The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-30
MAGISTRATES DISOBEY LAW?
ERLOOk ron 4 HEEk STAT
TTE AGAINST POIICE.
say They Can't Appoint Enough Civilian
Attendants n Time PriNa, MeetinEs
MAJ ne Abandoned because Judges
Can't Keep Their Votes secret.


Can't Keep Their Votes secret.
The new law relating 20 the inferior
courts which u effective on Thursday.
=, 10 10 disregard"d for about eight DAYS
~ Police Commissioner Baker and the
tan city magistrates sitting IN Manhat-
tan. The new Law says that policemen
are neither required nor permitted 10
~ a. court attendants in polio" courts
hut they will So act for tn" first week
in September
The single plea made by the maEls-
trates - that they canno, get along just
vet without policemen. Yesterday AZ
one OF their secret sessions they appointed
thiuy-one men from the civil service
list to he court attendants and will need
twenty -four more The magistrates
think they cannot appoint the remain
ing twenty-four before September
at least Police Commissioner Baker
has agreed To order the 10 or 80 pnlIc'-
men now Keeping order in the MINOR
courts away 81 "Wednesday night. bat
on Thursday morning about fifty of them
will he detailed hack Ia the courts until
September : A. a result any lawyer
whose case results gnfavorahly from
m" I-ohce courts during the next week
may arg,I" that IN" count was illegally
constituted
Otherwise the new law should work
we'll from tho start. Il requires that
IN" bridge in police courts shall h" abol-
ish.-d Nothing has been done To- bring
this about ~ vet hut the hrdE" IN Nh"
Norkyill" polir" court will hr torn down
next Monday and tn" other courts will
t..4 tnFA hts
huig" gone the prisoner will face the
mag u rate from tahl" aud wItns-S"S
viii have raised CnaIr. The Who'll"
aTrau ge'n"nt IT tn. police court Will he
that Of IA" CiyIl Cpu-;s.
The dpms-iir relations court which
will handl" all Ca-.S Il nOn--upport and
des"rtipn will he gIartsr"d "a one ot the
parts ut the borkvill" Municipal court
until ~ own room IN IN" ,tty seventh
street building - ready "A month later
II will open promptly IN Thursday with
Magistrates Cornell and Harms sitting
II will undoubtedly do much to r.li"y"
the yr"S~,Ir" on the established polio"
courts Another thing that will help ia"
day courts Is the new constitution ot IN"
night court
~ was suggested Yesterday that N"
Magistrates could comply with III" new
law IN the matter Of civilian court at
PENDANTS 10y making temporary appoint
m"uts Hut the Magistrates got an
advising them that ia case nf temporary
appointment they would be personally
liable for salaries No more was SAID
about u. Tn. Magistrates decided yes
t.rdav 20 ask the CIvIl S-rVic" ComInis-
sion TO let them pick probation officers
from IN" civIl -"ryIC- lists The NOt"
was To - IN favor 81 tins step tn"
naineS ~ the Magistrates voting for and
against ~ wer" withheld They ver"
given ont after the last secret meeting
e IN" board and great tn do resulted
II seems that som. ~ the Magistrate
AZ" not willing 10 hsv" ~ known how they
vote 'N fn"Ss' little measures. Others
want their stand mad" public II was
-ald yesterday on excellent authority
that the Ma giStratss Will probably return
- ui"u meetings within "a short tim"
nat 'r" ~orT they used - hold lnasmuCh
a. 'h'y ,an'' agree ~ ~ what shall H.
given out And what shall un,
II was said after yesterday session,
which lasted two hour. that tho Tedi--
triCting 81 ih" city into court areas will
49, undertaken directly The only
changes made IN tho r.dIstrlCtinR will
- that prisoners from tn" EAs, Eighty
eighth street pulIc'' station will ~ taken
e. the lprkville instead ~ the Harlem
court ard prisoners from IN" Fifth street
hous" Will 60 e. E-seN Market instead Il
- Nurkville
~ IN" thirty one civilian court attend
ants appointed Yesterday ono L. police
lieutenant Patrick J Lane - m. Green
w,ch street station. Ian" will have 10
r"'ir" from m" Uullc'' fore. . Accept III"
IOh. bat b" intends 20 DO that anyway
"" hH- served MS twenty wears and IN.
f.cD a year salary which his new job
carries viii max" ui,-' annual income
when added - his T-.nsion