New-York tribune., 1911-12-22
SUFFRAGE DAY IN COURT
Fight Over Brooklyn Leadership
Wakes Exceeding Warm.
MERE MAN LAWYERS ARGUE
Then Justice Jaycox Says He'll
Have Briefs and Look Them
over During Holidays.

! Santa Claus came ahead Of time TO JUS
tice Jaycox, of the brooklyn supreme court
and left a nice little bunch OF briefs, In
functions and other legal papers relating 10
tho Rrooklyn suffrage fight in the judicial
! stockirc TO give him q merry Christmas
nav Yes. when the case Of that injunction
tho FIderites served On the Woman Suffrage
Marty last week 20 break them Of the cleo
tjon habit came before him yesterday ne
decided that 1t was too much Tor MS iessi
brain TO decide orhand. and directed the
contestants 10 have briefs setting forth all
| the points ready for him Saturday morn'hs'
"And." he said, with sigh, III take
| them down to the country with me ana reau
them during my Christmas holidays
Justice Jaycox will return to the city
! next Wednesday. on which day he VIII an
nounce whether ne has decided to dissolve
the Injunction, AZ the party asks. III he
does not dissolve Il he will try the case OF
| January 3. He said he was not sltunS tnd'
week. and would have plenty or time 10 tahc
the suffragists into a room by themselves
/ and 60 into the matter thoroughly
| The Elderites went away triumphant de-
cIaring that by setting day for the 'Iia,
! Justice Jaycox had indicated that ne ulu
not mean TO vacate the Injunction
| Suffragists fairly swarmed in Room ~
of tbe Kings County Court Building, where
Justice Jaycox sat yesterday morning MIS-
| Loan Nelson Penfed, chairman or the
marty. Mrs. Martha w. Suffren. vice-chalr-
man. Miss Ida Craft, Mrs. Grace q. Wolter-
boek and the other members of the Tower
/ Of he
Mics Grace Raymond and the rest or the
/ Elderites sat on the other side, ana "ne"-
ever a neutraI--there were few neutraIs--
! got up from one size TO join the other 'he
side she left shifted and said:
"Humph! Going TO sit with the goats
The party was represented at the bar by
rs vice-chairman's husband, Charles -
Srfren. Miss Amy Wren and Miss Sarah
/ Stenhenson were the lawyers FOR the Elder
ties. but they brought man lawyer
Mr.. Griggs. along. An anu-sufraglst VINO
etraved into Room 20 told Miss Wren that
tbe women couldn't get along without men,
suHragist or no suffragist.
Not at all; not at ALL" said Counsellor
Wren. nettled. 1--WE merely thought IT
wo1ld-er-look more businesslke II we
had a man associated with US
Mr. Suffrcn argued at great length tnat
Just,ce Jaycox shouldn't have signed that
order enjoinng the party from holding tha
! election II wanted to hold last week; that
! ii was a premature action.
"The court had no right 20 act I'LL Weu
held our election" he said. THE petition
| er Miss Grace Raymond-that Is, the nom
/ inal petitioner. for Mrs Robert Elder Is
the mower behind all thls-she's putting
the cart before the horse. They're crying
cut before they are hurt Your honor
can't issue injunctions TO protect persons
AGAINST Injurious actions they fear may
/ banneu. There have been no injurious ac-
tions." -.
"Ob-h, The idea, No injurious actions!
breathed the Elderltes. When Miss wren
got up to speak her eyes were swapping
There have been plenty Of injurious ac-
lions on the part of the party since MIS-
Elder was elected chairman Of the Borough
of BrookIvn on October A." she said indig'
nantIv "Thc board of directors Illegally
uassed q bylaw permitting them to hoio
enan conventions in districts where the
leaders refused TO call leaders
ubo eaid the October II election was good
.rouqb for them They illegally signed thf
names of these leaders to postcards calling
conventions in their districts. They have
shown in every way that they intend u
force on us the officers they elect Brook
llvn can't have the officers Brooklyn wants.
Then It's a case of Brooklyn's autono'
nv" Justice JaycoX remarked, and the IL
derites fairly purred. 'Ile erasps the cruz
of the matter at once" they nodded al
each other
| Mr. Suffren didn't purr when the Jusuc'
directed him to prepare brief OF his case
at once. Your konor," he demonstrated
"nv clients are wealthy women, VINO 80
ont of town over Sunday
If YOU frame the main issues no doup'
! Miss Wren will be satisfied said the court
! From my knowledge of Miss Wren
Observed Mr.. Suffren, 81 feel sure that she
Will demand her fill pound of flesh.
1T was Shylock wi -emanded the pound
~, 0csb-not Portia" Justice Jaycox re-
minded Mr.. Suftren, and the Elderites
nj, rred again. Mrs Elder strolled into the
courthouse late, just as Mrs. Penneld was
ldeparting. and the two exchanged icily po-
lite smiles.