The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-11

The MAYOR AND THE SwISDLISG NsTTTU-
TIoNs.-It seems that all Mayor Tiemann's
efforts to break up the swindling institutions Of
New York-the gambling houses, lottery poll
cies mock auctions, and houses Of ill fame-are
strenuously opposed by nearly all the other
criminal authorities A few days ago the
Mayors squad succeeded in arresting quite .
batch Of gamblers in different portions of the
city; but the Recorder discharged them from
custody next day. The Recorder, We believe,
thinks that the police cannot make such arrests
without warrants from magistrate. Ii he is
going to let loose oil the rascals picked up by
the Mayors squad, on this ground, he will he
doing an Illegal act.
The ninth section Of the Metropolitan Police
law authorizes the police on simple order Of any
Police Commissioner to enter gambling house
and arrest every one found there; and the sare
section makes ii the duty Of the magistrate be-
fore whom the parties may be brought for
examination to send them before the proper
criminal court for trial, ''ii there shall he any
probable cause for believing that any of such
persons were in such premises for the purposes
persons above alluded to on the ground that
they were not caught in the act of gambling;
but was there not probable cause for believing
that they we're there for that purpose What
else were they there for II is quite useless for
the Mayor TO carry on his crusade against these
swindling operations if his brethren in the
magistracy, instead Of sustaining him, only en-
deavor TO thwart him on all occasions.
AS for the Metropolitan Police, these institu.
tons are carried on by their connivance They
are in league with them, protect them. patro-
nize them, and profit by them. The late Mayor
attempted 10 suppress the gambling houses and
mock auctions, but he too found his designs frus-
trated by the other authorities and by the po-
lice 20 be gave the matter up in despair. II
is the same now with Mr.. Tlcmann a. it was
with Mr.. Wood, and the result will, in all pro-
liability, be similar.
Not only are the police In league with The
gamblers, lottery policy dealers, and mock auc-
ioneers, but they do not even protect the citi-
zens of New York In their lives and properties
from the assaults of rowdies Every day and
every night we hear Of gangs Of ruilians enter.
ing dining saloons and eating houses, filling
their bellies with the choicest vands on the bill
of fare, and washing them down with copious
libations and if the proprietor dares to ask them
for payment they fall upon him, beat him un-
mercifully, and smash all his glasses and decen-
tiers, and the police are nowhere TO be found.
This is the way New York is governed under
the Metropolitan Police act, and all the indie
pendent irresponsible departments and we may
hope for no improvement until the Mayor is ac-
tually, as well as nominaly, the chief magistrate.
CRIMINAL Prosecutions AGAINST FINANCIAL
SwNprERs.--We alluded the other day to the
prospect that some of the more conspicuous o.
the swindlers Of the flush times which preceded
the late revulsion would shortly be called 10 "o-
count for their misdceds in courts oil Justice
The public win be glad to know that the pros
nee, will shortly be realized. Some oil the honest
and fair dealing financicrs of Wall ssreet-for
,here are some lcfs even in that locaiisy-pro
nose 10 endeavor TO have thorough invcstga.
ton Of come of the more outrageous Of the
ALLEGED frauds which ptcciptatCd the revulsioo