The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-27
LAW OFFICE IN CHAMBERS
COMPTROLLER ACCUSES IL DGE
FOSTERS "lTrENDiNT."
says Newman Puts the Telephone Number
Of the Judges Chambers on Itis Let
terheAds and Receives Clients There
His salary Therefore o. Held Up.

| Court OF General Sessions and who ~ de
scribed in the city's Official list a. Fat
tsndant to the Judge In tho Criminal
Courts Building MIR. Newman IL looked
upon as Judge Foster = secretary. and he
81 appears in tho telephone directory.
hut Mr. Prendergast rates him merely
a. an attendant and quotes section ~
OF the Code Of Civil Procedure which
says that court attendants shall not prac-
tise law.
The Comptroller SAYS that Newman
not only pract ises law but usos Judge
Fosters ONCE as his law office and the
telephone there as his law Office telephone.
even putting its number. eDil Franklin.
On his letterheads and business cards.
In order 20 prove that Newman was
doing private legal work Comptroll"r
Prendergast had one of the men Of his
department go to Newman and retain
him 10 collect bill Newman as a re-
suit II this retainer sent a letter to another
member Of the department demanding
payment of tho fictitious hill and adding
that unless Il was paid Il would 0e his
unpleasant duty TO begin proceedings
/ lbN WV Ol VIZ NlhlUn WI
I Prendergast has a photographic copy ~
this letter, at the head OF which IL printed
Judge Fosters telephone number.
When the Comptroll"r had collected
enough racts 10 in his opinion justify
him IN stopping the payment of
further salary "a Newman he wrote To
Judge Foster about IL The letter SAYS
that Newman was an once hoy IN Judge
Fosters employ before the Judge went
on N. bench and was associated with him
while he was secretary 81 the Dewey
celebration committee When Judg"
Foster went on the bench Newman WAS
| appointed his personal attendant and his
salary at varying p.,riods was raised from
81 30 year TO o. Nj. The Comptrollar's
letter To JudK" Foster proc-eded
While acting a. your personal attendant
Newman has been admitted to the bar and
| carries On a general Law practice IA IN"
| ofrce- which take NJ a part OF your cham
hers adJoinlng she library Of the Court OF
| General Sessions on the third floor Of the
I Criminal Courts Building Ns~man's name
| appears in the 1909 Directory. his place OF
| business being given $50 Broadway.
Room SIi This address appears upon his
| 4 rds and lettsrheads
| The telephone number. whirh also ap-
pears upon his cards and lcttsrheads. 10
sosi Franklin This h the telephone pad
for by the city OF New York located in your
| chambers. As u appears IN tho general
| telephone directory
! Early in 1905 changes were made in the
! arrangements OF tho Judges chambers to
| prov lds chambers for additional Judges
elected that year The offices ~hi"h were
| occupied by Newman a. Law Oric~- Ner-
entirely r-modell-d and renovated under
! hts personal dlrection The new equip
Uent and furniture. which Is now being used
! by Newman and his personal STAN Of clerks
| and -tenORrapherS. Was selected by him
and supplied by Borough Pres ident Ah~arn
Newman has comparatively large prac-
tiCe and all of his clients call upon him
~ the criminal Courts Building. using the
Judges private elevator. Whl,h II tho only
means Of obtaining direct access 10 the
Offices occupied by Newman The address
10 Broadway which appear upon his sta
tIonery - not hts actual or true address.
All material which In delivered at hat place
| IL readdrrs-ed 20 tho Offices "a the criminal
Court. Building callers at the 1cO broadway
address are informed that Mr. Newman
never cones he.s. bat -oln 10 10 nd a. his
oHi'e~ Ia Judge Fosters chambers, criminal
Courts Building
Beside- having the use Of the commodiouS |
space IA tho Court Hou-" free Of rent the |
Use 81 expensive furniture. telephone and
postage. free light heat and jahiior sorry Ice |
b. has tho privilege Of using one Of the
lars.,, law Ibrars- IN IN. cIt,. IN. u.. Of
whIch Is Otherwise connn-~I to the judge |
Of jhs court OF General Sessions The |
members Of the bar of this city who appear |
IN Eases before the court do not have this
prNneSe nc p'-'r,t N,,oIhey nih'7sh
H,'J "ed =" wv J''
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ms ono for ht- Use "a an ofcer of n.
same court Newman has been seen IN III.
civil courts wherr h. conducts most OF his |
practice. With Law books stamped Court Of
General Sessions, ~h''h he has carried
there ior reiefen,e ! n".,eN" mar -
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out OF town neHaaRs, which had been