The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-23
MAGISTRATES TOLD
TO AID POLICEMEN
State Association Is Advised
TO Work in Harmony by
Judge McAdOO.
DOOLEY MADE PRESIDENT

Hearty cooperation between the
Mayor. the Police Commissioner, ths
District Attorney and the Magistrates
can alone bring about the most efficient
enforcement of the criminal laws" Chief
City Magistrate McAdou told the MEM
bers of the New York stat" Association
Of Msgist, at.s. Who yesterday attended
tie final session at the Hotel Astor OF
their seventh annual conference.
Conditions IN III" magistrates courts
Of this city are vastly l"i,er than they
were when he WAS u I'olir" commas
sioner. said the speaker. The antag1nis
Tie attitude Of the Magistrates toward
the police. which has been an incentive
70 the increase OF crime. IL rapidly dls-
appearing. Cooperation between Mhgis-
atos and police has nearly l'ut an end
Ia the nippaut ard unjust criticism OF the
police from the ID nch.
NO until the legislative and executive
forces of the city's government are COM
bined,' said Nagistrat' M"Adoo. can
the best possible conditions as to law,
order and llouest administration DC en-
pocted. when was Pole" 'oinrnls-
eIoner the relationship between the Mag
,straia - and police was critical and un-
friendly, II not openly antagpntstic Such
rapid advance has been made since the1
that the present Police Commissioner IL
often asked to coufer with the Magia-
~trstes. IIasiy and III timed r'bukeS OF
Individual policemen from the bench are
happilN y thing Of the past, alh 'he
Magistrates and police realize that tney
are equally officers of the law, acting TOT
the best interests of the community that
emplcvs them. This is the condition tlat
prevails in All other great cities OF the
world, and to which New York Tor many.
dark yeais has been a painful
"Probation for Juveniles When Is IL
Applicable and when Not was the sun
feet Of an address delivered during the
afternoon by Joseph H.. Beall. city
Judge of Yonkers. Judge Bealrs address
was followed by a general d'scussioh
of this question opened by Justice Ron
. ert j. Wilkin of the childrcn's court OF
This city. The consensus OF OPINION
among the Magistrates seemed 10 he III
favor of putting juvenile delinduents on
probation rather than sending them I"
q reform institution.
Following the discussion OF tins proh-
lem reports of the activities Of various
committees were read. OF these the
most interesting was the report OF tn"
committee on the drug evil, Of when
Justice Cornelius T.. Collins Of III" chll-
Nren's court was chairman, ana that OF
the committee on training schools Tor
girls. Of which Robert j. Wi'kin was
secretary. BOtn OF theSt T'I'''S Hl'"e'
that there is a crying need for the
establishment of institutions 10 which
drug users may be committed for "A long
enough time to effect a permanent cure
of their habit and that the same condi-
ton exists in regard to refugees for un-
fortunate women.
Resolutions were adopted at the con-
ference recommending "A thorough inNeS-
tigatlon Of the merits Of probation. the
passage of legislation to engage salaried
probation officials and the formation or a
committee whose work will be the push
ing Of bills In the state Senate TO pro-
vide for the establishment OF institutions
for drug users and delinquent girls
George e. Appel. city Judge of Mount
Vernon John Anderson Leach OF Queens
county and Charles G, Chappcll. Police
Justice Of Goshen. n. V, We're chosen n
the members Of this executive
At the close Of the meeting the fol
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year. President. Edward j. Doolcy
a Brooklyn Magistrate ytcc-president
Judge Thomas II. Noonan of Buffalo
and secretary-treasurer. Charles g
Chappell Of Goshen. The last NAMED
was reelected.