The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-02
CIVIL DISTRICT COURTS.

THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN TRYING TO FIND
OUT WHERE OFFICIAL FEES 60 TO.
The special committee Of the Board OF Aldermen,
consisting OF Messrs Waehner, Lewis and Jacobus.
appointed to investigate charges as to tho manage
ment Of the Civil Justices In this city, hold
their Arst session at the City Hall yesterday.
A CIVIL PROTESTS.
Judge DnKel was present aud entered the following
protest.
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rict having been served with subpoena issued out OF the
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had before arc mot by law and nss
ands. which yoS are ssss
said received BY such parsSns. such money:
New Sors that ny the code Of proesdst.
msnncr examinations purposes may made And
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sued the manner and form provided BY sale
eoondIs protests that such examination houla be be-
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rot entirely free from such bss or prejudice In thi:
sell then clerk said District Court. who's.
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appointed retained clerk said court and that the
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chairman AND ,aa n..ss and TO. hi. ro..sn and for
come inmie. to ana Scsssssss Of sls. and prejudice
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T3iri the aaasrsixn.d further prose..ing
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and a. all times ready and willing 70 lend his personal
cssen obedience the requirements Of said subpGnA
SsKE Court
EVIDENCE
Robert g. McCord, one OF tho clerks In the Fourth
District Court, was the arst witness examined. lie
sworo that Judge Diukei had never asked him pre-.
pare the papers In summary proceedings, and there
was no understanding between that gentleman and
witness on the subject; IL was understood by the
marshals that witness the person to issue sum-
monsss and other papers: he could not tell whether
Or mot he charged 81 Tor sxam4oina the papers, he
was familiar with cases where tho marshals had
applied personally TO the Judge Tor his signature TO
papers; could not designate any Of them a. present
he could not rsco!ect who nrst suggested the idea
that he might make iivelhood In examining aud NJ.
tending 10 papers IN court; In examining books IN the
clerks Office few wecxs ago he found out that Mr.
Jacob HatseI a former clerk, had failed to MAKO re-
oil all moneys collected by him. Haise told wit
ness that he mad issued $50 sumnonses Of which 800
were returnabie on November 3, 1877, and the
renal nder December ana 9. The ices amounted
20 $3.50 Witness could not state positively tina,
Ha,sei had received all 81 this money but no mus,
have OBTAINED some OF II. He under the i'm.
preston that hatse had returned $3.50 TO the Fnancs
Department
SIR John Clarke, officer Of the Fourth Distric,
Court, testified that tho marshals would sometim
give him 81 Tor summons when Mr.. McCord was alb
sent; some $50 had been paid IN this way.
Alter iurther uni mportabt testimony tho com
mittsc adjourned TO next "Wednesday.