New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-03
MAYOR NAMES AND
ADVISES MAGISTRATES
Borough President Steers, No.
Ian, Schulz, Appleton and
Campbell Are Appointed.

Mayor 'Gaynor made the following APP
pointments TO the magistrates bench
yesterday:
Alfred H. Steers. for the last three and
| one-half years Borough President OF
Brooklyn. for full term of ten years
! for the I'd Department. including Brook
Ign, Queens and Richmond.
George S. Schulz, former Assemblyman
| for a full term for the LIST Department
including Manhattan and The Bronx.
Thomas ]. Nolan. Assistant District At
torney under District Attorney Whitman
for full term for the LIST Department.
Magistrate Charles w. Appleton. who
had two years yet TO serve. 10 full term
for the LIST Department.
John a. l.. Campbell. to serve the I'M
expired term OF Magistrate Appleton in
| the LIST Department.
In addition TO these appointments,
Mayor Gaynor promoted Magistrate Fred
| eric kernochan to a full term as a JUS
tlce OF the Court OF Special Sessions. TO
succeed Justice Joseph VI. Deuel., whose
term las expired. He appointed Justice
Deuel. 10 al out the uneXpired term OF
| lOul years VI sidNlSAi ate hNliAONHdAA ds
police court judge. The Mayor said he
would have been glad to have reappointed
Justice Deuel. 10 the Court OF Special
| Sessions for n full ten-year term. but II
would have carried him beyond the legal
age limit Of seventy.
The appointments OF Magistrates Steers
! for Brooklyn. and Magistrates Schulz,
Nolan and Appleton were in accordance
, with recent law. which provides for ad-
dtional magistrates when the other mag
! istrates certify they are needed. Magis-
trate Schulz will preside over a domestic
relations court in The Bronx. where he
| lives.
The appointment OF Magistrate Steers
was foreshadowed some time ago. Four
years ago Mayor Mcclellan refused TO re-
appoln, him az a magistrate because OF
the opposition Of Democratic politicians
| In Brooklyn. He then became the fusion
candidate for Borough President OF
| Brooklyn.
The Mayor has called a meeting Of the
aldermen from Brooklyn for 3 o'clock AT
the City Hall this afternoon TO elect a
successor to Borough President Steers
or the twenty-four aldermen there are
fifteen fusionists and nine Democrats.
The understanding is that Lewis II.
Pounds, who has been Commissioner OF
Public Works under Borough President
steers, will be elected. lie is a Republic
! can and candidate for the fusion NOM
ination for the office this fall.
In appointing Magistrate Steers the
Of the best magistrates Brooklyn ever
had lie was dropped from that office for
! political considerations. now restore
| him TO that office without political reasons.
| He would not send little boy to the peni-
tertiary and have him put In striped
clothes for tossing a rubber ball In the
park"
In swearing in the new magistrates the
Mayor made a typical speech. II can
not help expressing the wish" he said.
that while you will adhere to the law
you will not be too technical. II there
is anything that Is tiresome, ! was go
| ing TO say, II is 10 see a magistrate who
is a technical fellow He needs 10 do
things In a broad way"
The Mayor referred to the two boys
who were sent to the workhouse when
| they were unable to pay fine of $40
| imposed by Magistrate Reynolds for
throwing n rubber ball in Prospect Park.
"a magistrate who will do thing like
that" said the Mayor "foSgets himself"
Turning TO Justice Kernochan the
Mayor said: Il am glad 10 promote you
and I shall be glad some day TO promote
some OF the rest OF you" II was Mag
istrate Kernochan who some weeks ago
refused to issue warrant for Mayor
Gaynor in proceedings for criminal libel
instituted by Ralph Pulitzer.