New-York tribune., 1910-06-30
RUSSELL, CHIEF JUSTICE
Mayor Makes Appointments Un-
der the inferior Courts Bill.
110 MEN AFTER s OFFICES
Others Appointed Are Moss, Sal
mon, McAdoo, Kempner
and Murphy.

Cnder the inferior criminal courts bll
which recently became 2 law, Mayor
Gayor yesterday made the following ap-
pointments:
Chief Justice OF the Courts OF Specia
Sessions. 1st and I'd departments-PFefess
Isaac Franklin Russell. Of No 422 Greene
Two additional justices Of the Court OF
Special SeSSionS-MaSistrat Joseph F
Moss. OF Manhattan. and Arthur 6 Salmon
Chief police magistrate in Manhattan and
The BronX-William McAdoo.
Chief police magistrate III the boroughs
OF Brooklyn, Queens and Richmond-Otto
henlpner.
Additional police magistrate for Manhat-
tan and The BTonX-DanieI r Murphy
Both Magistrate Moss and Mr.. McAdoo
are active members OF Tanmany Hail. Mr..
Salmon has for years been treasurer of the
Kings County Democratic General Commit
tee. and his appointment is one OF the first
bits Of patronage accorded TO that organi-
cation. Of which John II. 2IcCooey is leader.
1ir- Salmon was an Assistant Corporation
Counsel in Brooklyn some years age. He
was graduated from Adelphi Academy, and
later studied in Europe
Professor Russell was born in New
Haven and graduated from the New York
University in 1879. Since 1881 he has been
a member Of the faculty OF the New York
University Law School He has written
much on legal subjects. and has taken an
active part in church work He is an in
dependent Republican.
Magistrate Moss was first aDpointea- 10
the police bench in 1904 to fill an I1r1expired
term, and in 1905 was reappointed for full
Term OF ten years Two Years ago he
served for seven months as a special Justice
in the Court Of Special Sessions. in order
10 clear up the calendar of that court
Mr. McAdoo IS best known as Police Com
missioner during the first term of Mayor
Mcclellan. He served two terms in Con
Fress from New Jersey and was Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy under President
Cleveland.
Otto kempneT is an indepedent Democrat
OF BROOKLYN. He was one of the leaders in
the old Cofey Democracy in Kings County
IIis friends say he has been a strong sup
porter Of the Mayor for twenty-five years
Formerly, as member of the Assembly
from New York County, he fought the
Tammany members OF that body. Recently
he has been interested in Long Island real
estate operations
MI. Murphy was graduated from Harvard
University in 1897 He was deputy as
sistant District Attorney under William
Travers Jerome and is a Democrat Since
the election OF District Attorney Whitman
he has been engaged n private practice.
Mayor GayEor had been deluged with ap-
plications for these positions. In ali. there
were 10 formal applications, and any num-
her Of informal suggestions for appoint
Irent. For the most part, however, the
men appointed did not seek the honors.
At first the Mayor asked William E.
EIUrd. II Brooklyn. a former county judge.
70 take the chief justiceship, but he re-
fused Il WAS only after much urging that
Professor Russell consented 10 accept
For the last three days the Mayor has
feen unable 10 Go much else than devote
himself 10 consideration Of these appoint
ments- The telephone wires to the CITY
Han have been kept hot with inquiries
about the status 0f various applicants