New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-11
CHANCES At CITY AFFAIRS.

There are to-day moro than thirty prisoners in the
Tombs accused Of murder aud held without bail OF
these twenty five have never been tried at ALL ana TWO
Of them, at least, Michael Mahoncy and Bernard
Mcclure, who killed James karney, have been Kept I'D
jaI for sixteen months already Many OF these
prisoners have been much as called upon
10 plead but with that shameless disregard OF his
own duty and other mems rights which Colone
Fellows has manifested since the day he TOOK oMce
these poor wretches left in JAIL with never chahcc
to prove their innocence while the courts are being
occupied with lot of petty bail cases IceoiuoI
Smith is employed in petty larceny tnais ana IN
measuring mems guilt for adultcratnS MIX nave
been al some pains ascertain the stage OF progress
which each OF these homicide indictments has reacheu
IN the District Attorneys Office. Inc Mahoney anu
Mcclure case has been at last Get down Tor t1ai'
though | suspect the setting down occurred ~ Tue
particular moment when l was pressing my inquiries
as TO why 1t was not tried The case Of Coburn VINO
was committed five months ago, Is also seheduieu lot
trial The case of Martin. committed on May TO- IS
under consideration. So those of Packenham,
committed on April o. Caron, committed on AprI
TO- and Garyey, committed on June %, but so lar as
[ can learn the rest have not been put INTO shape
at all
This condition OF affairs is, Of course, scandalous
and outrageous. Two years ago when cohul'Ioh
existed somewhat similar, though not nearly SO oa'
Mr. MARITIME then District Attorney. complained 'hd'
he was nm 70 his eyes In Doodle cases and that
moreover he did have the proper facilities al mana
for keeping up with business. He wanted ano'her
COURTROOM another criminal Judge, anu aho'hci
Assistant District Attorney. The Legislature was ap
pealed to for authorization OF TINS ihceaseu io.0
and as well remember The Trbunes conhenu%
ton Of these measures was frequently sought VI"
MARITIME had been a faithful Official and 1t was gen
srallv conceded that he ought to have whateVcr nc
said be needed. The Tribune, unwilling % It "a
always been to advocate any additional Duiuc" y,
EXPENSE to the city, did, however, urge the passage
Mr. Marines bills and the Legislature accep'o"
ifs advice so that when Colonel feno"'
took office he had every reasonable facility Tor uoihs
ALI the work required Of him Tho Board OF Appor
tonment az Mr. Hcwltt's instance. gave him Slo'oVV
more than il had given his predecessor ana h' al
uon;ed tremendous staff Of assistants Tic piO
fessed himself entirely satisfied with tho s''uaion anu
repeated the glowing promises he had m@uo y" INV
stump.
And what has been the resultl The CITY prsous
are choked with untried criminals. The time OF inc
courts is wasted frivolously. The huge staf OF as
sstans and deputy assistants" which he has gathered
about him does not earn It's salt Gases are put ."
trial without any sort of proper preparation
A day or two ago an Assistant Dlstrict-Auoihey
offered some papers in evidence Inc ceiehuan'
counsel objected. What are they ASKED lng ~
The Assistant made some sort of an unheAlsl u.o ~.
ply and finally turned ont thar he had hol eseH d
them Think Of paying tha Nhu Vi nian - =, ~
YEAR He couldn't earn 5000 IN any Respectable Ia"
Office I'm New York.
Iucomuetcncy lies at the bottom Of all ihe trouUle9
I'm the District Attorneys office. The reason they 90
not try the big Is because they are all AFRAID OF
them They each want the " dead sure " ops h-anu
sLuis case IN which verdict of guilty IS inevitable
But the Colonel himself steps in for all such case a.
these He doesn't allow any one 10 get any FlotI
away from him. lie plays the star part ana all 'he
other, are supes.'
On a panel Of fifty jurors summoned Tor duty N
the General Sessions on Monday there were H I
talesmen OF the name Of Cohen When JACOB
Cohcn'sD name was called eight men stood up:
Whether or not the original Cohen was present.
was unable 10 ascertain.
Levi p Morton's name was this panel, ana
when he failed 10 respond tho young man Who repre-
sented the strict Attorneys office seemed han nls.
posed 10 move that the usual fine DC imposed. but
The Recorder bethought him that MI Morton nVed
In Rhinebcck Non-reslden's are constantly sum I'M
moncd for Jury duty, the reason beng mat me
commissioned u Jurors makes up his lists by copy
the CITY Directory.