New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-29
NAMES SIX MAGISTRATES.
Mayor Urges Them to Instruct,
Not Abuse, Policemen.
TWO NEW MEN APPOINTED
John G. Mcclure and Louis H.
Reynolds to Succeed 0'Reilly
and Tighe, in Brooklyn.

In naming six magistrates for the
Brooklyn courts yesterday. 20 serve the
full term OF ten years, Mayor Gaynor
urged them 20 use instruction instead OF
abuse when dealing with policemen who
had made unnecessary arrests.
The Mayor appointed john C. Mcclure.
President Of the Municipal Civil Service
Commission and Louis H. Reynolds.
Fourth Deputy Police Commissioner, 10
succeed Frank T. O'Reilly and James q.
Tighe and reappointed Magistrates John
Naumer. Edward 7. Dooley. Moses j.
Harris and Charles J. Dodd. The salary
Of the city ma gisfrat,s in the ID Divi-
sion. Of which Brooklyn Is a part. IS 5000
per annum
The Mayor announced the appointment
of James Creelman TO succeed Mr.. MCGUIRE
IN the Civil Service Commission. The
commissioners elect their own president,
who receives 5000 annually go more
than each Of his colleagues, hut II IL un-
derstood that Mr.. Creeln1an will be elected.
Alfred W. Booraem, Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel. who served as Fourth Deputy
Police Commissioner during the closing
months Of Mayor McClelan's administra-
ton. will succeed Mr.. Reynolds in the
Police Department.
All the appointees with the exception
of Mr. Mcclure were sworn In yesterday
morning. They were accompanied TO the
Mayors Office by otto Kempner. Chef
Magistrate of the I'd Division. The May
said:
There is one thing I wanted particularly
10 sav To YOU since | have been Mayor
hon
Department to do away with arbitrary and
unnecessary and frivolous arrests Tor
petty things. for sucn things as may well
be passed without much notice b. the
police attended session OF The night
court and found. as | know TO be the
case in most magistrates courts that the
q eat majority Of the cases brought IN had
TO be discharged By the magistrate because
the arrest itself never should have been
made II was frivolous. or, in many cases,
entirely needless. So I am going to ASK
YOU to 40 what YOU can TO help me- N
that respect and 20 help the police.
Last year these unnecessary arrest we're
reduced oy. | think. about $4,000. ] re-
turns now in show that they belong 20 he
rettiest kind OF things, such az violation
% corporation ordinances. petty batteries
and little disputes IN neiShborhoods, Whicn
as rule would be better prosecuted by
a warrant II al all. than by arrest WITH
out a warrant Arrests without warrants
I'm this city are about 10000 year. or
were. rather. as against $4,000 IN ali metro
pOiitan London, which faS population
something approaching 100000 more tnah
We have.
I am striving 10 do away with unneces-
sary arrests. Heretofore people have peeh
brought I'm in these unnecessary arrests
and TO save themselves from being locked
VI have had 10 hire 0ailner. That crented
the industry OF professional oailmen or
tondsreu. They would have no existence
except for these unnecessary arrests. 90
when policemen make these unnecessdIy
arrests and being the prisoners before you
would like 20 give YOU this caution, WhlcU
T think is proper enough coming from
the Mayor: that you DO not, as rev
magistrates do. upbraid The policeman oI
abuse him bUt that YOU rather point ouL
70 him hat Il would have been better II
he had not done this thing and not 10 40
{. again IN other words. kindly instruct
him In place OF abusing him.
do not think really That l need say
this 70 you. because you arc All genuemtn
and above anything Of the kind But IN
fortunately, we have some city masis-
trates who upbra'd and abuse me police
IN place Of entering into the WORK OF IN
ucHce and counseliiug with them ana neip-
ing them. J ask YOU 10 90 what you can
in this respect during the ten years Oh
your term. n you do YOU will in thar
respect alone. have done great Norh,
That Is the principal thing that "snteu
70 say 70 you
N closing she Mayor said he hoped me
magistrates would follow The Ghief Magis-
trate in his endesvor to have consistent
rulings and harmon IN AL other matters.