New-York tribune., 1872-03-30
CRIMINALS LET LOOSE.
cnyyICTS RELEASED ON HABEAS BY BAR
NARD AND CARDOZO.

srHARCFp AFTER COMMITMENT WITHOUT
INQUIRY OR FXAMINATION--A PERYERsION
oF JUsTICE IN THE INTERESTS OF THE GRIM
INaL CLAssES--A STRANGE CHATTER FROM
rur TESTIMONY BEFORE TIE JUDICIARY
COMMITTEE.
The first and among the most serious charges pre-
<or,cd aealnst Judges Barnard and Cardozo was to
che effect that they had been guilty of discharging
viHort bail nearly 2O0 notorious criminals, COM
,ittcd for the longest possible terms in the Penlten-
ary on Backvells Island. The proof of this charge
vas overwhelming. Indeed Barnard admitted us
Truth and asserted that he would justify his action
tbou,b he made 40 attempt subsequently, to DO 80.
Inouiry at Blackwclrs Island has established
b.youd any doubt that there were released with
op, examination or inquiry of any SORT the lo9
,.,ioals whose names and brief biographies
ar,ear below All IF these persons had been regu-
Iorlv convicted aftcr trial in the Court of SPECIAL
Sessions. and scntcu,cd for terms ranging irom
three 10 twelve months. Few of them served out
more than a single month Of their sentences
a,I sD yer, released and turned loose to
cont nue. their depredatOns on the town before the
penalt.es were paid. No mitigating circumstances
were advanced to secure the writ Of habeas corpus;
10 inquiry as to the justice of the sentence was aoe
nrcvious to the discharge. In some instances pris-
20 brorcbt from the island by the officers
!, charge. at night taken TO The house Of the Judge
granting the Laboas. and while prisoner and
SC,es remained on the sidewalk, the lawyer Of the
criminal went nto the Jldgee house and returned with
the order Of llschaIg'.
The testimony before the Judiciary lnvcsti eating
Committee regarding the case of Adelaide Beaumont.
TIE keeper Of house Of the very worst character shows
that she vas charged $500 before she could obtain her
reeas on habcas, and that she was finally discharged
ard reutod 60 resume her vile business without fur
tcr crcxaudaaucn. Large amounts obtained in the
sane way from others wlO had been properly commit
ted but vino were released for large money cOnsidera
tons paid 20 I.Owc & HCmmel. the lawyers who have
amouopoy Of this doubtful business without appear
ing IN court OF Cham9Cc Lcfore any Judge whatever
All these discharge have the signature OF either Car
dozo OF Barnard
Among the mOIo dsrcputahc characters named in the
list. Of whom buef Biographies given to show the
character OF those WLOm these Judges protect, was
Fanny Price, keeper Of GisordCTly hOuGe much fre-
qucutod hy Taumary Iohioiaus William Narl6y is
better knowu "EedCy lie Blacksmith" a murderer
Iian Of tie worst GcsorFuon. His political niu
encc ~ be hoased was sufficiently strong TO lis
release within month john Hughes is leading Dem
ocrc politician OF the Fifteenth Ward was convicted Of
an aggravated assault policeman. ard sentenced 10
three mOlths imprisonment lie was released at the
expiration of one week
Pecr Mas terson relative Of cxAIderman Peter Mas
tefson and wcll-known member OF gaug Of rulians
IN The Twenty Ward Albert Meyers discharged
from the PenitentaTy sept. O. 1871 had been sentenced
10 SIX months imprisonment for keeping Gisorderly
establishment in basement at the northeast corner Of
Broomcst. and the Rowery. He improved his liberty
by converting the place into gambngroOm, and now,
With two gamblers Hall and Cloud ostenshle owners,
a cheating keno game is being conducted there. At the
time Of his release it said that tie writ OF habeas
corpus cost Meyers 81 500.
John and Thomas McGuiuess. released on NOV. l. are
two OF tie most notorious thieves IN NewYork They
arrested in last August for felonious assault and
battery, committed express driver who caught
them stealing goods from his wagon, at the corner of
Jersey and CrOsbysts. In September the two thieves
committed and sentenced 10 years imprison-
m,nt. when relieved by habeas corpus they had only
rved three months OF their term 1t is said that an As
ssaEt Alderman, with tie consent Of Police Justice,
instrumental in obtaining the release for these two
George Gardner released Nov. 2s is said TO De
-Du'ch Heinrich" who is II al. Ee ar
rested last Summer Tor picking pockets Dorsecar
and sent 10 the Penitentiary.
Michael Re ynOlds a member Of the vCll-krOwn
"R.y nolis gang OF the Fourteenth Ward. Ills liquor
"a Hulberry-s the resort Of the lowest and
nos. dsreputable characters in the ward DuIn4 the
existence Of the Metropolitan Excise law tie police
and this gaAg had several Sunday evening fights
OF these almost assuming the proportions Of a riot Nj
ebael Reynolds killed year at Union
Hil n. j.. by German named Eppingor, whom Rry-
rocs and confederatCs lad attacked with the in
telton Of rubbing EpPnger justified in his act by
acor0ners jury.
Louis Carter tl.1s- Louis Kurtz) q well-known conf
de0ce aud ihef occasion had less than Il
charges Of petty swndling preferred against him;
pleaded guilty 20 9. and sentenced TO four months
On each. He remained prison only short time.
Herman IeGeu5orf, wellkuOwn thief, on many Occa-
Sons convicted ~ shopifDg and assault and battery
He was caught. about d month ago, by the Sixth
Precinct Police Of this city, with two others.
having IL tlcr possession tie proceeds OF
DNfEniN y j..
awaiting Trial 10 the Hudson County N. j. Jail.
William Johnson is Il e0iorcd desperate OF the Fl glth
"dri Several year. ego he killed shoemaker In sui
h'anst, who attempted 20 prevent johnson stealing
pAii OF boots from h place. The assassin convicted
and sentenced 20 Ire hanged, but stay OF proceedings
was obtained and uE atcy he escaped with four years
Imprisonment. Vile under sentence of death, in the
lomhs, Be piCked the pocket Of a visitor as he was
passing along the corridor where johnson allowed
70 take exercise. Johnson was convicted on Oct.
a. 1871, OF petty larceny, and sentenced to ak
months imprisonment and TO pay fine OF s10O
Just one week later the prisoner was released.
Collins and Edwards the notorious prize-fghters
cent TO the island with much protestation OF his pur-
pose to prevent prze-hghting by Judge Bowling. and
released by CadozO the fine of 81 900 being remtted at
'he tame time. Michael Narley is brother OF Reddy
and an equally bad character and convicted and
"htnced for sayagcly beating man in the soloon In
nathan square kept by him. He released In few
weeks Thomas Real is brother Of John Real who was
hanged for the murder Of Patroman smedlck, and has
'Olg been known a desperadO.
The testimony OF other persons, Of whom was the
released prisoner whose name is omitted from the list
oteause his commitment is known 20 have been unjust,
efary reveals the method by which those releases on
Aoeas were obtained. The father OF the young man,
'no had come forward unwiingly, swore that his son
t arrested and let out bail for three days; that he
hW Hummer Of Howe Hummel. who asked him $500
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