The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-29

Women cleaners at $40 q month MARY Mcclure,
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Eliza Roche, Margaret BLACKWELL Ann Daily, Eliza
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noa KennsSy Mary ARM
Curry kosanna Corbett Catharine Conway, Margaret
The report was ordered to lie over under the
rule.
JANlroR FOR COUNTY CLERKS OFFICE.
The following resolution was presented and laid
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COUNTY once ' sEa salary ses
the SsT toHrs House ron February next to
A NEW COURT ROOM FOR GENERAL SESSIONS.
The following letter was read from the District
CRY COUNTY OF NEW YORK,
DIsrnIcr ArroRNnr's OrrIcx, Jan q, 1873
Court Of General Sessions additional term that
term there viii be- need anossr court H
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upon your honorable body the importance Of providing
0'A"'"' BENJAMIN AMIN K Phelps District Attorney
In this connection Recorder Hackett offered the
following resolution
Resolved, nat the COmmlttec on county OmCers anu
and suitably furnish and warm the same for the Of
Sessions to be held Monday the Sd Of February
the brown stone building Occupied BY the Court Of
Sessions to be at thoroughly repaired furnished
q Sessions while celebrating the verdict they
Recorder Hackett said that the resolution which
he offered with the concurrence OF his associate,
the City Judge and Of the District Attorney, was
directed by an order under the discretion given to
" nv at INT In 1s-O In
view Of the great amount OF business in the Gen.
eral Sessions he had ordered, after giving the
usual five days notice, that q court should be
holden for the disposition OF all those cases that
may be necessary to be brought before that court.
In that connection he might be privileged to state
that the power Of the Court OF General Sessions Is
abridged by the law. and which makes that power
practically nothing in all cases where convictions
convicted person through his counsel could go to
the supreme Court Of his district, or In TINS state
could, rs matter of right, though there had been
TAKEN and obtain writ OF error and stay: The
Recorder instanced the case of Purcell. Although
there had been in that not an exception TAKEN
and the jury consulted only tor period of ten
minutes, writ OF right had been obtained. This
was the reason tnaS tine ase ssat seom ats 20 .s
only Tor short time. The business OF the Court OF
General sessions was discharged with prompt
tude but the reason he had stated was the reason
whv the prisons were crowded with murderers.
AS a double essons had been ordered IL was
addtions Court, and for that purpose he was anx.
ions that the committee should be clothed with
power to enter into certain expenditures for fur
nishing court room and a room for Jury to de-
liberate. The latter was absolutely necessary; two
jures were out celebrating recently, and one Of
these juries were placed IN . room in which the
windows were broken, no heating and very lew
chairs and in which the snow came in In no small
quantities; the jury had complained to him and he
hoped that the Board would pass the resolution.
The resolution was unanimously referred to the
Committee on County Offices, with power.
SALARY OF HENRY @. ALkEN
The COmmiftep rpcOmmp nGed
the adoption oil the following resolution
That the bill of Henry Allen for services rendered 70
the District Attorney SIX MONTHS at the rate OF 5000 per
audited and allowed and the Comptroller dire Ted 70
pay 1t from the proper appropriation.
! Recorder Hackett doubted the legal power o.