New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-28
THE NEWS OF BROOKLYN.
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.
Justice Dichey'S Humorous Com
ments on Some Court Cases.

Supreme Court Justice Dickey. who IS now
si,tnE st specia. Term fla the Courthouse
p-obably gets more fun out CT his duties
ttan any other the Brooklyn bench. lie
nas 3 keen of hunoT. and rarely lets d
chance for joke slip by. Sometimes the law
se.5 DO not relish the dry satire that is aimed al
hem. but more often HIS remarks. which erlana te
rom & bubbling cheerful disposition. serve TO
ighten the disappointment Of some adverse de-
.isioa or the sting of a judicial rebuke- Not long
20 ~ vas pgescntint, simple point to JUS
ee Dic,:eg The right was clearly his side. and
9sfSss tat f The DECISION Would he IN his favor
Dat the young lawyer, wrapped mp IN ms ela ,
~ began 10 cloud the issue: Then il was that
p eef MN With You a thus fST 5n Il You
cc:TinUe 10 talk I'm AFRAID III be with tie other
MaEP - an sg9g5g5 to ts Gown e9or' the lawyer
Several DAYS later 81 application was mailed 10
Justice Cickey 10 have changed from the
enrolment lists Of the Republican party 10 the
Democratic. TIE lawyer said that his client had
always been e Democrat. and that his had
rot onto the Republican lists through an error
placing his in the wrong place %nen de-
claring his party preference at the last election.
5 is T who Himself IS Repabc lee 1 said
This man seems TO be a Democrat until he
be satisfied 70 allow him TO remain In the Demo-
cratic party"
One ot the attaches OF the Kings County Demo-
cratic Club, in Scherrer3orE-st.. came near frus-
trsting the efforts Of the committee TO prevent
The Parker and Davis ratification meeting from
heng somewhat Of a frost last Thursday night
The meeting hall or the top foor IS large. and
the managers thought best admit persons 20 the
opening gun rally BY ticket only. People
dragged in slowly. however. ana when at $50
o'clock II was decided to 80 ahead with the meet
ing there we've many vacant seats. So several
members Of the committee before going upstairs
weat out into the street and invited the crowd
10 come IN. Attracted BY the red fire and the
rockets. coed sized but rather mixed crowd had
gathered there Accepting the invitation. a some
what varied collection of individuals began 10 file
IN and were directed by the doorkeeper up 10 the
top moor. Then suddenly who formerly
worked in the house when il owned by the
ultra-exclusiye Gernan;a Club, and who might
have been the steward or one Of his assistants
appeared The scene. he WAS much agitated
gong in. and. Fastening 10 the stairs. held them
W for tickets. OF course they did not have any
and were promptly turned bach. Then he busted
awev and the dO0rkeepers. who had heard the in
itatnn the crowd 10 come in passed every
body who came along. Many OF them looked like
plain people who perhaps had never been in a
private clubhouse before. but they evidently
honest IN their desire to hear the speaking, and
were only accepting the invitation extended to
hem The steward. or whOeH er he was, however,
much pertuTbed at the idea of such men in
vad!ng his sacred precincts. Again he TO the
dooT and demanded tickets from those coming in
The co0rkeepCrS explained that the committee had
instructed thern 10 let the crowd in The Oficous
employe spuIrered little aud then went of say |
SWel! don't let in any buns Hold up everybody |
who lock ike bum auq demand ticket
Il he had had his WAY, however, the opening |
gun" rally would have been failure in point OF |
numbers