The New York Herald Newspaper, July 17, 1873, Page 8

8 THE COURTS. MR. CHARLES A. DANA. The Application to Remand Him on a Charge of Libel for Trial in Washington Refused. BICISION OF. JUDGE BLATCHFORD. Sepreme Court, Chambers—Injunction in a Railroad Case—Declsions—Pasiness in the General Sessions. Yesterday, in the United States District Court, Wefore Jod ge Blatchford, an application was made Dy United States District Attorney Bliss to remand Mr. Charles A. Dana for trial before the Police @ourt at Washington without a jury, on a charge @f baving publisbed in the New York Sun an al- leged libel upon Alexander D. Sheppard and Henry M. Cooke, Governor of the District of Cclumbia. ‘She application was prom; tly refused by the Judge, en the ground that every citizen accased of crime Bad aright, under the constitution, to be tried by @jury. The announcement of the decision was re- e¢ived with applause. In the absence of Judge Benedict, Judge Blatch- %rd yesterday adjourned the criminal term of the Wulted States Circut Court to the 6th of Augzst. THE CASE OF MR. DANA, @he Information of Criminal Libel Against Him—The Matter Before Judge Blatchford—luteresting Argument— Davenport “Done”—Dana Triumphaat, It will be remembered that about the mtudle of Jast month Mr. Charles A. Dana, of the New York Sun, was arrested in thia city op a charge of hav- apg published in that paper a hbel seriously re- fecting upon Alexander D. Sheppard, of Washing- won, and Henry M, Cooke, Governor of the District oi Colnmbia. It was stated in the alleged libel that Sheppard and Cooke had acted corruptly in eqnnexion with the Metropolitan Paving Board of ‘Washington and tnat they had sworn Selecly before an investigating committee of the House of Representatives, im- Medtately after the publication of tho mat- ter in questien an information was svworn 4m the Police Court at Washington against Mr. Dana, charging him with crimtnal libel opon the imdivideals named. This information was broughi on from Washington to this city, and upon this pa- per 4 warrant was tssued by Commissioner Daven- port for the arrest of Mr. Dana, whose removal to Washiogton tor trial there before the Polica Court ‘without a jury was the object of these proceedings, At the preliminary inquiry before the Commissioner ne -of Mr. Dana’s counsel, Nr. W. O. Bartlett, in ng terms denounced the action of the Commts- sidver in issuing the warrant as Wholly Dnconstitu- ional and illegal, aud contended that this alee Court at Washington had no power or authority Fhatever to try the ofence. Minally, after much iacussion, it was ogreed that the case should game up beiore eh Blatchford, ta the United ates District Court, for bis decision, and yester- jay the argument was entered upon Ex-Judge Williaia D. Shipman and Mr. W. 0. Bartlett appeuted es counsel ior Mr. Dana, who eh yeral iriends, States “District Attorney, and Judge kisher, of Washington, and Mr, Harmngton, Assistant District Attorney of the District of Co- Yambia, appeared for vhe prosecution. During the hearing the courtroom was crowded, aud among those present was an artist irom one Of the Mlustraied pt ’s, taking sketches. ARGUMENT OF MB. ‘s. Mr. Bliss, United States Discrict Attorney, said, |ccording tu the assigument of the Court, he now had to wove for @ wurrant of removal of Charlies A.. Dana to the District of Columbia for ry He woult confine himself to the poner, In this case one E. Db, Willams jue before Commiscionet Davenport and made B® complamt to hun, aud accompanying the eonpiaiot was an information ging the gl Bibel and thatthe jrbet was published in the Dis- ; trict of Columbia. The defendant had an examina- Yon and was then comunit ustudy of the 1. He (Mr. Bliss) applied to the Court under | section of The act 0: for an order f Cojamibia. ation betore tbe Commissioner that tue Pulrce Ccurt tn Washington had no jurisdiction over the alleged offence; but he contended that it bed, Le reada statute giving $o the Police Court oviginal jurisdiction in the Dis- trict of Columbia of atl offences not punishable ito death or punishable with sonmentin the Penitentiary. Congress had, cute, exclusive isdiction over Offences comuuitted in the Dis- ‘ict of Colambis y of 1831 it was provided that all misdemeanors, except certain ones, of which libel was noi ovo, sould be pun whed as heretofore. It was heid in the case of the United States vs. Kendall that the law Included the District of Columbia, and that tt bad the ordinary tommon law jurisdiction. He savmitied that libel Wes an offence against the common taw. it was bela that this law extended to crimes, conspira- ties, &c. The Maryiand reporis showed that libel was an offence cognizable by the Courts at com- mon jaw, Libel is included in the misdemeanors of which this Police Court had jurisdiction, The Wefeudant had been committed on a sworn com- laint oy an Ofliver of the government, before & lourt Laving competent juriediction of the offence, and he (Mr. Buss) therefore believed there was pothiog left now for tue Court but tosend Mr, Dana forward 1 the District of Columbia trial Mr. Bliss cited casea in support Ins position, stating that the oniy thing Bocessary to show was Whether Mr. Dana liad com- Bultted the offence imputed to him. In 1863 the ease of Beverly Clark came before Judge Benedict, WD tals district. This was @ case on indictment. Clark had been arrested on & warrant issued by Coaimissioner Osdoru for an oNeace committed iD the Eustern District of Michigan. The prisoner was wrresied and held by the Commissioner to be sent to Michigan for trial. On the case going before | Pudge Begedivt it was contended that the prisoner Bould not be remanded, because the indictment Mid pot alicge au oScuce; but the Judge held that ft set up that he conspired, &c., and remanded the risoner to the custody of tbe Diarshal. ‘The facts f the present case were hot before the Court, but he held that, as the Police Court in the District of Columota, | before whick the iniorma- ton agatust’ Mr. Duna was sworn, was a Court Oo! competent jurisdiction, The Court had noiling left but to remand him there for trial There wae nothing out of the ordinary course to ig this. Tuece was potting in this Case except loose und voundiees cliirges of the press of | corruption and jraud against persons holaing Silicivi positions Whose Views do not happen to Agree With those of particular journals. pertorm: uties be was ever culled upon to a to decide that # Ct a be sent too § liberty jeop- ob and lieve the nchiou of & Pui.ce Court § ‘The DB with regard to whom tis demand Dh was one of tie most dis tinguish of Americans—ditinguished — by Bis learning, his talents and toe ity of tits lite. We came there to know upon w authority this Injormation was 1 ? De wi that it was Made upon some provision of i coumon law, | wreiie Of the b: sland, ‘The Court of Kouz's Be! oo