New-York tribune., 1895-01-07
SCNDA \ WORNING "JUSTTCE"
SOME REMARKABLE DECISIONS BY JUDGE
TAINTOR

HIS TREATMENT on YOUNG MEN FOUND PLAYING
BILLIARDS \ FEW MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT.
AND or TWO YOUNG WOMEN ARRESTED FOR
sOrIClrING-A POLICEMAN ALMOST COM
MITTEp TO PRISON INSTEAD or
MAN WHOM HE HAD ARRESTED.
Ten young men were taken before Justice Taintor
in the jefferson Market Court yesterday morning
the serious charge of playing billiards at l2IO
o'clock sunday morning. They Harris
Semansky, twenty-five years old. the proprietor Of
a billiard-room at No. IL Eighth-ave.; Jacob Low
cnstcn. his helper. of the same address. Christian
Faulkner OF No. 395 West Fifteenth-st.: Fred Whit
comb OF No. 227 West SiXteenth-st; Henry Sawyer,
os the address; John Allison. of No. 21} West
Elshteenth-st.: Henry J. Hapin, OF No. III West
Nineteenth-st.: William Robertson. of No. Az West
Eighteenth-st.; Frank Bennett. OF No. lO west
Eighteenth-si. and Samuel Wylie. of No Al West
Eightecnth-st.
When the young men taken before Justice
Taintor they said that they were busy playing bill
iards and had not noticed that it was after mid
night They did not realize that they were Playing
Sunday.
The Justice shu, them off and would no, give any
OF them a chance 10 make any further explanation
Il will hold the proprietor in 5000 bonds and all the
PLAYERS in SOo for trial in Special Sessions. said
the Justice Sunday must he kept in this town
as long | have anything 20 say in the matter
Just then Semansky broke IN. Your Honor. he
said Il should like to know. in justice 10 the men
you have locked up how II is that two Of the
Young men who were playing in the place were let
go? one OF them was a son OF Judge Hogan ana
the other was John O'Connor They were playing
billiards too but they were allowed 10 so ffee
That is not fair
Hold there. almost shouted tne Jus'''e'
Will reduce your bail to sloo."
NO" answered Semansky you cannot buy me
| can give 500 bail 5000. or any amount you
have the power to impose, but you cannot close my
mouth to your injustice These young men nave
committed no crime and you Know It, II they
have played billiards beyond Midnight II was by
mistake and not Intentionally. They have not been
guilty Of being in a dsorierly house until they have
been proved to have been there, and you have no
right hold them
Take that man back shouted Mr.. Tainor In
rage and Semansky was taken back TO the
prison He afterward furnished bail ana was set ~
yesterday that OF two women VINO had H.,h
arrested for soliciting in West Thrd-st one ~ me
women was Jennie Dicn. seventeen years oi,i. OF
No. % West Third-st She and Laura White
were arrested on Saturday night for soliciting
policeman. VINO was out in citizens dress jennie
when she was brought before Justice Taintor. was
ali smiles She laughed in suggestive manner
when she asked what she had to say to the
My dear boy. I've got nothing to say 10 YOU, -,
Justice Tain'or blushed and looked awkward lie
Laura White the prisoner. was qulei-loo,ks- look
ing She was not pretty. ana sh" hii h,lh,
ing 70 sav for herself further than that she hal
been driven TO the streets by hunger Justice ram
tor looked and sent the young woman TO the
Island for four months.
The woman gaspci with asionishmen, when she
sentenced.
why is It," she cried that get four months
when my companion gets only 80 fine" ,
Take that woman away" shouted the Justice
And the White woman was taken back 10 the
prison and locked up. The Diem woman pad her
fine and went away Justice TaniOr refused -
make any siaiems mt In regard t. the case.
The Justice added 10 the list % mistakes he has
made in the last week 10y yester1ay committing
policeman to prison inytcad of the man who VAS
arrested. Policeman Brckwedcll. one OF the best
policemen In the Mercer-st. station. took John
cunningham before Justice Taintor. charge
OF petty larceny. Cunningham could make no De-
fence and held IN 500 for trial In Special S"s-
sons When the Doiiceman took his man back
10 the prison. Warden Ledwith ordered one Or
the warlens search the policeman ana lock
him up.
what for?' shouted BrickwcdrM
petty larceny" said the warden. Here IS the
commitment. Il is made out In your name.
Brickwedell hurried back TO the court. and had
the Justice make the necessary correction lie said
afterward that he had never been so near prison
In his life before