New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
LOCAL MISCELLANY 7.
police JUSTICES IN SESSION.

All the Police Justices of the city were present psf
last night at the 1DetsoS %set@S q Market t Court
Justice Otterbourg presided. On motion OIL Oh yuS
Vice Smith. Henry c. Perley, was e5eciem 5e
police clerk in the place of Miidm Wdr d. WcAfee
he elected police clerk in place of Richard ~ nan, am
lton and the motion was carried lhere S1to GEORGE
nomnaGns for R4GSe GITf being proposed bv his
fatner Justice Otterbourg, and Cohiauc cth VI, baJ
by Justice Power On an calnG Justice
Rixbv 10 the chair made an earnest speech IA
II am sorry" he sad that any magistrate Snoqu -;
go act that ! should have reason 70 aonot ms his
yeracity ask why any justice should vioaIG m niS
promise to 70 vote TOR nv candidate Accoi1ni
10 fhe rue made even before this was an orgaIlcu @
Board. have right to name the % cnG@ed otcd for the
candidates OF other Justices whiie ''fE icy
win not vote for mine c,nitb Vo1fdb oaItboueh
in character or ability he is no more entltleu ~
consideration than the one that a nave Viihre h
What induced Justice Murray, ana tbe caucus
that thew would vote for the man | Danieq Dhot
if he we're suitablei | did not Ihink tntU ntU
politics had so strong hold on !hr 10 rotiro mar
lies that this is done. can afford to be beaten II II
Won acknowledge that am beaten by the 80 i N
those who said they would vote with me. sIdil
remain long enough in the ward to prove that you
cannot deceive me with impunity. ,.a.,oos
Eurcne O;tsTuouTg received the votes OF JuS.ICIs
Bixby Gardner Morgan and Patterson ana o, SlnS tn
those of Justices Ford, Kllbreth, Murray, foTcI,
Smith and White. Justice OtterO urS IeIIScVt ~
vote. Conrad NJ. Smyth was declare" ei'S Nor.
Justice Morgan nominated Richard " oJ Mo.,
can for poce clerk in place OF NtV'~o
Tuster but Charles Reilly, who was nominate, .t
JuStIce Ford received the same seven No's .! t9.V
were cast for Smyth, and was clecIeu. Jua',D1 'o
White nominated David CrOcherOn, as suppuHa-
server instead Of Ernest L. SteaVer, ana NJ W'o ;
elected. Henry II. Wright, nominated py Ju@'ioff of
Patterson was elected subpena-seUY9f III plaCy VI
Chester H. SouhwOrth On ballot !oT BIttttdu,d BIttduy'I
of the Board OF Justices Tor lSSZ, Jue''oe
was unanimously erected. . . ,o1 +Iot
James r. COHkhng, clclk a the Jefferson M t
Court shoald appear to answer why lac should ho'
he removed fnr incompcteucy. a transfer OF assign,
mcnts was made BY which Justice W Mte VIII slt az
Harlem for tire quarter beginning In May, ana Jus
tce Ford viii sit at Jefferson Market. Inc moeIlis
of lie foar police clerks elected PeIleX and
NcAfee are republicans and Smyth ana heiIlA aI1
Democrats OF the clerks whose terms nave i
Rockwell and COOney are Republicans ana H:.i
ton and Kuster Democrats, 80 that the poi!lodHi a.
comnlexion of the occupants Of the clerHshlpS Is
not changed Henry G. Pcrlcv IS one OF
the present Board of Aldermen, put GH3s
not candidate S i9t to he lGIlIJ infnence of Justice
Smith would be used to secure him the posl'Oh 10
which he was elected last night. Knox McAlce Is
The present secretary of the Board OF QUARANTINE i
commissioners and was formerly a member Oh tIe
Assembly. Conrad NJ Smith is an equity clerk IN
the County Clerks Office Charles Reilly was lor-
mcrly the Maycrs Narshal of Mayor Grace. anu WIS
prominent in dispute with Alderman Shells IN the
last canvass The derf rgyenge OF affitTJe Of
Chester II. SOuthworth, the president Oh .o' tno
XIlth Assembly District RenuDhcan Asso.
ciation is seen in the election OF his succe soI iSs
night The clerks each receive salary OF a
year and hold office for four years The fact that t
Justice Otterbourg had only short time 10 ser Q
was given as the reason why the nomination Tor the
clerkship was not given TO hlm.