information un- dees the party applying jor it Would swear toat tne hibel was not tr OF what avail wouid lt be for fica to say that Mr. Da knew notuing of this Qnd was not in the city wheuit Was pub- Of what aval! woo be to reter to the vinuussioner Ato lock Up Witnesses ‘or of Mr. Dana? Ostiiution of ¢ band aud __interpose ti proceeding. That Constitution | ood 10 every citizen right of Wial by jury, aud in this Po.ice Court at Washing. ton there Was no rightof trial by jury. The learned gentiedian quoted f views. Chie J The Qu { they were Called upon to allied upou ihe Court to sustaio the Coustitution, wolch guve e he right or trial by jury, and to co he defendant toa Poiice Court he would be tried without a Old States were that tution steli be pre- ‘rhere Was nothing that wag 80 ed tn the National Convention that Coustitutiog as the right that all of nat the Ualted States should be tried by £ opposed by Alexander Hamilron on}, could pot arise tn & ioral monster os a} toot all — offences | Pat- 4 thyt ther: @ ho 8 fay ComiMmitiCd. New York, and ff he st New ¥ alleged cut we where the cor | that she was pregoant at the ttme and the fal) t Heged im the Inf at the libel was §u a paves printed in New York and vuylished in | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1873 See BSS one Was! it mailed to one Lewis Clap- | higher verdict than that of manslanghter in tue Mane, By bee B technicality, ft was held | foursn degree would be rendered by ujury. that the a r through con- Mr. Abe Hommell, who defended the accused, re- a lidel was a 2 But it was | marked to the Coart that he was carrying out the mot folee, that Mr. Dana hed trict of Columbia, where he had not been jor a year before. The great men of the Revolutionary times Dever dreamed that the + of trial by jury should be taken away. They had a recent opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States on that subject in the.case of Milligan. Jt was argued by Jeremiah Black, Who centendced that to trial by jury England owed more o! her glory and ber pemece than other cause. Mr, athe in hat argument, id the Court of the times of Alt who hung sixty-three of bis judges who had refused that right to English subjects, And the Court, ing to the fall measure of its power and duty, to those opinions. For that argu. ment Mr. wns very bear becoming President or the U States. He would have been 80 if this commented on and fee press had denounced the Crédit Mobiliey and other Ute aviie corruptions @ little sooner thon it did. The Jonstitutidn declared that every citixen should not onty have a trial by a jury but a speedy trial too, But by this Pereeding. they branded @ wan asa viet first, Rnd then, forscoth, sald that he might enjoy the wnestimable blessing Of trial by Jury! Let them declare that fact to tue thousan of emigrants now coming bere from the old des- potism of Marope and the next ships coming from there would arrive omg, By the Judictary act crimes against the United States could only be tried before such courts as had Jjega! jurisdiction of the es. ‘this Police Court Of the District of Co- humbia was an unconstitutional Court, and had no more right than an assassin to stretch forth its hand to seize Mr. Dana in New York and take lim away. If that imperial Poltce Cou/t, as a Western paper well put it, could stretch forth its hand and seize one edito: in New York, so it could put forward its hand and selze anoiner edt tor in another district, and thus fill up the prisons Of Washington wita editors whos id pot coincide with those of the rot now smother this attempt to would be great danger. The Declaration 0; pendence was a libel against George the Third, but it was a libel that gained the freedom of the imert- can people, The Jesrned gentleman concluded a very cioyuent speech by calbug upon the Court now to do the unconstitottcnal act which the District Attorney asked it to do, At the closo of his remarks there was a consider- able pause. The District Attorney said that if there was no other counsel to reply, he had moshing to say, Lot would content himsell with handing bis points to tne Court. Ex-Jndge Sbiporan was about to say something on behaltl of the defendant, when Judge Blatchford observed that he was entircly eras he could not pTant this information, sheets. Mr. Bliss said he desired to band up some points, Jodge Blatchford replied that it was pot neces- sary. (Renewed chee He hoped gentlemen would refraia from applauding 10 Court, The Con- stitution of the United States expressly declared that the trial of afl crimes should be by jury. Ashe understood this application It was on the warraut of the Commissioner, issued solely upon this tnfor- mation sworn to in the Police Court; this was the information of Mr. Wiliams, and it the oifence was to bo tricd it was to bo tried in this Police Court under the information. Mr. Bliss made some remarks in regard to cases which, he contended, Lad been disposed of in the way sought for in the present supplication, After afew observatioss from nage Shipman, Judge Blatchiord said he did not dexide the case on aay of tbe grounds alluded to in the cases cited by Mr, Bliss, He was sumply referring to the clause in the Constitution tn regard to the right of trial by Jury. That clanse was never sought to Opply to any other crime than such crimes as bad been always properly tried by juries. Libels in common law bad always been tried by jurica, Therefore, 80 far a6 he had looked into this case, aud he had curelully considered it, he had no doubt whatever upon the poi dd, {r be was to Tegard its oath of ofMfee, i) wa Simply imp. a sible not to say that all crimes against the United States sbould be tricd before juries, le did not meen to say that Hu Police Couit ab Vashington might not préperly have jurisdiction ver common assariia aud batteries. They all Dew Of special eaicns and he knew that Judges of this District had folt what.a relief it would be to the Courts of the United States if they should not be called upon to try every offence, however small; but the auswer to that was the inestimable right of trial by jury. Ie understood this as an application calling on the Court to remit this case to a Court which would try it without a jury in the iirst ipstan Lut it did not heip the matter if the ey had o right to appeal if he waa convicted, He Was entitie® to be frst tried by a jury, and not to be fist convicted, Taking the whole matter he said that tf thjs Court had a right to try this omfence it was one that sscald be tried by a jury, and on that ground alone he put this ceciaion. The grovid upon which he made this decision Was solely with refercuce to the fact that this was a char of libel, — and hbel was a crime always tried by a jury. There v nothing to this information which suggested thal the offence was to be tried before any other Conrt but this Potice Court, and