Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-08-10
CHICAGO POLICE JUSTICES,

IT you don't go into police courts
much a police justice is never what YOU
expect him to be. If you have II pass
10 the courts and use it often you are
never surprised at anything n police
justice may do.
| Here we have two ut the Harrison
street station. one mt Chicago avenue.
two ut West Chicago avenue. one at
Warren avenue. one at Sheffield ave
nue.. one ut Hyde Park. one ut Engle.
wood. one In South Chicago. two ut
Maxwell street two ut 3Jth street. two
at Dcsplaines street and one at the
stock yards.
In the amount of business done and
the speed with which IL is done the
gloomy Harrison street courts rank
first.
In one of them Justice Prndvillc al.
ministers the oath. and In the other
Justice Hall is the presiding officer.
The latter justice is II natter dresser
than amy of the rest lie looks young.
wears n black mustachc and big din.
mond. He Is the Chicago correspond.
ent for the New York Dramatic Mirror
and is best known as "BiT" Hail. Ills
hobby Is II scrap book In which he
says he keeps the uuccrcst soubrcttc
names lie runs across. Long ago he
was II newspaper man. and Is one of
the members of the Forty Club.
| At Harrison street he IL noted for the
heavy fines lie imposes and for the III.
rectncss with which he gets at his
| work.
| Justice Hall Is one of the most popu.
lar of the Justices. and dcscrvcily 80.
| His colleague, Justice Prindivillc.
the Harrison street judicial rainbow
chaser. whose court you reach by pass.
ing from Halls court through the hull
pen. or room where the prisoners are
Kept pending arraignment. always
wears u white waistcoat and u flower
IN his buttOnhOle. lie IL good.nnturc,l.
but can tell fake hard.luck judicial"
story better than any lawyer In Cook
| County.
Andy Craig and Dave Mcndclssohn.
| both wcll-knOwn lcvcc characters. sign
most of the bonds I'm the Harrison
street courts. and the court proceed
ings are always turbulent and the
safest place to keep u watch there is
to leave II ut home. Justice George
kcrsten. nlcknamcd "thc North Side
philosopher" holds court IN the Chi.
cngo avenue station. lie is u pleasant
looking jurist with u heavy brown mus.
tnclp ana u ready wit. lie IL close to
Mayor Harrison and belongs to his
shooting club. Fishing is his game.
At West Chicago avenue Justice Srv.
crson takes care of the Swedish vote
AMI Justice O'DOnOghue does what he
can for the rest. "ClOthpsllnp SCRAPS"
the technical term for nclghborly quar-.
rels. take most of their time. Sever.
sons diamond Is the most glittcring
thing In the court
AT Dcsplnines street Justice Fiber
hnrlt and Justice Doyle are the lesser
SOloniOns. Doyle II old and slight and
has white hair and lots of patience.
EbcrlInrit Is n milltary.lOoking Ter
man. with not 80 much patience. lie
Is u fine scholar.
Justice ChOtt and his dlgniticd white
hair are ut the Warren avenue station.
which IL commanded by Capt. Camp.
bell. who looks like Admiral Dewey.
Chotts court never does anything sen
snti0nnl. yet 1t never does anything
wrong. Maxwell street station IL IN
| the heart of the Ghetto and Justice
SABBATH there talks Yiddsh hucntly
Justice Doolcy convcrses In excellent
Kerry and between them they settle
more domestic troubles than any di-
vorcc court or prison In town. SABBATH
Is little and black ana wlry. ana DOOley
hath II girth like one with fat cupon
lined.
In the Sheffield avenue court Justice
Mnhoncy, handsome chap. with gray
hair and II face like that of IN actor
who has acted successfully. settles dis.
putcs. lie takes his time ana makes
all drunkards before him sign the
pledge. lie never does anything
thoughtlessly and all of his decisions
are all right.
Justice Fitzgerald is at the stock |
yards court, and he has more assault |
anu battery cases than anybody. He
knows his business.
Duggan. who Is justice at Englc. |
wood, IL fussy, but fair.
Al Hyde Park Justice Quinn Is he. |
loved by I'LL who come In contact with |
him. lie Is certainly the most popular
police magistrate who ever held down |
Il chair nj the Hyde Park police court
room.
The justices seldom intend to be I'M |
fair.
They are most difficult to handle
when the rules of their courts are UNI
Intentionally disrcgarded by lawyers or
parties who have had no experience
before them.
old-tlmcrs have no trouble.
But, Ia he IN oldtimer In II police
court Is Ia he beyond recall.
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AN UNNECESSARY ALARM.