The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-11

rior fiscal acumen prevailed over the blind avarce
OF the truckman, who conseuted after much blex-
ering. 70 lake 81 and give Mr., dunlap his trunk.
The Stranger in the city mad no cnange. so he gave
Mr.. Tamany $40 bill tnat ne might go aud have
it changed. Mr.. ramany went away leaving Mr..
Dunlap 10 take charge OF che CHARGER and cart.
For twenty minutes Mr.. Dunlap kept charge ana
Just as he was beginning 20 be little impatenta
man accosted him with, SAY young lelIah:
where dId you GIT that horse and wagonY
Mr.. Dunlap ventured an explanation. but tue
new conner would not listen he accused the In
nocent man from the country with being
horse tbiei. and, mounting the box. drove away,
leaving MI. Dunlap and his trunk TO wait the ac
ton ofthe eblieing Tamany. Oticer Hasson came by
lew moments after The new conner had driven
away s, and Mr.. Dunlap gave him description OF
Mr.. Tamany and tine wagon. In abOuf an hOur
Mr.. Tamany was arrested and brought to the
Twenty-seventh precinct station house, wnere
say that the "new comer' was In collision with
Tama9y and that Mr.. Dunlap was systematically
$500 to answer at the Court OF General sessions.
CHRISTINA NIELSEN IN COURT.
She is o native OF Sweden she does not sing, but
she steals. Tue cause of her presence In court
yesterday was little caper she cut some time
about the 9Th OF last October while in the employ
OF Mrs. Jane w. Bartlett, at No. 4s West Eleventh
street. on that date she left the house OF Mrs.
dress and velves sacqus. ali the ' preperty Of MRS.
Bartlett and valued at $50. Since Christina and
the goods disappeared Detective Dunn, OF the
Central ONCE has been looking for both, and It
was only yesterday he succeeded in finding her at
NO. As Charlton street. she said in court yester-
property In Boston about one month SINCE She
was held In default oil bail to answer the charge.
A BURGLAR CAPTURED.
On complaint OF Oficer Moran, OF the Second
precinct, Charles Smith was yesterday committed
in de fault OF bail to answer a charge of burglary.
On Tuesday night the officer caught some men
trying 10 open the door OF store No. 2l6 Front
street, occupied by Timothy ID. Linnington. The
men fed at his approach but Smith, the hinder
most, was caught and large jimmy found IN his
On complaint OF Joseph D. Rathbun and on his
own confession Thomas E. Warneld was held for
Tor SIS.
COMPTROLLER GREENS AssA1rANT BAmED.
Mr.. Guirk. the contractor who was arrested on
Tuesday for an attempted assault upon the Comp.
troer, was oailed yesterday in $500 to keep the
peace by Patrick Mcclure. Of No. sos West Fifty
seventh street.
JEFFERSON MARKET POLICE COURT.
ITS PRESENT CONDITION.
The business Of the Jefferson Market Police
Court was transferred from the old court room
yesterday to the small examination room directly
In the rear. where the accommodations for the
transaction OF the necessary business are
altogether inadequate. The box in which the
prisoners are confined previous to arraignment
will hold, II packed about thirty persons and the
nnmoer OF prisoners brought to this Court every
morning averages sixty at least, and on Sunday
morning the number Is always IN the neighbor.
hood OF 100. 1t Is probable that he authorities
viii not wake up to this disgraceful state OF
affairs till some sudden death OF an accused per.
sou or the escape OF several prominent
criminals taxes place. As to the apartment
In which the Court is held 1t Is
hardly large enough to seat forty people, and the
desk at which the Judge and his clerks are seated
Will not accommodate even the necessary books
OF record, the result or all which Is interminable
trouble and confusion and consequent delay. A
place for new court room has been taken on the
as yet nothing has been done toward fitting 1t up
The demolition OF the old court room will com.
mence today and 1t Is more than likely that il
some speedy action Is not taken the present con-
diton or affairs Will grow so much worse that the
Second District Police Court will have TO be
abandoned altogether, and the prisoners arrested
IN the Eighth. Fifteenth. Twentieth, Twenty
eighth and Twenty.nlnth precincts be arraigned
at some OF the other courts.