whether tucre was any Court in Washington that coutd find an indict- weet he did pot know, Ex-Judge Siupman said Mere was net. Judge Blatchiord ovserved that ke regretted he did not have the benefit ofan argument from ex- Judge Sbipman; but, nevertheless, he felt bound to make this decision, and make tt promptly, be- cause the proposition seevied so plain thal no ex- amination, no stady, could bring him to any other conclusion. ‘Ite appitcation raust be refused aod the defendant released from the custody of the Marshal. The proceedings then closed. Cn Mr. Dana leav- uurt room ke was warmly congratulated esult by a large number of friends. BUSINEsS IN THE OTHER COURTS, SUPREME COURT—CHARIBERS. Injunction in a Ratload Sult. Before Judge Daniels. Application was made yesterday foran tnjunc- tion in the suit of the New York, Uucaand Cgcens- burg Katlroua Company and others against Henry Cummins. The injunction asked for was one re- straining the defendant from interfering with the roperty, funds or afuirs of the company, and om removing or concealing the books, papers and securities, After bearing a lenrthy argument in the case the Judge granted tle injunction, The Custedy of an Illegitimate Child. Catharine Quinn ts the mother of an illegitimate chiid, a daughter three years old, which ts in the custody of Barcello Bartholomew, a Spaniard, claumniog to Le its father. A eztt of habeas corpus was sued out on bevaifof the mother by Mr. Wil- H, Peckham, she desiring to have the child ber, Bir. Peckham inade quito a length, showing that tie mother was entitled iy child ae long as she could take proper care of it, which, u she jailed to do it, would be given to the Comumissioners of Charities. The Judge dismissed the writ, on the ground tbat the child Is now being properly cared for. It is pro- posed to take some other course to obtain custody Of the child and compel the other ride to sue out a writ of habeus corpug, tn which case, the traverse being Withdrawn, the Judge intimated that he would not interfere with its custody, A Child Gtven to Its Father, In the cade of the dispute between Mr. and Mrs, J. J, Saundera, as to the custody of their daugbter, the Intter having had the chiid in her possession, as stated, togetlier with the other facts in yeater- day’s Heratp, Judge Danicis yesterday ordered the child to be taken from the mothor and given to the father. forget their past differences aud live toge’ber again, Decision. In the Matter of Carlisle Nurwovd,—Motion that the applicuut file security for costs denied, with $10 costs, SUPERIOR COURT—SPZCIAL TERY. Decisions. By Jndge Freecman. Ailemanta Fire Insuruoce Company vs Prindle et al.—Order of reference, Andrews vs. Turka,—Order removing bonds from the Mea, Ac. . Gueli.—Order granted. Guell v: Bradford vs. ‘ihe Third Avenue Ratlroad Com- pony.—Order of reference. COURT CF COMMON PLEAS—SPECIAL TERM. Decisions. By Jadge Van Brunt. Barfora vs. Bough.—Jodgment granted, Turner vs. Cuures.—Mouon ior judgment granted. Arnstein vs. Arnstein.—Proof of service of sum- mons mast be furnish Merdtfeluer vs. Fink: —Order signed, COURT OF GENERAL SESSIONS. A Case of Mansilaughter—A Deputy Shere iff Sent to the Penitentiary for Three Months. Nefore Judge Sutherland. In this Court yesterday Moses Moritz, who was indicted for mansiaughter in causing the death of Margaret Gordon on tie 27th of January last, with, drew bis plea of not guilty and pleaded guiity to mMauslaughter in the fourth degree, Mr. Allen stated the facts to His Wonor, which were that the defenvant was employed by one of the city mar shals to assist him in exocating @ process of dis- possession; that he went there, and while engaged in carrying some goods oui of the room the wife of the person who was to be dispossessed undertook tg gbstruct bim in the plecna ree of hig doty ahd seized hold of a barrel o? four which he wae taking ont; that the prisoner pushed the deceased away irom him and that she fell upon the stove; 7m on the fioor and the stove brought on a misc riage, of which she died, re was no evidence te sbaw thas Ju king Wag intentional. so thas no He counselled the two, however, to | peecone of a Court of competion’ Juried ction at tl e of the occurrence, that he used no unreces- sary violence, Was never arrested before and had been in the City Prison for the past tiuree months. The counsel left the matter in the hands of His Honor, believing that he would pass a lenient sen- Ce. Judge Sutherland, in pisses fentence, int mated that after a carefal review of wil the facts he was pnrinned that the punishment should light In this case. He accordingly sentenced Moritz to the Penitentiary for three months, and ordered him to pay a fine of $100, Grand Lareentes. Frank Smith, who was charged with stealing a gold watch worth $60, from James GriMith, on the 10th instant, pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny. Ho was sent to the State Prison for two Sears and six months. ‘The same penalty was imposed upon George Reed, who pleaded gly wan ecaiert at grand larceny. fe was charged with stealing $35 in { money from Patrick McGuire, on the 12th of this | mouth, Mary Frawley, who, on the 28th of June, stole two pleces of cloth, worth $115, from the store of John Roll, 52 and 54 Walker street, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. There were extennating circum- stances in this case. She was sent to the Pentten- tiary for six month An Assault. Francis Roberta was charged with striking Michael Owens, at Ne. 7 Roosevelt strect, a violent biow on the forehead with a club. He pleaded fat to assault and battery and was sent to tho enttentiary for nine months, Joun Kelly, who was charged with stealing $9 belonging to Bernard Flanagan, pleaded guilty to petit larceny. The sentence was six months in the Penitentiary. Victoria Moniguuat had the same sentence passea ‘pon her, the charge being that she stole some books and shuts, oa the 30th of June, the property of Henry Gad, 666 Lexington avenue, Embezzlement, Henry Hater, indicted for embezzling $125 on the Ist of July from John A, Van Buskirk, by whom he was employed to collect his rents, pleaded gutity to petiy larceny, and was sent to the Penitentiary for twe montis. Peity Larcenies, William Kelly and Alexander Lindsey, who were indicted for stealing clothing, valued at $¢ii7, be- longing to John Atkins, a passenger on board a steamship from Queenstown, pleaded guilty to petty en: ‘rho prisoners were sailors, and when tried Jast mouth said that they bouglit the property from a passenger, The jary failed to agroe and they were remanded to prison, As there was considerable doubt as to their gilt the Judge mod- ified the panishment to thirty days’ imprisonment in tho Penitentiary. Discharge of the Grand Jary—A Present- ment Relative to Obstructing Side. walks. The Grand Jury came into Court in the after- noon, and