The New York herald., 1869-06-28
MAYORS OrFI;N.

tons OF the CITY, still continues In fall force as the
| dispensary where prompt justice Is meted out TO
swindlers and violators OF city ordinances. IL
grown TO be SO much OF institution chat indyid-
uas pursuing business for which licenses are granted
at the Mayors once have come to have holy dread
OF the Marshal In case they do wrong and 3 feeling
OF security aud protectionwhen they obey the laws
and behave themselves as good citizens. During
several days past E
OF The City Hail has presented somewhat the appear
ance OF hustings q country fair Coaches carts.
wagons or all sorts and sizes to be seen from
early morning Till alter Office hours. The component
parts OF the crowd, OF course, were ever changing
and varying accordingly as the owners had succeed
Cd In transacting their business with the Marshal
| or his deputies. As the noon approaches men and
horses may be seen ndulging In their fodder. Pub
lie porters, junk men, dog cart men and Others in
all styles OF Dress aud sQuatting, sitting standing
around, indulge in quiet smoke ana discuss the
affairs OF the nation the city while awatng their
turn to be attended to BY Marshal DAILY In obtaining
or rene wing hcenses
the ONCE In the basement or bureau of permits and
ally IN accordance with the crowd of vehicles 20 be
seen outside At times. however, the display IL
as'e p rhgae % anG "%ua presen. splenuid oPporsnni
Ihis Is especially the case when the junk men, pawn
brokers' second hand dealers and others OF that TX
are on hand In numbers to settle their license mat
ters. Gentlemen OF the shyock and Quiip cast OF
countenaaSe nl and no doubt Of the same pecgiari
indlvlduais-men who have accumulated wealth by
grinding and the practice OF usury against those
shops, and TOO proud 20 make public complaint Of
the wrongs indicted on them. The lower
nished in a tasty and substantial manner
ike respectable counting house. affOrding
ness Of the department than have been enjoyed joy % in
years past. The upper Office. where the First Mar
ted for the amount Of busines Which is a,snoseI
OF. A high desk in one corner OF the large room Of
the Mayors office Is assigned to the use OF the Mar
shal, and behind this he and his clerks and attend
ants are huddied while the narrow passage way-it
Is little else-n front Is almost continually crowded
by persons seeking Information or ADVICE entering
Complaints or making answer thereto. The ofice
under the direction OF Marshal Tooker, has obtained
such notoriety that some curious individuals with
time TO spare, are induced to cali there and stand
for hours and be amused or astonished by the num-
and edlfed BY the manner in which justice is dis
pensed, differences settled and Offenders made to
suffer- Some time ago an applcation was made
to the Common Council to have the rooms OF the
Clerk Of the Board OF Assistant Aldermen assigned
90 3 % e ss
while the absolute need OF such change Is made
more and more apparent day after day.
During the past week among the cases which have
come under the Marshal's supervision were some IN
which the gentlemen who fiji the air with the meio-
s.wAGs A BOTS A SELL A pAY.n
Two members OF the craft were found entering
wanted es to sell sell them some oa rass and were
brought before Marshal DAILY The parties arrested
o,ant,ty OF unK or articles of Ali sorts Thsy
were asked II they had licenses to carry on the
lars each and locked up by the Marshal until OF
their friends should appear and pay the tine. John
Weir, ragman, who drove Junk wagon for which
he had license was arraigned on the charge OF en-
tering houses in search purchasers Marshal DAILY
administered to him beneficial lecture and admon
ished him that he mast remain near his wagon and
not leave 1t TO enter any house for the purpose OF
hunting up customers.
OF the intelligence office tribe, bogus intelligence
once keepers deserve such decent name
brought before Marshal Tooker on Friday morning,
oa the complaint OF two young men named Matthew
Mcclellan and Denis Sullivan The party coupained
Of L. Mr. Taylor OF the o. rm M Of Taylor Co. as %
noLcnaance mol, highly amusing aad. addressing Mar
shal Tooker, sa,d:m L.. v.u.,,,.v
Marshal TooKER-Yes. sir, two young men have
lodgaa, eep.a,a. q, against you charging you with
gratuiatng myself upon shas Mas aaa
d the Guy es 1SSs o. ,Ss E
one left however, and adj mean mean to 80 sqpe!ch you;
Marshal who appears against mei Gall 'em up. .''
MARSHALL suppose you have met the complain,
ants and paid them back stneir money; In fact l
justice am sorry for 1t. give you fair warning
lrOusy to you. l am often asked why 1 permit
swindlers to exist in New York and now can give
whlmpcring to me about your treatment % Of them
and when make an effort to use them as witnesses
they take their money back and leave. The next
one that complains against you here must share the
trouble with me In bringing you TO justice III see
to that Your business y Is very mean mean o. one & and
cleared your fraternity out.
BOGUS JEwELRY SHOPS
loom up from time to time. with evidence OF the fact
that their proprletors do thriving business. and
that 'the fools are nos all dead yet" Henry Ploch
German arrived from London by the steamer Alta
lansa was in town just twenty minutes and lost o
massive sAver watch by the envelope dodge as No.
the establishment aud succeeded in having the
"cricket boxu restored. The German was proiuse
In his thanks. and was as much asIonsned at the re-
keepers Of the shops al No. "a West street and Nos
o. and 100 Chatham street were also Obliged to re-
fund various amounts which had been handed over
to them by victims OF misplaced confidence.
VIOLATIONS OF CORPORATION ORDINANCES
two wagons wxh the same license number were
fined five dollars.
Of coach No. 217, charged party OF two eight dol
lars for being from Jersey City ferry TO the
st. aOs He hs was S9ssa to 5sd e ne
addition, i've dollars.
Mr.. A: D. Lowering Of No. 44s West Twenty.
know It, He asked hackman to take bin TO the
pier, and the latter put him In his coach, NO. 49,
pier. Mr. Lowering saw that he was on the same
dock from which he started, and had Mr.. No. 4so
fund the money and pay fine OF i've dollars. The
Marshal also lcctured him at some length and told
him that such ne, by their conduct, were adyer-
tisng and making capital for the Hapsom Cab Com
An individual. rejoicing In the euphonious and un-
common name OF Kelly, was brought before the
Marshal for being richer than the law allows in
regard to the possession OF public carts. Mr..
Kelly was well up In the law or said
he was; had been citizen and voter In the Eighth
ward and "knew his rights, and knowing dare
maintain them.n Marshal Tooker told him that as
he so well acquainted with the law ne might pay
a fine Of ten dollars for MS knowledge. The Marshal
was inexorable, and neither the overpowering flow
OF native eloQ1ence by Mr.. Kelly, nor the influential
intercesson Of an ardent friend could succeed in
swerving the Marshal from his decision. The
amount Of
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
transacted during the week Is almost incredible.
Questions answered by the hundreds, directions
given In llk number, and small disputes settled by
the dozen. Three hundred and tnrty-three licenses