The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-09-21

lance requires that should repeat II until we get
an answer. IL is question, the solution oil which
Affects the purity OF the administration oil justice
Much has been SAID OF police corruption and oil The
| compromising of felonies by officers who have eve
ny inducement offered 10 them by the existing sys-
| tenn to do so. Officers who have no allowance IN
the shape of weekly or annual salary, nor any CON-
pensation beyond a trfng pitance Tor the execu
| ton OF warrants and other process of the courts,
and who are minus all the outlay of an unsuccessful
pursuit of volator of the laws, may be expected
! TO take quiet dOncei1 TO permit stolen pc cket-
book TO be secretly re-conveyed into the pocket OF
a complaining victim, whereby he becomes stigma
| tlzed as person who preferred an accusation of
| crime without being robbed The mode of course
has other varieties, but whatever they may be, we
repeat that subordinate officer may, by his circum-
stances, be induced to compound felony, and let
the CRIMINAL prey still longer on the community
But IN this case the charge affects a much higher
officer, and the facts are simple Thompson, no.
torous thief, is at length Gagged on charges which
are susceptible Of proof Grand larceny, arson, and
other offences OF grave character are brought
| home TO him, and he is committed for trial The
proof is submitted TO the Grand Jury, and it is so
satisfactory 10 their minds that they find six true
bills against him, on which he is held for trial No
rious man is at large, defying Justice, and
al liberty again TO prey the citizens who paw for
the protection OF their property, and establish courts
for the punishment OF lis despoilers Why, then,
has this man been turned loose, and by whom has
1t been done 2 And, again. is there no means to be
adopted to bring him TO justice The District At
torney, with the consent of the court, in the dis
charge OF an important and responsible duty is, un.
| N bprtv to ,
frosequi on an indictment against an accused per-
SON. lake. tor instance, the case of Garter, who
has been receAtly tried for the murder of Cashier.
in New Jersey. The murders were numerous. but
all committed at the same time, and doubtless by
the same person. Separate indictments, however.
were preferred in each CASE and as Carter has been
tried and acquitted on one, it would be useless 10
| try him on the others, which must be sustained by
the same inconclusive evidence, and therefore the
Attorney General, with the consent of the court
may enter not pros. on the untried indictments
Is this case Of ThompsoA's then, one of such ma
ture By no MEANS is there any satisfactory rea.
son shown why so daring and so gully man should
be turned again loose on society. Who, then. was
the active agent? Mr. Whiting was unable, at that
time, 10 attend to the duties of his office, which
were entrusted, In consequence, to a man of the
name OF Srang, whose assent is recorded as the
District Attorney pro tenn by the endorsement of his
name; but notwithstanding this conclusive evidence
he casts back the responsibility on "the court"
whose passive and uniformed creature he admits
himself to have been. II he is credtable witness
becomes necessary to enquire who constitutes the
Court and Mr. Recorder Tallmadge stands forth as
the presiding Judge, on whom if uncontradicted
the heavy responsibility must fall Mr.. Recorder
Iallmadge, however, positively denies all knowledge
OF the transaction, and his denial stands arrayed
against the assertion of Mr. Strang, against whom
there is, In addition, the damning evidence of his
own signature, recorded by his own hand
Let Mr.. Strang take either Of the two positions
then, winch he may the most prefer, and either will
be an unenvlabe one. He has either liberated this
man hompson'on his own responsibilities position,
which the evidence which we here furnish would
seem to sanction-or hewas mere passive imbecile
| tool In the hands of somebody else, which would
show how i'll qualified he was for the sacred response
bles OF the office into which he was thrust By the
| District Attorney Mr.. Strang himself, by his pub
shed letter, lays claim 10 the latter position and if
1t be conceded, further comment is unnecessary;but
| the testimony of Mr.. Recorder Tallmadge would
establish the former, and what long train of evils
may we not expect to follow such an I'M
checked exercise OF absolute power weak
yet unjust and needy man, might thus turn
loose, for consideration, the most worthless
and dangerous OF the human race, and courts of
Justice might, by such agency, become but the
naris OF corruption and an exchange wherein to
purchase immunity for crime, for which tariff
would be adjusted by common consent. in proper
ton TO the "deep damnaton" of the crime com.
United. We fear TO contemplate the evils that
may follow, and hence we reprobate an act, how
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possibility prepare the way Tor such state of things
We therefore again, and shall again ask, "Who
turned loose zone eyed Thompson
NIBLo's-The most crowded saloon of the whole
season was assembled last night to hear the rival
prma donnas, Corsni and Majocchi they both
sang excelently and enthusiastically applaud
ed. The audience were perfectly enraptured with
some of the airs sung by Corsini, who is a sing
er OF extraordinary power and COMPASS with de-
llcae flexible exec ution Signor Antognini under
took Polon at short notice, and acquitted himself
very crediably. Signor Perozz will, however, ap.
pear In the same character tomorrow night This
evening Charles Whittier takes benefit. Ellen
the new pantomne, tina was attractive last sea-
son, is TO be given. Tight Rope, on which the bene-
fciu6 will execute some unusually surprising feats
Winters has no rival as a rope dancer. Gabriel
Ravel appears in two characters, and the attractive
" So misfortunes" concludes.
CHATHAM-We dropped into this little place of
pleasure last evening, and better pleased
with entertainment. Hill was in all his glory,
and the audience in an exciting state of humor.
This evening, he appears in the "Knight of the
Golden Fleece" and the "Yankee Pedlar,' with also
the popular farce of " My Wife's Dentist" And by
the!way, we must not neglect TO make mention of
the pretty Miss Ralia, who repeats her broad sword