The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-01

maps the mOdt Important ponce court In the Ity.
The number Of complaints made is really Incredible
there having been no less than eighteen thousand
made before this ccuit during the past year, oom-
prising it does the First Second, Third, Fourth
Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth wards, containing as
residents the ofsc0urings of native and foreign
population. II is not to be wondered at all tina.
this extraordinary amount Of complaints should be
made. The principal part Of crime committed in
the First district consists of assaults and batteries
and petit larcenies. The offenders in which cases
speI but short time in The pententary either as
Migrants or convicted criminals, and on their re-
turn, fearless Of the consequences, commence at
their old tricks, and are again consigned to the
Island Poverty, the great impetus of crime, may be
assigned as one Of the principal causes of shis de
porable state Of morals in the wards that comprise
this district The following tabular statement of
tire amount of business transacted during the year
1864 will give pretty correct idea of the state of
society IN this neighbofhood -
Number of complaints made before the court
ss recorded Oh the books. ............ $4,000
Number Of persons Consigned TO the Peniten-
tiary under the vsgrant law ............. 1000
Sergeant Mar sfeld and his efficient squad are the
detailed police fore Of this court, in attendance to
make arrests on warrants issued by the magistrates
SECOND DISTRICT POLICE CoURr--JErFERsoN MARKET.
This district, comprising the Eighth, Ninth,
Twelfth, Fifteenth, Sixteenth, Eighteenth, Nine
tenth, Twentieth, Twenty first and Twenty second
wards, hiss the largest jurisdiction Of any Of the
three police district courts, extending as it does
over onebaIf the island. During the past year the
bench has been presided over by Justices Stuart and
Clarke, the latter being appointed by Governor Sey
monr 10 fill the vacancy caused by the death OF the
late Justice MeGrath. The number Of complaints
made before the magistrates In this district viii not
fall much short of that of the Tonbs. The number
nj IN
far exceed that Of any ether court in the city.
The rural neighborhood OF this district have
sent in fair share of troublesome persons,
disposed of either by fue or IMPRISONMENT in the
Pei tier tiary. fhe following table, prepared by
Asa Butman, Esq, Deputy Warden Of the Jefferson
Market prison. will give very definite idea Of the
amount Of practical work performed at the Second
Dht let Police Court
Whole number Of persons received from Jan.
10 Dec, 1854. ....,..... 8,ll2
Discharged and sent to the Penitentary.... 5,s6s
Number Of Migrants ssIt to the Penitentiary. 2473
Sergeant Elder and squad are detailed at this
court 70 make the necessary arrests, lage number
Of which have been the most important ones ef
fecied during she past year.
THIRD DISTINCT POLICE coURr-EssEx MARKET.
This police dists lot, presided over by Justices
Welsh and Wood, comprise the Seventh, TENTH
Eleventh., thirteenth, and Seventeenth wards. The
business of the past year shows large increase over
that OF las. year. Ii is in this Judicial 6istrc that
large proportion Of persons sailing liquor without
license are ARE stAd caiy, and punished by small
fines or Imprisonment. The greater proD ortion of
persons charged with crimes ard misdemeanors In
this district hail from the Eleventh ward. The
Seventeenth ward swels out the records of assault
and battery to an incredible extent Riots between
the runners of some of The fire comp anies in this
ward are frequent but never very serious. The fol-
Loving table Is n6ic ive Of the amount Of business
tlarsscted q; the Third District Police Court through
the past year.
Nuvrhar nc ccvu p1o;p<c about IN mn
Number of persons commit led to the Peni-
: Nhtnry US migrants NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1000
fcr other onences .....-.-............... 700
POLICE JUSTICES.
Eight police magistrates viii preside at the
benches Of the different police courts during tho
present year. By q recent act Of the Legislature
the number of police justices has been increased
from six to eight. A new court room will be ests-
blished for the increased number of magistrates,
but its location has not yet been fixed by the Com
mon Council. II Is supposed however, the Fourth
somewhere In the immediate neighborhood Of the
Cryatal Palace. Three police m sgistrates will 60
into office to-day-two, Messrs. Connolly and Dayi
SON, that have been elected to the Fourth District
Court and the other, Mathew 7. Brennan, to fill
the vacancy oecasoned caused by the death Of the
late Justice McGrath. The following judges will
preside on the bench during the year 1866
James II Welsh, Barnabas w. Osborne,
Mathew T. Brennan, Michael Connolly,
VIM L. Wood, Williams Dawson,
Abraham j. Bogart, Jr. fSidney II. Stuart
City Judge there viii be vacancy in his district which
will have to be supplied by Gov. Clark.