New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-01

leeslation For other countries such inform
alton has been found emnenty useful in developing the
sources crime and indicating the means OF prevention
It will readily be seen that make these statistics OF
any value they DO uniform and that 1t would %
absurd to require returns from all Criminal Courts IN
the cites of Rochester Brooklyn and Buffalo. and omit
the great CITY Of New-York For this reason the prac-
tce was established long before nrst pecame enorn,
for that officer collect and return TO the secretary Oh
State the convictions In the different Police Courts OF
the city, and include them in the column. headea con-
vicons at Special Sessions practice which your own
letter shows was known to the Supervisors when pass
ine my bills In fact the number great, being
nearly ten all the other Courts that 1t could not
be apparent to both them and the Score
tary State. The number OF these convictions, rs VIII
be hereafter shown, enormous. Each yearly state
ment Of them. Incorporating the particulars
specified by statute. constituted volume larger
than a bank ledger. At the same time
the orenses were OF Q similar and not agra
waited character such disorderly conduct vaerency'
&c. &C., as to which the names OF the criminals were
unmportant although took from the records OF eacn
police court the name age, native country degree OF
education religious instruction. former convicnon'
&c. &c. OF each person convicted. aud filed the same
I'm nv Office For this reason as Informed at Al
bany for the convenience OF the Secretary OF state the
practice sprang up FIRST introduced believe, by ener
wilett my predecessor of forwarding tabular state
men only OF this of convictions and retaining the
That this practice in accordance with the inten,
ton OF the Legislature was conelusively shown oy me
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SECTION The Respective snerrs Of Albany csyus.
0s%eo aeH and Scaenecsdy shall the frs, day Of eyery
20 The d Ssse o Of S,' s. the
ont the respective cities q Albany, ALBUM Breosn sb
sesi.S for AM Udc Such shall specify s crime. ii:
ssr Sa a sf 4;s %s'd
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Of SPECIAL ss la I Composed
police
THUS expressly ratifying and continuing the existing
practice and winch law has ever since remained IN
force By Sec OF this Act the Clerk OF the Genefai
CURED to return the convictions had "in the special
Sessions Of the said city and county"
are attacked by you as fraudulent. The difference be.
the names returned by me to the secretary OF
paid upon which you lay such from very
simple circumstance AS above shown, was specifically
M y he heaa of 3. Special
sions both the convictions In the regular Special
Sessions and those in the various Police Courts In col
ectng compensation from the county this rule dld
to the fact sptcfsng under one head the number Of
convictions in the Oyer and Terminer the Genera ana
ahother III true that clerks do not accord
with figures This for the reason that he construed
in the Special of this county and con-
dered that he not bound TO return those from the
Police Courts. This however, mad nothing TO 40 WIN
me. had control him. and was not responsible
for his The law made it my duty to 20 to those
Police Courts and collect these statistics and dld IL
honestly and properly.
GARBIED STATEMENTS.
My bills for this service strictly correct but you
in order magn my character have desperately gar
bed the figures which you give the number Of convic
lions returned by to the Secretary Of State. As
proof this scandaous conduct upon your part give
in parallel convictions you reported
them the secretary of State and those which are &C
tuay found in the Office OF that officer at Albany as
appears BY his official certificate hereto annexed:
STATES CERTIFICATE