The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-11
MOT MB," MAGISTRATES SAY
, gINK THB MAYOR MUST HAVE
PTEN syVATTTNG BR@OKLYN.

Eusw FSr sure what Hs's Dranklmw.
rhsre wun noms variance Of opinion
among the Manhattan Magistrates yea
.sr-iAv ~ 70 tho letter written by Mayor
,.vnor IN Inn new AppOlptee 60 tho Mag
-.rAfss' bench IN Brooklyn. Mopes J.
ua-v+a In tho borUuRh across tho rivsr
% Magistrates wore uniformly silent.
~. tsrna 81 several OF them win expire
1crt y~Ar. One point on which tho New
ark men seemed 90 agree wan that tbs
MAYORS criticisms must have bssn di-
..,t..i toward brooklyn.
T. r--sTns anlkciy that the Manhattan
ard will take any formal action With
-~sArd to the letter Thers was a general
'-ndency yesterday to considsr Il AZ the
-,ursSsdoo Of a personal opinion on the
rart of the Mayor proceeding for
rNrch they Conceds HIM q perfect right
10 The same time not feeling themselves
,Ind ny What hs said. Another point
N Whicb they agreed was their inability
=, zpess 20 whom tho MAYOR referred in
ne latter part of his statement We
have Soma of TIM fms: Magistrates. a.
gall - sone 81 the worst
Magistrate House said he thought the
atter q very good one. lie was particu-
Tly pleased with tine suggestion regard
* careful Investigation oC each case
W. was glad that the Mayor was taking
IN interest IN the Magistrates courts.
IN the point of the evidence in excise
1879 Magistrate HOUSE backed up the
Mayors contention by citing a case de-
-'d@d ny the Appellate Division ~ the
~~~und Department year ar So az ~.
when " was held that policeman did
rot have To give expert testimony as
the drink ne obtained IN a saloon out
s'4e ~ legal hours. II ne ordered drink
q vhiskey and the bartender Sh" veh him
u glass ot something which the policeman
nNuKht was whiskey the presumption
pa- that u was whishey and II was up tn
'7a defendant to prove that he didn't
-erve what Was asked Tor
In the matter ~ soliciting Ma girtrate
House said that the appellate Division
rad held that q tho Policeman evidence
vas that no had seen the woman sFss'k
10 several men ~ approach several men
a. different tuus~ it waE not n.s'e~Sary
that he should hear the actual words
Magistrate iorrigan was another who
ApulaIlds the NaVor~ letter Tie saws
he has held right along ~ h'- court that
n q policeman asks Tor Nhisk "y ANA -
served with drink " - sufficient evidence
that what hs gets j. whisksy ~ Put the
burden ~ proof IN the defendant HA'r
-plittinR over women ~ the street he says.
unnecessary ia a Magistrate. : court
n a woman - known hy the police 80 10
Y bod character aud " she walks up and
own a certain space ~ sidewalk Tor
srtain length e tune. -sv fifteen 0T
Senty minuts- and speaks ." several
mon common sen~s tells anvhOsiy th 4 h"T
-ssines@ - not al that ~ might no.
MAGISTRATE Herman ds.-liusd - tiSCtiSs
tNs Mayor letter hut 30 80 id that he had
7i-ays beard each ca-" ~ - own merits
nd that he had u'' bsrn ali" g. formulate
anv rules Tor the de~i-i"u 81 'at~e~ ~
o. .ertain class " tho svidsD~" showed
nat the woman WIS -phrit'nE. vt"t her
the Policeman hasv,i what -hs -ftd ~ not
- convicted hsV ami II ~ app~orrd - 10
r,-ov-d that = liquor salleT hHd Sold a
irink ont - hour H." bold him
We 9ispYats RreeU d''''fs this stat"
--sn' A. tho W. Si-fTat"z courts have
Manly 10 ~ 18th ~" humber cl.S-~- ~
s~~rStv " - de~irph bio n not "s~entlal
,Na' vhoea who Ia rnlation- with 'he~s
tribunals sIthst ,.HIu claimants ~ d~tsUd
-nts shall have tut .pnht"UU" ~ ~"
.rrssr,tv nd honor g thr~s Sh" tdrl'nis
'sr iisti'H - them. md anv unlu~thih'"
nr'ictsn' ~ Ma g'stTatss m N" d'a'ne q"
. 'herr Itttv whirh tends - 'plIatr thi-
q sdsncs - a gre4' Vuhlir Sr"nE aud
.issrlN ds, rtrirY'al - NJ" t"--' u'Tr'-'S
ne .-urp r1tIni'v
uaRs'rats Rrsen ld5sd hat h~ ~or
Idarsd VIZ Gaypors lsttsI sdm'rshl"
~ srrns vs~p~~ts u wHs uevs .. him.
