New-York tribune., 1882-04-12

For the commission Of crimes ranking as felony,
sncb rs burglary. feOuiOus assault and battery ana
Grand larceny there were 3612 persons aIIestcu' VI
whom 3 800 were men aud 81 women. rsas Is Is an
increase over the arrests for similar ouehgges ID
1s79 but a decrease from all other years. lheIe
were III arrests for burglary last year. 5l9 loI
felonious ASS lult and battery, S-o IOr grahha tha
,slcs%S' nerson and 2S2 for robbery. For tile
Commission of offences ranking as mlsdemeanors,
such as assault and battery and petit larceny thete
were o q6s arrests against j., ,539 Ill 1850. The
arrests for violation of the Excise law numbered
1885. Under the law as II now stands the foIce
Justices are compelled TO hold vlolators OF the
Excise law in 300 bail for trial at the Court OF
General Sessions As the court is occupied WIN
more important cases, scarcely one In hundred oI
the Excise Is ever Tried IneIe are now avian
ing trial 9. 900 OF 10000 cases. Men who Vlolate
the Excise law give bail 500 aud go on regard,
less of the law giving bail each time arrested and
make money by the operation. The Ponce
Justices think that the clause in the
law fixing bail at 500 should be repealed and
that excise should be disposed OF at the Special
Sessions, the same as other mlsueinean0rs tiie ue
fendant having the right to be tried IN the General
Sessions, ii he elects, on giving suincieDt 1ali;
OF persons who keep the several hundred dlsOr-
derv bOuses in the city, only lO6 arrests were made
during the year There were $40 arrests lot VIOLA
ton of the Lottery law and l62 tor emDezzleuieht
Notwithstanding the improvement IN business ana
the general prosperity of all classes there were OH
arrests for vagrancy, an increase OF nearly l,OOV
compared with the previous year. Inc hsIEity u
those persons held for trial convicted or committed
j. as fOiows United States, u ,459; Ireland 49,
ls6; Germany, 3.S19; England. 1892; Scotland,
5l8 France 3J3, Italy, 534; other countries,
$50. total IS 3Og The greater number Of the per-
sons arrested were between the ages OF twenty and
thirty years. The fines collected amounted 70 403,-
SOS an iucrease over the previous year u SIO0OO.
Tie Board of Police Justices, m the report ca Is
attention TO the fact that the provision OF the new
Code of Criminal Procedure. requiring two days
notice 10 the Distnct-AtOrney OF The giving OF
bail inilIcts unnecessary hardship as there seems
10 be no sound reason why accused person should
be deprived OF ms liberty two days before his guar
antee can be accepted" IL Is also suggested that
Police Justices should be included In the number of
magistrates authorized TO admit TO bail alter com
mltmeni for tria The Code also requires that
the proceedings IN bastaTdy cases be conducted by
two justices instead of one. This, the report states
l. an unnecessary complication. The Justices slate
that they are required by law TO punish children
convicted of petit larceny by hxed term of
impTisou ument. Tue Juvenile A ylum and the ~ use
cf Refuge refuse to receive suCn children al they
therefore sent TO the Catholic PToiectory which
does receive children committed for q liked term.
There were 2,03O children committed 10 refOrma-
tory Institutions during he year. OF whom JlJ were
sent to the Catholic ProtectOy III to 81. Jo.ephs
Home, 16l 10 the Sisters OF ST. Francls 1877 TO ST.
Stephen's Home, 1873 TO the Juvenile Asylum ia
70 the House Of Reluge, l29 70 the House of the
GOOD Shepherd and tie remainder scattered among
Narlons Institutions.
There has been some talk among those persons
interested IN the economical administration of the
Wy Government of abolishiug the Sixth District
fOlce Court. 1t costs the clty about $4,000 a
year. ana last year collected 1858 in fines.
he CLERKS OF the various Police Courts are Just
now considerably disturbed over the question of
tien salaries. The law of SIS and amending acts
stated that there should be six police clerks, who
should receive salary OF $4,000 each, and that
There should be q certain number of police |
oeIKs assistants whose salaries should he |
h4ed by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Ane SALARIES OF The assistants were fixed al $1,000
each. The Public Burdens act of 1880 reduced the !
ssaianes Of the clerks of the Police Courts TO |
SS.Oo0" The law could not take effect until the |
nc" app0ll tnenls were made, TWO or three months
ago; Ihe new clerks are Knox McAfee Henry &. |
1cIIty, GlaTlgg Rel.lV. e.. NJ SIIlLl George ". |
Sisgler and John Tracey. all well known POLITICIANS,
TrIth one exception. The Board OF Ponce |
yusuces agreed that the law some what |
Indefinite, and therefore certified to the Controller
.n4t the salaries Of the new clerks - 900 |
ee1cA TIE saline as the old clerks were pad. lie |
NVIttOler referred the matte 10 Corporation Coun
sei htney, and he gave an opinion that there was |
no ground Tor The action of the Board oi Police Us
Sces Ia certifying that the clerks were entitled TO
@tOVO when the law stated that they should Te-
eeiVe only $4,000 each. Hence the Controller re-
FUSED TO pay more than at the rate Of
SoVOJ each. George w. Cregier, one of the clerks.
A1s refused 10 accept the salary and the other five
S.eiks took II under protest. They have emp Dyed |
selSon j. " aterbuTy as counsel anu propose TO test
sle s ma ter They claim that their legal titles are
police c!erks,0 and that the term clerks of Po-
.ios courts used In the at OF 1880 Is not proper
resignation of their office, and hence cannot apply
~ mem also mat the law Is unconstitutional
we u1ie does not properly represent what Is con-
Tailed Ia tie act. Al the same time some of ihe
poAce clerks assistants, VINO get $1,000 year,
assert that the words clerks of Police Courts
Contained IN the act of 1850 apply 10 them and
.aAt Therefore they are entitled TO receive Sj 900
year each instead OF $1,000. John b. McKeon,
we Of The assistant clerks. has made formal ue-
.@ld On the Controller tor the increased pay from
law '' ' w W ~ ~ 0
Assistant Corporation Counsel Andrews said yes
etday that lie had exaulIned the ma Ter aud looked
~ Tue long bref OF Mr. Waterbury, but he fa led |
H. H. una anything TO sustain the claim Of the |
fSIe Court clerks that they are entitled TO d 200.
- lesai tiiie Of Mr. Whitney he SAID, is Counsel
a. r. .Ae Corporation" The Pubic Burdens Dlll re- |
SS Sseo ~ sne salary OF the Corporation COunsei 10
L.1,oVo irom $4,000, but he never thought OF at
~4Allng " eYaue tha lay On snch a nn,hi.I.