New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-06
MAGISTRATES RISE
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the Legislature should be esheu

the Legislature should be asked Il
| pass one
| Mos. Of the magistrates favored tas
ing steps to resent hereafter all pupn'
| cations containing an alteration OF ths
facts or misquoting the magistrate /"
put the court in an unfavoraple hgl
| before the public resolution N~'
passed appointing a committee OF tnre'
to investigate whether such publications
are not Iibellous.
The purpose Of the special meet1ns
was to take steps to uphold the dignity
of the police magistrates. Twelve OF the
sixteen members of the board were pres
ent. Magistrates Crane, Finn, MOSS anu
O'Connor being absent.
President Barlow explained that fol-
lowing the publication Of the statement
he communicated with Assistant D1strict
Attorney Elder, who informed him that
the three charges had been made through
three letters received at his Brooklyn
office He said Mr.. Elder had admitted
that TO Investigation had been made TO
establish that the signers had used their
own names Investigation later showed
that only one writer had used his own
name and that the other letters were
anonymous District Attorney Whitman
told Magistrate Barlow that he had not
been informed officially of any charges
against member of the board
The resolution submitted by Magis-
trate House follows:
Whereas. 1t has appeared in the public
press OF the city Of New York that after
the verdict had been rendered in the case
OF Magistrate F'urlong, of the Second IdV1.
sion. that Robert Fl. Elder. Esq, Assistan.
stated that during the progress OF the trial
OF the Vurlong case he had received certain
communications rejecting upon the nohof
and integrity of three magistrates, one IN
the County Of Kings and two In the County
of New York, and that these cominunica-
tions charged three magistrates with beinS
guilty OF transactions such as alleged
against Magistrate Furlong; therefore be 1t
Resolved. That the President OF this
board be directed to connunicate with the
ing him to forward to the District Attorney
of New York County any and all communl-
cations rejecting on .he honor ana meg meg,
rity of any city magistrate or the FIRST
Division; and, be II further
Resolved. That the president OF this board
be directed to communicate WITH G .ne D 70
questing him on the receipt OF such com.
municatons from the District Attorney or
Kings County Immediately to proceed to
thorough investigation, Of such alleged
charges; and. be it further
Resolved. That the Board Of Magistrates
of the FIRST Division OF the City or New
York announce themselves as ready ana
willing to aid and assist the District Attor-
ney OF New York County In a thorough IN
vestgation of said charges
Magistrate Corrigan, in accord with
all contained in the House resolution,
thought that New York County mag1s-
trates should go further. He presented
this resolution:
Whereas Robert II. Elder. an assistant
to the District Attorney in Kings County
has charged in the public press that two
ma gistrates in Manhattan have been guilty.
of crimes similar to that whereof Henry
Furiong was convicted: and.
Whereas The said Elder stated to Magis-
trate Barlow that the sole basis OF thar
charge was three letters, two OF which we're
signed by fictitious names. Therefore. De IL
Resolved. That the president appoint a
committee of three to prepare and present
charges to the District Attorney of Kings
County and the grievance committee of the
Bar Association of Kings County against
said Elder.