New-York tribune., 1875-12-09
POLICE AND DISTRICT COURTS.
TESTIMONY BEFORE IHE SENATE AND A77HMbh'
CoMMuIEES-sUGGESTIO BY .JUoIlCbS AM
CLERks-IHE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE SENATE AND A79EMbLi
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. BY .JUsTICEs AND
CLERks-IHE BOARD OF ASSESSORS.
At the session of the Assembly Committee
ON Crime Yesterday Edward HOGAN stated that lie had
been police magistrate for many years. beginning "
1918 At that time theirs six police magistrates,
the population Of the city being 100000 or 100000 The
Aldermen and Civil Justices acted as police magistrates
There were now II magistrates, who hold all
the police courts, tho population being 1.lOOOoo
or 100000 He thought that tho Court
Of Special Sessions should he held every day. this would
prevent the crOwdng Of the City Prison There was II"
police court on tho west side Of the oity above Wash
ngtonplace The Special SESSIONS should DO separate
court and the magistrates sitting there should be ex
empt from duty AZ the police courts. Fifteen police
Justices would not be too largo number DoScents Oh
dsordery houses, the Justice said, wore 0f no oeheh
Evidence against such house should be obtained before
Arrests were made Gambling, he thought could not be
suppressed Justice Il. II. Bixby alAo 'aid that the
Court of Special Sessions should be conducted by mass
trates connected with police courts division OF the
work Of the Toub5 Court with the Essex Market Court
would expedite the disposition OF cases now city
prison should be erected the TOmbs, Mr. BiADy said
was disgrace to the ctynOt in its management but IN
lts arrangements Justices Otterbourg Smith, and Duty
also testified in regard 10 tho police courts The latter
said the law concerning drunk and disOrdcry characters
should be moro stringent. Bir OtcrOOurS was OF opinion
that the police justices preside both in the regular
courts and IN the Court o1 special Session. To-day the
Committee will visit the Roman Catholic ProteGtory
The st witness called AZ the session OF The senate In
vestgating Committee yesterday 40 the Firth Avenue
Hotel was Thomas H. AstoU President OF the Board Of
Asscs4ors testified that the duties OF the Board were
to regulate the assessments for the Improvements OF
streets; he thought II the Board was doubled III
numbers for the next two years IL would
be greatly to the Interests 2r Of the o;v @y; dng dng
place upon Il an equitable assessment. When complaints
were made 10 the amount Of assessment the Board
would hear them. This year assessments had been lara
to the amount OF S3j3O ANA thoIo were assessments
not yet acted upon To the amount OF SiOOOOUO There
was assessment upon pr perty unies. there was
drainage from H. He did think the stem OF
mcnts correct The cost of trc Boulevard should nc
by the whole ci and not by the property owners
John H. whitman, Ciegl, OF the Third District Court
stated that the trial fec - % FOR amounts less t6an
500 and 80 30 lor amounts over 500 The jury ee was
~ 5O II 30 going the marshal and tho rest TO the
Jury There about 20 persons summoned Is jurors
during the year. that the same pr,Ou5 geLeay acted
through the year. The appeal les VIA - this was
where person not worth $50. The total nulhDer Of
summonscs was about loVO or INC year hi,4a 9 4, ~
Cook, Clerk Of tho Fiith District Court TESTIFIED that
all lees received were turned over 10 tne C0ntrolor
James Dunphy Clerk OF the Second District Court tes
ned as 10 The duties Oi lAe various omc'5 oi ue Colr
Patrick Anthony. Clerk Of the Seventh District CONT
necessary James Boyan Marshal oi tue -lNth District
Court testified that me allowed per cent on execu
ment and ~ fOr service ana II or notice In summary
Matthew Nugcut formerly a marshal, now CLERK,
said that when he marshal lis ace was worth nom
5000 20 1900. His place an clerk was about tlcVJ
90 el5oO jacob A. liatzal ClelN oi tAe Oth Disfct
COurt, testified that three trial days and sometimes an
D'v.unt counsel Tor the Committee thefrca - paper
showing thr amounts turned Ia from police courts for
several years. TIE substance 81 WHEN . ~ IoIlows
s"t jt - ~ ..i5g ~ T. IA isi III Sia05o
io,ts Dstc'c'-i570 9Jj ls.., so72. 1915 siOl 1874
.ifgl. t.l-l87o y ls7i -. 1873 s25si 1874 5000
The committed tLen adjourned until Friday at 1880
q. IN.