Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-06-19

west wing Of the cid Aims House, the present Csurt
Of Sessions room, 10 he fitted up for the accommods
ton Of the unfortunate imprisoned debtors Referred
10 tne Same comnlstee a. the precedlng.
son. for the rebuilding of Genre Market al $40 800
Aid. Holly was opposed TO il. He said that kudlnx
expensive markets was an unpopular and pernc GUS
monopoly. Alderman Lynch said il was a capital i'm
provement and hoped the contract would be accepted
without delay. Carried.
! The COMMITTEES on laws 10 whom was referred the
remonsirance Of several inhabitants OF the Bowery,
agains, the Harlem Rail Road, reported that they
thought The subject required no further egislauona
| the committee were discharged.
! Alderman Holly offered resolution appointing two
Sunday officers for the Sixteenth ward Lost,
tot
| BoARp or AsslsrA xTs-Ald Balls bowed up be-
cause the minutes as read by the clerk did not cor
respond with The printed journal before the members
He did not know, he sald whether II was Inc iaut oi
the printer, or of the clerk, or of bolh. he hoped
some attention would be paid to the subject The clerk
promised him that it should be ATTENDED to in future;
and then the minutes of the last meeting were passed.
| as approved by the body.
| The subject of the poor debtOrsn was brought up
The Mayors message read, and also The present
ment Of the grand jury on the SUBJECT On motion
OF Mr.. Graham, the message was referred 10 the law
and police committees, with instructions 10 report
thereon, with all conven ent speed.
M. Graham offered resolution for the appropra.
ton of room in the lower part OF the city, Tor the
use Of the coroner. Mr.. Graham supported his reso'
luton by remarking that the coroners Office being
very important branch of the police OF the city, be-
sides the coroner being very important civil ofhcer
in the serving OF process against The sheriff, II was
desirable by numerous class OF czens that his Of
flee should be contiguous 10 the business part OF the
city. No objection having been made 10 The resoiu-
lion, il was referred, by unanimous consent to the
committee on public buildings, &c.
And then the board adjourned.
I,uo
= Sentences. William Hamil on, a German: con-
vicled OF burglary in The I'd degree an old offender.
State prison years.
Henry C. Hayden, convicted Of burglary in the Sd
degree. State prison years.
|. John Graham alias Grams, convicted of bIgamy.
State pr son years.
John Taylor, convicted upon his own confession of
grand larceny other indictments against hum. State
prison years.
Catharine Dunlcny convicted of grand larceny,
stealing 500 from her employer charging the theft
to others. State PRISON years.
John Prime black, convicted Of grand larceny by
his own confession. State p son years.
William Williams convicted Of burning couary-
man out of 500, in company with Two blacks. State
prison years.
c. rnelus Drscol, for an assault and battery, fined
e25, and committed till The fine Is paid
Thomas D.llon for assault and battery upon
Mary Ann NilisencYaif, under aggrav8iing cir"um
stances. The Court informed the prisoner that there
was flaw in the Indictment upon which he had
been tired, and having no counsel, the conrI had Ia
ken cognizance of his case But for this accidental
omission in the Indictment, it was their intention TO
have imprisoned hirr for the longest term allowed by
law; as il was, however, the Court were compelled
10 discharge him upon his own rccognizance
Thomas O. Brien and William Taylor assault and
battery. Fined 81 so each.
Thomas Lippncott for i'll treating his apprentice,
Jacob Vanderbilt, fined $40.
Thomas H yer was brought out for sentence. The
counsel for prisoner read an affidavit of the prisoner,
setting forth that he had the of procuring the
testimony Of number of witnesses, which were ma
med in the affidavit by whom he could concusively
had been convicted. The sentence was deferred un-
I'll Tuesday morRnR.