h-usrer that any ~ nuT Magistrate
vs-4 foolish enough ." dI-'nlss "is"
-@~arsA ne Policeman We unable ="
rove a. az expert tha' drink Wa-
skew or }ssT A. foV solt"tttng "aSes
- aid hs had hasrd ~ Mas s'rs'~- "n,'
80 'ha' rhars could - a. "rpH'~t''p
lies he policeman head iucrininltlng
us N"r he hiU7sslt n"'"F '"'h ih''
Ehs-s .ncvu u mistakes hang made
- u-h~epen W this uattSr W Rr"en
s1ds4 and Therefore ! -"ar~~lv ever
--r-'-- Woman ~ m" nrs' sfr-s, IN
'rs barge Nagi='ra's bTs@n I'D ~
.--uEs- The Nayor Istt"v vss vsrv
'-siv ssp4c'slly ~ v,s~ ~ 'he cow"
Hrr - Eurlcng
IaEsTrata Esrnochsn satd hN never
f.Es'a5 - enc policeman positive
-n-rledRs tha' Vhs' hs got - wh,sk"N
as rhsk-v Nd vhsn M" evidence
sk-re5 ,fafa pDuran had hasp soliciting
% ~o- -1c'sN he On the "thst hand ne
s-d y vas hard - zei = ""Uri"'i"n '"i
s-h~r''rE sustained ~ General sessions
~ IS NE pob~sman could xi-e tho word
rGsd ~ 'h@ woman 80 the men ~" ar
r--ach-1 Ne sad the not a. "rIt''1"i"
~ aE s-a'errsnt ~ fact
4 Nag's'r,'A whc wss pretty sure IN"
Ns--r ~asnv-aA only - Brood lvn Judge
80 -'afrsr- The police counts over
r-a-a Es--s Nasn 'olioVing Just N" spr' ~
'--~ s-i ssst rules crit'"isnd nv N" Mayor
,'5 ls''Ar SAT Magistrate steiner
Ts-t-r.. .p,ntor and ~arrsd weight rnly
90 -Hrr Re osnn"' direct ~ order ~"
'-gs-ra-ss 40 % the mc'hoHs ~ pf""'
~''s and ~IspN-sl ~ "ss"- hat com" me
.-e rrH-e court Tho Magistrates arc
-.7 ME ~ no Laws On tho Siaiu'"
Tho Board - wv Magistrate
49, -ss 20 own r'ile~ Tor IN" rpnhuT'
90 -~Irrz and the de-rat"h ~ nu~i-
.ls.
's., s.-a-s Sic mort S,NsT"f FROM Navo'
..a.r the matte. 1t 80 tdau'r ~ %
loo --1n rplreuan MAKING 49,
---asf no q 4 -~srnot 1tt4ht'
.a. '... 80 rIrla-- no has tasted IN" h1'i".
.r- a ~ rn-'ffy ~ h'- own personal
-. hat - Vas whizksv ~ -"U's
.'.-- '.--f-Ian Hgpoy that vas -"ld o."
.r ~...r no prohibited hours The
...r '..r r. ,all.d tor whi=kev md Ma
90 Oh some hlunr 10y = bartender
.--lus,vs ~ itself thai an "xc'-e
- 's-su Dl4re
-....-. ErrtsI -ar that from his
..-... rr'h Oh" po,ira courts during
.. Pc An assistant District Ati"r-
I'D -.~~sTt positively ihai