The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-11-22


reporters sent to White Plains Westchester county,
to give full and correct daily reports of the proceed
lngs before the Court of Oyer and Terminer at its
present session =
WHITE PLAINS Monday, O'Clock.
To JAMES GORDON Bennett, ESQ t.
We arrived here last evening at dusk, with naught
10 mar our progress except one break down within
mile OF the place, through the careessness of
driver In endeavoring TO run horse, wagon report
ers and luggage, over unofending COW, that hap
pened 10 be stationed in the public highway Took
lodgings tor the night at the hotel kept by c.. c.
lewis, where, after good supper, and refreshing
nlghts rest, we are now writing.
The town OF White Plains is Of the neat and quiet
order, nothing remarkable nor extraordinary in or
about II, except the wholesome and pretty faces
that are presented IN almost every dwelling except
those occupied as bachelors halls. II is twenty
seven miles from New York and thirteen from the
termination Of the Harlem Railroad, at Williams
bridge; also seven miles equldlsiant from Hastings,
on the North liver, and Port Chester, on the Easr.
The scene ofthe memorable prize fight is about the
same distance The inhabitants here are of quite
a riligous cast, and although the population is only
about 1000, yet three churches, Episcopal, Presby
terrain, and Methodist, fully attended on the
holy Sabbath The line of the New York and Al
bany Railroad passes through the upper end of the
village, and will, when completed, il ever, form
quite source OF convenience 10 market for the
good vers of this vicinity. Westchester county is
one of he Oldest IN our State and represented
in the first legislative assembly which met in your
city in 1851 Both the American and British armies
occupied portions of this county for long time dur
ing the revolution and between them was the cee-
brated neutral ground. The celebrated marble
quarry, from which large portion of the mater lal
used for the construction OF our Cust0m House was
taken, is the line between this place and Will
Hams bridge, and many OF our city merchants and
Wall street brokers have elegant country residences
OR this road, where they reside even at this period
OF the year, and ride into the city each morning by
the Harlem Railroad
| visited the prison this morning. which is a capa-
cious frame building, with the court room on the
second floor The cells, or rooms they may be
called, for prisoners, are on the first floor, and COM
fortaby furnished with stoves and other convenien'
ces, and the kind and generous disposition of The
keeper, Mr.. Guion, is highly spoken of by the in
mates. Sullivan and McCleester are in one room
together, and look in as fine condition as two game
chickens Country never looked better. Poor
Geo. kenset, whose wife has died since his commit
ment and who never harmed chicken. still less a
man, Is IN another cell in company with Benjamin
Hart, committed tor contempt of court IN refusing
TO sign release by order of the Chancellor. This
man was committed In December last, and still
subbornly refuses to put his pen to paper although
his signature will not deprive him of any means not
Hamilton, committed for burglary and robbery, is
also in the same place In another room is confn-
ed two negroes, one named Watson Simmons, for
a rape on a white girl, and the other boy named
Benjamin Baker, who committed an aggravated as
sault and battery on little girl without any provo
cation, whe was so seriously injured that she is not
expected to live. These, with the addition of son
of Erin, named John O'Donnel, who has been
committed tor kicking up spree and raising the
devil, compose the occupants of the prison. and
they all look wholesome and hearty, forming
striking contrast to the miserable pale faced speci
mems. OF humanity that are found in the vaults of
our city prison.
Ned Sprague, the bully who challenged Sullivan,
after his fight with Bell, on being committed few
weeks since, on an indictment against him
active participant in the fight between Lilly and
a red in m
room with Sullivan and Country. On the day fol-
lowing his incarceration, the "beauties of the
science" became the topic of conversation, and
Ned and Jem took position for friendly set-o on
the floor of the cel-Country standing as the second
Judge, umpire, time keeper and botle-holder for
both parties; "Al ready. was the word, few
blows passed, rally, cnch, Sullivan cross buttsd
which was mashed to the hoor-he got few then,
and got up perfectly satisfied with the round,
which was the last that came of between them.
Sprague has since been bailed out, and is now at
large in your city.
Sulivan's wife has been boarding here for the
past several weeks, and visits him daily. She is
very neat, pretty little woman Of Irish origin, with
rich brogue, that 10 musical ear is quite agree
able.
On riding out in one of the Harlem Railroad cars
on Sunday, we attempted to peruse a newspaper,
but found it quite difficult to follow the PRINT when
the conductor tapped us on the shoulder with come
forward, we have a car on the road to-day with a
new set OF wheels, the movement OF which is as
regular and even as you need DESIRE" We follow
ed, and took a seat in the "yellow car" as it Is
called, with eight wheels, and was astonished to
find such striking difference between the two. On
stopping, we examined the wheels, aud found that
Alderman Kanouse, OF Jersey city, had placed
wheels upon the car with the Improvement of his
equaliZDg beam with elliptic springs, the operation
OF which regulates the force OF all fluctuations In the
road, by throwing portion OF the immediate mo.
ton on the adjoining wheel, and thus preventing the
usual disagreeable effect produced from such con-
cusson by the railroad wheels now in use. num-
Der OF these trucks. they are called have been
placed on the New Jersey and Brunswick road, and
have been found to answer every expectation.
The town is now filling up with parties, witness
ses, Judges jurors lawyers, spectators, oafers and
gapers, all appearing to have something to do, al
though not half could tell what It was were they
placed on their oath to answer.
The excitement and prejudice that was created in
the minds OF this community on the result OF the
prize hight that forms the basis of the contemplated
trials, appear TO have been much allayed. and the
bug bear stories relative to Sullivans raw beef eat
ing and monstrous propenslties heartily laughed
at by those who have visited his room and found
him TO be small, 'weLhuilt, tidy little man, with
as much proprlety of conduct could be expected
and acquaintance.
12t o'clock p M.
The Court Of Oyer and Terminer has just opened,
and Charles K Rugges Esq Judge Of the Second
Circnlt, Caleb Tompkins, First Judge OF the county,
and VIM. A. Jay, Ezra Lockwood and Aaron V ark,
Judges OF the Common Pleas, have taken their seats
upon the bench.
The court room is crowded to excess, and our old
friend George Wilson, Esq, who has been turned
into Westchester farmer, is busy about the court
room as he is wont to be in the Court of Sessions
The names of the Grand Jurors were then called,
consisting ofthe following gentlemen, who answered
and were sworn:-Tyler Fountain, foreman Eli
jah Durham, Elisha Sutton, Samuel McCord,
Samuel Grover, Reuben R Finch, Elisha Crawford,
Abraham Brown. Aaron H. Hoyt, Odell Stevenson,
Guy 3 Hobby, Isaiah Golden, John Carpenter, Sd,
Orrin ?. Frost, John Weber, Elijah Martin and
Daniel Carpenter-total H. Judge Ruggles then
proceeded TO charge the Grand jury. He stated that
their particular attention called to the of
three persons confined in prison, meaning the two
negroes and the man committed tor robbery, who
have not been indicted, and then alluded to their
duties under the special statute Of the State. He