New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
LEGISLATIVE POLICE COMMITTEE.

ssy in tie Librsry.Ioom OF the City Hall:
Ex Recorder FRHDERICKA TALLMADGE, examined
Tws' Recorder for tebt years altogether; III nix present
ns eosbsanoe as it dos oftoo wide range isdsreaa
have known as t from SHY ahundrsd
snLess OF the Court therefore be spsched with very
hio detail esses Of ni'dsmesnor after an eXpse ex.mir
BY the msgstrse to tho Ses ions; such
% consequently discharged BY the COutt thus ali these
peitots Ne detained psoE unnecessary length Of time
DER neo vshence and the De Of justice dsadssn
e Of he pJesu oIEers';ion Of the criminal
zDInos compelled TO be Ieoesedy ed consider
e Expense N consequence Of the unAvodsbs delay in
saps coUpsnSnis witnss'e and the accused togsther
sJudgs OF Sessions should ,t every day alternately at the
tcmbs The other Police Cous r the speedy
tor5sr City JUG sho1 limited the disposition OF u
s business hnk het they should not be clothed with the
tppOt tins the MsyoT 10 be
.Dd ots Of the he ads Of hs Police wou police
Apscsed By sse appointments Of policemen should
to the whms Of Individuals the control OF poll
des occasion Of the frequent discharges Of from
Bskv ss Ilsrd hs, been generally owing % defect
bsl Of linking these gsties in order 10 Afford vsgrsnu
70 the appopt and s Of DO csm an are sq
kssrt occupy tbs whole time Of those scDg as Commits
am rot 10 favor Of having Ju5ges ard Police Msg
elected by the people III. absolutely essential that Pc
ice Magistrates shou be profession lawyers; those who
Eseed posons eoDo the liberty Of the ctiz should
ALFRED A. PHILLIPS, ex Justice Of the Marin
CooIt, examned-Mr Phlps related instance which
ne w.s CONVEYED 10 hat ss'e ia voson Of the
Of the obisct show thst arrested
such cases are equendy Kept secluded and debnred o the
ccSEsOf friends am counsel with view 10 prevent release
habess corpus IN eHes Of informally or illegally of
One Of the Committee here remarked that uc evidence wss
be thought Irrelevant 10 the particular matter under invent
fsiioD 81 The witness wss permitted 10 retire.
TX Justice CLARK, examined-There are 500 cases
he T,Io jar they are REGARDED as frivolous sad having no
1000 ound for proteedin Police m'sisaes shou be law
they OuGht TO have acquat wi the routine Of
The Office Justices elected from the leymen TOD much
DER the nume OF the who furnish them with the res
die IL a..
too much msse Of the Police Court BY creditors to enforce
JOsIPHKEEN, ex .mined-Am superintendent ofthe
Work Houte Blsc awes Island 52O persons have been
pt here Migrants since the Of January last
been conn ted directly Wok.Ho1se the
kred from tbs Penenry many are discharged before
be corpus o reach The Work House before the body ar
lived msnJ persons sent to the island FOX sickness and dis
shen they should DO sent simply to Tho Penitenhary
Hospital thus person contracts veneresl complaint and
t 10 means for pIOsu1ps medical sssstsnce the pra,ce
% confess ysTsny and be sent to the Island three six or
pne months they should get cured in NTH or two they
E consequently be Led for the balance Of the term for
20 crime whatever suc pires were seit dHect 70 the
Hospital they woud be discharged immediately on recovery
have been employed dere positions the Island for
uest yes's in lS srl named Jane Wilson was sent
from that time this she
10 no case on vsglucy; have PSI
reease from the Wok houe hsbeG corpus since the be-
lnting Of the year.
'HENRY VASDERvooRI Clerk of the Court Of Sessions
exam ned-Hsye been c eIk Deputy Clerk Of Criminal
The dculty Of getting witnesses appear sgans. them where
the trial rs postponed JI greater or eP length OF ume wit
eli her leave the city tired Of wa ing; thnk in
bae ptss would waive Trial and to
bsye ei.on passed them i'm asely thick the Re-
Stder ac CITY Ine released from al osher than
6ia duties las Of felony to be disposed OIL
the before the close OF tls 10 the
City cf Ne~York Criminal judiciary should not be
elected By the people, tbCre reasons for this here
which do exist in the country; polite marirates,
I think, should be famhU with Law previous 70
entering uton their Office in all capita cWes the
PEOPLE should be entitled St least hvs chinses 10 otoe
three they have the privilege Of noLe wnefe @
penalty il ten year. the prisoner has ten under pres
ant Law Il is dsotetODsry Win The Judge 10 Keep Jurors 10
s,bs, ar not until they agree their v-Id my opinion
at they should allowed the liberty heY have whhe
the ti. proaessug tho sw Of 1888 permitted magistrates
10 charge Zee of sevoptyhe cents or issuing
s,s OF .,su battery thus had the eheci TO cmnsp he
nbSr Of these conn shuts charges would not generally be
preferred unless serious ttns the fee should DC Iest0eo
told incident Of who applied lot war
ant ard on being informed that there was nohne 70 pay
Their" said he will take srotheIi the present
nj plce busipess does 70 me TO require AL
nun be OF magrse,; there lie no need o. haVug inc pp
,pres.ptsd BY from the Dstct' ON
In The case Of compsins before masstrse the later hou
see to 1t that public justice n done ~, o.. n Co.
hI read from the Ieoios o. inc NVui " wv
sioUs the foil, wing criminal statistics;