New-York tribune., 1911-03-24


infested with beggars and panhandlers'
He said that conditions were worse In
that respect thci they Lad been for
years.
Taxpayers Make Protest.
The West Side Taxpayers Association.
meeting last night at No. 26i west ''f'h
street. unanimously adopted the follow
ing resolution:
Resolved, That we fully indorse me
remarks OF Magistrate Corrigan VITA
reference to the present conditions ~
this city. and We request taxpayer
organizations to cooperate with us III
: securing the protection to which We are
entitled"
In answer to Police Commissioner
Cropsey who replied 10 its appeal Toy aid
that he was shorthanded. the associa-
ton spread upon it's records statements
I Of members of their organization that
three policemen. one each eight hours ot
the day. are being kept on special duty
in empty houses and fats which nave
been raided. this guard being kept up
for approximately two months in each
house or fiat. As proof OF their state
ments the addresses of five such houses
were spread upon the records. and IN
vestigation last night showed that their
statements were correct.
Thomas l.. McClintock. superintendent
of the Society for the Pre- 'enton of
Crime. said that the social evil, disor-
derly houses and gambling places were
more in evidence than they had been for
a long time. The polio showed gem
eral unwillingnoss, he said, Il make ar
rests for all sorts of petty crimes. The
society has most recently directed a cruz
sade against Sunday opening ana otner
alleged violations of the penal laws and
ordinances by the moving picture shows,
while the society agents have made ar
rests and successfully prosecuted cases
of this kind.
MAGISTRATES Butts, kernochan and
House, in addition. of course. To Mag
istratc Corrigan, did not sign the state
me1t dissenting from Magistrate Cor
rigan's ARA gnment of conditions. Mag
istrate Butts had expressed himself In
accord with Magistrate Corrigan's views.
so he and Magistrate Corrigan were not
asked TO attend the meeting or TO sign
the statement. That Was because their
views were already in print, Mr.. Nc
Adoo said Magistrate House was out
of town and could not be reached, II
was said.
MAGISTRATE Kernochan declined 10 sign
tho statement. though present at the
N ,ting. His attitude was explained by
supplementary statement given out by
the chief magistrate.
Kernochan Out Of Controversy.
Judge Kernochan does not consider
that the magistrates are called ur,n -
make anv statement in this contro-
versy." II read.
MAGISTRATE Kernochan SAID afterward
that the supplemental. statement COW
cred the situation SO far as he was con-
cerned and that he had nothing 10 add
,o II As soon as Mayor Caynor found
fully after reaching his office IN the city
Hall Yesterday he issued a statement. IN
which he characterized Magistrate Cor
riean's utterances as "sedltlous.' and
said in effect. he would take steps for
his removal from office
The MAYOR sait that Chief Magistrate
rcAdoo had communicated with him IN
reeard to the Corrigan letter. and what
measures his brother magistrates shoi
take to disavow IT and prevent the like
in future" Mr. McAdoo said afte' the
meeting Yesterday afternoon that lie
wished TO make II chatic nat he had
taken the initiative in the matter ~
calling the magistrates together without
any instructions from the Mayor
~ did call up the Mayor on the tel.-
nhone this morning" said the chief mag
,e,rate. and told him that did not
stand for Magistrate Corrigsns state
ment and that | did not believe ma
ioritv Of the Boa. Of Magistrates woul1
stand for It. | called on the Mayor u,