New-York tribune., 1911-02-18
AMB|DExTER|TY
nisnIay Thereof by an English
IIJdue en- the Bench.

(. ..,, ,ali. hv the Brentwood COMPANY
~. walter Phillimore, FREQUENT N's''o.
- United states. in presiding over U''
. 70 - cowardice trial in Londoh ias'
s,ve an exhibition of amoidex'eriS
~eeN notes first of all with his r!gh'
ny "a then fer time with his let'
hsH lie did not 90 quite so far as one OF
s,,isarues on the bench. who claims to
hs 90 take notes about one suojec'
.ts right hand and about an entireH
W.T. matter with his left hand. al one
"a ,he same time-a judge whose pro"
sn' ,n,s direction recalls the feat per
go on SATURDAY last by Justice rreu'
- = crane. of the Supreme court
- IN Brooklyn. in trying t"u
q, the same time. At the enc
.,e hall Of justice was gathereo
or,i-e court cf divorce sun
~ sr. a, the other end was assembled
''l .,rrace5 in SUIT for tne recovery OF
ooN rustice Crane left the bench, and
nv- me entire morning in stridins from
~ the room to the other. eXclaIm-
= will allow that in passing upon
,.s.,,,s5 point in the property SUIT ana
minute later eXclaiming at the otner
g ,bs room. You opened the door for
%. .s,,ission Of that conversation IN your
80, examination" in determining a ques'
., contested testimony m the divorce
=, may be added that Justice crane
- o,,ite as successfully accomplished
- waIte- Phillimore's display of amoi-
80. in the cowardice trial in London
- George. queen Mary and nearly
o,bs- member Of the royal house OF
,..I.,5 are ambideXtrous. and II was o"-
This that Sir James Crichton Browne
..r,ous physician and authority on
-,,i and nervous diseases. who was al
-. az well known in America as IN CIrea'
-, incurred the royal d'spleasure oY
s-.,a-,ns AZ lecture before the ROYAL IN
s.,,,,ion in London. in the summer OF 1871
=. o,obi5extaritv was more common
-. IDIOTS than among sane people. and
80. :, indicated q low or degenerate order
o. intelligence. -,- o.-
mis- gift Of ambidexterity. which queen
,.,,.oria r,ossessed herself. was impaired
-, means cf training 10 all her cnlldren
:, .ba instance u her husband. the Prince
ro,so-t and King Edward. who was aoie
:. rse his left arm and hand with just as
-,rcb facility as his right, insisted upon
,,s children and grandchildren being
,-ouqb- ND 10 the same accomplishment.
Queen christina Of Spain is Likewise be-
49, I'm snhidexteritv. and trained her
-, King Alfonso thereto. while others
,,o nossess the art are The young Queen
- snain Queen Maud OF Norway and her
20, Crown Prince Olaf. the reigning
Grand Duke Of Hesse the eldest son of the
crown Prince OF Rumania. the reiGninG
mike OF Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, the
vo,nr Prince Of Wales Prince Henry of
Prussia and the Crown Prince Of Germany.
The mos- amazing exhib. ion OF ambi-
dexterity was that which, according to
Queen Victoria's own testimony, recorded
IN her diaries, was given on one occasion
a. Balmoral by Sir Edwin IAndseer. the
celebrated painter and Royal Academician
While staving at her Highland home he
drew in her presence and in that OF her
husband. the Prince Consort. one sketch
with his right hand and totally different
one with his left hand at one and the same
time
No presidents Of republics. so far as
an aware lave ever been ambidextrous
although Emile Loubet, who for seven
years occupied the Office Of chief mag
isira-e OF France. was lefthanded. which is
not quite the same as being ambidextrous
Sir Wslter Phillimore 5 selection 10 try
this so-called cowardice case which has
turned on the question of the conduct of a
man By the name Of I.obert Edmondson,
as sergeant major Of the Imperial Yeo-
many during the Boer war-Edmondson
suing l. g. Amery for damages for hav-
ing published during the recent general
election IN q Wolverhampton newspaper a
siter impug0ing his bravery in the South
African War-was most inappropriate and
'npohtic for = there is an effeminate Judge
on the English bench it IS Sir Walter Phil
hrnore This is all the more glaring since
most Of his judicial colleagues. headed by
ue Lord Chief Justice. are former atb.
!sles several Of them. indeed. having roved
IN the inter-university oxford and Cam.
bridge boat races.
." waiter. perhaps owing To this tend
eDIy 10 ,neminccy, pays more attention
uaA any or his colleagues 10 the poup anf
@oo1nments Of his Office. and some tim.
ago attracted attention by his delivery o.
az socress 10 a girls school In London OF
'-e subject. According to him. the robe
Ehslsf Judges were originally priests
es'men's' the clergy in London then bein.
We only men II sufficient learning to ac
judges iu cases too intricate and 10,
uncut tor the great barons TO determine
IAe scarlet gown. ne declared. was nothin.
--"t- nor less than closed cape IN,
oeck sird.e or sash which he wore anc
"e stole were originally the priests cine
Nrs and the deacon's stole. The wig. h,
su1sa' was "a relic Of the time of Charlie
=" "Hen grave men. such as prelstes anc
"oges' wore plain powdered wigs. in con
~Solsunc'o0 20 the flowing curls Of IN,
"-Iuers And lastly. the black cap, suci
er Thomas More wore. and which tn
,,1ssS mo-" only don TO meet the Lort
mayor n London and when pronouncin.
n'ehc1 % death. is distinctly of clerica
sh' having been worn by the clerg,
''''' 10 the Reformation. and also sub
e41entiy thereto. Sir Walter Phillirnor,
Vlnd Up his lecture 10 the girls by add
e nis Iarorite explanation that the Judges
0es ere not dcnned for the purpose o
WFlng their vanity or merely for tn
aAe ot dressing up" but in order 10 i'm
- ootn the wearer and others with TN
and majesty Of the law"
SIR Walter Not Nirite