New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-10-23
LEGISLATIVE INQUIRIES.


PUNISHMENT OF BURGLARS WHO ROBBED HIS
sroRE-TEsTIMONY or COMMISSIONERS JAMES
LYNCH.
Tho Assembly Committee oil Crime began Its
sessions yesterday with the examination OF Lindsay D.
Howe Commissioner OF Accounts. He furnished tho
amounts returned by various detectives during the past
six wears. the amounts OF fines returned By the CLERKS oi
the Courts OF oyer and Termner and General Sessions
and amounts deposited With the City Chamberlain ibis
showed that In ak years Detective Elder returned
81 1885, Macdouga 81 $780, Eustace, 800; Keiso, 800;
Farley 1915; McCord, 800; Keirns, 800; Waling,
$l5; Dusenbury, S275 Bennett $75 and amounts Of
similar range by other detectives These accounts he
stated TO be correct.
Henry C. Allen was then recalled. He SAID ne wlShed
to modify Of his previous testimony Where he h"d
spoken OF the Police Justices and the administration OF
criminal law only referred 10 Tho times when these
matters came under his personal oognzance. Persons
frequently to him In OF constructive larceny
or pretenses and said the Police Magistrates had do
cided that they must have to civil suit do
feet IN tie criminal proceedings that the masi-
rates presided alternately cases were frequently began
and then week ELAPSED before they could be completed
lie thought should he independents magistrates for
the Colrt Of Special sessons. The witness stated that
he had known cases where persons high in
position had intorcedrd for burglars This was
not an uncommon occurrence. Such applications
we're made because the accused per5on had been ao,Ve
in the service Of political party In January 1873
Hugh Gardner tried TO get bail FOR burglar hnt the
witness told him it was not proper under The crch-
stances Mr. Gardner said 1t was curious mat he
couldn't get lite thing like that done The Mlchael
Norton ease wns then taken up bu, Mr Allen declined
to give the namo OF person with whom he had con
ycration in regard To the matter OF not trying Norton
He said that he understood an aIaneenien had been
made by Cn,tom-iouse politicians that Norton
should not he brought to trial. on condition that lie
would worl, for the opposite political party. "hen
Reilly, - wcknOwn criminal, was indicted, hu
cfioit was made in his behalf. Certain amdaNhS
with reference to election frauds, which lad
leep prepared were said TO have been lost
in the DistrctAtoncys Office. The witness said
that these anddys had been furnished by Col Mngae'
and the witness cad5ed them to bc returned brcase t'y
were moi complete enough IN data. whom lac accused
OF LOSING them hc appealed 1, Ia D>rrtAi0rne VINO
lang his lea and produced them ia fcN minutes Inc
chic: clerk whcn asked aboGt them, had oniy sGiiti
The witness never believed they were lost. lie bad
heard Mr. Iyon say ha they in h1 possession all
tho time. with regard 70 the c,Ot which was mace TO
favor Gen Duryce. the witness said that Indictments
were drawn III against Ch.rlick. Gardner. and Dry"e,
but be told Mr. Lyon mat from what no knew OF the
records Of the Police Board Cen Duryee could not he
indicted on tac same grounds The others When the
indictments were returned Duryccs name Was scratched
out.
The mess said there was no oii,ec which the Com
niitce could better nytstisate than that Of the state
Prison sing Sing. Before January, 1874, ne had no
doubi that any prisoner VINO had money could be
leased. Prisoners frequently transferred nom one
prison to anuhog in order 10 prevent then escape ana
then by means money, they were rciransiei1ed The
BURGLAR George Bliss with three others, was convicted
I'm Waei:6wn; he sentenced 70 10 yeaTS hmpison-
nent one Of .hc number was wealthy. and throrsh hin
they were taken t. eine Sing There they made con
s,nracy and W re- work dock from wiiich they
were taken 10y n tug which they had chartered FOR
the purpose. sophia LucAWOod, notorious shop
inter- entered carriage at thc DOOR OF tie
Ward,r IS office and made bor escape. keeper named
Clubhouse was once discharged int replaced and Is
now employed: the time when prisoner, ate received
and disclar.s - NOT known ia the DisricAttofney's
office the Warden used 10 say that sentence began
when Tho sentence was given; the witness knew
where man vas sentenced for Two ycarS and lac was
i.pt IN thc TUnl- for II months sometimes this was
done 10y a stay OF proceeding or by mnuenclng the
sheriff; ts.-c was no good reason why RECEIVERS 81
stolcn goods should not be punshcd it generally
dNct to caich them punish the receivers would lie
q good way To stop stealing; IN tho Aaron's case, the
goods were fouuG ia lis possession hut be 'sctPcd Tie
usual practice 60 get the thief s"ntcn ed tn Wit
ness stated thai bun. 00tii"sG bail without cMcuy
rretu.tl the receivers the goods furnished bail nd
obtained corus, for burglars. nr4. Ncrie.haum a mo-
orors recover Of stolen goods, had cGces IN all the
prominent cities.
