New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-11-05
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
THE NEW sAGIsTRATEs IN OFFICE.

1880 A. m yesterday In the room Of the CiefSoi op
Sessions at the Tombs All were present except 'uS'o
Murray. They held secret session Tor nan d" No.
and at 10 o'clock the doors were thrown open ~"
public and the reporters aud attaches OF the CorV CD
tered the room Justice wandell called the meeting 10
ORDER and moved that Justice Morgan be the Chairman
OF the meeting The motion was unanimously carried.
Justice Kbreth asked the clerk OF the old Board OF
Police Justices present There being no onswer 20
moved that Justice Flanmer act as Secretary OF t1o
meeting Carried Justice Kilbreth then proposed that
the Board do now proceed elect President 10 serve
until jan 1874 Justice Otterbourg seconded the mo-
tion and It was carried Justice Kasmire nominated
Justice Morgan for President. On ballot
being taken, eight votes were for jus
tice Morgan and one for Justice kilbreth'
Justice Morgan then declared TO be elected Presl-
dent OF the Board In short speech he thanked the
Board for the honor 1t had conferred upon him. ana
trusted he would discharge hio duties to their entire sat
sfacton He declared the Board to be fully organized
and said that the next order Of business was the assign
rnent OF Justices to all the Police Courts except YORK
VILE Justice Wande moved that the assignments re-
main In force until jan l. 1874 Carried The Pfesueh1
asked how the assignments should be made JUSTICE
Kbreth moved that the assignments should be made by
the Chair, The motion was carried Inc toho"ns Us
sgnments we're then made:
rorbs Police Court Justices Morgan and Bixbyi JET
ferson Market Justices Kbreth and sherwood Ea9eA
Market, Justices flammer ana O1loAD"uib' '
Justices Kasmire and smith.
Just1ee Smith moved that the assignments be con-
Armed by the Board Carried. Justice klbreth then
moved that the President Of the Board be requested
and authorized to demand in the name or this Board
from the old Board of Police Justices all papers docu-
ments and records pertaining to their Offices as the
Board of Police Justices OF the City OF New-forK' ana
all other property in their possession and pertaining
thereto as such Board" The resolution was unahl'
mously carried Justice Smith moved that the Board
adjourn until to-day, at the same place Carried
THE TONES.
Justice Banks0n T. Morgan, who had been appointed
TO take charge Of the Tombs Police Court then entered
the court, where Justice Hogan was seated on the
bench He passed through the iron gateway, and on
entering the bench was ntroducedito Judge Hogan ~
Que OF the clerks Judge Morgan said; According to
the act Of Legislature the hew Board Of Police Justices
met at noon to-day and made the assignments OF Jus
tees 10 take charge OF the Police Courts Mysef ana
Justice Bixby have been assigned TO this Court ana
now respectfully request that Will vacate your seat
Judge Hogan said he would like 70 see the authority
10y which he claimed the seat and ut the same time pre-
sent9d to Justice Morgan the following:
FIRST DISTRICT POLICE COURT }
NEw-YORR, Nov. 4, 1873.
decline voluntarily to surrender ny once NIKE
no factious opposition 10 your Intrusion mo inc once
but request YOU to produce tue formal evidence OF
from the hmpUt4don OF acqulcscence IN yO.r claim.
EDWARD HOGAN, Justice Of the Peace.
