New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-08
Stormy Meeting Shelves
Move to Relieve Poor of
Wage Loss in Trials.
HARTMAN ROASTED
FOR AIDING CAMPAIGN
Seeks Notorie.y, Older Asso.
ciates Say-Chance Of Sue
cess of Motion Slight.

justice Hartman. championing the
cause Of a committee Of three women
for the establishment OF civil night
court for the poor Of New York, found
all of the forty justices against him
at their monthly meeting yesterday.
The meeting. held In the Municipal
Court, at Madison Avenue and Fifty
ninth Street, lasted from 4 until 7, and
was replete with sarcasm and charges
OF pressure and coercion. II ended by
referring the resolution for a night
court TO dispose Of wage cases and
cases OF summary proceedings involv-
ing tenement evictions to the rules
committee, with little chance OF Its
establishment
Sophie Irene Loeb. Insz Milhollend
Boissevain and Mrs. William Einstein,
assisted by Bernard Nolan, and cham
pioned by Justice Hartman. introduced
the resolution. Justice Hartman asked
immediate action on the resolution,
Offering statistics. which failed to
satisfy the judges that night court
was necessity.
Not only did Justice Hartman's fig
ures seem unsatisfactory, but his de-
pertinent in attending recent meet
ing where the movement was launched
was criticised as "unethical" and he
was branded as "a champion. seeking
cheap, newspaper notoriety for per-
sonal aggrandizement."
81 object to this justice going outside
over our heads in picayune manner,
said Justice Spiegelberg, land appeal
ing 10 the newspapers instead OF the
proper authorities"
"Must we wear night gowns In this
night COURT" asked Justice Open
heimer.
81 am sorry this humane subject
should be the object of such levity by
n Judge Of this court" retorted Justice
Hartman.
"For the. benefit Of the gracious,
women who are not informed" ~ said
Justice Oppenheimer, in giving list
OF statistics to prove that night court
would be burden rather than a bene-
fit. That was as far as he got, FOR
violent protests from the feminine
committee overwhelmed him. lndig-
nantly they attacked the speaker, one
and all Several of the justices threw
up their hands. and Justice Open
heimer, shouted, Statement Win
drawn" Then the women settled back,
but still scowling disapproval.
Charges Of coercion and pressure
brought TO bear through letters from
influential persons in attendance at the
initial meeting In the McAlpin, were
made by other judges with reference
TO "demagogic appeals irresponsible
sources" and "Who is behind the move
ment?"
The last was answered by Mr.. Nolan.
representing the labor unions.
"These women" shouted Nolan. ana
the women beamed. =,
Il like the spirit Of this meeting
said Justice Lyman. The intoxlcstion
OF the tonic OF irritation Is stimulat-
ing. Justice Hartman did wrong IN
appearing at the McAlpin. He is newly
appointed, and it was shock ior ths
rest of us TO read that he had been
there and the Municipal. Court cru,
cised. However. | envy his presence II
the fair committee we nave mere w.
day was present"
az am one OF the irresponsible
sources" said Mrs. Boissevain.. Il feel
| must be irresponsible TO be here TO-
day. but still | suggest that you Try
out this night court.
Justice Levy, chairman OF the meet
ing. said there were less than eignt
evictions last year and that the day
courts conveniently handle the wage
cases TO the satisfaction OF the MI
giants. The committee will report on
the resolution at the next monthly
meeting.