The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-21

Pa, 4Aa -o-InaAton Of Supranns Court Jus-
tice. He was appointed by Mayor Low IN
1908. While In recent years he has oeen
classed as a TRmmany man, ne nas meyer
been regarded as one who would take oruers
contrary TO his ideas OF propr1ety. no
recently showed his independence OF the
organization by coming out against the
Courts Attendants scheme tbAt Mayor
charSeS gains the Magistrates before
the Appellate Division. Breen was once
in the Legislature where he did good work
on behalf OF the parks. He - OF irish
extraction. has a quaint wit and mas a way
of getting at the meat Of cases by intuition,
When he can do favors for politicians
l~egitimately he usually has done 30
Magistrate Daniel f. Finn, Battery
Dan " is a well known figure in Democratic
politics in this town. He used 70 ne 4
legislator n was a Municipal Court JustAoe.
He was admitted to tho bar by act OF the
Legislature. No one ever accused aim OF
a profound knowledge OF the law. his
SON inlay, Matthew Strip, has been
convicted OF running a poolroom. Finn
never refuses a favor to a Tammany man
il he can grant il. He sees no i~mproprlety
in remaining a Tammany district a
and a Magistrate at the same time. he
was one Of the first of Mayor McClellan's
appointments to the police bench n was
MAGISTRATE Henry steinert ia a Tam
many man, first, last and all the time.
Mayor Mcclellan appointed him in 1905
at the Organizations request. He used
to be in the Corporation. Counsele office
and was attached 10 the Health De-
partment for several years. He is not
known az ar educated man. He uses the
double negative and other crude express
sions. lie is acceptable to the Murphy
machine.
pointed by Mayor Mcclellan in 1905. He
comes from The Bronx and was opposed
to the Haffen regime, but in favor with
Charles +. Murphy: He Is the president
Of the board and Is regarded as OF ability
as a lawyer. He wanted to be named for
Tammany for the Supreme Court bench.
He ardently supported the courts at
PENDANTS scheme. and it was said that II
he had jammed it through ne would have
been nominated. A case was recently
cited in which Magistrate Wahle was COM
RELIED to return a fee OF 81 200 In a bank
ruptcy case. He has been more or less OF
a storm centre in h police courts. His
term will expire on July 1, 1909. ,
Magistrate Joseph +. Moss was appointed
in 1904 by Mayor Mcclellan at the request
OF Charles +. Murphy. He is a Howe n
Hummel graduate, Ia an active member OF
the Murphy Anawanda Gu and on Friday
| last attended Mr.. Murphy when the latter
went before the Grand Jury. He admits
openly that he is Murphy's man.
Magistrate John b. Mayo was appointed
by Mayor Van Wyck. He Is a Southern
Democrat and OF Independent proclivities.
| He recently fought the courts attendants
( scheme. He once refused to discharge
a prisoner suspected Of homicide when
| John j.. Murphy asked 1t, and despite the
| Iatter's threats
Magistrate James j. Walsh is a district
leader, and sees no improperly in remain
ing on the bench at the same time. He
is an abject follower OF Murphy. He was
ann tinted by Mayor Mcclellan. Once he
was elected to Congress. He is a former
counsel of the Liquor Dealers Association.
Magistrate Charles s. Whitman was ap-
pointed by Mayor Low. He is a Repub-
iican, was formerly. in the Corporation
az Albany for Mayor Low. He has the
esteem OF every n connected with the
courts. He was considered blythe judiciary
Nominators as a candidate for the Supreme
! Court bench, and il il understood that Il
was thought that his youth, although he "a
in the thirties, was against him.
I Magistrate Alexander Finelite was APP
nointed by Mayor Mcclellan last spring
to please Borough President Ahearn and tc
gain his support in the Mayors fight against
for real estate, which she said was hers
but he won in the courts. He has also beer
charged with appropriation of matter in
a book he published on practice in ths
municipal courts.
| DOlIllCN AdF hAAAAAAN " CNA -
Gowan with the approval Of Mayor Nc
Clellan, who was in Europe. He is known
as James j.. Hagan's man. He was for
merlv an associate OF Robert A. Ammon
now in Sing Sing prison. and his non-pay'
ment of debts has attracted attention
recently.
Magistrate Seward Baker vas appointed
bv Mayor Low in 1908. He is a Republican
and only once has his action on the bench
received severe criticism. The anti-polioy
society asked for his removal because hC
discharged prisoners on policy arrests
but the Appellate Division refused the
request on the ground that at most he
made an error Of Judgment.
The terms Of Baker, Finelite and Sweet.
ser expire on July 1 next. The terms OF
Walsh, Wahle and Mayo will expire tive
years from July 1 next Mayor Mcclellan
will therefore have six more police Magis'
trates to apr oint before he retres from
Office. He will thus have some opportu'
r;tv IN reesfablish tha board in pubiC