Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-12-24
General Sessions.

Close Of the trial of Robert JThii,, Esq, or.
Cashier Of TIE Msltattda Bank, for Pstty
About half.rast ten o'clock, on Tuesday night.
their Honors seat for the Jury into Court and asked
| il hey had agi Sed on their verdict.
| The Foreman replied in the negative, aud said he
did not believe that there was any probability oil
ceming to q decision.
Judge Ingrshan having consulted with his learned
| bre threa, thercupoa discharged the larry.
We have heard frca, the best authority, that whea
the Jury into Court the FIRST time, they stood
| ssscn To foe Immediately before their discharge,
| they stood eight 10 four.
| MIR. White, with his counsel, Messrs O'Copner
and PIES In Court all the time The jury
| In deliberatiop, and seemed Euch mortified at the
result.
Before the Recorder, Jrdge Ingrshan, Judge Lynch,
and two Aldermen.
De. % Mr.. Shsler appeared this morning a. the
the arrangement ola large batch { prisoners Of the
dis.re.pectablc grade in society who had be.n in
dicted Tor mauslaught.r, bur larry, picking Of peck
cts, and other kinds Of peeulation.
negroes II both sexes. One gang indicted for seve
raj burglsres was composed OF two nesroe. and two
white men, who had anal arnated themselves &C..
getber for the better carrying on Of their nearioss
practices
Ga being asked the usual question by the CLERK,
on, of the white mes said suaiehiy, why, guess
\ m guilty Of th- charge on which wsstaker."
RscordU-Guilty of what
Bgrgia, 80, fthe house Al the corner OF Jay
and wsshipstoa streets
p,eo,dsrewell. wha, did you do ther.i
Burgiar-why we get into it, ssd that's whstyou
calls Burglary, guess.
CI,ykoAre yon guilty OF the othcrsl
Burgfar-No, I never knew nothing about them
ere.
Rseordsr-Then you must be tried 90 thos,, sad
ysu nav a. well be tried On all Record the plea Of
sot guilty, Mr. Clerk, in all the eases.
Matrimonial Biiss-John Gaynsr, middle aged
plain old man, apparently the Quaker persuasion,
r. - L.. ~.s.. rGk he. soma
sell to ask for discharge, the complainant not hav-
Couri-who made thi. complaint against you1
| CounssI-Jaae u yatt.
Coyrf-wsII. what does she complain Of
Prisonor-why, that do not support my vile
Dslish.
Comf-vhy. then, dont you support heri
| COHnssi-Why, u your honors please, DeIah
left her bed ard board eight years ago, without ssy
cause al all, and s,sid away without srumbiisg all
| thi. time, md now, we believe she don't want to
| come back. g.,
Court-wen, II you have gi.ep the other side no.
tice. he must be discharged. There, you can go.
| xxi, John Gsynor
| Bsnsff Of Dou5t-Mr. w. NJ. Prce callei the
| attention OF their Honors 20 the case ~ James w.
Barron ind ictcd for burglary tried, and the Jury
| discharged, becspse unable TO agree. Mr. Price
| was named for the Court to ADMIT Barron 20 bail,
and in doing So he urged on the Court, that this was
| a case in which the question Of doubt vss legally
| before them ON the report OF the Jury " now be-
log necessary for the prisoner to be bailed IN order
TO procure the attendance OF witnes. who resided
| IN philadelphis, and who would net come unless
| Barron went himself
| Courf-How do you know that, sir
| wAv, IL yosr Honors please, said Mr.. Price, his
mother has been and his attorney has been, and Il 10
| absolutely necessary for Bsrros to go hifsseh
Court But there Is another charge against himj
| is there not, sir
Ills true there is another charge, sad the learned
gentleman but II " also fair presumption that the
District Attorney would Try that case ON which he
stood the best chance Of getting conviction, and
| COurt-Thst 10 DOT always the case, sir, because
he might DO that On which he could get the wnessss
| into Court with the least heslty. However, Wen
loot ;,,e the matter and do What 10 right next term
| william Jackson. q big hulhing negro, was put
IN the bex and fo.nd guilty Of stealing a fur cap
from a store.