New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-15
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

-re leading political lights in the xvIIth
r,bv District and the president of a certain
a. Who would not like 70 see his name in print.
=. .ss following yarn about himself:
is T., .z-e-fence Of mine may seem rather queer"
COS but is absolutely true. Two weeks ago
~ r. 1,assav I moved into a new apartment. one
~ - - things Was most particular about was TO
y, al around 20 see Il there were any mouse or
=. boIes so that I could plug them UP before the
- we're laid. 7 didn't find = single place
rs-e 7 thought mouse would be likely TO get in
- GLOWING day. after the carpets had been put
- white rat appeared suddenly in the kitchen.
:. as q pretty little animal. and would come right
80 rfblle piece Of bread out Of your hand.
~ women had no tear Of kim. made another
&c, search. but could rot find out where the
:. -s-,e from nor where Il went 10 the next day.
80 .be other tenants in the building but none
- owned a white rat or had ever seen one
- The janitCr had never heard Of such
aI.f5nz The animal was a mystery As We nave
no lL-f ~ sis Youngsters The next day. when I
-. n eaten The rodent. he was not 10 be found
zoT ~ Sssra ne talking about giving him away"
nudge George c. Reynolds. the nestor OF the
,-ooklvn bar. 81 the dinner given II honor OF his
=. Years OF service al the bar, at the Pouch
c.nsrr On Thursday night, was talking Of the
..,s,akes that judges sometimes make in trying TO
administer justice.
u have been forcibIy reminded frequently OF my
mistakes" he said. Tt has happened during my
-..tfce since leaving the bench that I have had
ruoted against ne some opinion of my own which
~ some accident ECL INTO the book. And then I
discovered the mistake which I previously had
maze Well al Judges VINO retire from the bench
- -Cs -rsrtice II law viii De erltahrerea in The
enc way But there Is some philosophy in this
TO err : human That j. an old. well seasoned
maxim. and il is a pleasure 70 hear D-, Holmes
,sicaiatinE machine who are TOO stupid 10 bluuder
Now can an Lai-h our stars that we are not
e. STUPID as That. I know THAI have committed,
as ! have said. many errors, and they make ne
wien read some things that are published in the
Those who should know. declare that the follow
I-g Is the record for the dispensing OF retri5utiye
.rsice IN Brooklyn At $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning young man looking for work picked mp
g letter tha- had Just been left by n Tostuaa n
the hallway Of Il business corrce-u. and walked
away with II. His action was seen and he was
caught snd turned over 10 a policeman BY $50
r'rlock the prisoner had been taken the Federal
Court and Assistant United States District Attor-
nev OConuor was listening 70 the complaint.
United States Commissioner Marie. after looking
ID the law decided that The governments res2on-
si5ilIty for mail ended when d carrier had lett r
n 8 place designated by rre person 20 whom i
was addressed The 20. -cernau then went to the
AdsIns-st court s-l- nag y H.l-1.-l- u-a"-- ~ y.
nr1uer form. and the letter thief was aTralEleG
before Magistrate TiEhe al Il O'Clock Ten minutes
later The testimony had been gwen ana the pris-
oner sentenced 70 the Industrial Home for Bows
later the o6nlri1--ienr papers had been drawn up
and the prisoner was on his Tay 20 serve his sen
fence The entire transaction. from commission
Of the theft the beginning Of the penalty occupied
only TWO hours and twenty-five minutes.
The Germanla Club. which recently sold rs
handsome home IN Schermerho-n-sL. 10 the Kings
County Democratic club, has purchased a site for
g new building. T IS plot 6oxe5 feet on the south
side Ct Cnio1-st. just west Of the big new apart
-uent house IN Prospect Park West. The site over
LOOKS the park plaza and is most desirable one.
I is SAID have cost So Q00. N July the club
VII start build & house, 70 cost about
SO 400 The price received by the GeruaIia Cor
is Old property II the leghbcrhood OF SOS %.