The New York herald., 1869-04-25
MAYORS OFrlCE.

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| During the past week the business at the License
Bueau has been very brisk; but the majority of the
cases were not very heavy. Marshal Tooker, how
| eve, was kept "busy as mailer" answering ques
| tols cross-eXamining and disposlng of the cases
bel,re him. while Messrs. Daily and Hart were as
bus, they could be entering the cases the boob
| and taking cGarge of license and permit papers
| which came up from below Some five hun
! dred or more cases were adJudicated upon
| $4,226 were recovered for persons who had
been neeced by sharpers OF various kinds
1886 so received for license fees and fines, and
los licenses were issued, as follows:- Express
wagons IA; venders 35; public carts, 40; dirt carts
"a; porters, I; drivers "a; carman, 1; coach, /.
Among the many cases which came before the
Marshal during the week apparently the most i'm.
portant was tRat of Drs Scott and Tripp of the New
YORK Medical University" The affair has been fully
stated in the columns of the HERALD during the
week, but within the past day or TWO nothing new
has transplred and the remains to be dlsp osed
OF. No time has been set down for the examination,
but 1t will In all probability be held during the COM
BARBER-oUs PROCEEDING
was revealed by the complaint of young man
named Jake Oppenheim. JAKE stated, 81 went to a
man what keeps a barber snop at Little Twelfth
street and Tent avenue TO learn the barber trade,
and the man wanted turty dollars Tor to learn me,
and didn't have no money, and said would 60
and ask the Old man."
MARSHAL TooKER-What old man?
MARSHAL TooKER-When you mean your father
you say ''your father;'' we don't want any old
man" business OF that kind here, and only tnat
suppose your father would be the loser If you've
been swinded, wouldn't listen to you. Now go on
and be more respectful wnen you speak of your
JAKE-well, the barber wouldn't let me 90 until
rd give him two dollars for security that I'd come
back; and didn't have no two dollars and SO he
made me give MIN my watch, and when | told the
old - my father aoout 1t. he wouldn't gil me
any money to gi' the barber, and the barber he
wouldn't gi me my watch
MARSHAL TooKER-Shaved you out of your watch
eh?
The complaint was entered on the book. and
notice sent TO the watchlul clipper of hirsute ap
pendages which had the effect of bringing Mr.
Barber-lnan to time and mis- time-pece TO the dis
DENYING THE AUTHORITY OF THE MAYOR
or his representative the First Marshal, seems to
be favorite plea the part or ncipient attorneys
Several fedgnngs OF the law nave been before
the Marshal on business either as defendants
| or a S counsel for some defendant and when they
opened proceedings by Informing the Marshal that
they denied the authority OF the Mayors Court, Mr.
Tooker very quietly said-"very wen, let the case
go ut that. Major Hart go his assistanD just mark
on the complaint book Mayors authority denied.
and If this gentleman understands the law better
than Mr.. Hail, we're satisfied. You may go now
Wen send for you again wnen we want you, and |
guess you VIII come"
Tnis generally acts as settler and the '1mbsn
generally conclude to withdraw the objection 'for
the present. aud first see what Is in the case" 1t
may news to some of the young men aspiring TO
lega. distinction that Mayor Hall has had prepared
regular bench warrants to be issued when requi-
site from the Mayors Court. These warrants viii
accompany a stalwart officer from the court, who
VIII act as escort to person whose presence Is de-
sired by the Mayor or MS Marshal.
A CURIOUS CASE OF FIGS
was brought up on Friday by licensed vender who
stated that he bought some three hundred weight OF
the commodity from Ba leau q Lockwood on tue
representation that the ngs were all good the
sample box. Those exhibited at the Marsnal's desk
looked like a mixture Of well used tobacco or some
Jersey peat before It had gone through brakes ma
chine. Messrs. Badean Lockwood were sent for,
and tney appeared an attorney, who put in the
plea and with the result above mentioned.
Having concluded to Withdraw the objection the
attorney slung IN mis- law Latin, and EXCHANGED
"Cavedt emptor.n (Let the buyer beware.)
MARSHAL TOoKER-"Very well; shall advise COM
palnant to expose the figs for sale, and shall tnen
notify the Board Of Heath OF the condition OF the
article as being detrimental to the public health"
This view oil the case was not reshed by the de-
fendants, and they hgreed TO make amends to the
complainant.
GETTING A HUSBAND OUT OF PRISON
got a young lawyer INTO trouble. The lady In the
case charged young lawyer with swlndllng her out
OF twenty-five dollars as, according To her story he
promised TO get her husband out Of prison and did
not do It, She told ner story somewhat as follows:
81 COED by dis lawer oflli3 ana d0ld MIN dat
he snail gate my hoospand owet fon dc brison-owet
fon de Dombs-and gev him dwenty tollar dat he
shlll gate some Won vot goes dat pau for my noos
pand, und mine boospand owet Won de brison, und
he told me dat shi gate dat man vot goespai pail
for my hoospand.
THE LAWYER Qnterrupting)-T bail was good for
nothing: he
Complainant--No. sir; dot pail vas goot, una vos
fyev hunter tolar pail, und dis mon tpOintlng over
her shoulder, with her right thumb ut the awyer,l
he say dot he vos no goot reel state broberty mon,
und he dold me dot sh geiv hlm fyev tollar dol
he 60 und get reel-state brOoerty mon, und den 1
gived him tyev tollar dot he git dot reestate brob
erty mon, und he don't got him, und he don't got
my hoospand owet OF brison, un1 so g0ed by an.
oder low-yer, und now he don't geiv me my monish
vot he sheat me, peccse ne don't got my hoospand
owet or brison.
The young lawyer claimed that he was conducting
the case: that the woman was labOrng nnder mis-
tase prompted no doubt by her new attorney.
the case was set down for hearing on Monday az
noon.
large number OF miscellaneous matters includ-
hacknen truckmen anu cartmen were disposed OF.
IL would seem, however, that the licensed people
have generally conclusion thit il safer
anu cheaper In the end 10 obey the ordinances and
Keep on tine wnite SIDE OF the Marsnal's book.
Ihomas Nocton, owner OF coach No. $40 who was
informed By the Marshal that nc should get a shawl
wlich mysteriousiy disappeared from his carriage
OF ose ms license. did not return and report to the
Mhrsnal 80 ne has Oeen allowed until to- morrow
noon 10 report
. The portion or the once assigned TO the License
bureau Is much too small and change whicn has
oeen IN contemplation for some tine VIII soon be
commenced It's purposed 20 remove the once OF the
Clerk ol the Board OF Assistant Aldermen 10 the
rooms formerly occupied by the County Clerk and TO
nt up te former Tor the Mayors Court. This change
VIII oc loinl most eicient, as many abuses may be
correcoeu Dy the prompt adjudication prac,sed by
tle marsnal, which could not be dealt with In the
cVil or criminal courts without expense ana delay,
Whch most o tue cOmplainants In those cases can.
not afford. ~ 49,