having disposed of all the cases before them, were discharged trom further attendance, with the thanks of the Court. The subjoined pre- sentment was placed on file:— The Grand Jury of the Court of General Ses: assembied Joly 16, 1873, respectfully present as nuisance and a public annoyance the obstructing of the sidewalks on both corners of Broadway, on the easterly side of Fulton street, the same being how occupied by stands for the sale of papers, pamphiets and other merchandise, and being be- yond the buildings extending to the sidewalk required for public use, and ask that said cbstruc- tion be immediately removed. D. MN. TURNURE, Foreman, TULY 16, 1873, TOMBS POLICE COURT. Before Judge Bixby. Mr. Pitkin, of Batler, Pitkin & Co., 856 Broadway, and Mr. J. M. Davis, of Broadway, near Worth street, appeared at the Tombs Police Court yester- day to prefer formal charges against Jozeph Bloom and Frank Adam, These two young men were ar- rested at au carly hour on Tuesday by Detectives Tilly and Heidelburg on instructions from Captain Irving, who saw them travelliny arouad Breadway with a suspicions green box. Their boarding house, in East Broadway, was searched, and large fie ol valuabie goods were found therein, ‘ortions of the goods were identified as the prop- erty of the parties complaining, ‘The prisoners were heid each in a sun of $1,000 bail to answer, Stolen Silverware. James M. Shaw, of 25 Duane street, dealer in imported crockery and plated silverwares, has for a long time past missed from his establishment arge quantitica of silver-plated spoons, knives and forks. ‘The police of the Sixth precinct have been work- tug ap the case, and yesterday Detective Caddell arcesced a mau named Isaac Rubeustein, wio was offeriug these goods for sale at 31 Catherine street atthe rate of $1 a dozen. Mr. Shaw came to the station honge and identified the spoons as part of importation, and said that tie market value of them Was $4 50 per dozen and suat they could not Le sold tor less in ordinary course Of business, Mr. Rubenstein does business at 07 Vesey street, where he claims to have bought these goods. He was brought before Judge Bixoy and the examina- tion set down for to-day, A Connecticut Burglar Caged. In the erriy part of last week a burglary was committed in Wolcottviile, Conn., by a man named AU Honot, who carried away a gold watch worth $250 and $400 in monoy. He was traced to this city aud the authorities of Wolcottville tele- graphea vo the Central OMice. On Tuesday night he Was arrested by Detectives Heidelburgu and Tilly at 81 Greene street. Part of tue mouey ¥ 18 found on him, but he bad disposed of ‘he waich for $43 And it Could not be recovered. Honot was brought before Justice Bixby jesterday, and was committed 1o the charge of Constable Steele, of Wolcottville, and was takeo by that officer to Connecticut last night. ns, COURT CALENDAR—THS DAY, SUPREME CoURT—CitasnERs—Indge Court opens at ten A. M.—35, 94, 97, 10: 142, 144, 15435, 161, 205, 208, 217, 224, 234, 237, 238, 230, 240, 241, 242, 243, 1, 278, 279, 281 283, THE KIRWAN HOMICIDE. Daniels? 0, 102, 13 , 281, 275, An Investigation Before Coroner Young— Verdtet Against McManus<Hir is Com- mitted to the Tombs. At one o'clock yesterday afternoon Coroner Young investigated the case of Michael Kirwan, Jate of 331 East Thirty-second street, who was fatally stabbed im front of his place at an eariy hour onthe morning of tho 17th ultimo, by John Mc- Manus, 28 repeatedly published in the HeraLp. Mary Kirwan, the widow of deceaced, testifled that onthe morning of the ocevrreuce she heard her husband cry out, “Go for the priest, Pin stabbed!” deceased sald John McManus had stabbeu him; the | witness did not see MceMacus at the ime, but saw his wife; the witness saw her husband as he was brought tn and sank on a chair. Patrick Somers testified that he saw Aeceased in his own place about twelve o'clock at night, pre: | Vious to the stabbing; McManus came in soon | afterwards and asked Kirwan for e drink; Kirwan said he would give him wone, an neste him to go home; Kirwan said he had got drinks there before end had rot paid tor them; Kirwan then asked McManus to go home, as he w up and go to bed: McManus went turned, and finding tue house c “Mike, are you there? come out aud bave Kirwan then opened the door and ie and M had aclinch on the i. and Kirwi stabbed by McManus; Kirwan soo: stabbed and done for!” putting and on his right site; caw no knife with McMaaus; the latter was not drunk; Kirwan had taken two or three n was crtad out, “1m drinks, Sergeant Ryan testified that he arrested McManus soon aiter the stabt the prisoner gaid he bad struck Kirwan, but denied the stab- bh McManus was confronted with Kirwan, who atcuce identified him as the man who stabbed him ; the Knife used was @ large-sized cla:p knife; thar Kuife was subsequently recovered from the vault of premises 321 Kast Thirty-second street, yensre te ig alleged to have been thrown by a Mrs, urphy. Elza McManus, wife of the prisoner, tes- toed that shortly before the stavbuig her lus- band, who was druok, came up stuirs to the rocin and asked her to come down, as he had been besten tu Kirwan’s store; she came down, when her husvand weot to Kirwan's door and talked fight; Kirwan said, “yes; I'm your man,” and they had @ clinch on the coal box; he prisoner then went up stairs aua said bis | prayers, after which she found the bloody knife in fis shoe, and, taking !t away, gave {t to Mra, Mur- pby, who sabsequently threw it in the close’, as she was afraid that it would be used us evidence against her husband, Kate Murphy testified that she received the knife from Mrs. McManus, and out of compassion forher threw it into the closet; never saw Me- Mauus laye the kotfe; there was blood on the kulfe when the witness threw it into the closet; waa arrested for throwing away the kuife, Deputy Coroner Marsh, whio tnade a post-mortem examination on the body, deposed that death re- sulted from pleuro-pneumouia, the result of a stab wound of the abdomen. The case was then given to the jury, who founda verdict against NeMenns, ‘he rT was then arraigned, and in his examination admitted the stabbing, but said It Was done in self-defence, Coroner Young committed the prisoner to the ‘Torsos to await the action of the Graud Jury, } —WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE JERSEY BANK ROBBERY, Trial of Ex-Chief of Poiice McWilliams and Detective Doyle for Alleged (Com- Plicity in the Burglary.