Tho great Lo1d forscri,s were then t1kcnup Those
were forged iolids Of the u1 and Eie NeN York ana
FIRE Ncg-Yurk Central. NrUJeiary Central ard oler
railroads Mr. Anra said hc hau the PRINCIPAL charge u
the ease hu. week before thr trial "rcdrtd u
y.a. tl,cu emf of liz hands Wy Nr. Phelps Mr. Allen
ttor.bi .,c had clear cas" against tla .rc,.ed IL
u. inld M Ph, ps al nc kH dbou .ho o:Sc; hc was
ILL.,, ril.s,r. at the trial Oi 're persons VINO were in
lrt,d Johnson, Yates Rymoni B9islcl. AMI Brown.
y,er, d,ch9 -,1, v,le ROBBERS add Gleason a-o in
In. Tow s:ic,t Jail. their bail being fixed ~
$1,000 When asked Low many m,mhcrs OF
the Tweed King lat bctn indicted, the witness
sweeney. Ilat \. H"ode..id dus" Unit I W ooh.
l. 14r,ry. J.mr. IL. Iu-erto., j. hard T. connolly,
Henry IS. Gcct Thomas &. II. Ids, d. fdffnet o. ana
nall Gent. ingcIsUi and iauir-ton; Hall was AZ
lnfttd. D,uct c-cl'.G ron tis EH ~ All IiH'iS"H
ire only Two VINO served ont thew sentences lie spid
ana, n was NOT aware that tbeic auy one WAC ~
P Pag Indicted bat tRis ' w o' true Of ' keepers
of -fuuolng-hous = 10 stated mat theie was
Tnc Laws IN rcfa, enc 20 gamblers very stringent;
he tiuuh, they could mo- ~ made moro 20 The platy
According 90 old English Liw, pr.SCnjs convicted OF
criminal could h. obliged 10 v tho "'"rS- o.
out-haii til5 tf oi, ra hai en- ian, so i
heard that policy deals. On the luiy. lM
larc nv and pailury taru taken up The bal bond
WAS lXc,i and bonds dawn, when the wines, Wioe
MOI, - loI Srinc. Hn word received Ire ii him.
George ssucr then testified IN regard u robbery II
hi, store and the efforts winch he made Ia brug the
burglars 10 justice. He is the proprietor OF the Pais
ko,a al lOurtrentl,-st. and Broadway. Ia January,
rs; MS store robbed. lic was informed ot AZ AT
A m He went 10 the and iUaud one or two police
men there. Capt. Buns came soon alter M Lissner
gent word tne Police Headquarters, but dd not hear
IRON hcm tultil IA. lie stated Tie case 80 Detectives
Bennett and Tv, bat did nOt them again Jr three
or days tn Durgars entered The store by eu'iu2
a hole IN the floor about - feet from TIE door;
tncr- was u ght btInnk in the otOre al night ana any
pel ION could nave btrn plainly seen from Without The
goods stolen were gloves, valued AT from - 900 10
=, 900 friend OF Mr.. Llssnrr informed lin trat Mr.
Hamburger hal shown INN dozen gloves and ASKED lDo
urce uf tnen. IhIs gcnilenn hnew that they Hc!e dr.
s,nci', gloves and informed h!m OF the OcCUr.Cnce
Hamburger, when found agreed 20 where tie gloves