New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16


suncrintendcnt Murray'> lecture to the police
c,ntnins ought TO lie followed by substantial
results in checking violations Of the Excise
law and closing faro-bank> and pool-roorlS'
rho decided action of Police Justice Tainior
in such cases is also to be commended warmly.
Sunday sellers Of liquor and weekday StrpPci>
of playing-cardS have generally found InehdN
in need in orr Police Justices. The majority
Of those inc~timablc magistrates have made Il
nroctico Of stimulating and encouraging NIoid-
,ions Of the law hy the tenderness OF treat
mont. the lcnicncy and even sympathy Whlch
thcv have extended tO cOmpoundcIS OF drinks
and cocccrS with cards or pool-shpS. MS
same indcfcnsihc indulgence at one time IN
,adod the Court OF General sessions. wherein
was found Judge 80 audaciouS as 10 protect
pool. sellers against the plain purpor' Of the
staf,tc. AGAINST public morals, against the
obvious meaning of common LnglI'h' ana
against every Obligation OF dcccnry' happHE
tina, Judge is no longer on the bench.
II is undOuhtcd that with an earnest anu
conscientious Board Of Police Justices tho TX
else Law could he properly enforced. faro-hanks
could be closed and pool-roomS suppressed.
Hut wha, .or, Of Police Justices have We
Here arc Justice Murray and Justice Power
accusing each other OF offences which II proved
should shut them from the recognition OF hon
cst citizens Another Of the stainless saints
on the Police Count bench j, a graduate OF the
faro-,ahlc. nj which he formerly >hniiied the
! cards and ncccod the fools. Others OF this
u,ccions pack have no better. claims 70 the re
.ncct Of the community And there seems 70
lie serious danger that the ranks of such fell
lows will soon be recruited h' the addition oi
The tricky politician who was so active ana
zcalou, in defeating the excellent bill requiring
| that Police Justices appointed hereafter Shan
! 10 LAWYERS and citizens OF rcspcclaNiuN. II j.
/ trnc that against few OF the Police Justices
there is nothing to be SAID \ small minority
j., made mp Of faithful. upright magistrates.
I'm, the majority is composed OF idle, worth
less. interruptions "hcolcr-." protectors OF
gamblers and groggorcS.
The Ta>sctt Committee might do well "a
investigate the Police Justices. i might also
inouire into the sources Of the swiftly acquired
wealth OF some police captains. II might
nrobe the relations between the faro-tank> and
tho policc-staiion, between the poO-room'
and the ward detectives. i would find in such
searches a far richer and more fruitful field
than in the sheriff Office, and if could accom-
nli.h far more for the public good than in try
inc to crush the microscope insects OF tho
Eoard Of Aldermen. Il could also dcyc t'
great advantage in the records Of the District
Attorneys Office, turn over the roiiennc>'
there. and set in array the wonderful mclhoH
Lv which Colonel Fellows manages not to do
his duty. oh, the committee has many tempt
ing lines of exploration ahead. il ought no
10 grow luScwarm or aia'c jot OF IFS cncf2.
and zeal There are tremendous discover"
to be made with little digging earth shaking
explosions to follow the use of 4 little dynamic
in some well drilled holes. BY all means lc
us have an unSparing investigation OF on
Police Justices. and Of our Police Department
also. with its partisan Commission which Mayo
Grant turned over to Tammany for base uses