- Mrs. Deveraux, the Missing Witness, Turns Up at Last—Her Interviews with Doyle and MoWilliams—Ex-Chief BMcDonough’s Testimony and the Tell-Tale Tole- grams Against the Accused. ’ The second trial of FE, L. McWilliams, ex-Chiof of Police of Jersey City, and of Detective Doyle, for alieged conspiracy with the burglars Proctor, Dennin and Foley in breaking into the First Nationa! Bank, was begun in the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, before Judges Scudder, Hoft- map, Bohnstedt and Wiggins, It will be remem- bered that at the first trial, which took place in October and resulted in a disagreement of the jury, Mr. Wiggins was a juror, and Mr. Hofman was of counsel for the prisoners. No less than eight new witnesses tor the prosecution are to be brought forward this time. Attorney GencralG tichriat and District Attorney Garretson appeared for the prose- cution, The court room was not throngod as at the first trial, but all the seats were nearly filled, McWilliams and Doyle took seats beside their counsel and seemed to have been enjoying the best of health. Doyle was sar- rendered by one of bis boudsmen, but his aged father went out and procured another. The jury panel contained fifty-two names, and a jury was obtained without much difficulty. It consists of the following named gentlemen, on whom the eyes of Jersey City are now settled:—Grabam Tilden, Edward Van Winkle, Samuel Pearson, William M. Spader, Antoine Reuter, Bernard Hughes, Edward Cook, Michael O’Kee‘e, Daniel Salter, George Burns, Henry A. Stein and Charles O’Brien. Mr. Garretson, whose labors on behalf of the State have been untiring, opened the case. The new tea- timony, he said, in conjunction with a repetition of the testimony given during the previous trial, would be suMicient to convince the jury. The novel feature in the proccedings was then introduced, Mrs. Deveraux, the sister of Proctor, came forward, Ali eyes were centred on her as she passed up the aisie, robed in black. She gave her testimony in a lucid, straightforward manner, Of the cause of her disappearance during the first trial nothing was asked. Having .been sworn, she deposed substantially as follows:—I catled at tho Police station to sce McWilliams; McWilliams, who sat at the door, arose and said that that was his name; he led the way to his oMce and I talked with him for three-quarters of an hour; I introduced myself as Proctor’s sister; I said, I think, “Mr. WeWiuliams, 1 know all from begluning to end; I want to know what you are going to do for my brother; this looks very Much like @ put up job to me; you have got him into the scrape; I want to see you get him out of it;” he said, “What can I do for him?” I said, “You did not come to me to put him in, why ask me how to get him out? tne man must be got out of there; he shall not go to State Prison if it can bo prevented ;” he said, “1 am willing to do whatever 1can for him;” I sald, “Ifthat is the case he will never go, for you can do all for him;’ he said, “point out the way and lam willing to lollow 1¢ up;’’ I told him that he did not need my advice in the matter; he had done brcerg od far, notwith- standing his promises; 1 asked him what he had done; he said he had sent handcut!f keys, and that ought to be prooi of his friendship in the maiter; I told him new handcuffs had been gotten since, which the keys would not fit; he said he would get new keys if 1 wished it; I wanted him to devise some pian for escape; he satda “van plan” had been devised; one man who was in the secret should ride in the van and they should be liberated on the way to jail; there was another plan—to “crush ont’ I think was the term; he assured me before I left that he would do what he could to re- lease my brother; said, ‘an you deal by le: my brother so will I by ‘ou 3”? 1 a later conversation with McWii- liams; I had been to Winfleld’s office and wrote a note which Mr. Winfield’s clerk took: to MeWilliams; I said, “Come to 212 West Forty-third street at three o’ciock this afternoon; I have run over here as often as I shall; it is important; McWilliams has the note and can produce it if ne sees Ot; he did not come; in the evening I jwoped in a coupé and was told that I would probably ond him in a lager beer saloon; I sent my driver for hita and McWilliams soon came; I asked him if he had got the note; he told me he had, and asked me if 1 was going over the river; I told him yes; he got into the coupé and we talked about tile arrest and other matters; 1 told him that for a man Who had put up this agair I thought he took very little interest in it; I thougnt it singu- lar, 1 told him, that he had not sauswered my note; he said suspicion was pointing strongly towarde him, and he did not think it safe to go; said, “You could have telegraphed; he said be was afraid, people were watcuing him narrowly and he did not want to be mixed up in the matter further; It would be all right if 1 would keep my mouth still; I toid him that I woind be satistied a3 long as I saw him doing something for my brother; Tasked him to come over to meet me at ten o'clock the next morning, but he declined, and said that he would send John; Lasked woo Join was, and he said “Doyle ;" we parted with that understand- ing; he said he had visited Philadelphia to attend the Convention; 1 said, “You could have come even then, because you received a despatch in the evening that notified you there was something wroug;’’ he said he did not get the despatch until two o'clock in the morning; I said, ‘I can’t believe you, McWilliams, you are reported to have re- ceived itat six o'clock that eventug;” I told him that a gentleman, who I have since learned was Gopsill, had handed him the telegram at s1x o'clock on the evening of the arrest; i had another con- versation with him on a car during the trial of the burglars; he said, “You are feeling very badiy?? I told bim I was; I think there were tears m my eyes; he sald, “Den’t be aiarmed; if he goes up I know how he can be gotten out; | satd, “lt takes stamps; he said, “Yes, but you recollect the case of Billy Mar, alias Edwards?” 1 eaid IT had heard of the case; he said, “Well, it was through my instrn- mentality that man was rescued irom Trenton State Prison; I may be able to do as much for your brother; he said that he did not tiink it would take much; he sald, “Don't ve alarmed; only keep still; keep quiet;” I_ think ho told me during that cohversation that Frank had wauted to see Me about the keys to the handcoffs, and that that was the occasion of his visit to the jail. Q. Did Doyle call upon you as McWilliams had agreed that he shouldy A. Yes; I think he called a little before ten o'clock on the following morning. Q. Did any one go there before him? A. Yes, Mr. Frank McDonough did; Mr. Donough remoyed his boots, hat and coat and lett them in an unoc- cupied roonr; he secreted himself in my wardrobe for the purpose of overhearing a couversation be- tween mys*ifand Mr, Dosle, Q. Had he been informed by you that it was Doyle's conversation that he was to overhear ? A. He had not, aod 80 far us [know he did not know anything about the matter: Larranged the chairs in such a Way that he could sit near to the wardrobe and me too; I said, “Did the Chief send you 7’ he sata "Yea; 1 I