The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-30

article that appeared in Sundays Y en-
titled, City Wallets for His Honor" declar-
ing that most Of the police probation Officers
in the courts did no work and were Simply
personal attendants upon the Magistrates
Magistrate Cornell said he was much inter,
csted in the probation system. he SAID
that the board had drawn up a set OF rules
early in the year for the probation orncers
which could scarcely be improved upon
He declared that it was the duty OF these
Ma gistrates to see that these rules were
enforced. He noted that the third RUE
required that the probation officers snouiu
meet on two evenings a week. he aooeu'
Some of these men do admirable "oIk.
Unless all do this kind of work the
system il comparatively useless. l am
glad to see that credit is given TO my
officer, Roundsman Van keuren, for ms
work. In examining the records mo
that some of the officers are very taltniuI
and make all the entries required IN the
card system. Some of them, however
make only partial entries and others none
at all. | find that n man never atIehus
these meetings
Magistrate Steinert-Name him.
There was a pause and others called Ior
his name. Magistrate Cornell said:
He is Magistrate Breen's officer, Walsn'
| find that Magistrate Steinerts man,
Sheehan, seldom attends. l must say UnaU
| think the article was not entirely talr.
Magistrate Steinert-Isn' Officer Shee-
han q good man?
Magistrate Cornell-I think he Is an eA-
cellent mar.
MAGISTRATE steinert-Well! He's one OF
the best officers in the city.
Magistrate Breen said that the reason
his officer, Walsh, did not attend was pc
cause he is on sick leave and not hkeIy
to recover. Magistrate Crane said tnat
when he (Cranel became i'll he told DIS o.
fcer TO report to the other Judges ano ne
was sure he had done so. Two OF the
Nao;strafas said he had. Then Magistrate
Wahle interposed:
could have inspired that article
Magistrate Walsh said no
could be made about his officer, Hickey
because Commissioner Bingham had taken
! Hickey away from him. Il am quite con-
| yinced," he said, "thAt Commissioner Bing-
ham has found out that he made a mistake
and il won't be long before get Hickey
back"
Magistrate Cornell told Of the good work
his officer, Van Keuren. had done. he
said that since January | Van heuren mao
had charge Of no less than 1874 cases ana
that he had exercised careful supervision
over them. OF these, eighteen were oil
disorderly persons, such as husbands ne.
rIectin1 their wives. These husbands had
been made to care for their families. He
said that there were also twenty-seven
disorderly conduct cases, eight Vagrah'
cases and about five cases for small nnes'
He said these we're fines for splitting.
did any Of them pay?' asked Magistrate
Whitman.
YES" said Magistrate Cornell, three
of them did and two didn't"
Magistrate Cornell said his officer had
arrested twenty-five of the persons or
probation under him and had sent then
10 prison; "but," added Magistrate Cornell
She always reported these cases to me a.
soon as he had put the men away
No action was taken about the proba'
ton Officers, although Magistrate Wahl'
reported that a change in the methods
Of keeping the entries had been decided
upon. ~.
The Grand Jury will resume its investr
CATION of the Magistrates this morning
At least one Magistrate is expected q
testify. Half a dozen other witnesses
rave been subpRnaed.