New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-12-01


DIR kias n little the morning Of the l2rn Oct 1912
JOIN LEE svesrs. that th.u 20 he ssz AID Kelly
drink twice Ia bic house on the norn'ue Of III l2.h
Oct be migns have drank roe times Dot k1o1
Whette, hs crank ave OF ok uuass 81 not IL oD.n-
lon u witness o-fetsnt ro.rr wien b. !.:c
hi, house b1g dors noI kbo~ wbst58r D. WA dunk
sober ~-ea te wsnt Out al not see hin tssgge
or fsits- - - syeecn.
HRSsY svrrg s-es-s. ,hsl'ha saw the Se.e- fant
1rirS brady and ss-ss2sTls 81 RE Ar,or" CT toe
plight 81 the 18th Oct. rsrtot Sid hin before O'Clock
IN toe morning. be do Mt appear &c Sruokso -
that time Should thi1s 40 w-s so)eT.
% c~ofseIsrlaiiJu, vsgsss s.y;, tlst he met H.
fondalt s.. The " ATbOr shgu: u Q, Il3 cclCc- ~
n.sh. II otter II o'ciock when isit pa:sed &C.
fenosoi DE- Ce ,se-st ~ u, ocl0cL O. a1: ci3 =.
stop win him long enough that time 20 ASCERTAIN
whether ks VA drunk or not ne vos NJ rssca a.
APR Ssas~G3y 0ys rho k0ys bsss ont n-tl TIA; TIM u
nigh nh1 ft<ty rtfu6S his impossible 70. ~ tel
hOU often be drank Al The ATcor 81 how many
nnss.
GEO W 5HURRASER, zoe Of ths pro2-,o.oTs Of tns
ArooT, Z32 -Os6 ~sy. thst % ostsu tan.
Leave there about II o clock or iilte st-r the
nig5. he vs1 ooks1 u2 ia she s's,1 '75-- ppi M
not sac that he 1si 10 liquor when ne lefs he a2pesr
ef lises gentleman e. - $ wines. ssv. p-rson
could tsks afee four gsssss Without eens seen "
inasf, = they d-ark >. .hs orDcte cnd o. - coun
trr from where witness V-s Ss~ Al. a. d'isk
taere once ;sss rient, Goi c@aaot sty TS-i9er "
a'enk more or rOt
Here ere ten cr.d5s witnesses ter The 9fosscUt.1n
who posGv,iy mat desnasnt as intoxicated Or
.odsr TIE .nf lence # liquor ;se "a. 10 qlss ION
md Of them swear .tst - va fc 'r-l ir;n''
cate d. ., n saS.syea and steUmTtd. hnd al tHese
witnesses srs nresc5ed by any reliable Distinctly
AID hsye 40 risnI % DcfTe Ak - De otcsF ;haH
JersOus u truth sa@ VsrsGiy.
rho se'-ns- there sfe bite witnesses, Of
~hOfD. AID kaily VI the Sec Id H-rd, CT 40. ss7 the
fe-5snt uuiU -. ,u-s sf;ef be was Locked u2 aud
was therefore unable = Judge Of the situation Es was
IN Al The dme oi BIS Incarceration AID s.otnsr, MI
-hurrsger. - him after IL O'clock t..t
pisbt Ald Bard, who did no: see deienosD, Until
sDm- time after ne was locked =, say. As h.. fr3
dentlv beer drinking, and rSh Pct ity Rdrs bce uaT
re- 81. faer.e u hg4yr And Mr. l,.er that al
b,f past y defendant yrs cs s0L.I ~ prDs grrgd'y
are Vho kqu, var sgf entd that tim n III SttA ktT
G1na." The other witnesses ,esyiy u BIZ drina.og
. q UOrs, onse IN CeGlre-ss c-rersl times tast morn
i,., - iai@es2 O'CLOCK and go-s elfeSa; ;seneS u
NV. VIA constitutes - v6enss With vbc1 the
deisio . charged under tS tts'u's !. q zee v.o
leii1n # public decency. Whom persor = - m1cn
.noef .e sIsDce g Cuyr - 20 DO irst vbicS tends
10 corrupt the morals Of the people, o-nd ne public
,.g. ~ "a. ~ 5sAscb Of the pesce, be eoe,, ia ~
opinion sro.sly ylolate public d.cency.
Was The DEFENDANTS conduct Oh the morning 81 aas
i2th 7r- u'..rno n accor1s.cs with tLs ioEsso.Ss
81 a0itiOn Of the sbtutei
We hasf Il hlin er;akias b.sady :. Inc "hr0of' In
Hr,soz sy aud yoins from thence 20 porser-hOus-
in Centre and there 9ri' 80, dis.u.ng 1ssc.DE
discussing politics spd bef..ag a.s 0TG eiecos
with some young men called" paper 5oJs and wien
tie ,eiT hid Fot excited with politics AID nquor'
hat ght snsv-d .SklLs from lie hel blank To- h@
purpose =; sis on commitment Tor Que Of :ae party
zbo had struck him sud erecting policeman 70 lake
MIN ia c-etody snd conysY BIN - tho ststOD-houie,
wnere defendant wen himself, rhile unt5T :he
influence Of liquor for the purpose Of exercising ici
authority by di'ohargcg from The legal custOoy OF
sy:.ia MsgDss Two common prosttotos vn" hsf been
arrested on warrant iisued BY one al the Police
Justices 81 ths city, uyon c0mpe;a1 testimony Gsder
o,i men in po.seGsiOn o. Esd @lstce. We also RAD
defsndGr. dfcharRBg from the station House the
drunken paper boy he had 6ut = lev moments be-
fore cent there John Leydsn the principal witness
- fat.tr sff.