believe your Lame is Jaines Doyle 7” he said, “No; it is Joun Doyle;”’ Itold him I thought the arrest and conviction of | my brothor was @ put ap job by the Chief and askea him if that was not his op:nion; he said, ‘No, you are wrong there; the Citef is too honest, he ts true to those partics;” I told him it looked like a-put up job; 1 told him that this was an afatr of the Chief’s own sceking; he had got these men into a snare and ought to get them out; that hav- ing sought them out, detailed his plans, got them to do the work and tnen prom'!sod them his protec- tion, he ought to have stood by them; he asked me did [ suppose that the Chief, who was to have stood in with them, taking hall of what they made, and might have made himself rich, in succe: would have secured their arrest; the Chiet had idea that the men would be arrested; 1 said it the Chief did not stand by my brother J shou'd give the case away, a6 I had threatened; he said, “Don't do wny such foolish thing;” I said 1 was will to stand by him as long as he stood by them; aid McWilliams would not be convicted by a jury in this county. Cd anything sald as to the sharing by McWilliams in the piunder? A, Yes; he said McWilliams was to have half of the swag. and Doyie Was to have halt of what McWilliams got; [ think that was about all the couversation except his request to me to keep quiet about the matter— to say nothing of what I knew; Doyle stated that he was detailed to act as detective in this matter; he was to meet these men every night in the netgh- [vag of the bank to give them the signal to go ahead, Q. Waa anything said about the means of escap- ing froin the jail? A. J told him that two or three plans seemed to have been matured by McWilliams, and yet thwarted by him, Q. Was anything said about the division of the “gwag?’ A. Yes; [ think a house was to be hired in New York; the plunder was to be taken there; Doyle was to follow over and the plunder was to be divided, ‘The next witness was Mrs, Jane Beemer, who was examined by the Atturuey General—Lived next door to the First National Bonk; | occupied a art of the house; Mr. Nafew let the rooms to the burglars; these rooms were back of miue, and next to the bank; I recollect Foley and Proctor dis- tinct, they usually caine In at bight and went away early in the morning; I saw Mr. Doyle down thora every evening for a counle Of Weeks, Walkie to the burglars, and Mr. MeWiltlams often came and spoke to them; the hour of their converza- tions was abont nme in the evening. Mrs. Beemer was not cross-examined, Mr. Francis McDonough, ex-chief of the Hoboken police, was then called to the stand, This Is ihe witness who, at the risk of his ile, went to the house in Forty-third street for the obiect which bis testimony explains.—I know the prisoner MeW!l- Nams since he was arrested; have known Doyle for twenty years, but did not know Proctor, Dennin or Foley; on the 2d day of October I was emploved by District Attorney Garretson to go to New York and listen to a conversation between a man and woman whom 1 did not know at 212 West Forty-third street; I went at seven o'clock in the morning and saw Mrs. Deveraux, to whom Mr, Garretson’s card introduced me; { left the house, bat retarned about nine o'clock, when I secreted royself in the wardrobe; just then the door bell was rung, and Doyle, the prisoner, was ushered in; Doyle and Devereaux entercad into the conver- sation in relation to the occurrence: Mrs, Dev- ereaux asked Doyle “who put up this job,” He said “McWilliams; she then asked how it was that McWilliams had gone away, leaving Proctor in the lurch; Doyle said that McWilliams was ne- cessitated to go to Philadeiphia, and that he was unavoidably absent; he alao said that Chef Mc- Williams’ share was one-half the sum obtained, and that his (Doyle’s) share was one-half of Mc- Willams’; she spoke distrustingly of McWilliams, when Doyle said that he was sound, and was doing his best; mention was nade of a can of powder sent to blow up the jail; she asked about the tools used, and Doyle said they'd come out al right; she asked Doyle what his wife would think of the affair if he were found out, and he replied that she would go crazy, but that he himself would take it easy; Doyle said that the “swag” was to be taken to a house hired for the purpose by Dennin in New York: Doyle averred that he had been sent there by McWilliams; Mrs. Deveraux remarked that she could not suffer seeing her brother sent to State Prison, and that through the agency oi McoWi)liams; Doyle replied that it was all fudge, and that some outside persons bad told her tl with intent to injure McWilliams; I was secreted in the wardrove an hour and five minutes, Mr. Williamson cross-examined Mr. McDonough and endeavored by all manner of questions to elicit something damaging to his character, but signally failed, McDonougb’s dismissal from the Hoboken police force being solely trom political considerations, Captain McHarney, of the First police precinct of Jersey City, was then examined by Mr, Garretson.— On the morning of the 6th of October I arrested Foley, Proctor and Dennin in the bulding adjoin- ing the First National Bank; McWilliams was then out of the city; I undertook to tell him about the arrest of the burglars, on the foliowing morning, when he exclaimed, “I know allabout it;”” be then told me that I had made a bad selection of my men, and asked why I didn’t take Doyie with me; his mnanner towards me was very coarse and abrupt. Witness was then asked his reasons for not taking Doyle with him, when counsel for the defence ob- jected and the question was not pushed. Sergeant cCague told me that McWilliams had said that it was @ good job, Mr. McWilliams hereupon ex- claimed, “I didn’t say anytiing.”? Cross-examiued by Mr. Winfleld—I never sald that ny testimony would create a vacancy in the osition of Chief of Police; up to the arrest of the urgiars there was no ill-feeling between myself and McWilliams, The gentleman who received despatches at the telegraph station from McWilliams was then pat on the stand, but before his testimony was taken the Court adjourned to this forenoon, ‘The prisoners—-Proctor, Dennin and Foley —were taken from the Trenton Btate Prison in charge of five deputies heavily armed ae. and were lodged in the County Jail. To-day they will proba- bly be calied upon to testify in the case, Oy“ aetllion sie REAL ESTATE MATTERS, Sales at Far Rockaway and Pininficld, _N. J.