New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-30
CITY INrgLLIGE NcE.
e;v;y and Criminal Courts, Coroner's and
Police Offices. &c.

Is9 49, So l23 7s iGs lO7 g. II, ll5-Part I'd No. To-
THURSDAY, Sept %.
CoVRr OF SEssIoSs-Befsre the Recorder, Judge
Lynch and Aldermen Bonnel! and Carman.
TRIAL OF Re-. Nh. VERREs CoNcLuDEp-At the open
ing OF The Court His Honor the Recorder proceedeu -
charge the jury the law and facts Of the case
that the defendant aedged 10 have committed perjury
In having sworn affidavit the 18th june lSiV "hch
he ready which affidavit stated that original anonymous let
tiers brought 10 him by De Bouon IN ZS' iha nas
ing received several such letters himself he was induced
az The instance OF Mrs Vercen, copy those letters, and
that subsequently the original letters aud copies oil the
were s,oen by De BouliiOn some one ese handed 10
Barthelemy and made The basis o! book published D. '
latter for the parpose OF exiong money tom him. or to
degrade him ami that be- Mr. verren, wrote those
original letters OF had any part therein
His honor said that convict person OF peury must
be satisfactorily proved that the cath made by the accused
was knowingly and material 10 the issue OF the case
that eihe. witnesses be adduced IL Court to sus-
tain the Indictment witness and facts AID clTcum
stances equivalent another that in Hardness staTkey
and other high English authorities is stated As law that
convct person OF perjury, TWO witnesses must swear
absolutely the ay OF the oath the accused has made
Blu, in this country the law different and here one wit,
ness and accompanying circumstances amounting 10 an
other and calculated TO carry convictions 10 the minds OF
the Jury of the guilt OF the accused. person charged
with perjury when directly con,adcted by the oath OF
only balances the other and there must be train OF cir
cumSances clear and strong to carry convection Of
themselves OF guilt without the oath OF the other witness
His Honor then proceeded briefly recap,ulae the
tmony The pro and con- as given In evidencecon
rastng and comparing them His Honor then alluded 20
strong facts in the making against the accused
Isl, there positive oath De Bouon that the
cused the author a those letters 3D. the strong
OF the letters produced in court being in the handwriting
OF the dclendanl 3d. that similar letter was produced in
writing OF Mr. Ncrren abusive OF MADAME De La
aye This letter il 10 be Inferred, written ut the
OF the accused. His Honor that Unless
letters and satisfactorily explained they
word amount 10 conviction OF the accused. But he
marArd there three witnesses directly posi-
lively conl,adictng The c De Bouion or oalls
besides that of Mr. VeTen VIZ those Formal and Dr.
Granger; that De Bouion The only witness who
swore positively the iasy OF the oath OF Mr. Verren
he hgi-nnued, honorable man. did he not by
his own oath show that he base enough carry outte
charge of he had prepared agaus. Mr. Neren, by
copying sending those very vile and scandaous letters
he had Charged Mr.. Ncrren with wrhg De Bonillon
also acknowledged lie lied Mr. Ner.sn saying he had
DESTROYED those when he had retained them for i
ture use and il is in the habit of yng OF Court
he will also lie in Court when sworn witness. II was
also shown concusyey that De Boulon had motives for
sending those letters for lie The avowed encmy OF Mrs
De La Haye and Mr.. De La Foret, 10 whom Of them
had been sent; and spoke OF them in the abusive nam
cer 10 Mr.. Berie ard others
His Honor took occasion TO speak OF the testimony OF Dc
Bullion as evincng his own deprayy-and instead Of his
being an honorable man. he had shown basenes cacua
led 10 expel HIM society He then briefly aid clearly
re vewed and amadvered The other points and esli-
uony in the with great cearnes, and force He then
jury that the Of very great in
;erest TO the accued-ha they permitted 10 exer-
else any sympathy for the accused sacred
office high character and standing III society," but discard
all such feelings from their minds that the great interest TO
the public alone be consulted and they were TO in
oure whether not gross outrage had been committed
against the public He charged the jury that their attention
should be solenny directed TO calm consideration of the
facts in this Perjury is of the highest crimes
known 10 the law, and the punishment correspoadeny
severe II ts jury have well founded doubts they are the
property OF the prisoner and the jury bound TO acout
But on the hand they believed the accused 10
written those anonymous letters, AID 10 add that act the
crime OF perjury, they bound find the defendant
guilty aud the would discharge lis duty towards him.
The Jury abOu, O'Clock, retired 10 their chamber
After an absence of about three hours into court with
a verdict of not guilty
The other Jurors were discharged for the term
CHARGE OF CoNrEMPT.-Tnsddeusp helpsand CharesT
Daniels were brought before the Court, CHING
,ben to why they should not be imprisoned
for a con,e.Y refusing nierrogato-
rje propounded them by The Grand Jury touching their
OF the late duel between Col ebb and Mr. T.
Marshall MIR. Glover appeared as COUNSEL of Mr. Daniels,
and stating tina, Mr. Daniels, having acted under the ad-
vice o. his counsel when before the Grand Inquest had
right 10 resist aEy attempt OF that body elicit from linn
answers calculated 10 criminae himself He stated that
had common right decline answering the question
propounded as il might lead eliminate himself That
said he is 10 the citation He then proceeded
10 read tue concerning dueling from "a Revised
Stantes mage 81, and made suGdry comments thereon
Insisting that Mr. Daniels had merely carried out hi, right,
and been guilty OF 70 contempt, and said we throw
elves upon the protection OF the Common Law Mr.
G,oyer also stated that the Governor OF the Stale had been
aa,pied TO 10 designate county in which the Indictment
for The duel may be iound and the Governor had desg-
mated this county in which 10 ind il.
Ry The Ccur,-Thc objection OF Mr.. Daniels 10 answer
The questions was that might commit himself Thecourt
then read The question From whom did you receive the
inflammation OF the due' which Mr. Daniels was charged
with saving might commit himself Mr.. Daniels said that
was not the exact question asked him. The first question
,.as Was cognizan of any challenge haviGg pass.
cd between the parties in This State " To this, answer
Then the question asked Had You any knowledge OF
h. preliminary arrang ements! refused 10 answer that
one,iop on the ground that might mpcae self Then
,br nueson From whom dd you receive that niorna
on Nj Dan els then expressed his Willingness 10 answ
the question as propoSeu oS e jury anu 'ne "ae este
as concerning h!iii
Ttodrus Phelps then called upon respond to his
;,,,io, for Contempt He said the question asked him
n he had heard of The duel He answered that he mad
The oues;iep had then been propounded 10 him-From
whom did ven receive that information aid that he de-
cpsd IN answer that question from whom he received the
,,,a,on Mr Phelps said that he had no knowledge OF
th dr-l-hnd no convels aton with of the parties d
ecy or indirectly but that he had confidential CONVEX
so,ion with gentleman in way whatever connected
viii; any OF the par;ies-whom Mr.. Phelps said hs knew
had i; from other persons, and thai amounted to mere
rumor Mr. Phelps merely refused TO answer who III per
CO.., , rr,, sense OF honor and awE not violate p!i
80. .o,sdence-and added-Ali know is from runor-
and from persons in no way connected with the affair He
expressed wish even send the person OF whom he had
board the rnmor before the Grand Jury and said he
very far from intending any contempt or the charac.
ter Of that body.