New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-11-30
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
ASPECTS OF REFORM.
wARvrSo To POLICY DEALERS.


The game OF policy seems TO possess peculiar
attractions for those among poor who are incneu 10
gamble. It's rnwholcsome popularity is due, perhaps
the fact that lowest classes emporium
ity 10 gamble, encouraging it does the most
wretchcd cssaway the streets TO the hope OF
pennys gain The keepers OF what are known as po1cy
shops have usurped tho titles OF brokers'
Offices, the word Exchange" appearing In large letters
the window glass. In every section " the city where
tenement houses abound many OF these shops may DO
seen, being usually in the vicinity Of liquor saloons.
In obedience to orders from superintendent Kelso, the
police throughout the city entered every OF these
gambling dens yesterday morning. and arrested those
who found IN charge, propetors clerks. Policy
shops TO the number OF 800 thus closed for at least
one day All the books used In the business seized
and taken to the SatonhOuses with tho prisoners and
thence the Eve Police Courts OF tho city Complaints
wcro the Police Courts by the policemen against
the policy dealers for keeping gamblng-houses, and
most OF the prisoners committed for examination
|. in default OF bail, by the Police Justces
At tho Essex Market Police Court, Justice Shandley
committed the following; Augns Brlndk OF SseTlns
ST. Isaac Rohschd of Avenue G, julius Lechorn Of
Tenth-st. Pairick Daily Of West Ninth si VIM Wagner
OF Snerhst Harmon PAuug OF Wilettst Lewis R1iErr
than Hess OF Ridgest., August W. Miller OF seyentl-s
Lawrence Bowman Of Twtnty secondst, MARY T. Lzer
OF FOurteenthst., john Goodman OF East Brond~ay
George Brown OF Canais, JON CaScy OF
ST., Rose Henzcr OF Dcancey-st john Miller OF Chrys
TEST Patrick Boylan OF Hester-st Jacob Blunester OF
( E5sex-st, Lewis Nebertne OF santon-st, Solomon
Frankfort OF Canal St. George Pieiher OF Bayarlst
At the Tombs Police Court Justice Bowling committed
b the following: George Bradley, George Leslie, whfn
Walters. and John PearCe Of No. 10 DOYersti JOsebh
Edwards Of No. MadsOn-st., and Edward Stanton oi
At the JEFF rson Market Police Court Justice Ieiwh
committed the following Frederick r. Moore or No Ill
West Tcnth-st Frank Coleman OF No I21 Christopher
i ST. Thos. Moore Of No % West Thrheth,st, Edward
u Weeks OF No. l0l West ThrtysecOndst william f1rf1I
OF No 20 Mecerst. Henry Irving Of No. "a SOu. tih
ave, Elisha Rollins of No ia Grand-st, Gus Schmldes
OF No coo Greenwioh-st, william Williams OF NO. % Ca
nine-st. John Parker OF No l35 Varcks, and August
* At the Yorkyiie Police Court Justice Bixby commit
4 ted the following; william Hendrickson OF No. 4ol
THirdayc Thomas Friend OF No 6]l Thlrdaye Chattts
Ballonl OF No. 2l3 East Tweny-eyltn,st, william Day
q ton of No. 1896 Ihrdave., Henry c. Valley or NO ~
ave. John X stenkenbcrg OF No. 1887 Broadway Ste
phen Malkey of No go Eeyenthaye Edward D. Coates
ave. Robert Wiley OF No 795 Nnthaye.. PatncK j. Gar
q yey OF No. 1895 Broadway, CAlisna Young OF No "a
George seger OF 40. lO7 West Ffty-secondst, DAVID
i Valentine Of No. $40 Ninth.ayes. ,,.o-,...,,.o,
Attne Harlem Police Court Justice McQuade commteu
several dealers.
4 PURIFYING THE POLICE COURTS.
Il meeting of the XYIIth Assembly District
Republican Association was held last evening at the
West Fftieth-st. Church. near Eighth-ave, when the
following resolutions onorod by Congressman-eleet
H ID. d. Mesh, and adopted
parties ia 1 state iatercs,ed Reform IS l. correct tie evils o! our
judiciary system Ia very !ounaoa By securing hoaes' AMI eomPe
,solFfd That the Jury system renovation and
BY radical er, the hs Of ju that
having jurors chosen became % and unit they
msy they INTEL AMI competent
supporting these resolutions, Mr. Mesh cOntended
that while the laws for the preservation Of life and
property good, their execution was intrused to
wholly incompetent men. Ho cited the cases OF the
Judges who had driven from the bench which they
had dsgrlced. A corrupt committing magistrate be-
instead Of being the enemy. lie is claimed ana
PToScdr of uG oaender. BY the 'T practice
Of suspending judgment they extend practical pardon
they 20 through with the forms OF pretended exsmina
ton after being assured OF the absence All testimony
courts. Give 10 the City OF NewYOrk such judiciary
sG Bep2s Deer ny ' and oEey such
erals and District Attorneys existed in their day and
cal mlschefs that disgrace the city Reform In every
department Of local eoyernmen Is desirable but unless
H judiciary, 1t Will be feeble ana temporary.
4 NAw-JEIgEY WIFE pIUnprsn-
Another terrible wife murder occurred near
4 Dover n. j. yesterday morning. David and Mary Ann
Moore lived AT a settlement known IrishtOwp Both
about IS years old each lived IN wretched shanty
were addicted drink and marked by the utmost
s0ualor The husband was Il Protestant and the wife
K Roman Catholic. which often caused strife between
K them. On Thursday night Moore drank freely In q
y boring beershOp, aud started for his house at abou
i midnight About 10 ;o'clock yesterday morning, two
boys Ncro hunting rabbits in the neghborhood Of the
= novel. heavy snow had fallen through the night and
1s tt BOYS passed down tho side Of creek they saw
o e almost naked body Of woman lying on the bank Of
= she creek They at the alarm and two men
7 vcrc sent 10 Dover TO notify tho Justice.
h a. they passed through the town they eaw Moore
b standing at street corner. Although they knew that
Il the found his vile, and that he had been
with her during tho night they neglected to arrest him.
or 10 inform OF him the authorities In telling the
Justice they also spoke ofsoeng Moore in the town, but
no effort was made toarrest him. Justice Gage at
visited the scene caused the body be taken into
Il the shany II was found to be frozen stiff. One leg
was bent underneath and one arm stretched over the
adj which terribly bruised ana swollen and show
ing signs Of having been beaten with the heavy knuckes
Of man. Blood had drpped from cuts and bruises on
Tho hody was laid on a bed IN the shany ana an at
tempt made to hire men to watch it, but none could
be vo i'm tbe miserable neighborhoOd and IL was locked
mp to await pOstmortem examination careful
the body had been first drawn from tho house aud
through creek and thrown on the bank where 1t was
found, distance OF % yards The bed IN the shany
covered with blood and drops were also found on the
rock above mentioned.
The overalls worn by Moore when he went home the
night before found saturated with blood Moore
was seen to leave his shany in the morning, and
must have left it before daylight That the body was
dragged after evident from the fact that
the stopped falling at that time, ana that the track
Al i6qeSst win Is begin to-day. the jury being taken
from Dover as the neighbors are greatly preiudiced
directions and Is not likely that lie escape. He is
stout redfaced Irshman. feet II inches IN hight
He has always borne bad character, and when lie went
home took with him pint Of rum
TYPICAL STREET OPENING FRAUD.
4 A garing illustration of the manner III
which the Commissioners OF streetOpening have OPP
pressed taxpayers is furnished in the case OF the
opening OF Eghtyeighth-st, from Eightaye. TO the