The herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1835-1837, 1837-03-15

Ireland sged 20 years, taiIoress by trade, and that
she took the hex through want.
John b. Simpson, exsmined-The prisoner pawn
ed the box al my store in Chatham street; lent
81 g on the box the lock was open; cannot say if
the lock was broken or merely opened
Henry Hart xamned-The prisoDcr came to me
70 pawn mahogany box; there Were some trnkes
note; said what IS this I? when he prisoner
snna snatch, out OF my hand and said, :" Never mind
The court charged the jury that if they had doubt
cordngly.
The jury found the prisoner guilty Of petty larceny
only.
Sentenced to hard labor in the ponientiary, Black
wells Island, for six months, and to pick oakum.
After this case was disposed of
Mr.. Phoenix said, In the case of John Wind, in
dlced as an ns'gator OF the rat at Eli Hart & Co.'S
store; have understood from several most respeca-
bic citizens, that he not the person who urged the
mob to commit volence !, therefore under the d.
recton of the Court wish to enter nellie prosegui"
A noe prosequ was entered accordingly.
Mt. Morrell WISHED to know to whom his client
was to look or redress. Was he consider the grand
jury TO be responsible, or its foreman.
We believe this doctrine will not hold good in law,
whatever it may be in equity. Qucry-To whom is
individual falsely indicted by the grand jury to look
for redress? Let us have an answer.
Mary Thompson, charged with grand larceny,
stealing from Robert Nicholas clothing and money
to the amount of 500, was then put to the bar
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
Sentenced to be imprisoned in the State Prison for
| the term of two years and one month.
THE FLOUR RIOTERS.
A second batch of flour rioters was now produced
for trial. Their names were Elijah Olmstead, Francis
hosler Eugene Calender indicted Eugene Argon),
henry T. HARRISON, Sanford Thorne, William Liner,
Nicholas Blllot Michael Kayser Francis Benton,
James cambridge, John Mclaughlin, James Chap
man, James Rowley, and William Wood.
Mr. Phoenix opened the case 10 the jury and took
occasion to call their attention to the great necessity
there was OF guarding the property of citizens against
mob viocnce he trusted the jury would do the public
| Justice.
Abraham Kingsland examined was near the store
of Eli Hart & Co. on the night of the riot; got there
| about o'clock identified several persons as being
engaged in that riot; there were perhaps fifteen hun
dred people engaged in throwing out barrels from the
store, breaking them and scattering the flour about.
There was Mr.. Rawlins standing by me; saw
two men rolling karrel Of flour from the corner of
Washington street up Cortlandt street; of these
persons arrested, 1t IS the defendant Olmsead;
the other run; believe he was also arrested; do
not recocct ever having seen him before.
| Cross examined-It on the north east corner
we standing; the nearest corner b. the river;
when arrested Omstead, they had rolled the flour
as far as Greenwich st; Omstead did not say he was
rolling I'D barrel away for safety; Oln,stead
| vered with flour; we apprehenced Omstead about
seven o clock; he was taken to the police and COM
| mitted
John t. Rawlins, examned-I had been in the
neighborhood cf the rot before the Of Ohm
stead was following wagon laden with flour;
The driver was stopped, but was rescued by tho mob
on my return saw two persons rolling abarrei of
four one Of them was Olmsead; there wers two
other persons with me; the man engaged in rolling
| the barrel with Olmstead got away; don't knew
what became OF him; | am positive the defendant,
Omstead Is the man we arrested.
Abraham Kingsland, recalled.-At the police Office
Omstead said Il was only rolling the barrel for fun
| Thomas Gilchrist examined assisted in appre-
hending two individuals, Francis Roster and Eugene
Argon they had wagon with two barrels of flour
| in both the defendants were in the wagon there
were number of persons pushing the wagon along !;
when they got as far as Fuon street the mob SEEM
ed to quit them jumped into the wagon and asked
them to give me ride; did this 10 prevent any
then struck him over the hand with my club; some
other good citizens then got into the wagon Igot
and jerked the lines OF his hand; then drove the
wagon to the police; the red whiskered man Rosier)
was the one in the wagon when arrived at the POI
lice the other man had sprung oat when go, 10
the Park.
Cross-examinea-Th mob began to fall off at about
Fulton street; did not hear them claim the wagon
as their own. did not when asked for the reins,
tell them was police officer
Tobias Boudino,, examined-This witness merely
cerroboraied the above testimony
Baldwin Gardner examined-This witness was cal
led to prove and identify William Wood as being en-
gagged in The riot; when arrested Wood he SAID he
was merely locker on.
Cross-examined-Wood said, on his way to the
police that he was an apprentice boys did not see
Wood do any hing; hsony came from ,he store
cnnnet positively swear if Wood was actively engag ed
IN The riot or not
William +. Wade, examned-I identified James
cambridge the rioi he standing at the door OF
Harris store; he had an a.ze in his hands when ar
rested; assisted to arrest him ne did not strike any
one with the ndzc.
Cornelius >. Griffin, examined-l identified BIllott
and Kayse. MS being nj the riot; saw them come
cut Of the store and 90 into porter house; il was
light enough TO distinguish coun,enances; did not
, lose sight of Blott or Kayser from the time they
quieI Harris store until they were arrested
William H. Wilder, examined-I perceived man
very tssy at Harrs store IN throwing out -four; ar
rested him; when / arrested him he was near ST.
Paul church in Broadway; one of the defendants,
, Sanford Thorne here made rush at me, took my
staff away, broke IT, and said he would knock my
brains out; Thorne was afterwards arrested; l saw
, William Liner also engaged at the riot; William H.
Harrison was also arrested; he was standing crying
out "Down with Monopoies," &c.
Cross-examined-Hnrriso appeared to be drunk; I
did not him at the not at Harris store; he was ar
rested in Broadway.
Itbeng near halfpast o'clock, the Court adjourned
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