New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-31
THE POLICE COURTS or THE CITY OK
az EU-YORh.

II most impoytal. Pcce Court in re city j, :hat
Led in the Toubs or Halls Of Ju.tic il Center street
TIE district IN which is ocstec comI rises The Fifs'
Second Third, Fourth, Fifth aud sixth Wards. Here
are ceuteled the heaye.t CONNIE ia houses aui .he
streets and docss on the North and East Rivers Of the
frst five Wares are generally filled up with ware j.
k:rts of valuable goods and ne -chatdise. Thieves
sbouri in this district ar larceI.es are Loutly cOu
u;.ted Ia consequence Of the freq ncyoi crime ath
arrest IN the lower potion Of the ctv apart from the
nu1e.ous misjemeaLors peIpetiated IN tie uteror OF
the Wards the First District Cr LoTer Police Court
room az al al times Of the day be found with press
ure of Business occupying the Attention OF the mags-
tates ard clerks fr.m seven a. egh. ocock IN the
mon irg uuti five or six clock in he eyeLlng. TIE
meet a, this demand FOR hearing, - I'll cases consume
more o. less time IN hearing and .temining, !. the
pcration Las cor Yeas past prcyed op snlal court
room, which, with It's dngy wal's b.ackened ceiling
end low windows, has more TIE appearance of the
apartments described in clien tines wherein the Ia
qu,i.ors were wont to meet ard hold their bloody Couts
Applications have been mace e AZ again 10 tie
proper authorities fol better accommodate 80 but The
subject lus Us o!ten been iGid upoa the table. AT
'erctb. however, Justice WelsI las conceived a
plan to enlarge anl improve lie rooms, which
y
IL tie rear OF the Courtroom which has heretofore
tten usea for the preervst OF stolen property, will
be added to the main rcom L J reuc5ins partition.
Tie raised plat O,m, with seats for the coulmodston
of specteto,s will be set baCk ald 3lIerehtiy az
ranged 1t also proposed 10 SET apart coraer vt the
room iuccsed with an ion TaI for tue rec ptiOn Ot
prisoners who nay be brought the Court for ispo-
sition by the offCers. When this p.oyement com.
pleted. tie CCmt will occupy tie entirc floor With
troLt ani rear windows, :, Us gN. ample space fox
business. and admitting rys,em Of ventilation winch
las not itLt.to beeu enjoyed BY the of als. On tie
Fiauk1street side, large room will te tilted UP ior
exsmnatiers, ami when not III -se L vii he lolkel
against tie shysters and skinner who row make It
place If :aly resort. TIE room, be4rd tie bal for
the use OF mag gstrates and oerks vii also be eG:ted
AID placed uncer loci aud Aey, tra the class OF
dsreputab.e ielc IS GOVve l'nc1 ult! &c 'u'c'ua'l
shut out.
Tie Secord Disi.et Ponce Cont i. joatet OYER
jefferson Market Greenwich az ense, ana a' aPaoe
for LOldiug Police COur Is llsgra, 5inl 70 mo c1!
The building ktown as JelTei.ou Make, - three sto
ries il hight, ar is the property me city The mar
ket is OC atei The r,, door aud eas ufCht on oo
ayenu.s Directly over The make - -pacIous room
Cye. 100 feet n eue ill., wL.tl ls "a by the c! of
a ballroom. ST ,ul, s!jJ peF !eG lhe rcma-dei 0I
the stCori tOcr i Occupel n Ponce Court. Inc
room in which Cont is ed Is small :he iaI- upon
which h, IaasistIa ates se seated beng Oily ten tee'
Lelow tie ceuiGg. The spsItmer. : rendered 't.-
smaller by board partition unpaLtcd' pu' "P -O' ne
purpose o. m1kitg an e1amnatlcn fDon' iAe maS''
tra,es private room Is mere GU 3! zoe, aLd -ne
70. III set apslt for tie Court officer "oUd laIa! oe
used ty ~ respectable tanner for aru-rco7t. Ill'
DstIc. complies tie E-ghtb, Ninth, FHteei''.
SxtetItb, Eighteenth, TEel.ieth I~ent'-lr'l ELI
Tweuty-seCC LG Wards-neaiiy Ore.lat ~ Tue 90!
sni Oilers frequently moe bu ae's nan Iu'
krst District Com;. Ia such pa.7 's "e
have above described the msG~'aie- re con-.
pellei to Il: from O'Clock N - m'rth5 Jul
O'Clock i'll he syeLpg, iay after Day ;he !es' Fuu'
F,r wauj Of proper yettiiaton he etin"pNe-
very ofIe.,se I'D ytttu nauseous. Ile "''' o''o"
the Courtroom j. occupied a. : tuo--'h = sua 80 %
.hree lswyses ufioes Tie .4:i FOL Of the p'''i15
occupied Dy tie Sc cord District I Il CoJ"'
Justice Kelly and QUac4. bush 'a''4r) al 'ne
SccoiG Dtl ct CoIct, dc i11It maAiL-A o. '"''-
90 oo,sn bet.r aeon ne 's,io'@ cd I ~ y" -og
tha. t1e Cor.rc Ter will ei ,aem iePne ,sd' no
Occupants cf /. blIocn sni lquo' ;n Oh ore 'elA''
;. wi sui msy be cleared oi, s. siy tlne Tue '"y
;e,ie- 20 u,e tLe prcps y. HE tou.t'T'o'1 'D'o'
be ccetel IN HI f-t 0ccr or cotveHeLce a ''''''
Ulcers a.s obliged to coni-,. tia prisoners Ip q
Il bt q ,ts-s ana trough iGk 2a' age hi''.s
,vd - Coul,--ocm sui .econd"e, -h'm y. -
,ame ray to taa street sn1 over one A'ine' 'ee' '
s,rz Gr,erw.ie- syetce AID Amo' tee, - l-9
..,r. E.Le. ~ bsll,c-- ,r h'-. hoor ""I!l 'Ho''
svreri.. asc,mm. ;l.c.- al c:Gc % sA'-' go
n.C;sd WITH tie pm.
TleIoir' District. o. E.e7 Marss'' P'-Cv oa--
i,b Fur, d .tiic. Po~ce Court eerrer u f'i'tt
ere1ue an F,et'y..xtn str.e hsye 'cPer'' aeeo1
H. Isrious - which the Mes';ra' a-e w~I