=Women and Chiidren as Free Lunchers—The Comptroller Hoodwink- ing tho Public by Reducing Appro- priations Which Are Not Necded, On Tuesday several suburban sales were held by New York auctioneers, upon which great expecta- tions were based, but neither of them turned out a great success, Mr. Johnson’s sale of property situ- ated at Far Rockaway wus an immense asfalr, as far a8 a@ very disorderly crowd of free-lunchcra was concerned, there being no less than 3,000 men, women and children on the ground, who mani- fested by their rudeness that the affair was gotten up for their especial beneft, ‘Thirty-one cars on the two railways were chartered to convey the crowd to the spot, While the sale was progressing, astide-pole from Joinagon’s tent was pulled out of the ground by some mischievous youngsters, and fn falling struck a lady to the ground sense- less, and the verdict was, “Served her right.’? Those who went to buy lots surrounded the auctioneer’s carriage, but two cars could easily have accommodated them. The total smount realized was $11,065, av will be seen by an ap pended statement. ‘The next grand sale (soto be) was the Norton property at Piainfclu, N. J., sold under directton of General P, H. Jones, in trust for the United States government, by Antony J. Bicecker, Son & Co. Only twenty-fonr plots (21 40-100 acres) were sold, realizing $8,677 50, when General Jones ad- Journed the sale until tho 29th inst., tu take place at the New York feal Estate “xchange. The reazon for this action was on account of the ab- sence of the following bondsmen of Norton:— Messrs. Abram Wakeman, H. A. Burr, Shoridan Shook and Samuel Sinclar. Messrs, Shield aud 0. N. Cutler, two others of the surety, only were on the ground. WESTCHESTER SALES OF PROPERTY this Sommer have been carried on with considera- ble success, accelerated, no doubt, by the anuexa- tion measure. Yesterday a sale of 1,400 lets was held at Pelham Park, by Page & Crawford, but the auction not being over until a late hour, we bave been unable to obtam the particulars, Lo celebrate the event, the Harlem River and Portchester Ratl- sion, and intend hereafter to make tts place a a regular stopping piace. A very handsome depot will be erected within the next few days, which will be as ornamental as it ts bound to be useful, We shall publish details to-morrow. Tue {glowing are the particulars of the gules cited above :— : K. JONSON, IR. | Med C. M. Clark... ing; J. Andrew 4 lots corner Ba 2 Jots on Beach 2 lots on Beach a 2 lots on Beach av.; 2 ots on Beach av., adjoining 4 lots cn Beach av.: adioininy 2 lots on Beach # a ™ 260 S tots on . Fore . 729 Slots corner Beacii av. nk st; Jolin Meagtier 740 Slots coruer Ridge a K st; W. Gibbinson, 880 8 lots on Ridge av.. adjoining; M. Davis. 880 Ty lots on Kidge av., adoining; W, M. Bryne...csse. 1,08) 4lots on Ridgo ay., adjoining; F. Phillipa a) 4lots corner Ridge wv. an Fence. .... 8 lo's corner NK 4lots corner Beach &' reace ay 3 Glots corner Beach av. and Meadow and Meado Slots Is los ge av. und Meadow st; nener ilo wy. G meadow lots; D. A. ay, at Piaindeld, N ly der direction of P. H. age trustee for the Untted Ktates. r aye . F I plot ou Raliwa 218 Lptot corner Sut George ( ) 400 2 plots on bunget av, 55- tive 25 I plot corner Sunset and Rustic aya, 75-100 acri ‘Oliver Keil er is 25 ind Ridgeview ‘avs, 1 ger: tives 215 | vere: Chas, #. Go 25 | Rahway | 600 | ON. Gutier 300 | 0. 8. 0 $80 | 05 | 508 | sr | 32 We Va . ecivesteecte 872 | , Phe following sales were held yesterday on *Chang? :— TY JANRA ¥. MILLEN. aston Utes direction of Francis M. Scott, Referoe.) story double brick tenement how Nor- Tolk’st.. wW. A, 108 tle. Delancey ste lot 984x814; ©. Gosiler. ae a. patnontED, (Under direction of W. V, Danlets, Referee ) 3story b. & house and lot, n.'s. 130th st., 240 Mt. e. 6th ay., lot 20x08.11....., fi +3800 (Under direction ot dP Mader direction of G. P. Ingra ., Referee 4 lots ns. Brtin st., 220 it. Ww. Sd ave ; ¥ 7 W. B. Stowart Labs de er, lps OIVIL SERVICE AFFAIRS, An cxamination of candidates to fill a vacancy existing in the Naval Ofice of the Custem House was heid yesterday tn the Civil Service rooms of that building, presided over by Colonel Silas W. Burt, Special Deputy Naval Omicer, President, and Mr. Andrew W. Green, another member of the com- mission, co-operating. Out of a class of five, four were examined, The fifth mau, very respectably connected, was detected having the various quos- ions propounded pinned to his coat sleeves, which he had obtained surreptitiously and posted himself on, Asa tnatter of course he was Bjected and disqualified from becoming a contestant Low or hereafter for any position under the govern- mnent. Asa matter Of course ihe mode of ¢xainia- ing has ince been materially altered. The tollow- ing panies were recommonded hy Commissioners Burt and Green to M i Ladin, the Naval Oe ficer, from which he 8 the lucky man, All the candidates examined oustrated considerable Pec eae. teow oon ed Ve service es were largely conducive WM placing men of ability in positions af trnsy, road formally opened their pew road on the occa- | | THE POLICE JUSTICE Mayor Havemeyer’s Nominees Still “Tabled? by the Aldermen, —_-—__——_ A SIXTY DAYS’ ADJOUREMENT: The Mayor on the Aldermanic Tacties—He Believes the ‘City Fathers” Will “Hear Something” Before They Meet Again. PROPOSED FINANCIAL LEGISLATION. MEETING OP THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN, The decisive meeting of the Board of Aldermen took place yesterday afternoon in the presence of @n tusually large and unusually interested assem- blage of apectators. The occasion of £0 mach fatere est was the fact that an adjournment till Septem. ber next was brutied about; and, as TOE LAST MEETING for two months, it was deemed that a macter of im- portance like the Police Justices nominations would receive such strenuous advocacy, either from the Mayor himself by communication or irom the Mayor’s fricnds in the Board, that the double quad- Trilateral would be broken, and confirmation or re- Jection of the nominations would ensue, ‘The inect- ing was the last for two montus, but the consequent conjectures proved unfounded. The nominations were again refused consideration and THE DOUBLE QUADILATERAL remained as tmpregnable, as solid, as ever, When a good deal of routine busiaess was fin- ished Alderman Morris moved to take the NOMINATIONS FOR POLICE JUSTICES from the table, but sucha motion fatied even to startle the solid combination, A smile went round the circle, and that alone greeted the ancient sug> gestion, No opposition was made by rhetorical display to the motion, and when it was put the following vote was polled against it:— Yeas—Flanagan, Keur, Koch, Lysaght, Mevatferty, Monheimer aud Van Schaick—7. : Nays—Billings, Cooper, Falconer, Morris and Otten- dorier—5. Alderman Morris then moved to take from the table the Mayor’s commnnicat.on of June 25—a roundabout method of getting at the samé result, but it was as calmly rcjected, the eight being thor- oughly conversant with all these dodges, A motion to ADJOURN UNTIL SEPTEMBER was then carried by & vote of 5 to 8 Alderman Van Scnaick offered the following preamble and resolution, which were adopted :— FINANCIAL ‘LEGISLATION, Recognizing the fact that,for the purpose