The New York herald., 1867-03-21

nent part In the financial issues that must foi-
low the complete reconstruction Of the South.
II they do not they might just as well have
remained all their lives shut up in the filth and
impurity Of Tammany Hall, SO graphically de-
scribed by Mayor Hoffman.
Dogbsrry In Now York-Gens of the
Elective Judiciary.
The truth Of the saying that "history
repeats itself' is vindicated by the reap
pearance upon the New York bench of the
veritable Dogberry drawn by Shakespeare
over two hundred and fifty years ago. The
investigation Of tho State Senate into the
Connolly-Kennedy imbroglio has been the
means Of making public chapter in the official
history of the jovial Justice Of the Fourth dis
trict which proves that an active politician
and jolly boon companion may ct the same
time be anything but IN ornament to the
bench. The Senate having requested informa-
ton as to the reasons that influenced Superin-
tendent Kennedy to order the police of the
city to take no prisoners before Justice Con-
nolly's court, the Superintendent replies by
producing very singular batch Of afidavits
tending to fasten upon the Judge very un-
judgelike conduct. 1t appears from these
documents that Justice Connolly has very
poor opinion of the Metropolitan Police force,
and has omitted no opportunity to give them
bit of his mind. One patrolman, who had
arrested a rioter for breaking citizens win
dows, was told, "What right had you, sir, to
arrest this man? have q great mind to lock
you up. II you arrest that man again or any
other on similar charge will have you com :
mitted and tried for misdemeanor." A
second, who had made an arrest for violation
of the Excise law, was lectured after this fash
ion :-'Citizens ought to protect themselves.
If some Of you officers had your brains knocked
out the parties who did it would be justified.
How long have you been on the police? You
are one of those smart, efficient officers looking
for promotion. Now, shall discharge the man,
and if you bring any more men here on such
a charge as this will lock you up. If were
this man would sue you for false arrest"
Another, who brought up prisoner on SINH
lar charge, received the following rebuke -
{" Most horrible crimeI most horrible crime !
How dare you bring q citizen before M on
such . complaint! Don't you know that the
Recorder has given his opinion that the law is
unconstitutional Now, sir. If you bring
another person before me on a similar COM
plant will commit you to cell. You have
your choice, to obey me or to obey the Super
intendent of Police. Now, sir, 60 to the sta
ton house and tell your captain what have
said to you." A policeman who was indis-
Greet enough to arrest q man whom he found
in the act of kicking another in the head, after
knocking him down on the sidewalk, was told
"you saw too much. You are q id nui-
sanoe. There has not been one days peace in
the Twenty-second ward since you have been
there" And . yet more inconsiderate member
Of the force, who went into brewery to cap
ture man who was trying to murder q woman,
was severely rebuked for conduct that might
have been the means Of "spoiling a whole
brewing Of ale."
The Dogberry of Messina had the same
views Of the duty Of the watch that the New
York Dogberry has OF the province Of the
patrolmen -
DoGBraRY-You shall make no noise in the streets
for for the watch 70 babbs and talk Ia most toiera
the ashousss and bid them that drunk get them to
wArcH-How IL they will noti
Doasnknv-Why then let them alone TIN they arc
SOBER II they make you not then better answer yos
may say they are not tho men you took them for.
DooH.nnr-H you meet thief, you may suspect him,
By virtue Of your ONCE, to be true and Tor such
why the more is for your honesty.
wArcM-n =: @ know him 70 be thief, shall W not
DocsxRRY-Truy by your ofboe vou NAV but th,rr
they that touch pitch will be desd: no psaceabe
way for you, you do take thief 70 let him show
himself what he is and steal out your company.
II you meet the prince in the night you may
stay him. Marry mot without the prince be
and Il Is an odsnos 70 stay man against his will
On one occasion we are told in Super
intendent Kennedy's statement that number
of hackmen were taken befor our modern
Dogberry, charged with violating the city or
dinances in not having copits of the legal
rates Of fare to show their ctstomers The
New York Dogberry ct first reused to receive
such charge, asserting that there was NO law
to sustain it; but upon the LAT being read to
him by the Sergeant Of Polie, awell," said
he, "that was not known to Ie before, and II
am ignorant Of II it cannot y expected that
hackmen should know it," 50 , dismissed the
whole batch Of complaints The last case
which led directly TO the orer Of Superin-
tendent Kennedy, BY whichlhe police we're
directed 10 take no prisoner before Justice
Connolly, grew out Of thf arrest Of two
men for violation Of the Hcise law. The |
judge dismissed the complain and committed |
the odicers for assault and bttsry, requiring |
them 10 give bail. This the olicemen, under |
instructions from the Superintendent refused |
70 do, whsreupon the jovial judge, after -
verely rebuking them for their want Of |
respect towards The bench committed the |
officers 70 prison. In like banner the Dog
berry OF two and half ce1nries ago stood
proudly on his dignity
Docmar.-0ods ~ hfsl vhs's the sextons lea
him b writ down-sne princess onr, coxoomh Come,