The Portland daily press., 1874-04-06
NEW YORK.
An Important Decision.

NEW YORK, April 4.-The Telegram says it
is reported that the forthcoming decision of the
Court of Common Pleas in relation to the Po-
lice Justice question, has been agreed upon,
instated in their old positions, in accordance
with the law. This is highly important, as all
the convictions under the new regime must be
decided illegal. Hence all the prisoners at
present in durance who were convicted before
the justices must be released. 4
Puxnacious Senators.
An exciting scene occurred in the Senate leg
Islature yesterday, when Senator Gross of New
York charged Senator Jacobs of Brooklyn an
other Democrat, with being at the bottom of
manded an apology or he should hold his as
sailant to personal accountability. Gross re-
joined that he should take back pothing. A
personal encounter is anticipated.
Tweed is not Trea ed as a Prisoner.
At a meeting of the Commissioners of Chart
ties yesterday, the report that Tweed was treat
ed otherwise than as prisoner at Black well
Island received full confirmation. Commits
soner Laimber submitted a communication In
which he says that on visiting the upper part of
the prison edifice last Monday, 81 saw Mr..
Tweed coming from the room furnis shed and
occupied by him, through the sewing room of
the women, and going ~ the hospital. Inquir-
ing of Warden Lscombe found that Tweed
has a room cd the second floor of ii e centre
building. luxurously furnished which he occu-
pies anu III WHICH lie receives VlSllOrS, went
to the room, found VIM. Dewey and Tweed's son
This is not as it should be- Without keeper,
within fifty fet t of the front door of the prin-
cipal entrance, any man could have gone out of
a door unlocked without possibility of detec
ton. The warden has gone beyond his duty
in having the room SO near the front door,
furnished, without the order of this board.
Commissioner Stern stated in the presence of
the warden that he instructed the warden to do
as he has done in this respect, and l., there
fore must protest against any Commissioner
taking any such responsibility as would impli-
cate this board if any escepe should take place.
Mr.. Laimber offered a resolution that in the
future no such provisions should be made for
prisoners without an order of the board or
majority of the members, and that the room at
present occupied by Tweed be abolished and
the warden instructed to remove the furniture
from 1t once. The resolution with the com
municaton on motion OF Commissioner Stern,
was LAID on the table, Commissioner Laimber
voting in the negative and Commissioners Stern
and Bowen in the affirmative.
Commissioner Lamber also offered resolu-
lions of inquiry whether Tweed's was proper
case for hospital treatment and by whose order
the warden permitted him to have the room re-
ferred to, both of which were negatiyed by
tomorrow.
Twenty-six members we're dropped from the
rolls of Plymouth church last evening.
The discharged strikers Of the oil works in
East Brooklyn continue together in gangs
about the buildings. threatening the new en-
ployes, who keep together in going and coming
from work to repel an attack. the employed
from New York are conveyed to aud from in a
steamer chartered for the purpose.
Robbery.
UTICA. April 5.-The drug and grocery store
of Comstocks Bros. was entered by burglars
this morning. The vault and safe inside were
hpnly nd in,
800 in railroad. telegraph, bank and Utica Park
Association bonds taken.