New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-18

The eleven Police Justices of the city are
probably not enough to dead adequately Win me great
MAS OF CRIME the city, yet the number would be much
more nearly acequa" they properly rcdi'ulDuted
n the Court 81 Special Sessions be- made special
tribunal. q. the Committee sugsct iurtncr on and the
eleven magi.irHtcs be distributed To- eleven di"ren,
curf IA c city, 20 great improvement In many respects
wound rusuc and this suggestion ni'cts with tie ~
rrovnl ~ many of the most experienced and competent
L.st Te six prescott courts should probably be- con-
Lt ut Il MI. I,irf.ac, partly 10 The density OF tie
criminal poruati"u and party {" the question %, i't.
eleven '"W'S ~ t'',i' a. ,,i conn, si,it
nor Dr. held b. cctfslu designated polio station
houses n il a.o suggested that TIE fore" ~ clerks and
court officer, 81, pronhy uhuc cs,aiily large ana tnal
The law az mioNca'ion should be 80 allDrd' ina,
any Justice may commit a p'is'n CHARGED with tla'
t"tIp 'n.'e", .,, ,rc Ti'v 81 Now Yrrk hnoth,r
statute which should passed IL grtuiing 10 tie
justice, tt right Ia take bal. pending c>ain"il, o.
an, n.".,. mr.. ru.ne- u,urop,rly ar c,icd after l..
c!lfo ~ TIE police courts ON sunday non hf WI" are
,,od mo uriil No,dly II shuud be made obligatory
on the police justices 10 have court on Sunday after
noon ~ay from ave fcytn wherein one just &c SHAH III
,o ,r c,nt,,nis and admit 10 la for the whole cty
one o,htr subject suggests itself 10 the consider
alton OF the Committee and that Is tfat ne police Jus
u,c, hereafter 40 b. appointed should he lawyers VI
certain duiaii"n ~ practice.
CoCRr OF SPECIAL SESSIONS
Tho Court OF Special Sessions Of the Peace having 1nrs
dicou over al inisdcmcanors and over very few feo
nic. such petty lrcenis held by three police justices
who sit alternately for month at time They SIT thrice
week for about three four hours and dispose Of
average Of upwards Of thirty day prosecuting
officer appears ~ this court and ia many cases TIE inags
tfat,s pros cutting auofncyr,a COUNSEL Iof Tue
prisoners. judges. and ~ jury. loading Of response
hiity which ougt nOt To bee encouraged II Is manifest
that many grievous errors nave IN one WY aud another
cIrpt The transactions OF this court ana Tie Commit
so e al 1nc m Which, prop9ry , dsnosc Of It's business,
Mauy the justices While sitting NJ the Court al special
Sessions their police courts some Ot thcmat
end uf tie city, without any presiding justice
After review ing the whole question aud examining
with great care, the Committee IA decidedly OF oulun
that only adv sable but absolutely necessary 10
the suppression al crime In the CITY OF Nrwlork that
an independent tourt OF Special Sessions should be ere
ated consisting OF two Justices or perhaps three that
the members of this court should have 10 inig>tcral
duties To perform, should sit every day. and should be
stow their entire attention upon the Court 0i special
Sessions; and that the District Attorney office should
be represented the Court OG SPECIAL sessions To ne
conpIrh which II viii be- necessary that tine Legislature
should authorize the Distrci-AttOincy 10 appoint all
other assistant.