New-York tribune., 1841-04-28

Second Panel 10. lis l2i, 1876 42s l5e o 4V ~ 80
lilo, 1872, l54, 10, l5s.
C.uRr OF SPECIAL SEssIo>s.-Tucsiay Before the Re;
co!er judges Lynch and Ipg and Aldermen Smith ana
Fc-..s. :
The Grand Jury into Court Si'h number OF bills OF
and ,ain retired 70 their official duties
(oS, IF Madame Rcse!-Mcssrs Morrill, and Jordan IN
conformity with notice previously svea moved TO qasn me m
cnent against Caroline Lohnan alias Madame hese. MT;
Morrill, read an affidavit OF the accused alleging that lac OIL
~ found AGAINST her the Grand Jury by virtue oil illegal
,emsny taken before tse Grand Jury IN admitting the VIII;
Ten under the oath OF Ann Nara I 'aAn &c
Jae the 5 pursuant TO an order oil TINS Court oe
fore Recorder and DStrc, Attorney the accuse"
affidavit, the motion to quasi '' ms
The District Attorney opposed this motion the ground that
there was nothing the affidavit Justify the motion qua
he contendcd that affidavit which based mooR to
quas must show, upon the indictment defective
founded incomplete, imperfect and Illegal 'estlony The
affidavit must those facts and what they are.
c-nended HAT the indictment not correctly drawn
and i; does appear w evidence tue bill ound whe
ther the oath OF Grand Juror the testimony IN the form
Of affidavit Mrs Purdy The Complaint taken the Police
before the Grand jury order show them what the
complaint and what evidence necessary
There nothing the aday, show that the Grand jury
found the bill the affidavit testimony OF Mrs Puy
yyha; testimony found The complaints OF psr,ie
before Grand Juries and there nothing the affidavit read
on which the Court could entertain this uistion
NJ Morrill, Counsel replied and argued the great
length in favor OF qsashEg the Indictment fo reasons ne adj
vanced He cited numerous authorities IN favor OF ms motion
the Smith and Ogden ;ried than 80 years
before Judge Matthias Talnadge IN the o. ;. Court winch
laid down that motion to Gnash indictment 5us
tanned ground OF ra testimony before the Grand Jury
Also the Of the Rev DE- Dod and Leec Crown Law
i55 ana other authorities He commended that Mrs Purely
should have beer taken before the Grand Jury testify The
instead of having her affidavit and examination before that
Grand jury c"ilencc
Mr. Jordan also argued at considerable length favor OF
quash and followed by the District Attorney
who Archibald. criminal la', show that
quash be based affidavit setting forth vya, lie
gal the indictment found which the present aft;
davit did and coneude that the affidavit and the oeca
therein sufcen; found motion upon quash
AZ indictment, Jordan eoued length and argued
he sutcency of the affidavit,
The Court after hearing the arguments stated thai they
wozd examine the authorities the affidavit &c and decide
upon the motion on Wednesday afternoon this day
Henry Hughes tried for Grand Larceny, stealing $50
bill OF Merchants Exchange Bank Of this city from Thomas
Johnson Engsan, late OF Syracuse his State the
last Saturday night OF September last The complainant being
lost his way about midnight, and meeting prisoner
CURED and induced 20 with prisoner his house
and bed There ms suspcions became excited and
ne and went ou; followed by prisoner who assured him
all right and went win him the OF Centre and
Pearl.stTee: 10 get some oysters, which they DID.
Complainant pulled s. bill pay FOR the oysters which
some one natched out Of MS hand and of with Al this
prisoner expressed mach INDICATION the complainant pulling
out $50 al Hughes matched l.is hand and win
An accomphce named Jones testified that Page, o stole
$ BIZ told ham he stole Il that Hughes stole the BILL
and that complainant told hIn he had lost The bill was
recovered OF WIKI whom Hughes had got II changed
The jar; found the accused guilty
Daniel w Clarke tried for rnseneanor in cutting
down and Carrying oil two large Chestnut wsrt $50 from
the eth and S Avenues in September last Chestnut timber
resembling tina, stolen found up The premises the
There was proofa he lie trees and the Jary found
hisn no; guilty.
SCIciDE-The Corner Yesterday held inquest at the
pubic Rouse OF William Vanz andt Broadway the body
OF simeon Cummings aged 65 native of Batavia Genesee Co
n this state where ne LETT wife and family The deceased
Fad been active and rather distinguished in his day
ar'1g al oae time been Judge The Court. and another
Clerk OF the Couaty Lalier however lie become n.e,
oeate and MS Pecnary means had been greatly crurcred
&c arrived n this city three weeks since lodging
~ ovsys Hotel his business ter being he .e
NY witness be tried in one o: our Civ
Cour On 9andsy week he public house of
Mr. Fanzandr with whom ne had previously acquainted
md where ne indnged drinking greater ,han be-
ore On MonCay night lie intoxicated and conyered in
ange and cohe-ent talking abou pistols and suicide
md telling Nh Rust thar L he would get pistol be- the de-
eaed would shoot h: Rus. else shoot himself which was
Considered merely idle cart
About hall after II O'Clock he retired bed O'Clock
Yesterday rernng Mr. Vanzandt ms Sim
on 20 go 10 the OF the deceased and present aim bs hin
or payment He the door and Knocked bpt -eceJ
10 snsSe- He then opened The door which was fastened h.
airs beng placed against H. and looking in saw, the tod
II deceased lying the aeor. of the iookiprglass III
rs throat cut large pool of blood near his BODY and b
irey dead razor after found Wing on The fo
WIN winch appeared the deceased had been shaving himself
,Tor 10 his perpetrang the deed death upon b,eelF e
-osheE was sent tor and Jur summoned which returned
eFac that tie deceased had committed suicide hy cg ms
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