Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-05-18
From our Evening Edition.I

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uJ In the General Sessions Yesterday the trial Of
a tracy, the highway robber, occupied the Court and
jury from IL IN the morning till nearly at night with
e exception Oh hall an hours recess to hear the esti-
mony Maxwell and Elk Recorder Riker got through
their summing up about o'clock this morning -
Mr.. Phenx summed up in most masterly manner.
and reviewed the testimony both sides, with clear
precision and adroitness ABOUT two o'clock This
morning he concluded
Recorder Morris gave most impartial charge, which
occupied about half hour He reviewed the evidence
mnutely and very farlyhe gave it his opinion thar
much dependence could be placed on the iden,i-
hcation of Tracy, by Mr.. Post from the crcumstan-
ces usder which the robbery committed ana
also from his manner of testifying hastily, and evil
IDENTITY under very strong bias-although doubtless he
honestly believed that Tracy the that robbed
him and knocked him down t
AT halfpast two this morning the cause was given 10
the Jury, who retired from court, and took with them
all the papers, aocume nts &c in the case. II was ex
pected that they would be absent from Court about an
hour, although some said that they would NOT .preA
MIR. Sheriff Acker and Mr.. Deputy Sheriff Lswnds
were IN attendance with High Constable HAYS to TAKE,
the Jury over to the Knckerbocker Hail. and lock ,ha
up without ,eat drink, fire water until thew should
agree upon their verdictas the law does NOT in tb..
case OF trial for highway robbery, allow the iurv 10
separate even with the consent counsel on both sides
until they have agreed upon their verdict In this ia
stance there was no necessity for much
Tor after they had been absent from court but ten min
utes, they agreed and returning rendered verdict Of
!" GUILTY. @%H
MIR. ExRecorder Riker then requested that the iury
might be polled this was DONE and they severay gave
verdict OF Guilty.
Mr.. Riker-l presume, Mr.. Recorder that the
Court will not proceed pass sentence upon Tracy un
til the close the term.
Recorder Morris.-No. Sir, certainly not.
Jacob Hays then rose nd called out in loud sono
rous voice. that shook the again. at that time in The
morning-"O Officers, take away the prsoner!"
There were at this time about twenty females in tb,
room relatives and friends of the prisoner and amongst
them his wife. They Immediately burst out into loud
outcry, rending the air with their shrieks.
The wife, in particular, screamed and shrieked in a
herce hysterical manner, and cried Oh my God
on, my dear Lord Jesss-oh, heaven and earh-
on, my poor dear, dear husband they will kill him
will KILL him-they will kill new And she threw her
'elf down on the floor and screamed.
Hays cried out" Take that woman away-,ake the,
prisoner over to Bridewell-take EN- both away
II was done, and the court adjourned The prisoner
was unmoved and callous andhardened. ..-,o. o,.c.
tile occason-the prisoners ghastly coun,enance.
with the light Of solitary taiow candle thrown upon il
formed tout ensemble that shall not easily forget
The least punishment is years the State Prison
the heaviestis imprisonment for life!