New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-05-24
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH

Karl witkowski. who made the full length
7,ortrsit OF Bishop Charles Z. Mcdonnell WHICH
ms unveiled at the Jubilee services last week. can
be called a Brooklyn artist. as his studio Is me-
although his home is in Wellsburg' n D. Inc
RishoD gave NikoWsk only four sltuhes ioI inc
picture The figure of the preate is life size ana
shows the subject in all the canonicals OF MS ONCE
with errnine cape and royal purple robe Wltko"-
ski was born in Austria forty-four years ago, anu
studied there under Jan Matejko and Pllot!' rum
1s7s 10 1880 he served in the Austrian army anu
r,ainted at that time portraits of number OF the
generals notably of Herzog Won Wittemoerg' inc
commander in chief. Since 1884 he has been resi-
dent of this country. Among his work zone iiei
rrjor TO the Mcdonnell portrait. may be menuoheo
q portrait of Monsignor Doane. of Newark, which
now hangs in the Newark Pubic Library buiiuiie
General comment is heard that the decorations
on the Borough Hall in honor of the 2SOth ANN
z,ersarv of the birth of New-York City are the
finest that have ever been seen in Brooklyn IheS
are on an especially elaborate scale Lines Of hags
ere draped around the entire building az eacn
story and the front Of the structure SHOWS an
Running from the corners of the building sno out
the park 10 its apex at Courl anu nen6e5 Asgs
and banners. The ignorance of the cause LOT etIe
we've going UP on Friday was rather amusing.
Groups OF persons were watching Ihe ~p hat n
the neighborng sidewalks and wondering VIE" VIA -
was ali about Various eHplanat onS WeIe eig
nifcance of one man was sure that me .1 hags 81
we're fixing the breeze in honor OF the patIe o1
Manila still another declared tnat ,he me- aiI hid
Sunday school May anniversary was Vase 0el9 me- rh
and that the city officials were to reSgm an waited
for an hour for the Irish ensign to be nown 40 20
CARED that he would make complaint 10 , me
Board of Aldermen The CourthopS Sc h!q W*h
the Borough Hall In connection WIN f n
Pratt institute Free Library in Ryers4n-St nave
prepared exhibition ana cone IN ohooI children
This is = true story Of certain Supreme Court
Justice who does not live in the CITY, out WIS SIT
ting in Brooklyn last week He mao oeen OUT i"'o
she night before and found himself yielding 10 4
5ar;-a "a fan asleep on the bench. So, after ne
had opened a new case. he called up a court ON
Ger who for purposes of designation may be caleo
Mulligan-
n be very dry and find It hard 10 keep my eyes
omen Now. all / need is about forty good w1nks
of sleep and I will be all right / intend to doze
off and I want YOU TO watch out and wake me up
ct the end Of two minutes ,,t Mind now cont let
Mulligar nodded his head and returned TO his
seat tx hx nus hypnotic effect uPon the Officer
Tor At the expiration OF half r ae time me- I later mac be
Vas aroused used by sharp poke IN 'hS riS iiO'
''Mullgan the Judge wants you
Mulligan up 10 the bench in shamefaced
piercing eyes Of the justice who said to him with
t'Muiigan Muiligan. have got to share my two
minute maps with you? That is all
Judge Dickey is known the humorist of the
bench His great delight is 10 watch for incon-
sruous remarks of witnesses or lawyers and bring
them strongly in all their absurdity. He is
never more pleased than when he turn 4 joke
on some one It happened one day that a lawyer
in an undefended divorce suit was asking one OF
his witnesses improper questions. Finally Justice
Dickey Disgusting his voice. said: Il object and
then in his regular tone said: objection sus-
tanned" The lawyer turned from the witness with
a puzzled look his face 10 find out who had
raised the objection. but none Of those sitting
by looked guilty.
Your honor he said, II thought that this
an undefended case. l die not understand that tho
other side was represented by counsel
IS represented responded Justice Dickey,
Hhereupon the lawyer looked more nystifed than
But your honor. I distinctly heard
saw 7 object to my last question, and your honor
viii not deny saying Objection sustained -
oh that's all right said Justice Dckey. with
3 broad sTot;e s-I5e other side IS not represented
by counsel. but II # had been he would have very
have been obliged TO sustain the objection just
thought I would make the objections and have
sustained myself. Please proceed. but along diff
terent line"
The lawyer was too dazed 20 speak for almost