iSs drunken paper boy" who bad struck him AZ hs
suggestion, aad ius deen liant ~As going 20 discharge
the FTostiiotgt 81 t5o reQucsi ~ Joha HdAoOck
u such conduct doe. not teo1 = corrupt the puzzle
morals vlols.e public 0ecencv aud esc breach Of
tho Ieace besides bringing scandal and disgrace upon
The nsdsrfcy Of city,snd y.neerins contempt
for thsm snd heis authority, and weakening the con-
A. nee OF tee people IN due HdtninisTauou OF the
Law, | AIR free g. confess that know not WHIST Will
Tns authority exercised too frequently b. Alder
meD ia oschargins from station houses aud prisons
persons charged " - crime 10 ot very oOubuOl cher
actor under any circumstances u IL true tkst, By
the charters Of 1856 and 1880 -uj the amended cpEr
ter present IN force the Aldermen sFo 81 oos Jus'
OF tic Peace, Gud will here quote tho opinion OF
CasEca0r Kent one 0! the sb,ssi aud scuniess usis
that ever lived. preference 20 giving my oTn views
on the SUBJECT whicn ale, however In perfect eonso
nsnca.
Ia III. Note. or Easy upon he CRY Chatter, Tie
r.. eos 90. os.- Of Js.re. efas Peso. r.su.y
2.cosr st'-a 81 10 t-e or5osrs '1'~s
~ ~ ,,o,. - q, s. ~ -. Yo,es oS. Of the So
'a-'- ~ ser ss -li hs shs as'm rs 's A.
B4s"us ':s'ass ~ --' es.-s o,naa - Assr-a .. cong
- 80. - -, ar. ~ ,so.A. s.,.li, =
,. $50 ua of 'iase A. Toe .sns .Ds Il psy BE-
o. o -. ss sa., ord 5 ,Ss S ~
a,ss a. aas Val eeesi.i o. % 's-r.''' h, poser
l.c shout L. -ads n ~''s sld tPoa oh end- W.
st i~e,erf "a ,'igs -'.ei * voi % ssc :.
49, 70 ~. - - y. -, -. e,,cos
iipco the pes cee- std "a Adsrn,n ~' n : 'if
.'s Tas so5- Of yscss1as l,. t-,l sfsss,
., tbsT.. essof he Nsyor H. ~. e.,--
~ Ter. sa,sa II -oot be. cots - - "a
s,.., g. ,ss,. - g. l. b. pi-..as, n s.,als 100
Nov the powers and cuGss OF Aldermen wnen act
og as ustices Of tia peace must be rG1rs g.
he psare 4 eoDservstor OF tho peace mus' ee c0H-
ser.rfv Of IRE psbic morals, for. 10 J opinion Wat
ever teuds 20 corrupt the gu3c m0ass, 10 syieshoo
cf public decenry, and bss tendency IL breach ~
tue peace And IL IL well established fact ihsi me
Low sr tus standard Of mOTss o. a community OF Pso
pie thu more freq aent aud hagrent will be The conDis
lion Of acts e violence, and othsr breaches OF the pub
lie pesoe.
SVnoa an Alderman sciing 10 TIC capacity g a jas
ice q TIA pesce, uDdeftskss 70 exc-eise re -i..-
finctu-s 10 ass Sus be s;ric;y egs, sad must -
governed q - .,stGtes he . not above the sv
bat ony a creature OF the aT seecled - aid - the
llu.straiioA thereof ans pericfn c0rtaio duties VIA
IN clearly tehaet l1ls. isls uois pert Of A4-se d..
rsA however, u be running =; the hSSs AL cal OF
Da.cs pdrt the Police Courts By day. aud The
trunkRrds prostitutes, and o'ner dis rde!y pers rs
80. Ihis IL rot Tie eeNs'e business nor me GUY
II c.v.valoss Of he peGce ragr=t 10 say, hoEss-
y Il i has Asoa frequently som - soElo ., tne A.
d-rmea OF tn oily enc IA ono ustsaoe Shs. has come
H. my knowledge. al Alderman Illegally dschSrsst
prisoners in iae lawful cualo ', !hs .&O5rs WI, In
rcn.Er z ~, me station hous) TO the Police Court
snd such osch With u any lsss. .avesus -I~
s-,ns had by the Alderman, snt -jiss' % the
csuss Of publc iot-eo
Every citizen has right 10 BE- protected = nis per
n SD pro 10y az those fis &c arc outraged, GaS
the Der petrslOr ~ tie Outrage - appropriated AID
an1ned Ia the s,sonhOuse 81 night in order that The
of,oder may be brought to justice itis further out
rage Of the rights q the 10 Ired psTsOa fSE Alden
.n ~ tntsrieTs ana dtscAsfg- the prs1D5f ".tncrs
examination o. ISs compliant TOD ~ltaotsss Uncsr
oath r-Qursd by re sNtuies ~. 10 - o., 70 49,
vsrs!ys of the ends ~ uouc idsaeV
There are csses 81 emergency Sre OF charity, re-
curing the immediate attention Of Iasgistrsis ~ the
station hoUbS sG3 there mSay inttanCcs, > cOubt
not where respectable And even innocent paTsons
have 3een iecsIcsrzSec u station house Il uisGi by
being mistaken Tor the sal perpetrators " C-ass.
or 70 crafty ihs viDettiye iaepgs % some malicious
persecagc, 0u such cSsss rsre, snj iSs Captains
Of Police heinz generally mJR q experience and ael,
as-ace ara 10 most csses vel qualified n ~; ret.
ter 4 n many II the Adsrnen, 10 exsrclh0 proper
assr .so4 n such mslsers tank tha Nocturnal v...s
81 the Asermt the station house for tae exercise
Of the.r iudciS luuc "a ~cali be honprvG Ia
:As SFescn tam lho observance"