The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-04
County Court.

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Trial of Justice Parker Gesumed)
Nov s-Joseph K..S, keeper OF the Penitentiary was
to the case, which read by Mr. oConnor and COM
pared with the discharges complained OIL The witness
stated that he went into office on the 9Th July, is4o
Mr. BRADY said that % of the 10 had been the
nitenary account of being sick. He read the names
and commitments relating to such One of them (sey
Lewis) accused of stay ing at "uninhabited
houses In the open air. There were IA "habitual drum.
kard, &c" '.
Mr. KEEN produced registry OF vagants at the Penien
tiaIy IRON 1888 to 1912.
Mr. BRADY stated to the opposite counsel that the de-
Mr.. OCoSSoR read from the registry some commitments
in relation to the TO- the originals Of which had not been
BARsAHus OSBORNE sworn-Has been Clerk in the Po-
lice Office four years The three justices were in
1870 Three Of the discharges in question were filed up
by clerks in the oice-a few by the magistrates do
not know who filled up the o'hers'
BY Mn. BRApY-lt has been the custom of each OF tho
magistrates in the office to discharge vagrsnis They
have sometimes entered such but not always There
record OF discharges separate from the daily minutes
The applications for discharge generally bal
frequently the magistrates called upon the clerks for
formation Of the time when Committed and other partcu
lars The applications previos to being
expired is not the custom for keepers send for dis
chargesthe old board of commissioners of the Aims
House sometimes did from to six time.
The keepers, the last OF March beginning OF April
OF this sent for some bat did not know Of previous
instances for two three years Was frequently the
island with Justice Mastl In the summer and fall of
Sl printed blanks Of discharges in the keepers Of
fee filled up two or three on one OF the occasions for
women went through the female department Do
discrimination
and the men, but II women pressed round The
assigned would be that the Of Imprisonment
had nearly expired and the prisoners would feel under
some obligation to the magistrates. Have known where
married men have been sent 10 the peniteRary
plant Of their wives and the latter sp
piled to have them discharged IT not however avery
common case.
By MIR. O'CosxoR-Do not know that any man was dis
charged while with Justice Masell at the Island;
knew Of three women being discharged when Justice
Parker went to the Isand have known Of eight ten
being discharged at times generally filed up the dis.
generally
fence committees the persons discharged were all va
time in the police Office that the discharges before
sentence had expired all Illegal and he would notify
the keeper Mr. Brown that hr would have him indicted
if he allowed discharges in this way (meanng the
magistrates ordcrs Mr. Parker and others we're present
reooect any instance osuch the records are all intend
ed to be returned to the Court of Sessions. II not
was made by another till these came in
II has not been usual TO- the lower police magistrates TO
discharge on commitments i made by the upper police the
ment are unknown to them Mr. PuTdy, OF the de-
putty keepers asked the last of March thought
the magistrates would discharge vagrant named New;
said not; afterwards the the magistrates'
table, and told Justice Stevens did not like the look Of
the applications it did not appear TO be for any cd pur
Mr. Stevens said he would discharge mini the
man had lived the of Little Water aud Anthony
streets and his time as not halfout One sunday
ing about fortnight before the election, RuckIes the
Deputy keeper, called Mr.. Masel aside handed him
list OF names which he aid he would like to have dis
charged Icalled Mr.. Parker into the small Office and
told him thought no good rwss int Dded near the
thought he might get the magistrates into difficulty fore
they knew ~. advised, that IL the be- dis
charged, the application had better from Mr.. Stew
art Aims House commissioner in tho usual WY. Mr.
Masel called in conceded in the opinion and told
Ruckes that he declined dischareing the mem does not
know the discharge Of any Of the II except jas. News
When Mr.. Whiting spoke of the discharges he called in
relation to woman named Melinda Hoe, who had been
committed. Have known the magistrates to sign dis
charges from the city prison that had been filled up by
strangers, but not from the Penitentiay.
Mr. KEEN was further examined. He found the COM
desk q Mr.