Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-08-16

| pecially that part of the witch r,is,,.
| 10 the repairs of the Prnitenri ~ t ,bae
will be no necessity OF making a direct
appeal to the Legislative aulhnnty. Ths
prisoners will be secured, and a denn,
will be opened 10 those who may be eru
demned by the courts The crimio,I
code will be executed even 10 the Letter
The expense OF an extra session Of The L..
gislature will be saved, and the membsrs
will have 10 absolute occasion 10 Ieays
their homes at this season OF The year.
Commercially vs.. Joseph d. Ferr.l
10 this case the Defendant was brouch,
before the Mayor of the city of PbjladeIs.
phia, charged with having passed 10 :,
storekeeper forged and counterfeit no,e
purpoIting TO be good and genuine nots
OF the Philadeip ha Bank Tor ten dollars
he knowing at the time he passed it lba,
the same was forged and counterfeit. The
Mayor, upon hearing OF the case, 10.
handed FIVE thousand dollars securiiy of
the defendant, for bis appearance a, tho
next Mayors court, TO answer, &c W icb
he not being able to procure he vas con-.
mitted TO prison. In the course of a lew
days afterwards a writ of habeas corpus
was granted by bis honor Judge Duncan
10 bring the prisoner before him. Upo,
lba, hearing The following facts were pm.
we'd FIRST, that The Defendant had bser
CHARGE with a similar offence about ,br,,
years since; that he at that time abscond.
ed from bis bail, and did aot stand bic
trial Secondly, that be confessed t. one
OF The High Constaoles, that he believed
it Was gone case with him now. and that
he deserved TO be punished tor having en-.
gaged in the business again, after bis for.
mer narrow escape; and, thirdly, tbs, be
offered to person in this city, who is 10
the habit of trading horses, and keeps
hacks 10 hire, about TWO years since, one
hundred dollars ia counterfeit notes. on
sundry incorporated Banks, TO- thirty dol.
lars in good money, tell ny him at the
same time he could pass uu nber OF them
IF in the way OF his business, that per.
sons would, in many Instances, moi rtcol.
lect from whom they received Them, and
IN that case they would not be returned,
and if any OF them we're returned, all be
had to do, was 20 exchange them and say
you did not know II was counterfeit, hOr
can you tell from whom you received j.;
at the same time telling this person, that
he would engage TO supply him HItb a.
much spurious money as he cDuli dispose
of With all these Iac,s clearly made OUT,
Judge Duncan reduced The bail 10 cas
thousand dollars.
Now, we would be among the last %
Cypress any one; bu when case pre.sn,s
itself so strong and clear as he a5,ye,
AMI the crime having been viewet he
Legislature 10 be OF so deep dye. a. o
have provided by special ACT Vi ). u.
bly, tor the punishment OF il, masINa t
fifteen years at hard labor Tor TIE rderce,
we must say, that we are OF opinion. tha
the Judge IN his lenity towards he pri,
soner, ba. in soma degree overlooked he
in crest OF the community al iarge-
Ii is with pleasure We have learnt. tbal
Judges Tilghman and HalIoweli have de.
ciared, that 10 future. where the iscls Of
the case will warrant 1t, The Will hold de.
PENDANTS to as high bail as The SIP M OF re
constitution will bear them out 10, and that
bail shall be unexceptonatie.
Person, unacquaiHted wi0 public Dusi'
ness would be aslonlshsd 10 see the Dun
Der of forfeited recognlzances that are re-.
turned from each court. 10 the county
commissioners for collection; not one ~
twenty is recovered, and It Ia doubtful
whether the expense OF prosecuting them
does not cost the county more 10 the year
than they receive from them. We hope
in future 10 see more attention gwen 10 re.
cognizances. by the different persons ~tO
are authorised by The law to take hen.
Philadelphia Ssniine!.