Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-01-27

SATURDAY Jan. 2j This being the last day OF
the term, the Recorder disposed OF variety OF
motions. and admitted several persons TO bail
Among them was yohH G. Haslett, dry goods deal
err, who was lately burnt out from NO. oos bowery.
The grand jury having fond true bill against him
for arson, he was arrested On bench warrant John
A. Morrill, appeared his counsel, and having pro-
cured citizens who justified in the sum OF $1,000
each, Haslet tssslibera;ed.
MIR. w. ID. Graft moved the court to direct the
keeper Of the city prison transfer Ann Partridg
Young female, charged with grand larceny, to the
ASYLUM on Black wells Island. the learned gentle
man made a statement to the court, by which IT APP
peared that the girl was compos menfis, and in
want Of such medical aid as cannot De procured In
the Egypti,n Tombs. The motion was granted.
7as Robbery of Mr. Darg by has na9e lomEIh.s
long and bootlcss prosecution, we believe, Is now
the silent tomb the folio wing manner
Barney Corse, and Friend Isaac Hopper, with his
beaver on. both rose at the same moment, and each
manifested a strong desire to have the precedence
of the other Barney Corsc not being OF the opinion
that age should be preferred to honesty, succeeded
in first catching the eye OF his hoaor. After apre-
liminary hem, he said that the District Attorney
had informed him that he should wash his hands
Of the against them, and leave their dis
position in the hands of the Court He then unfold
ed about six folos Of closely written MSS and read
an affidavit, in which he set forth his entire inno
cence, and made appear, that although he had Mr.
Darg's money In his pocket when arrested still he
was the most persecuted man that ever lived This
document wound up with request to the Court to
have the aliidsvns placed upon their files, and to
direct certain documents to be- returned to the de-
ponent which were now in the custody oil the po-
lice.
Frieni Hopper, with his beaver on, then address
ed the Court at great lengh and in tone and spirit
which went TO show that Friend Hopper had long
since fergotten the old adage. self praise is
commendstion."
Isaac said that he was the most b ne violent end
kind hearted that ever lived; and in addition,
he was one If the most prosecuted.
He did not add. that, like Mawworm, he loved
to be prosecuted. lie then went ON Co draw pa
rallel betwe himself sni one Jesus Of Nazareth,
whose conviction clsmored for by the pc pie, and
who was convicted by weak minded Judge, who did
not believe in his gat. He then went on 10 state
that in his ease, in the one he cited certain
other persons had appeared on the scene; TO wi :
One Barrabss, whose character had been assumed
by Oliver VI. Lowndes, Judas iscaript, ex officer
Peck, Justice Merritt aEd Poor Tom, the two
thieves, all of whom he said had figured ia the rama
and none but himself hal COM cut unsesthed. He
then rted 10 the slave holders, all of whom he
stigmatised pack Of thieves, liars, and extor-
TONERS.
Having disposed Of all these worthy gentlemen,
he launched the walls OF his wrath against the re
porters, and told the Court that 1T would be much
better for crime go unpublished, than for the details
of that Court 10 GO forth To the world.
This TRADE having been got over, the Recorder i'm
formed these that they were both nj liberty
and that nolis prossqu should be entered and tina
Barney Corse should have his papers returned him
This done, the pair OF benevolent men marched out
Of court
John waeganer was adjndged TO the tombs for 30
DAYS and to pay fine Of $50. John had robbed some
After the disposal 90 few minor matters, the
court adj lurned sine die.