New-York tribune., 1841-10-05
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Editorial IO-TtspOAct.~'-
UrlcA. Oct 5, a. II
There i. a. l9nger doubt that the trial Of Nc
T.eod for murder. viii commence tomorrow morn
inr. The witnesses il all other cases on the cal
eadsr have been dismissed til, Friday next. aaa
ever, thing !. clear tor the grea, case. Me<s7'
Gardiner and Bradley, associated with NF SPeH-
cor in the defence have been on hand several days
and having been nearly all sgmmer engaged II ms
business. the defence will necessarily be as per:ec'
and thorough as legal ,alen, and skill can fnaNe i
On the other side. there has been rnush less prePaf
alton. but think there will DC little deficiency. At
tornev Gen Hall !. assisted BY Seth c. Ha@ey' o
Buffalo. a Young lawyer Of established reputation
possessed o: thorough knowledge Of the hi,;or!
and progress OF the frontier operations o; l837-S
which will be useful. Mr. Wood, District A,:or-
nev Tor Niagara County, is also here, bu; beey'
disinclined TO appear prominently in the irial.
The case viii doubtless De opened by the After
nev General whose c3r; VIII naturally be directed
10 the cutting OF OF ex,raneous and political cor
.i3erateas, ard cou:ning the investigation. as
aearly as possible, to the naked facts that a 1ur
der was corarni,ied at the time and il ne nannci
Sc, forth. and ,ha; Alex. Mcleod was concerreo
in il. Should he succeed in briaeins the case with
in these limits. hope the trial may be concluded
within the week. but should he De oyerrulea
and The deteace allowed ,e open the whole subjec
.t frontier agitation Navy Island occupation. an'
government negotiations on this matter haTde
tni.k we shall see the end Of It under torinish;
The great struggle will be on this point.
Judge Gridley Is determined to drive forward
after his Railroad fashion We are TO have ihre'
sessions day. commencing (afJer tomorrow
I \. NJ. and continuing with an hours recess tot
Inner, aud another for supper to late hour
night. There will be litt!c play-tinle ior Couri
jurors counsel. or reporters.
1t is not vet certainly known here whether Nc
are to have an express locomotive run througi
daily for all the paper, or not. The Company ar.
anxiou. to do this. if they can be permitted by E
certain combination which carly aud secretly cor.
tracted for a monopoly o the road, TO the exclusion
Of all rivals. Should the fglh.ment OF this con-
tract be enforced it will be the last Of the kind
made And, after all TIE rnonopolists will Obtain
but n slender advantage
mos, important case occupied the Cour
throughout Yesterday, and was only decided at mid
night 1t was that of the Central Bank a, itira
". Tlc Bank ef Ner York, involving the loss =
some 2O,O0O by one or the other party. The ma
te.ial question regarded the right TO three day.
grace on draft By one Bank or another The drai
in this case was sent BY the plaintiff to the dctcn
dant Bank for collection. paid at maturity. al"
only protested by the Bank after three days hac
expired. The Central contends that it should hay.
been protested on the day when, By is terms, tc
due the Bank Of New York responds, tina; III
form imme,noria usage allows three days grac.
I'll such Il, on other drafts. Judge G.iiley charge,
that such usage had the force OF law, and that
the Jury believed that reasonable diligence ha,
bcen used in the collection, they ind for tn.
defendant They found for the dcfenda&; accord
ingly Exception, to the Judse's positions wcl'
taken up by the plaintiff counsel, and the case
to be carried up. O.