New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-07-01
Ci.n gntelIiacnee.
Reported Tor the Now-YOrk Tribune.


Board OF As..rAS1s-This Board assembled last
Hns for special purposes.
rArlns From THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
Resolution en2 Repor, concurre2 fa-n favor OF assirn
lug certain contracts for pipes, which had beck made
by the Water Commissioners.
Petition OF large number Of inhabitants OF the 18th Ward
complaining II that Ward being infested by large numbers
Infamous cha ;actcrs and asking for additional Police OF
Ger; referred.
Reports-ln favor of regulating and paving Soub-stree
&c In faver of extending the eastery ANA westerly psr
At Peck Slip: concurrcd in.
Resoiatioa-For the Appointment of Committee the
subject of the City Police in accordance with the Mayor
Message.
The resolution was objected to the ground that the per-
maneni President the Board present and that it
would n:t be him appoint the Committee in
his absence. The resolution consequently lost; and the
Board adourncd to Wednesday the 9TH inst.
COunror srsS,oxs-Bcforc Judges Lynch and Noah and
Ndermcn Lee and Pollock
The People Joseph l.. Lewis In addition 10 what
Continued from the Tribune OF yesterday.
vas stated before il proved that Messrs. Chase and
Wight vho were not at Lewis house with the party who
Kent there wis., and after Undcrii effect the arrest ct
L-ss) merely acted their professional capacity law
VETS, or council for Husemaa and rendered their advice
Whatever Vas IA such That several other charges pre-
hfTe BY Lewis were untrue the action OF the parties
conceredha Justice Gilbert Merritt VINO attended at the
tavern where Lewis was brought did no. party bu.
merely his mag Scria character To take and receive the
reosnizance thar might be cM,eed into and did SO take
'eni IN and lie i \; the house OF Lewis
any coscer red in the conspiracy imputed 10 INN and
oilers and which was established by proot ar' oay H.
soe from the facts and the numbers who we're drawn 10
Ire spot There was no mock trial was charged
was, however, proved for defence that the defendant
Vas aestedin his house the late hour and IN the manner
mentioned forty sixty persons being IN his house
I thi ne treated roughly and abused with violence
ana h oath by Underil. the arrcsting officer, and by
~ Suaord and some othcrshc (Undcrhll saying he was
aeT though he only constable dcputed for inc Pur-
poses of the arrest.
1t also appeared that Lewis q OF imputed wealth
ieehodcr in the country that time; perfectly re-
0a'ibe himself and could have been arrested we'll be-
zoe night afterwards, he openly went every morning
0@ hoboken New ork, and back the evening before
aS crossing publicly the ferrybon, 1t was therefore
Proved 10 be unnecessary any extraordinary
anS to effect his late hour OF tho night, and
e him several miles to prison. 1t further proved that
AsFs Wright, Chase and Milford followed en- 20 Hackcn-
N soon after Lewis lodged in jail there notify the
ser1 70 be careful how he bailed Lewis Sunday
' sun, and TO be cautious what bail he received The
sa1ony against Lewis was principally TIN, owitnesscs
$50 BY him in his affidavit of having maitrsated nm At is
IN his house, OF conspiracy 70 effect |: by the ns'r;-
h. OF others 1t also proved for the prosecution
e'hi that he did any OF the proane oaths or
.oense imputed him by Lewis in making the arrest
na' all the proceedings relative thereto were conducted