice Jerome was thoushtiui ioi 4"
minute and then replied deliberately;
Senator Plat is a very potent influence
In reply to other questions he turned ana salo
Iauebfnplv as he was putting his robes OF Of
fee: .,
Il can't answer. I have got my muzzie on now
1t was time to go the bench, and, turning 10
Justice Hinsdale Justice Jerome said, come on:
pop" and the latter replied y am ready sis'eI
and the justices put their wonteo gravity anu
filed into the courtroom: -,,.r,ooI .pei
In the trial of Bud D. Gray, a mechalilCa! eiiS
neer OF No West Ninetyfourt hist chargeu VIZ MN
tice Jerome who was presiding, had lawyer
elected from the courtroom ~ ~ ha;, y
While testimony in the of Gray was pet.IS
heard a small. rudy faced man pusheu IotM u
and attempted make Il motion 10 the co"t - =,
Justice Jerome was unable to make out "ndt ne
said and finally asked II the LAWYER was dpPesaI, rs
in the case before the court. The lawyer saiu ne
was not whereupon Justice jerome reqcT
% stand until his was caIled "e ~!
faced man refused make way, ana tne yustS ~,
finally ordered him 10 GO Still he refused; ana ,lle
Hahn caught hold of the man and nan uIaEsee u
him into the corridor The lawyer apparently Was
drunk. . 49,, ,oror
Justice Jerome suspended sentence on a uquoLI
dealer charged with selling without Incense 1aepo
RosenpeId Of No 376 East Houston-st. was tne
defendant and Philip Goodhart his couhsel, an
nounced that he unable to appear III Couit VI.
account Of sickness The lawyer said MS cIenS
b,S wife and four children to support and asked
case was tried several days ago and sentence Ildd
been deferred. Justice Jerome, after con1errlis
With his associates announced that sentence woula
be suspended A fine of $500 could nave beeh I'M
posed. ,,.o, ,,,rgad
with keeping dsorderly house in Ihlrty hilo-st'
each fined 500