Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-30
OLD CASES ON DOCKET.
Attorneys O'NeiII and Br6nson Lay is
 0n t6 the City Attorney.


 0n t6 the City Attorney.
 Judge Cowell in the district court to- day stirred up hornets nest and At torfeys O'NeiII and Bronson took ad- vafitage of the opportunity to insert several very long hat. pins between his fourth and fifth ribs. The jtidge was feading over the list of eases, re- marking on their ages as lie wefit along. One, he said. was old en0tiEH to walk, and Another will be seven teen next fall. A CIV cases of eggs was the bone Of contention in another ana long ago the eggs produced chick ems and the chickens must be great grandmothers now if they have not been assimiIated by the chicken mar ket. A horse case in which the wag- on ran away with the horse wore out three cases of type, it has been '1set up'' So often. And so the judge went 0fi until he reached tue appeal of Bur rift from the board of assessment Here Attorney O'Neill stood up and registered the biggest kick that has been heard in that court for some time. It was all done on the Spur Of the moment.
 tff O'Nefll said that lie saw nd Feds son why cases ia which the city is ifi- terested should be put off and off and off until their very identity is lest, and for no reason whatever that he could see. only upon the statement of the city attorney. When city case has been on the docket two or three years no more attention is paid to it and by and by the docket is taken tip with hardly anything else but city cases. Why they are allowed to accur11- ulate, Mr O'NeiIl saw no reason. It is about time, lie said, that something should be done. If the city attorfiey is not able to take ctare Of the cases He should have q deputy, or two Or three deputies, if necessary, to help him get them tried The present fmetfiod is far from satisfactory, and he has heard freduent complaints from mem bers of the bar. City cases should have no more privilege than any oth- CT case. MT O'Neill insisted.
 Judge Cowell here remarked that the court Is taxpayer and Mir O'NeiIl said he was aware of that and that the court seems to be looking after the taxes. At present the city attorney seems to have about four million city cases to take care of and he ought to get help. The city's interests seem t6 be well taken care of, but nothing at all is said about the other pafties to the cases.
 Judge Cowell said he would let the matter go over to next Saturday. But Attorney Bronson was on his feet in q moment and objected with all his might to such course. As the mat ter was on, he might as well get a dig at it. Then he said tie case was an appeal from the assessment for widen ing the brook under Brook. street.
 The court said lie thought that case was settled, and Mir Bronson said that could not be because if it were settled if would not be on the list. Instead of allowing the city attorney to put the cases over, he ought to be made try them. He is paid q salary for that. Mir Bronson said he knew the tricks of the office of city attorney because he was through the mill once.
 The court maintained the city attorS ney was acting fairly, and Mir Bron- son and Mir O'NeiIl did not deily this.e t.You were rolling off these cases at the rate of seven, a minute and you allowed the city attorney to leave the room,'' protested MT Bronson eve
 
 went on. "The bar did not start this hornets nest. It was the court. Now go ahead and assign the cases"
 MT Kellogg entered the room then. He did not look in the best of humor, though he laughed it Rr O'Neilrs sally the next moment. He said he wished to hear what was taking place behind hig back. and that he did not know the case in question was ever on the trial list, even. He knew 1t was never claimed for hearing. It turned out that he was right, where upon the case was ordered put on the trial list and it will be assigned for heaFing next Saturday. as it is impos- siB1e to settle up the estate of MT Bufrftf until the case is disposed of. It is precisely like the case of Robert K. Brown, who was given some $1, 800 damages against the city for widening the brook under the CurraTl dry goods store, his property. The court read off no more eases, as he did not wish to start up any more hornets nests.