New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-28
lew!Dork Daily Gribnne
PUBLIC NEElINGS.
LEGISLATIVE POLICE COMuIrrE !.

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tri. M stuyyessn' wss e'ectei ChN man snl ster
lour ceey proceeded to eIam,1e NJ. M3ckess- We.
known Is tie leader o. tie ,oD.uma,ious tar->s VIII
dared to defy g great Briggs.
William MscseLar ofirms-I have bccn ccca.ei IS
Clerh OF Chic. of Police ti'ce lsil; an al Prop
cry Cerk; have 10 idea OF the val1a Q: p-o.ety
that bas come into my hands since lsi5; CA gVe
you the umber by 1t ference 70 tn b,ok' t.fe tl'ee
policemen bro u.ht in three back loads OF books Tho
atpars 20 have been 81 lots since May lsl eIch 10
ire uCts usually several articles there very .ls 81
h property thhthas 10. been clAiI cd; ssn4l ut -
un.aimed was ID Of which made return TO be Con-
trelt1, ard paid the money into the CITY Tfeas1y ny
cu,iCs ere the ger clerical busiaess OF the office;
tab con plants so anst poli,en'r hey ntde 10
this way: the party wrO feels himself aygris 'et by
the conduct OF policeman or Officer co mes up a1d
makes complaint, and we tsks It dom in
writing; Il en- s-Ld for the OH ;er VINO s3psas
at tie office and makes bis ststcmsIt 10 ansFsr
20 the complaint, and has On opportunity 10 pu. 10
biz defeDfe ulcer oath; If he wishes TO extn'ne
the party summon the complainant In order TIA: ia
may crO,t-tIe mne blu ai,er ali lie te' dnony IL
through ~ oice bss the CHOICE OF subnl; log the
csse TO The Chi of Police to decide upon the evidence
az taken in lung, II ay 20 on tor tr 81 atfef
con aints sre disposed of, they are ed vi b she
Clo1k Of the Common Cornell; the re urs TO the
Chief OF Police are filed IN oic- eyer5 six uoaths
The captains of The Police directed By geoers o. der
70 MAKE TCu-l Of al susri ious persons and aces;
ihese TO- IN hCues Ct pTOetnt and ~ tsr oos
slb!e Their inmsies as also gantllng.nou4es mo a.
auction chops, policy offices, Ac. whenever patty
m sBes CUmplolaf q. the otcs Of the Chie OF Poles
that lie has been de!IauCed in mo k-auc-
ton ttore, IL is Customary TO take tee ca IL
painant III me diately before sstrate let HIN
make bis comp ANT on OATH 10 order tina va
rart NOV be Issued and the defendant arrested;
Mr.. hsct elsr very sa .f4ctorIy explained The maa-
Ier in which the urte carOa1s of b oss were KEEP,
ard Incidentally stated thai the black iru K, @aose
mysterious fate created such sensation last 81 nnar
was entered on tbs BE- ok ba"k tunx, Sc 4el Ia
front marked j. l. Norton sf. by ii, DevCe, aud not
b. delivered up except en- tie orcer OF she C1I-f
it was CClivered 10 the Surrogate, Nj \. w. Brad
fOrd; lie ce ied ttat any IOce had bsen sent to Pat
Ho8m hat lie was to be strts'ej, end said that aay
such assertion was slsIdtr. lie conHnue7 p'ls
oLer m6y be licked up Al the Chiefs office for
couI Of hours, before gong before magls rae or
committed If be CensnOs counsel he o. c0urse Is per
miCd TO r. E lin, have never known nin to De
locked up all hight wi bout the oroer OF tie Mayor or
ron nas strate there oIly two Pohceueni IN the
Chefs office LOW who were there when nrst went
thee, sbd rhey have been off and on during that
tine, within the last three years DO not kno ho.
