The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-08

The Sheriff and posse were out, and took posses.
sion Of priest CASTILLO and his dwelling, locking
him in his own house, and admitting none bat his
counsel to see him. At o'clock on Friday NOR
ming, the time at which our informant left for the
east, the excitement was on the increase, and the
militia about to be ordered out to dispel the
mob aud preserve the peace of The village.
Qusre-Who married them? We know who
| married Captain Schinley.
| SPooNs.
General Sessions
| MONDAY, March Before his honor the Re-
corder, Judges Noah and Lynch, and Aide rmen
Lee and Balls
WIN SHALER. Esq as acting District Attorney.
The calendar for the term presents the follow ing
new cases :-For Forgery ;; Burglary, 10 /; Grand
| making 80 in ali There are also 2 who have been
| convicted, "a indicted for various offences, as
witnesses, and confined as disorder,y-makng 81
| old cases, which, combined with the new, is g.
| The names Of the Grand Jurors were then called,
and the following gentlemen appeared and were
sworn:-Thomas Tiliston, foreman, Walter Barnes,
Peter Crawford, John G. Ceachman, William s..
Conley, Ebenezer r Dupignac, Terrence Donnelly,
William Pardon, Amasa S. Foster, w lillian Foley,
George Pickett, Thomas J. Gildcrsleeve, Archi-
bald Hubbard, Zenas Hyde, Samuel N. Judah,
Aaron . King, Drake Mills, George S Mann,
Robert c. Smith, and Adna H. Underhill- total 20
The RECORDER then proceeded 10 charge the
Grand Jury. After abiding to the particular vio-
lations Of law reqared to be presented to their
tice by the statute, he pointed out the evils at
upon tuc u'sCndTge OI prisoners from our
State prisons under the present course pursued
That they were left with means Of support, with
stain upon their reputation, without friends with.
out money, and without employ ment, the result Of
which was an inducement to again commence ca.
reer Of crime that sooner later sent them back
to fill the place they had recently left He stated
that there were from 1900 to 1000 coAvicts con-
fined in the States prisons Of this State during the
year, four or five hundred of which were annually
| discharged. That the receipts from their labor
amounted during the past year to $751; S65 As, while
tho expenses were only about $s45, OOO thus leav-
ing surplus Of over $4,000. He therefore re.
commended the Grand Jurors to make applcatio
to the legislature for law authorising the payment
to each prisoner when discharged or the sum of
$50, which would enable them to support then.
selves until EMPLOY could be obtained He
then alluded TO the great increase Of pauperis in
the city, and stated that it was more than in pro-
portion TO the increase of population. The number
OF Paapers In the State, he observed, was 56,56l,
while during the past year "a 5S7 were supported
by this city alone being nearly half Of the whole
number in the State! He then urged the necessity
OF employing these paupers in some manner that
would tend to yield something towards their sup
pert. That such was the practice In a number of
other States, the effect of which was materially to
reduce the increase of pauperism wherever such
course had been adopted. He alluded particularly
they being supplied with food and clothing at the
public expense without contributing by their labor
TO relieve the city from the enormous tax levied
upon the public
OF the names Of the petit jurors, 33 of whom an
swered.
GEoRcE GRiFFEN, Esq. one OF, tho counsel for
Amory Leeds, moved that the Court proceed to
the trial of his clients as partially agreed upon at
the past term, when the previous jury were dis.
charged
CnARLEs O'CoSNoR, Esq the associate counsel
of Mr. GriTen, stated that his clients were DESTROYS
OF having the case tried as the court could
select the time for that purpose.
The COURT stated that owing to the crowded
state of our prisons it would be Impossible to se
lect any period sooner than the third week of the
term which was set down as the period
1t has been generally supposed since the termi-
naisn Of the trial at the last term, that the Cout
or the District Attorney would enter noHe pros.
in this case and thus prevent the public from being
taxed with tho expen OF suit that should be
brought in a civil court, where the prosecutors
would be compelled to pay their own expense s in
the collec ion Of thoir debts.
The first case Gale WAS trial for grand lar
ceny, in which young very genie ely dressed,
naned William Hoskins, was placed in the box on
an alleged charged Of stealing dress coat, velvet
shirt valued a5 and
NJ. Davis, medical student, who boarded at No. l6
Amity street, on the 24th of February last Ann
Larkin, servant girl who resided with the family,
stated that Hoskins came to the house on the morn
| ing Of the 24th, and inquired for Mr.. Outlaw who
occupied the same room with Mr. Davis. He was
informed that he was not at home. He then went
| to the room, saying he would wait until he came
seen by any of the inmates. The clothes were
| missed the same evening, and search being made
| they were found in the trunk of Hoskns, in his
room at the Howard House. The name of Hoskin.
was on the inside Of the collar of the coat at the
| time it was found in his trunk The prisoner was
defended by Calvin Pepper, Esq, who cvinced
much tact and ingenuity in the defence and
| ed in obtaining verdict of petit larceny only
Trial for burglary "A hard looking case, named
| John Morrow, alas Murray, was put in the box &c
be tried for burglary in entering the house Of Sam
Smith. No. lS4 West 18th street, on the night o.
the 3lst December last, by forcing the window
shutters and windows open. He also stole guam
tty Of clothing and other articles, valued at 60 IS
Among the clothing stolen, was brown cloth over
| coat belonging to MIR. Smith, and a pair of boot
that belonged to Alexander Hopper, who was il
the employ Of Mr.. Smith, both Of watch were fount
in the posses sion of the prisoner by officer Tomp
kins when he arrested him. lie was defended by
Jonas b Phillips, Esq, and the jury returned
To another indictment for petit larceny, he plead
ed guilty, and was sentenced to six months or
each.
Keeper of House of Amalgamation on Trial =
A black woman, named Charlotte Cater, was pu
upon trial on charge Of keeping house Of pros
titution in the rear Of li6 Orange street. A good
looking little white girl named Melinda Ross, aged
about Is years, was introduced as witness. Sh.
stated that she had been pit there as prostitut,
to crafty the passions OF blacks introduced by thu
bag Carter, and black fellow named Henry John
son. testified that he had visited the girl while she
| was NJ tue nOuSc on seVeTat inherent occasions,
| the request OF the woman Carter that he had ILL
cit intercourse with her and paid her for it,
| was also shown that another white girl was alss
kept upon the premises for the same base uses
whose name was julia Day. The jury returned ,
verdict OF guilty.
The woman was defended by E. J. Porter and C
NJ Ingersoll, E,qrs.
Trial for Highlcay Robbery Andrew Dou CHIC rty
| implicated with Mr.. Mccullough, was put on hi,
trial charged with robbing a colored man nance
Clifford Johnson at a house in Cross street. on tn,
night OF the 9TH of February last. He stated tina
aud on entering, the two men attacked him and rob
| bed him Of his watch and pocket book, a sIlve
vcueil case and dollar note, by tearing his watcl
| fob and pocket out of his pantaloons. Doughert,
| was caught By Waterman John Allen, while run
ming down Cioss street, after the robbery was com
mitted, and the watch, pencil, and pocket booI
found under the step where he hid himself whe
L the yatr hunao rauo M him.