The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-26
St,OOOFOR CITY MARSHAL s JOB
SAYS mr. cor 1T,
HCCESSOR PITS ~ DENIAL.
secretary Adamson Recommends Aboli.
iion OF Branch Omces and SugGe
rhai some Things We Has Discovered
He Referred to District Attorney

In the course Of some Of the trials Of
complaints against city marshals Rotert
Adamson. secretary 20 the Mayor. has
discovered abuses which he suggests
- the Mayor should he brought To the
attention ~ the prosecuting authorities
II has been discovered 10y Mr. AdamsoE
that there Is narferinR and ceiling Of
marsha ships and he has found also that
some marshais. instead OF Conining their
field ot business to IN. municipal court
Ia which they ar" assigned have branch
Offices IA other dlstrlC's
Mr. Adamson learned Of these coudl-
tons whll- investigating charges made
against CIV Marshal Isaac Van LeeT
that IA" was running "a branch Office IN
Harlem and that he had had as a partner
a former marshal named Morris Einstein
now an Assistant Deputy Secretary OF
state at Albany MIR AdAmson recon-
m"ndrd IN" dismissal Of the charges
against Van Ieer because there wac
nothing TO show serious mirconduct
bI' IA his invest Igatlon Nj Adamson
obtained the otu"r information
EInsJ"in testified that b" had sold
h,- 'ob ~ marshal to Joseph Ether for
81 .sD -EInst"ln T-sIgn-d his ONCE IN
Aux ,Isi. 1914 Mr. Atkinson reported.
when IA" had four years Of his term 20
serve. and h.. testified before me on Satur-
day that he r-siGn"d and turned over
lao business to- Joseph tther for a sum
- 81 pG He testified explicitly that
las r--Ignation was part OF the consider
alton When asked how Ether felt so
confident II his ability Ia secure appoint
mont 10 III" Position Of marshal that he
VS. wiling 70 pay 81 .ooo To him TO resign
EIn-teu Was unable 20 explain He said
thar Ether was confident that he could
~, the appointment and had no hesita-
ton IN making the trade Ether was
appointed on the very day that EInateIn
Tt-slgU-d ami - at present city mar
-4al l,u-t"in stated that he was in
dur.-i 20 -"ll his business and resign
u.',tus" 81 Tumors that he had heard
that he vas 10 H. broke 10y the MCt 'lellan
admin. stratIon II" had acted az a mar
-hnl during the Low administration.
and being Republican he said he n pected
that h. would b" removed, 50 he pre-
fcrr,'d 10 -r,l hi posltlon and business
rufN"r than abs" hIs chances
Branch pfircs Mr. AdamSOn savs
hlV" '...'n IN" sourr" ~ probably nine
'"u'hs II tn" frauds and Chicanery prac-
'l...i hV ruar-halS or IN the name Of mar
.hsl- Th"~" Offices. h" said. were run
"th-r ny RANK Impostors, former mar
~hals who hav" been dismissed. pro-
f,.~sIonal dl-'oS-"-s agents or process
server. and the lis" who hIv" no sCrIpls
about tn" methods they IS" These
men m many cases masquerade as mar
-hals. "Ntort "NurbItant fees and IN some
instances through the favortIsm Of
,'"-ks hav" Nc"n allowed the free run
It the Municipal District courts ! am
"a, present endrivornR to procure evi-
d"n," on which 20 IndiCt number OF
them
In nv opinion Mr. Adamson said
IN another part Of his report. 1T IL ahso-
iui'lv necessary "a w'p" out every one
~ 'n.S" branch Offices. compel IN" mar
shalS ~ con'ine Themselves To tho DIS
tTIctS tn which they are ssiSn"d and
nat an end to IN" fraud and humbu ggrry
winch ar" now Drar'Ised under cover Of
III" offiCial position Of tho city marshAls
tn" Mayor will take speedy action
dI,ag tn. lines suggested by Mr. Adamson
Joseph Ether who's" offic" - at - First
avenue denied Yesterday that hs had
paId money To- Elnstcln 10 induce him
~ resign