The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-27
LORD DUNEDIN WILL,
REMOVE TO LONDON

division and of tho Court OF Bank-
ruptcy. TO lord justiccship Of the
Court OF Appeal. carries with IL no ad-
ditlonal salary, but Increased honor
and less arduous work. Moreover. II
VIII probably lead 10 Sir Walters pro-
motion from his baronetcy TO q peer
age. Sir Walter is no stranger to the
United states and Canada, being. in
decd. a frequent visitor. is "A very
wealthy man. tho son OF an eminent
judge. and has occupied a seat on the
bench for the last sixteen or seven
teen years.
lie possesses tho curious gift of am
bidcxtcrity. ana when presiding at
trials, may he II taking copious
notes, irat OF al 18th his right hand,
and then wiki his left hand. lie does
not. however, 10 quite 50 far ~ ono
OF his colleagues on tho bench, who
clans TO be able 10 take notes about
ono subject with his right hand and
about an entirely different matter with
his let hand, at one and the same time:
a judge whose prowesses in this Iii
rectiou recall the feats perforincl
some timo ago BY Justice Frederick
Crane, III New York. in trying two
cases at the same time. At ono end
Of the hall of justice was gathered the
entire court OF 4 divorce suit, and at
the other end was assembled court
engaged In n suit for The recovery OF
money. Judge Crane left the bench
and spent the entire day IN stridinC
from one end OF the room to the other
cNclaiming. Il Will allow that" in
passing upon a disputed point in the
property suit. and then n minute later
cNclaimiuS at the other end OF tho
room, You opened the door for the adj
mission OF that conversation In your
direct examination" in determining
question of contested testimony in the
divorce suit
There is no Judge on the English
bench whose sentences in criminal
cases have been more often reversed
on account of their excessive severity
by the Court OF Criminal Appeal (and
prior TO the institution of that tribunal,
by the Secretary of state for tho Homo
Department. acting In the name OF the
sovereign, than those of Sir Walter
Phll!linore. whose horror OF every
thing In tho nature OF sin. especially
when connected with either brutality
or immortality. manifests itself in tile
most relentless harshness He also
pays more attention than any of his
colleagues to the sumptuary adorn-
ments OF his office, and some time ago
attracted attention by the delivery or
an address 10 a girls school in Lon
don. tho subject
According to him, the robes OF Eng
ilsh Judges wero originally priests.
garments, tho clergy In England then
being the only men OF sunicient learn
ing TO act as judges, In cases too in
tricate and too difficult for tho great
barons to determine The scarlet
gown, he declared, was nothing moro
nor less than n closed cape. The blac K
sirdle or sash which he wore and the
stole We're originally the priests cine
ture and the deaco,'s stole. The wig.
ne added. was \ r>.iic Of tho time of
Charles H.. when grave men. such as
prelatcs and judges wore powdered
wigs. in contradstinction to the now-
ing curls OF the courtiers. And last
~. the black cap, such ~ Sir Thomas
More wore, and which the judges now
only don to greet the Lord Mayor or
London and when pronouncing the SEN
tence OF death. IS distinctly OF clerical
origin. having been worn by the Gle x-y
prior ito the Reformation, and also sub
sequently thereto
Sir Walter wound up Ills lecture to
the girls by adding that tho Judges.
robes were donned. not for the purpose
OF gratifying their vanity. nor merely
Tor the sake of dressing up. but In or
der TO Impress both the wearer and
others with the awe and majesty OF
the law"
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