The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-12
CROPSEY REBUKED
BY JUDGE RUSSELL
Brooklyn District Attorneys
Remarks on Union Bank
Scandal Bring RetOrt.
HAD CRITICISED COURTS

District Attorney James C. Cropsey's
speech assalling Brooklyn Judges. which
was made three weeks aUo at the annual
dinner of the Fulton Street Board OF
Trade, was answered yesterday by
Supreme Court Justice Russell Benedlc'
with a reouke TO the District Attorney IN
open court
you. sir, the holder Of the most respon-
sblc office. outside of the court itself,
connected with the administration oi
criminal law In this county. and a proWl-
nent member OF the bar OF this court
have seen ~ to make public attack upon
tho judicial integrity of every member OF
this court Justice Benedict said. This
attack was not made under the excite
n,ent OF a trial, in the zeal OF advocacy
or in the disappointment OF deteat' lot
any OF which conditions allowance Is al
WAYS to be made. II manifests no motive
more worthy than that which would arse
! from demagogic intemperanoe. As
/ member Of this court ! feel reluctantly
compelIed to take notice OF your attack
upon the court and to rebulte you openly
. for your speech"
! In MIR. Cropsey's speech. presumably re.
/ ferring to the indictments against Edward
! NJ Grout for perjury IN connection Win
/ tho Union Bank scandal. he said he was
| trying 10 nnd a Judge who was not hand
niclxcd" and one who was not zap
! friaud" OF the man to be tried tie IN
tlnated that a fair trial could not be had
I In the supreme Court In BROOKLYN.
Coupled with Judge Benedicts rebuRe
was A decision which gave MIR CropseN Q
yeritable victory on the pending motions 81
stephen G Baldwin, Attorney for Mr. Grout
Mr. Cropsey has been trying 10 get GOV
lGlvun to have a supreme Court Justic'
outside Of Brooklyn try the case. NO"
Justice Bencdicts decision refuses h'
! Baldwtn's motions to quash the indictments
and for an immediate trial. and sends th'
cas-. hack 70 the County Court, whence 1
came.
one OF ;he indictments against Mr.
circuit was found in 1911 and the oth'
i'm December 1918 la his rebuke Justic
Eeuedlc; scored the District Attorney De
, cause he has not brought the case I
trial -
, Mr. Cropsey was on his feot In an in
slant.
. "If YOUR Honor remembers rightly, theS
, cases were moved to this court agalns
IA. protest of tile Distvict Attorney.
said MIR Cropsey.
Il heard YOU a. great length yeSVei
dav," the court replied
You didn't hear me concerning III
rnisstp,emcuts OF facts Mr. Cropsty ~
I, tort.d.
1T - final" sa'd Judge Benedict.
81 thought probably the court woul
. he or,u minded" said Mr. Cropsey. IAN
~ and not render a decision upon mis'nto
a nation"
u "Mv action is anal the Justice aga
10 replied.
"a Very well. there is a tribunal that w
- hear" Mr. Cropsey said as he l"tt u
- court room.
=. The Grand Jury investigation ot q
-, unusual iaIl liberties granted TO DAVID
nd sullivan continued yesterday.
10 Charles Jonas. clerk in MEYERS tio'
ht in Uobokru. went t. BROOKLYN yestrrn
O. and identified Miss Louise ID. burkha'
~ as the woman who registered AZ MeNe
ut Hotel as Miss Burke on the night "
rs. Assistant District Attorney Goldste'n II
NO tried TO locate her in Yonkers. Miss Bu
en- hsrdt was formerly Sullivan's secFe''
and is one Of the principal Witnesses
ck the District ATTORNEYS effort to SHOW
n. Grand Jury thar A larceny OF Union va
funds has been committed since Sull'N
was sent to Sing Sing.