The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-02
Big GRST FOR NIGHT COURT
SOME roo PRISONERS BROUGHT IN
~ MIDNIGHT.

JOB q Heavy One for One Judge aRd More
Magistrates May sit at Night -Few
Women Brought ln-Potice Say Too
Many Men Have to go on Night Patrol.
The night police court started at Jeffer-
son Market at 0 o'clock last night with a
rush. Up TO midnight nearly zoo prisoners
had been brought TO the court from all over
Manhattan and The Bronx and about two
thirds Of the cases had been passed upon.
For an hour before court opened the side
walks about the building were blocked.
When the doors were opened the police on
guard were nearly rushed of their feet and
the confusion in the early proceedings was
great.
Nearly every Magistrate in town was
present. Three chief clerks came down
to help ont as assistant clerks. Probation
officers, interpreters and stenographers
hocked TO the place. The police brought
the prisoners in patrol wagons. on elevated
trains and In street cars. The pens were
soon janmed. IL seemed. the police said.
as IL there would be no business for the
police courts to-day because all the Of
Tenders in town were on hand.
Judge Whitman OF the Court of General
Sessions opened the our formally and
some photographing followed.
Call the first case" said Judge Whitman
at DOS o'clock. 1t was that Of two pedlers.
Joseph Palsy and Henry Jalowzen. who
had no license. Patrolmsn Fitzgerald of
the Sixteenth precinct told about srresting
them, and they were fined 81 each.
Then the cases poured in. They were
Of the usual police court variety, violation
OF driving rules, assault. lsrceny--the Whole
string. Mary Mitchell. an old womsn
came up for intoxication. She was held
until morning. A robbery Of brushes from
a Fulton street shop e over. Minnie
Cassel charged John Moore with beating
her at II2 West i24th street. He was sent
to the w~orkhouse direct.
Josephine Palmer of ia West Forty
ninth street was the first woman arraigned.
She was arrested on a bench warrant for
keeping q disorderly house. Magistrate
Finn discharged her last week on the same
charge and then the police got the warrant.
She gave $500 bail.
A lawyer named Allan Lee Schmidt made
n disturbance. Judge Whitman ordered
him before the bar and urged him to go
homs. He refused and the Judge had him
put out of court. Later he came back and
was fined IS.
Then came Gen. William 8. C.. Wiley of
Catskili, ex-State Senator. arrest a for
speeding his automobile in ST. Nicholas
avenue between l5ist and 152d streets.
He had put up a $500 ring as security for his
appearances in court. Judge Whitman
paroled him on his own r~eoognisance to
appear to-day in the Harlem court.
Soon two negro women were up. Clara
White and Sadie Fleming, for soliciting.
The Fleming woman figured in the case
Of the Rev. Mr.. Mears. They got the
"workhouse direct sentence. A third
woman, Lynette Goodlander. wanted to
pay a fine 90 that her parents would not
know about her casa. She was put in
the charge of Miss Smith. the probation
officer. There were not many cases Of
these street women.
One of the Tenderloin professional bonds
men appeared, whispered with a lawyer
and hurried out Of court. Those who were
near him say he said things about that
Whitman" that wouldn't do for print.
At II O'Clock there were ninety prisoners
waiting IN he .rrsipned. Three patrol
wagons 6Iled with more prisoners were
drawn nm ON the Tenth street side of the
court Judge Whitman left the bench At
1000 O'CLOCK giving wsy to Magistrate
House Fifteen minutes later Magistrate
RorIow took the b.ncb He called upon
Mogis,rs,e WabIe m helm him our.
Tndoa Whitman and Police Commissioner