naLy charges have taken place among me detailed
Policemen at The Office, there 6Ge iOuteeE Detailed
there; there are not more than Elk 1h) were tners
three yesIs ago; there have been two or thee
changes his year changes axe pa e more CT less
every yesr; from Mayo Havemeyer 70 the pre.ent
tin lie Mayor has generally detailed the nen, bat
tie Chief claims the light; l daye never kno Fn OF
gsnbli. houses; there five clerks 10 oar 9th ce
all the busIess we do down stairs is IN blaok AID
white the cuty Of Clerk 70 the Board OF Police Com
mksiCneis is TO tai complaints and evidence; kno"
that he mus do that tuI Of course cannot state his
other duee Col. Ming is the celk now; keep "a
hook with rs mes Of policemen and dats OF their ap
pOintmeDt; there are cases where policemen receive
reHsics by permission Of the Mayor, besde their di
aIts al the CDs.Al Palace iheIe were some twenty
two men cent who were relieved woesly ard Sho re
ctved their pay from the CITY, bat DON'T know
hey received any other comp eCsa i0n tnose were not
detailed men; an equal number was had from ea1h
n week, boiieVe
Nap Icon Boz bpsrte houuiorf s1orn--l have hnf,
T. h. Justice ana Property C.sk ais O. LtQSJv5fed
naDy sbufes in criminal practice; hough thete
was lActentss sn the pat OF the magistrates in Their
moce Of doI tusintss IN not giving the cases that
ctmC b. CIe them the exanlnatioa hs' they reqG,di
tkeT gmt 08s too frequently biased by outside IN
dGercfs tie clerks were dlso not sl@ay pro- cry quail
flied for tire cscbsrto of their duties tcere was also
too much Ie ference on tue part 0i the depny keep
CTS Ct he IIisons wih the bu.aess OF tae Police
Court sd Of esyDg the magistrates to carry out
the pUrptGos ioI which tie PARTIES we're arrested AMI
conn tie for exsmin aen tLey we're oltenmes 10 co.,
II -ion with The officers mskiog tho arrest TO employ
counsel for the prisoners there seemed 10 be an under
standing Eoquenly between the deputy keepers OF
prisons and certain lawyers; when lawyers were sent
icr in cosin cases. the deputy keeper sending the law
yer and frequently tho officer making tie arrest, re-
ceived portion Of the lawyers fee; have heard, in
some instances of clerks participating IN tle fees
which tie lawyers received; | have been frequently
convinced, from circumstances ths came uLder my
know lee &C. that such was the CASE could have OBJ
taped tangible evidence OF the fact, l should have
made an examination Of the su,ject myself; more re-
e. plly ,ince have left the bench have known law
yes bid tigh 80 and 40 per cant OF their fe:s
TO ietpets and officers to obtain case. Tor them thus
he's led 20 great Injustice toward isoners without
n.eals; the poor have frequen ~ been conycted
on comparatively slight testimony, inasnuoh az
The Officers have been very inde!stgable In pro-
culirg tettimory against the pntyi those, on the
oIbtr karo who have tee means OF employing coun-
se interest the officers In their behalf, and thus es
care he u1i.hment which they deserve; think this
la5ity of which wss speaking esu ed from system
which syIang up under the former organiz ahon OF th9
Police u. partmeni, when there was force called
vac,men and there were ohT hfsy ponce OH 'er' in
the day time il WAS then customary for the msgis
tats snd iustoee 10 cit alternate weeks they were
REQUIRE. TO te G. the Police Courts from the tine OF
The OH chsree Of the watch in the morning till night
TIE watch were discharged so hour before suoi'e,
ard we're footed sn hour after sunsot The justices
and clerks became e1bsusteL in a week the following
week wss then devoted 10 fhshpg up the bushes. Of
The previous week after the reorgan zstloa oil tne 20
lice Department the magistrates AID CLERKS were re-
nui,ed 10 Ia ~ the Chief Of Police's office from IN
morning to in the evening one half OF The year, sad
from in the morning to III the evening Tue otnor
hat al The same system was con II Vel OF one ints
stI ate and one clerk sitting In aterne weeks uey
alter ate 30 that the pubic loses the advantage OF
1saly one-hslf of their services; some magistrates
were more ambitious 70 sttend to their dates Aan
others policemen would Ctenu0es prefer msAln9 ar
Itsis when such mss state WsS on The oehch Nulc
made his outes frequently more oneroa' than thoss o.
his sssoeiat. the plan OF eectiDg criminal usaccs ~
ihe people IS very good theory but BAD ia practice;
ibiIk it dle t, expect 81 ndePeneen, eFn s jan
cjsiy, so ong % Trey are subject 10 ne popaa
via; Il nszistrst, performs his duty fear
Ie.sly spd legally, he is anost sur. to b,
custd tOm ofhce E. :Ae expiration Of h. term
orr primary elections fer msDy years have been con-
.-nlfd by ole., NJ u Z called shoaIdsr -hrtsrs gam
be,r, neck are ioneeTs policy deais ana taieve',
Who s-e sctused by ,ineciive feelings lo~.Id ihe
nsg.sira'e VITO tss f,arlessiy esat OFT the lsT -
t1In, az by the eIpecs,ion Of eec,ng come one a.
hs srccess4! wto VII e more 6nient 10 yard toe n
wfs is ,rc fIequsntly TIE oase their services are Sc