New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-01-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
,rrncr uAN ppIrNr NOE REAPpOINTED.


yuDGE BEACH SELECTED IN HIS PLACE TO A'S'o'
THE SUPREME COURT JUDGES.
Mncb comment has been caused by the failure Oh
Governor Robinson to reappoint Judge Van Brunt OF
the Court of Common Pleas as one OF the JUDGES "
assist the Supreme Court Judges in Their WORK 'nc
calendars of the latter court being very heaVs'
The Governor is authorized by law to designate
each year one Judge from the Court OF Common
Pleas and one from the Superior Court TO assist tle
Supreme Court Judges There IS no extra pay p".
the position is deemed a very honorable one. + OF
several years Judge Van Brunt has been nausu
ono of the Associate Judges, a recontIv
caused some feeling on the part OF Ino Sed
Van Brnnt and his friends. II Is bene ,vsa
bv them that the action of Governor Robinson was
due 10 the decision by Judge van br,i'il III w S
of Police Commissioner Devil " re- pncar be-
fore him and answer charges. Mr.. Wheelei ~ te ;
had expired his III this particular uIny i hs
from that of the other commissioners through ns
counsel he obtained from Judge Van Brunt VIII
of prohibition restraining the Mayor from . aniI
any proceedings with reference 10 MS Tie
Mayor could at any time, however nomlnate ~ Dnu
Beard of Aldermen successor TO Eoli rc,,'nve
Wheeler. Had the Mayor been enaDlen 10 remove
Commissioner Wheeler he wonld nave pee1 euils Wv;
cred to appoint his successor without communion ION
by the Aldermen and TINS wo9L hdyo
faction. which was very important at that time 10
enable it to secure the Democratic inspectors OF
indSe Roach said Yesterday that he had been des-
ignated as one of the judges 10 assist IN dlSpoSn1
OF tho cases that crowd the calendars OF the gu
preIne Court, The Supreme Court Judges bad
already met and made the assignments LOT the APP
proaching term He knew nothing OF any pohtical
reasons for his appointment
TRYING TO STOP Mr.. MACLEANS PAY.
The counsel for ex-Police Commissioner Nichols
Yesterday sent the following letter, containing
copv of the recent order of the Supreme Court in
Mr.. Nichalss case, to Mavor Cooper Controller
Kelly. ant the Treasurer OF the Police Board;
10 Hon. EDWARD COOPER, Mayor Of The City Of Ae'c-
TO Hon. JOHN KELLY. Controller of the City of
Ne,c- York. ;,
Department of The City Of Ncc- York;
GENTLEMEN: We herewith incose to you COPY
of decision of Justice WestbTook, and also de-
cision rendered by the General Term OF inc Supfom
Court of this District affirming IT, III tue case on
Sidney p. Nichols VS. Edward Cooper, Mayor OF me
CITY of New-Yo Being of the opinion that these
decisions wi ia their natural conclusI9ns leave Dnt
little further doubt that our client. Mr.; sidney T.
Nichols Is entitled to the position OF fonce Conl-
missioner Of this city, and that he is Therefore en-
titled to the profits and emounents OF Such Once
we now notify YOU and each of you on his behalf,
NOT TO paw any iurther othcr sums of money to
Charles +. MacI.ean now assuming to act as Police
Commissioner in the place OF our Client Tor service
claimed to have been rendered or TO be rehdereu Dy
HIM as SUCH TO any other person than our clent
who may hereafter make pretence or authority 10
fill his position. Respectfully, r,.,
Attorneys for Sidney L. NICHOLS
Neg York, Jan. 2, 1880.
The Police Board. under the law, is entitled to
draw each month warrant for one-twelfth OF us
annual appropriation. and the Treasurer OF the
Board makes ont the individual warrants as d.
rected by the Board 1t is said therefore, that the
pay of Mr.. MacLean only be stopped by order OF
the Police Board.
A FIETH-AVE. BOARDING HOUSE ROBBED
MAJOR MoRToN's GENTLEMANLY GUEsT-How HIS
LEISURE WAS PROBABLY OCCUPIED.
Major Morton. an ex-officer of the 9TH Regiment
called upon Superintendent Walling at Police Head
quarters yesterday, and reported that his house. NO
297 Fifth-ave., had been robbed OF valuable Jew
elry. He was coseted in the Superintendents pri
vate room for over hour and finally left the
building with the Superintendent by back door
II was learned that bis story was to the following
effect
A short time ago a gentlemanly stranger applied
for board in his house and secured room IN one OF
leisure eps and attracted little notice Yesterday he
did not go to breakfast at the usual hour and did
ton went to his room and found it deserted: The
stranger had fed, and brief examination showed
that he had taken with hin jewelry and other arti-
cles to the value Of it Is said. $4,000 his loss
1t appeared later. was mrch exaggerated.
Detectives were put upon the fugitiyes track, ana
hope was expressed t.dt lc would soon DC caught
The police fatty refused 70 speak about the robbery,
and Major Morton, when seen last night oy re-
porter.w annoyed AT the blclty IL baa attalneu.
u shall say nothiur about H." he SAID, Tor the
reason that it Is 10 my iu crest to be silent. The
best detective talent has been engaged to follow W
the case ana II ti can be trapped depend OH
ii that il will be done can only say that no such
sum as 500, 900 j. involved. | should be glad Z
compromise the cas- lor one-quarter Of that. vii
tell you all about 1t when we have the thiet-to
morrow perhaps"
OPPOSITION TO THE GENITAL SYSTEM.
DISSATISFACTION EXPRESSED AT THE PRODUCE Elk
CHANGE.
Bya decision of the Board of Managers OF tn
Produce Exchange, tine use of the GENITAL system il
flour, grain and provisions, which was approved II
May last by the members of the Exchange, wen
into effect yesterday but only theoretically. dc
fermlned opposition to il has been aroused sine