I am a new member here yet have subscribed to the Brooklyn, Queens, and Dutchess Cntys rootsweb lists for some time. I am searching for court records referenced in the Sep 11, 1894 Brooklyn Eagle. The court was in Ewen Street Police Court and the case was criminal. The case involves my g.gf, John Dillman and g.gm, Maria Dillman (nee Dackerman) as well as his second wife, Jennie Hunt. The article is chocked full of potential tid bits but nothing to bit into and interesting reading. I was pointed to http://www.nyc.gov/html/records/html/collections/collections_courtrecords.shtml of which their page states "Kings County Criminal Court indictment records 1894 - 1965 (with gaps): ... The Municipal Archives created a database of General Sessions indictment files 1879 - 1893; it can be searched by name or crime. The New York County District Attorney Record of Cases, 1895 - 1966 (where is 1894 records?) is an alphabetical list of defendants that can be used to locate court records for that period...The Municipal Archives has microfilmed most of the eighteenth and nineteenth century criminal! court records." I called 25 Beaver Street at 212-428-2810 and was told records are held for only 1987 - 2005 and suggested I call the State Archives in Albany at 518-485-7675 - and their suggestion was to contact the county and or the arresting authority. I immediately called Beaver Street again and spoke with the same person who then provided me with the Program Director for NYC Criminal Justice office private telephone number. I called three times yet left a voice mail on my first call and haven't been able to ask him where the 1894 criminal court records may be. Would anyone be able to shed any light on locating these records? A kind lady on LI has offered to pick up the records for me if I can find their location. Thank you for all of your help. Frank in Alabama Frank Dillman at http://frankdillman.com Dillman Surname DNA project http://frankdillman.com/dnaindexa.html