New-York tribune., 1907-07-23
FINN HITS AT BINGHAM.
MAGISTRATE GROWS HOT.
Says Police Commissioner Should
Return to the Army.

made bitter attack on Police Commissioner
Bingham, in which he suggested that the general |
be sent back to the army ito look after the can
teens" 'T say this" said Magistrate Finn, who
has had something on his mind for several weeks
and got chance to lift It yesterday. because
since his rule began the spread and amount or
crime in this city has been something awful
The meeting. held IN the West Side court build
Ing had been specially called TO elect successor
to President Charles s. Whitman. who was ap-
pointed last week Judge OF General Sessions
by Governor Hughes. President Whitman was
there but took part in the selection OF his sue
cessor. Magistrate Steinert was the only absentee
and Otto II. Droege and Joseph A CorTlgan' the
latest two OF Mayor McClellan's appointees made
their first appearance at q meeting OF the BOARD
to line up with the other Mcclellan members In
electing Frederick B. House to the pres!oehcy'
After Magistrate Harris had been elected tenn
porary chairman, nominations for successor 10
Magistrate Whitman were called for. II had oeeh
expected that Magistrate Barlow one or the oIdess
members OF the board in point OF service would
be put forward by the Mcclellan men as a ca1dl-
date. but his not mentioned The nVe
Tammany members Of the board. Finn. MOSS
Stenert, Wahle and Walsh. seemed convinced pc
forelfand that their candidate would be out or IT,
Steinert stayed away altogether. and walsh ana
Moss both late in arriving. NevertheIess'
their candidate was first IN the field. Magistrate
Wahle presenting the name of Magistrate MOSS
Magistrate Cornell was next proposed by Barlow, |
but the nominee Jumped up Immediately and de-
cared he wasn't f1t for the Job and wouldn't take
II II elected. House and Harris were then non1-
mated
Despite his declaration that he didn't want the
place Cornell got three votes the first ballot,
Barlow, Crane and Moss supporting him. House
had the most, Ave; Moss two ana Harris two
There majority. Before proceeding TO the
second ballot Cornell told his colleagues that all
votes for him would be "up IN the air. This
statement turned Cranes 20 Harris on the sec
ond ballot Magistrate Harris then said he thought
House especially fitted FOR the place, and the three
votes given 10 him were turned to the House col
umn on the next ballot This gave House elght'
majority OF the present membership or hfteefl' 6ut
Magistrate Wahie declared that the law required
majority OF the full membership OF Sixteen anu
the chairman agreed with him. There was some
a NJ a
sent for To make the election certain however.
Barlow who had been voting for CornaN, switched
his vote on the fourth and last ballot BY this
time Wahle had arrived and added his vote to the
Moss total The later conscientiously threw his
vote in tho place where It was likely 10 90 least
harm, and said Cornell to the last.
With the agony over, that grizzled veteran Of
many elections. Battery DAN" appeared to swal-
low something, although II may not nave been any
thing tangible at AL and braced himself Alags-
trate Harris resigned the chair 70 the new presi-
dent The latter thanked his colleagues for the
honor and said ne hoped that any act Of his while
president would not give any of his associates
cause 10 think that he was unworthy OF the Office.
JudRe Whitman then spoke OF the arrangements
for the opening OF the night court Its sessions
would begin August l. ho said, and IN IL would
be arraigned ell persons who might be arrested
on charges OF dlsorderly conduct after o'clock
In tho afternoon and before 2:30 IN tho morning.
Commissioner Bingham had promised 70 cooper
ate, he said and Jefferson Market, no thought
was the most accessible place ror the holding OF
the court
Immediately there a rush of members Of the
board to their to protest Against one or other
Of these provisions Magistrate Cornell wanted
YorkvIlle as tho place for tho night court as oe-
Ing better the purposes and three others agreed
with him, but votes selected Jefferson Market
| MaaIstrats Wahls thought no ought 70 get homo
before the milkrnen got around and suggested that
| the hours bo from p. m 70 O. m he thouEnt
too that II was Inhunane TO hold prisoners with
out bail In station houses from o'clock in the
! afternoon to after IN the evening. So did
| Magistrate Finn, who suggested 7 p M to a m.
| Judge Whitman thon explained that the latter
| hour would be TOO early. The chief object aimed
at IN the passage of the BILL he said. the elimina-
ton Of the professional bondsrnen. would be de-
feated Magistrate Wahle then withdrew his
| amendment -, -.
| of kicking Magistrate Butts said it would lie too
| much OF a strain any man, and thought one
| night assignments would be about right SO ala
Magistrate Cornell, who insisted that he was aged'
| while Finn and Harris wanted nfteen and aiXteen
day terms. The eleven-day period was finally
| agreed upon
| he had been looking for when Magistrate Barlow
| asked for the temporary appointment OF feInaIe
| lar incumbent at Jefferson Market, who is Ill
| Humility in his manner, tho Tamnany leader or
| the 1st his feet in q minute to beg to In
ouire II it were really necessary for magistrate
| to have a probation officer. Ho waved a newspaper
| clipping in kindly rebuke as it were. OF his COL
| leagues faux pas and then asked to Se allowed 10
| read It.
you're not going to spring on US that clipping
| that says mono Of us are worth 5000 year, ana
| that none of Us ever earned that amount or the
| bench said President House.
| battery Dan" said It wasn't that only repUted
| police in New York City, He then road Commits
| sioner Binghar's remarks after Magistrate Finn
| was reported to have said he had no use Tor tho
| New York police. as they were all uniformed
| rowdies." With a voice that seemed yelled in
tears he declared he had never used that "epitap'
OF the whole but only OF the two whose con-
| duct IN the before him IN court he had in
Vestigated. Then he told Row his officer had been
| taken away from him, and wanted to know II the
magistrates going to tolerate this direct slap
| at them. Would they stand for this 'fell stroke
of malignity, this outrage on their dignity from
the general in all his imper1ousneSS when the law
| explicitly stated that q magistrate entitled
to a probation officer and ono Of his own ohoiceT'
| He wanted q committee appointed to wait his
! do Magistrates Crane and Butts were also OF
opinion that the law provided the magistrate with
q probation officer. but Magistrate Butts thought
the Commissioners action had been due to a mis-
| understanding.
| Ma41strate Walsh who had his officer taken
| away by Commissioner Bingham last fall, also
| counselled peace, but thought 1t high time
| something should be DONE as Magistrate Steinert
had also been deprived OF his officer. He objected
| to having. deputed to him whom he didn't
| want Since his officer had been taken away, he
| sold he had written twice to the Police Commits
sioner The first time he got reply, the second
he was advised to select sober, Industrious po-
iicenan. He also wanted committee to wait on
the Police Commissioner, but the task finally
delegated TO President House.
The first member OF the board 20 sit regularly IN
the night court will be Magistrate Barlow, He is
scheduled the first two nights and will be fol-
| lowed by Magistrate Kernochan for the first full
member OF the board must be assigned TO the night
court in rotation. This means that each magis-
trate will put in about twenty-five out of thirty
three days OF service in the court, which will
be officially known Is the 9th District Court
| The president of the board was appointed a
| magistrate by Mayor Mcclellan January "a last,
| sane day appointed Judge General Sessions to
| succeed Recorder McAvoy resigned. Magistrate