Justice Morgan replied by predicting his certificate Of
appointment, signed DB tho mayor anu i'9iA' '.A~N
Of the Board Of Aldermen and saying: BY virtue or
that commission / claim my seat' Sergeant Quinn, Of
the Tombs police squad, also presented 10 Justice Hogan
q communication from the Board OF Police COIqmlsslon-
crs signed by superintendent Matscl and Inspector
SeorSg W. pd Re n1tic after noon on Noy4 Jasace
Hogan replied: An Of which cheerully and respect
fully obey" He then rendered bis seat 70 the new JUS
cc ana introduced To MIN the clerks ana oi,es OF the
Ex,Justice Hogan then addressed the officers and
clerks of the Court as follows Ia taking my leave OF
Kpu a
lice have thank YOU fOr the attention You have al
ways shown during my occupation of The bench, a
periOd OF uesrv ten years On many occasions have
had unpleasant duties To perform Dui am thanhul 20
the people OF the city Of NcwYor Tor electng me TO
the position have just vacated, aud especially nanAI
TO the members OF the Police department. WIN W.Om
have been SO n,lnaIe' ana VINO nave assi,eu nc III NY
Official duty Justice OF THIS Court say 10 you gOOu
by. Ihayc always tired to 40 my duly, anu now III
leaving yOu, no one IS aDe 10 say that cOh'oh OF '
order meets the new Justice. or That they are inter-
Justice Morgan replied " / desire TO thank you pub
icy for courtesy you have shown 10 me This MORN
any opporunity present Itself aud / shai over
member this occasion where you have treated me 80
Both Justice Morgan and exJustice Hogan we're ev-
IDENTITY very nervous, ana cAJu-ilce hogan keeuy rev
the parting from his old associates. The records OF the
ohce were then handed over TO the ne" Justice, ana
after the court reporters had been introduced te cefk
said: Judge, here's prisoner named J0hn Green 10
be disposed Or Justice Morgan took MS scar ana re-
piled: "Whars the charge against h.ml' "lntoXlca-
non your Honor" replied the clerk Dsorderly con-
duet as0P inquired the Judge. NO" replied the
Clerk 'Then he committed Tor one day, and by that
time he will be sober" The Judge then signed the
Justice Morgan informed TRIBUNE reporter that
D0ruan b. Eaton and John Porter have been retained
by the Board counsel and Will appear before Judge
Robinson to-day in to the injunction restraining
the new Police Justices from assigning Justices TO tho
YOrkyllle Court The Board VIII, az their meeting TO-
DIV make the assignments to the Court OF Special
Sessions During tho day, large number or friends
called at the TomDs TO see the new Justices. warden
Johnson the city Prison and other officials were intro
duced and a great amount VI good feeling was maui
tested on bOth Sides
OTHER ACCOUNTS.
At p O'Clock Justice Cox and his clerks were in at
tendance at the Jefferson Market Police Court antci
patng the arrival of the new Justices and clerks Mr..
Butler one OF the keepers informed the Judge that he
had received instructions from the Commissioners OF
Charities and Correction not TO recognize the commit
men or discharge OF prisoners OF any OF tne ou Jusees
larceny OF watch In consequence OF this ormaton
The counsel for the used said that they would raise
point of law that ilasmuch the new law required
the Justices TO be present at noon, and they were
not present, they had jurisdiction in the case.
Thomas ID. Sherwood and James T. Kilbreth, the new
Justices into the courtroom at 1910 p where
they found Justice Cox waiting for them, to whom they
presented their certificates. Justice Cox gave up his
seat and presented to them protest similar to that OF
At 1880 p IN. the newly appointed Justice, Marcus
OerbOurg and his associate, c. A. Flammer, entered
the courtroom at Essex Markell ana having Deen miro
duced by his attorney b. L. Russell, TO Justice Scott,
presented their papers and demanded possession OF the
stance, but presented to the new Justice his written
protest Justice Scott gave mp his chair and introduced
MS clerks aud the others connected with the court Al
the clerks refused TO remain when asked, except the
Interpreter Wm Schlasser.
Poce-Justice James f. Coulter held court at York
vile yesterday morning usual adourning the court
1880 O'Clock until O'Clock in the afternoon In the
interval Mr. Coulter who attended by his counsel
Mcneil & ZegO, sat in the courtroom, expecting the
arrival OF the newy-app0nted Police-Justces Murray
ana Wande, who have been assigned to the I0rkyile
Court by the Board OF Police Justices. At o'clock
Justice Coulter again opened court, and Immediately
adjourned IL until this morning, for no prisoners
taken before him In pursuance of the following order
from superintendent Matsell 20 the police captains OF
the Twentieth and Twenty wards sent from the
Central Office at 955 m "A persons arrested in your
70 he fD mi
retained In the staOn-house until morning" Several
applications made to Justice Coulter after he had
aaonrned The court % bail Cor prlsoners but he