The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-15

ADMIusrRArror OF JUSTICE -~During the last
few days several eminent specimens OF the manner
in which Justice is administered m this city, have
been presented and which deserve TO be put parti-
cu,arly on record Tor the benefit of all rosues,
small and great. IL viii. be recollected what an
cutlery was raised on the explosion Of the CONNER
cial Bank, and particularly at The conduct Of Red
field, the cashier. We recollect with what haste
he was arrested, indicted, and all preparations
made to visit on him the FULL measure of the pun
lshment due TO his crimes while intrusted with the
properly of that institution. Well. a few days ago
il appeared that this individual, OF whom all sup
posed justice had got such secure grasp had van
ished iorfeiting his ball. Of $1,000, and all that
now remains to satisfy the ends Of justice, is the
solvency and worth OF that ball. whatever that may
be, and one fifth of whatever may be recovered to
the State But where Recfield is-what has be-
come of him-er whether he has not gone either to
Coney Island or to Texas, to be Secretary Of the
Treasury, or to occupy some other distinguished
place, no one can tell This is a sample Of the
administration OF jsstce-the fashionable system
which the remarkably acute vision Of Mr. Willis
ha, failed to notice. But it is not the only speci-
| men.
During the week, the trial of SchcrmerhorE, the
ing about $4,000 of the funds of that concern,
also took place. The evidence was remarkable
! from its showing that parsonage supposed to be
the devil in the shape of man, was the being who
nstigated poor Schermerhorn commit such a
depreciation on the funds Of the widows and or
phans; and this appearing distinctly to the jury
they came to the wise resolution that Schermer
horn was perfectly innocent, and at last they could
nd hod IN TO
benefit of united verdict for the devil in the shape
of man when he is caught and pu. on trial before
them but it is more probable that the devil will
catch and sit on the jury before the jury catch and
sit on the devil.
These are two of the freshest examples Of the
administration of Justice in the case Of financial
detaulters-rogues of high degree. But much
about the same time that all this going on, we
saw with what sternness-wth what vindictive
majesty, we might say-with what even handed.
ness thisjusiice was melted out to the poor wretch
who stole pair of breeches or a bit of ham, or
the miserable outcast who picked up piece of
cordage and sold it for six pence wherewth to pur-
month after month"; the cells of the Penitentiary are
crammed with the naked, shivering, furnishing
wretches whose hunger and nakedness have made
them thieves, whilst the bloated, pampered, Wall
street thieves who are clothed in purple and fare
sumptuously every day. escape courts, judges, ju-
ries, every thing, and are permitted to roam the
world at large. and in some other quarter plumber
other banks and swindlc other institutions. And
this is called Justice Oh! what a PROCLAMATION of
that sacred name
Judging from these "sgns of the times" we
com. to the conclusion without the trouble of an
astronomical observation. that we cannot be far
from the end-that the millennium or some great
change is about to take place. What it to be we
can't tell. But we certainly are near some great
crisis