The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-24

TRIAL OF MILs PARxER-Cosrr,

| TRIAL OF MLs PARxER-CosrsUEp
Noy 23aThe Court met according to adjournment at
O'Clock p. NJ. Judge Ulshoeier presiding
| OPENING DEFENCE.
| Mr. BaADr, alter some preliminary remark said he
should state briefly the grounds and plan of his eence
He said he thould show that every OF these uag
at the Lower Police have been in the habit as
charging those Migrants committed al the Upper PoD
He should prove that Justice Parker had done
than what has been usually done by all these magistrates
He should also introduce the Commissioners OF the Aims
House, show in what those discharges have
been made They should also introduce the two assoc
ate magistrates and the aldermen who have been named
| EGBKRr G. swEnr-Am Police oiicer-[A document
female vagrant book 1t of the prisoners dis.
charged from the first OF January 1887 the Both June
1872 includes the of all the persons discharged
at the Island without exception The book commeno es
in 1885, Another document shown and read, con-
tanning list Of the names Of criminals together with the
Of the magistrates and officers who had granted dis
charges criminals committed principally at the Upper
Police The criminals named in it appeared to have been
committed by one magistrate, and discharged by some
| JOHN NJ BRApHupsT, ex.Aldermsn.--was commits
sioncr Of Aims House from June 1889 Sept lSl On
casions my the Island the keepers sometimes
made applications to to discharge certain persoss;
Alderman Stewart always took the names down. the pri
overlooking with male prisoners; the discharge
ofvsgrans took place constantly while was commits
sioner; was with Alderman Stewart several times when
Stewart to the police from three to five times possibly
times; sometimes applied for the discharge OF more,
at the upper police and at the lower police; they
were men and not women whom applied for.
MIR KEEN, Keeper of the Isiandrhe alluded to
all which could find; made very diligent search
all round }he oice did not always put down the name
| OF the magistrate who gave the discharge; never
applied for discharge hut once, and that to
| Justice Hopson. MIR. Vanderbilt would sometimes
order persons to be discharged when he gong
town. say he would bring the discharges wien
he came back Migrants sometimes discharged be-
fore their tine had expired and the OF magistrate
entered upon the book and don't know whether any
discharges were brought not Here followed lengthy
examination OF the Island Book Names times discharges
sc Mr.. Vanderbilt came oath May, 1887, and staid till
derb order the deputy keeper to discharge Migrants and
| trust to the chance OF getting discharge. The Mr..
Hayne spoken OF committed a vagrsnt. He became
insane last Thursday or Friday.
Here Mr.. Lonp read from the book of the Board of Al
dermen's proceedings, vol. ls, page 100
EX-Alderman VIM. SHALER.-l am counsellor at law.
have for the last five years frequently been at the Police
Office. have known of the discharge OF Migrants at
Blackwells Island done by the magistrates ndis-
criminately have sometimes my self made apple alton,
and have known others make the application in such
cases the discharges have been filled up by Justices
or by the clerks the might be. IA discharge
shown to witnessl This is in my own hand writing
never knew OF any discharge taking place where there
was any investigation made at the police office.
Witness here detailed the OF poor whom he
thought ought to 80 to the Aims House Justice Stevens
went round with me to look at him. He was in very
suffering state Justice Stevens returned and made aii
dav himself We ound him at the of Little Water
and Anthony streets Inever knew the man before and
should know him This 4th of April, 1912.
The mans News. On this 4h Of April, was
candidate for office the democratic ticket Justice
Parker not supporter of mRe He lived in the same
ward don know where the blanks kept the police
office although could probably find them by searching.
nave no sucn blanks az my once snoua MINK no APP
PnSa.oh ior was eyer naoe wou' So"e e'n'
versation as to the merits OF the case.
Elk Alderman ALEX. srEwART.-l was formerly Com.
missioner Of the Aims House. At that time was fire.
quenty applied to procure the discharge OF Migrants
These applications always made the Island which
often visited oh tne apphcauoh OF prisoner or us
character The clerks at the office generally, sometimes
the nliea up 'ne ascnarees
handed them TO the keeper | met him.
Inink nve IS tne IargGs numpeI wnicn ever aPPned
the hs
sons Of the and especially in the spring when they
waAt 10 get out TO work when apphed LOT dschaige
the magistrate would hand 1t TO me myself remained IN
as Gomm noneI until .ne END Oh TINS noia .he
business Oh the uscharges seneray was tuInea over 10
me- BY common consent. during the twenty days imme,
Hstsy las. sPng ao nov apply az a..
anu neasa M sana
al dhe eecnon n
WIN CAPT am lawyer, nave often oeen az the 70
Mce Smce curing the ast three or lour years know OF
the onc charging OF Migrants never applied for them
grea. many OF them procured most Of nose APP
M Soun ,d nus, u hev s ks v h muUed y. e anpi
also They were filled up by various persons@snce BY
"a my ose, Iuo sPplylns ior any oS
cnases WYNN mohIn oeioro the last eecuoh' on,
~ S as h ws s quus S Ss " tno mns
gu. Oh suhaty ascharges, anu IN whose nano writing
S,I GALLENpAh way quesuoneu On the sanle points
| MI. BRADY mere onered 'nree dscharges hghed ny
oU,se W sia'seh.,
a. 49,. w MN 70 was que'oneu a' "
the oates, &c. OIL certain discharges, &c.
JUSTICE sTEvENs.-l am fohce Magistrate, and was
sPPolhtea 4lh june loaV know OIL no conspiracy un
aeIMahahg, agpeemeht or 10 dscnarge va
grants from the 2otn Aiach 10 lin April 10 vote at the
electon. lie was questioned as 10 the dschargng OF
severai vaerants whose d"charges were SHOWN nlm
Know honins aoout them ~ was IN tne mohth Oh May
suosequeht me elecuon that hrst heaid reporo oil
oeg vole al he eieeuon snls was
wnen tue oIaha Jury were III session. lhere Iohoweu
announcer OF suhdIy 9charges, NAMES daies'
persons applying Ior them sci nave someumes as
cnarged mule rants cannot swear ,hat curing my
| whoie omcIai Term GOWN 10 he SUN May, ie42,
| ever uiscnsrged dozen persons may nave
| zone 80, however loome discharges were mere
| SHOWN mini IL appears ~ thefe, tnat ana