of com- pleting the various improvements inthis city already projected, and toinaugurate such other plans as th ‘wants of our growing city may demand, itis absolute necessary to establish a fixed financial polic, ich as will not only give confidence to our own citizens, but to the capitalists of all countries, and will enable our metropolis to obtain money on as favorable terius ‘a8 any other city in the world, : hei Resolved, That the Comptroller of the city of New York be instructed to take the necessary steps to Insure the passage of such laws by the Stale Legislature a3 will on- able the Finance Department to inangurate the following measitres, viz. :— Firet—To issue a consclidated loan of $50,000,010, at not to exceed five per cent Interest in cod (at the present legal stanJard of fineness), payable quarterly ; the city to assume all government, persynal or other taxes; said ioan io be cue payable A. D. 200), a suflicient amount thereof to be set apart for payment of the present indebt- edness of the city; the balance to be used from time to time as it inay be lawtuly required. Seeond—No increase of the debt to be made without giving the citizens au opportunity to vote thereon. All he property of the city parks, markets, docks, &c., to bé especially pledges to tue payincut of prinetpal aiid in- terest of this consolidated No bond should be soid below par, and any money that may be required for immediate or temporary use until the bords can be sold at their par value to be borrowed. by the Comptroller on revenue or otber bonds, not to roa. over five years, and to bear seven per cent interest, piv vided the money cannot be obtained on better terms. Alderman Van Schaick sald he did not desire ace tion on this subject just now. He wanted it entered on the minutes of the Board and brought before the press and the people for discussion. He moved that it be printed and lie over. ‘Ihe motion wag agreed to, and alter transacting lartner routing business the Board adjourned. The Mayor's Views on the Situatton. Alter the adjournment of the Board a HERALD reporter called on the Mayor and had a brief con- versation on the efforts of the combination. Mayor Havemeyer, a3 usual, was quite good-tempered, but appeared, if anything, slightly disappointed at the fact tnat the Board had 80 effectually checked for the present his reform movemeht, “Well,” said the Mayor, “they seem to have made up their minds that the people doa’t wanta new Board of Police Justices. But I suppose it will come out all right.’ “Do you think anything can be done now unt the Legislature ncets f” asked the reporter. “Oh, pshaw! I don't expect to wait so long as that. That will be five monthshence. They have adjourned for sixty days, and I think they will change their minds somewhat by the end of that time. They will hear something before they meet in September, or perhaps I shali hear something, 1 AM VERY MUCH MISTAKEN if public opinion does not express itself on this Bubject before the Aldermen meet again, and it will be either in condemnation of their course or mine. If lam wrong I shail expect to receive the blame, That’s the way it stands.” “But, Mr. Mayor, you do hot appear to have ine terposed any obstacle which they might not have removed,” Interpolated the reporter. “No, 1 think I have treated them fairly in regard to these nominations, When they had two of the names and resolved not to take any action on them until they had recetved from me the whole ten, I considered that they had some rights in the matter, and at their next meeting I sent them in the rematuing cight nominations. If I had failed to please them by selecting men unfit for the poal. tions {t was their duty to me, to themselves and to the public to say so by rejecting the names of the persons J had chosen, and I should at once have sent them in a new list. They have really had the advantage of me in this matter under the pro- vistons of the law, for they can reject a man once and then confirm him if they want to, while I could not renomtnate @ man who was once rejected, In this way they might resect right along until] had nominated a hundred men, and vhen out of this hunared they could have chosen ANY TEN MEN they approved of. t even this extraordinary power did not seeai to meet their desires,” “Do you look npon It as the result of a ‘job,’ Mr. Mayor ¥”” asked the reporter. “Ob, I can’t say that exactly. I have no evi- dence to suow that, though everybody almost be- lieves it to be the result of a bargain. If there is a ‘Job? intt, though, 1 suall certainly find it cut— I shall knéw all About It, sure, Of course there are certain motives manifest. everybody why the four Tammany men, Flanagan, Reilly, Lyaaxht and MeCafferty, vote as they do, They want to keep the present Tammany justices on the Bench. 1 don’t blame them so much, they are bound tothelr party. But I can’t under- stand why Koch and Kear should act as they have done, unless THRY HAVE BEEN RRACUED hy the Custom House repuditcan aoe And that: 18 quite probable, because, you see, this afternoon they have put Shook in'ds Commissioner of At. mories and Drill Rooms tn place of Schwarz. waelder, And, by the was, it was Koch that nom- inated Shook for the position, Well, that ac- counts, In @ measure, for sixofthem. Monheimer, Well he wants Bixby, an Apollo Hall man, retained, and that shows his animus.” “And how do you account for Van Schaick's attitude as a member of the Ring? He has always assumed to be very high-minded, and has repeat. edly asserted that he had sought no patronage ana desired none,” rejoined the reporter, “Ob, well, he has sought some, though he never Bie ty tis claims very hard, and I think I met im fairly. One of his candidates I wrote a letter to and he declined to receive the nomination for a very tmportant office, and I must say hts candidate was a good man, too, But, ag a rule, you will find @ motive Influencing the public actions of all men, and the motive i generally either ambition or ma- terial interest. Ifuncy Van Senaick is ambitious. Viewing the complexion of the Board, 1 tink ke saw that he might constitute himself TILE BALANCE OF POWER and make himself an tmportant sort of indepene dent democrat, as he is not allied closely with either Apoiio Hall or Tammany. I think ‘tiat is what's the matter’ with him} nothing else, He bas got lo candidate for Police Magistrate, How- ever, a8 I said before, the people will probably ex- press in Opinion on this matter before the Board Incets again. Through their representatives at Al- bany the people passed this bill ‘for the better ad- Ministration of justice in the Police Courts of the city of New York,’ and I suppose they wanted something ‘better’ when they said so, The Alder | men don't seem to think anything better ia re qtured, and the people will be the best judges, Now it is apparent to CONTINUED ON NINTH PAGE, ————