New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-15
TO GUST THE EXTORTIONERS.
OPERATIONS OF TAMMANY OFFICIALS IN
THE CRIMINAL COURTS.
prfrR1JcAN LEGISLATORS URGED TO ENACT
SOME MEASURE TO GET RID or THE GAN"
.1oI~ PAYN on THE CHANCES

Cors,I,otlons with Thomas G. Platt on poh'lcai
subiects were on the wane yesterday. Ills ca'rS
were few anl dd not wear encouraging faces 49,
seeing him The Albany statesmen who came down
on Good Friday 10 confer with Mr Plat hid
most of them gone back again. giving out the I'M
preston that the, had decided to pass the r"I'r"
bills the Police Magistrates bill amonS inc RS
EN- Marshal Lou" Pawn Mr. Platts Pii'''p'i
mouthpcce at Albany was AT the f1ith N'.'''
Hotel last evening making the prediction mat there
would be a general clearing IN time nj Albany
this week and that all the bills would be passed.
"WIu the Police Magistrates bill be among them!
Mr.. Payn asked.
.ye-es" tho cx-NIarshal replied with one of his
bandest smiles ..un,css-unless somebody else gets
sick
Although the Platt re;ainers have been cxpeniinS
a great amount Of time AMI breath in denying taat
Governor Morton has insisted on a caucus OF the
Republican Senators to take up the Masis'''''9
bill the enactment OF which the Governor earnestly
desires the talk about the probability OF such q
caucus has become general, and il need surprise no
one if Senator O'Connor issues cali for one early
this week. In that case the Platt regulators may
he expected do their best 10 make me caucus
abortive by insisting that it shall pass upon all bills
OF political character. II the part puts It's sea!
on the Police Magistrates bill the machine men
say that there is no reason why the Excise piI'
the Blanket Ballot bill. the bill appropr'atinS
SlOoCoO for general investigation Of all the city
departments or latey In the control OF ram
before the caucus also. Some Senators 30 So Tar
as to propose that the Greater New-iork bill shall
be put upon the LIST also. At all events they nope
TO be able 10 get measures of conflicting interest
before The 10 prevent any positive acuoh
upon any bill and so prevent the passage OF
the bills they most abhor. Upon this scheme. ana
upon the hope that there Will not be a sufficient
number of Senators out OF sick beds to pass the
bills. their entire reliance now 10 PLACED Ihe}
may be said to have staked their all on these
slender props No wonder that there was d''p
goom about the Fifth Avenue Hotel last night
TO GUST TAMMANY COURT OFFICIALS.
The attention OF Republican legislators has been
caleb dur.ng tho last few days - the absolute
necessity from a political viewpoint OF doing some
thing to drive out the scanIalous gang with which
Tarnmany Hall mas infested tn" machinery sur
rounding the Criminal Courts Guiding o; this city
II they cannot pass the bill which Vas introduced
by Senator Robertson. which was intended % pace
the power Of cleaning out this pesiier"us coi"'-
ton Of cormoran;s IN The hands Of Recorder COL.
1t was urge! that some other measure tAai WOMB
have the same effect Dee framed az once ana no
more time lost IN making 1t a law.
Il was shown on the political sil. Of ~" question
that through the mlchiuatiouS Of unscrupui'uS Of
hcials whose appointments have been secured Icy
Tammany Hal. leaders. tho Tammany vote Ia ms
city has been annually swollen from @.'p :" 2tv"
mainly through devices IN which tn court ma'an-
cry was used. The methods depended on we're
shamc.ess'y oppressive ana, In most instances
fraudulent.
There are in tho prconho,s Of thc cour, thou
sands OF bail bonds. given Tor The Appearance
OF persons indicted for various crimes and m'sle-
meanors and st untricd one ot the ren 'orh
given for the enactment Of the Tamman' measure
no" o''o'r '' - ''' - 80. 90.
Oh 'he ''"' % ''"''" '''., "a
surcties on these BAH bonds arc D., the terms - ~"
instruments bound 10 produce the prarpa. th"
person un4ef ,.,',,,.i
p'''e nun 70, 49,, ,.,.,,.,,h
No"I" " ~" ' 80 - - -.
inc o'nn may u ''' 80 a. -. -. -, ,
""'''' % va" -, .,..., ,-.
az SuDn u '"''''' "P " 'N "
II 6as long been ono ~ Tammauy's sohen~s O.
send out short time before h-c;on Day 'H.fy
,Se I,urr1s. i,.c,i,ir H. sur,.f,.s .n a. many
c7ses q, Indictment 10 appear ~ the criminal
Cn1r,s EurJng Win M, per,rs f,r whom the, gave
G,T One w. Gv, or NOR, arr my nayc ca;.-.
since the ball given and the p.incips. MAY hIv"
moved out Of The STATE. AMI 10 far-Istant
locality TN. surety canu,t pr,1uc. M ula. u De-
D. dull 90 understand o., situation In which n' j.
placed h" ~ threatened win me c,n-.4urh-', ana
in right ana alarm ask Nn"' ~ d. ~
do ogs Of ihg gang oi 9'G r,..s,, and
taxes me" man mo, IL" h'H'"E ''.'.-'.P .'-tt
explain things 70 him ~" 4 hi't.N l.''
see the 'IainmAu>1 Iri"'' ~ h't dit'tl,, ne
poor fellow loses no time in scchng cut ~" men
Whose vocation Is Tammaay politics. to whom ne
- directed u .s needless 10 say i"ti ne D. =. i
condition 81 MIND To- max" any aFr'is' m"hi ,,h'F
many campaign funI as large as NJ surety can
stand has been usually "Nict'I. together WIN
promise 20 work for ~" I"i"mthf i..E'i rom
thar time uU'Il IN. polls close. lNit, N % I'iI'-
scented. mas been ~" game PLN"i ~ u'~','l1 oil
cases ana wa continue 10 u" iii}'" ~ '''r -
Tammany Han controls the machines OF 30" courts
81 ,ptN, tN--.r,N,f-
-
An instance vas related on saturday % q ucr-
oh.,, ~, ,bo We, $40 d,r,,r q, email lt,-lu.ss
80. -. 90, 60. . Iii. ,..,,.ol
WI" Hdl D'No"" 'd'' ." go ''' " ''''N''''' 700 30
with some ncOusiIcrablc offence. Tn" alleged
-, , . a..
MO L"'h j" HI"I' ne ""7 S'"'"'"'' ~ '"'
General Sessions as hundreds and thousands had
boon su,nrnont1 Iefor. and have, bcen summoned
, H., t,- .,,.i,I RI t,t,.,od man
Since 10 pfpbHc' MS pI'H'lp"'' INC I""''''' ''''"
had removed 20 Connecticut and II was Impossible
"a ur,,uc. hin, ,hc, and r,rhone not q: ALI With
~ .',,.,.. ,t, ,.s, ~
out IH'uI II"S si'' 'Ni'ls 80, '.,,tl,,,or,
"HtraaIuon At'r brlns put tlr''th 'lo v9t Ia
Oidcal ana having seen Nc amman $500