sentences:  Croker made him a clerk of the Superior Court, which was later merged into the Supreme Court.After the victory of Tammany Hall politicians in 1897 Hayes was made Deputy City Clerk with a salary of USD 5,000 a year – a handsome salary in those days.That was also the year that Hayes wrested the leadership of the 33rd Assembly District in eastern Harlem from former Police Justice William H. Burke after an intense fight.