New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-07

CoURT yoR THT CORREcTiov OF FKRoRs
MoNpAy.-Pes,n i-the Lieut. Governor Gn the Chai ,
the Chancellor. aud Senators Bsrtiii Rockee Clark pe
nston Dnon, Frankin, Furman, Hunt Hunter Jobn,o,
Nicholas. Plait. Rugcr Scott. Sherwood Strong Marian
ysrney and Works.
DAME! Piper ads. Daniel BaNer-Judgeme,t affirm,
with double costs
Jon Child Va Frederick slarr-E d. Saith ESQ ooeu.d
The argument ioT the pIan,ia in error
COURT or OYER ANp TfRNNFR -Th- trial 4
Col Monroe Edwards po.;pouod Yesterday in cop.,
eDence Of The school election Il VIII commence ro-Dav
Tnc ioo"ing are the counsel engaged for he prose- u;o
ac'H' Allen Lownd,s Hoffman and Whiting. For the
prisonsr. Messrs Evens, Eunaei Price J. prescou Han
Marshall and Cii,endou.
Proceedings nader tie Statute betore me cir
cur J"dge 10 csmDei HE late ComDtroller 10
dclirer up the Books and Popcrs Of lis offee
10 hts successor
CiRcsir CoURr-Be.ore Judge kENT-WRIr
KEQvIRiNG TBf COMPTROLLER TO SHEW CAUSE Gc-3r.
0fahdm STATED thai the present proceeding on an s
plea sa made in pu',uace Of Revised Statntc, by T.
wiLLAMsoN rcquii ALfRED 4 S,iIu 10 sheyv cau,,
Why ne dd not make over e bOohs papers property
appehnng to the Office Of Comptroller To the comp laa1t
he having been appointed succeed him. Nj g. tben g.,
planned the law BY which the President Of the Board of 81
dsrmen is empowered to act Mayor when the latter ON
oef on account OF absence sickness or any other ca1.e
unable to attend to tie duie, Of the Office ALL Wood
bull, On gong TO The Mayor Office and finding hin absent
administered the oath of Office OF Mr. ian,son a. Conn.
nOier MI v" has given bonds the sum Of SZ0C1 Tor
the faithful performance OF h. duty. ia certificate OF the
Chamberlain To that effect 8, 81 by Mr. O. Several
stdaSs were then read. One Of Mr. l.m.on. in which
he states mat lie repaired 10 tie CompiroeF's on on tie
I'll June, left copy Of he supeiscsea, wii Mr. smith
ana showed us commsNo@ signed by Caleb :. No.dhui.
the certificate OF bis bond &c. AT Tie same time lie ,,,I.
stona written demand tor tie books but III Smith refused
Sde'er then, and SUI refuses, which account tie com
pianan "as compelled 10 apply Tor VIII, An afiav Of
oeos. rhy'c was also read Ia which lie states tn. he
was present when NJ, " iiian~on made tins demand
Mr. COwdfey, on behalf Of Mr.. Smith, read several alda.
wits Tie hsi from the May or IL which be states itr
during the whole OF e lst and d days 81 June nc a, m
'he cy ana al all times accessible and ready 10 Dr. found
Whenever Le.qut his Office he lo word with Dir Abcfu
,e c's where he "ouis be IN care he asked ior Mr
Ia of pc &Dted himself clam, To b. Installed a, .fk
but The Ma OF refused % han a. he mad i been
Itsuia'y Appealed The aialor further tuai
he'es TIE appointment OF Mr. Wi rot t. have been
.iid, beng made 10y ouc OF TWO bodies claiming be
Common Council
Tie deposition Of Mr. Ahcrn cers OF the Mayor VA, then
itab lie states that lie wa Ia The office The ID june
tween the Ecs'oi and .ociock winch time Calico :.
ked where The Mayor was ANA told that he had gone
nuo The Chancelors room, bui he wa, wsnlI he woud
70 abd call him. Mr. w sad no, hc dd not ash dcpOucut
70 can hin thai lie himself wOua act opponent then
10 me Mayor and told INN, when the Mayor bach aud
u 10 h"tiidn t couid not act a. Mayor TOR he
,e aot atsen Before he got back Alderman " oodLu
had administered the oath to Mr. iianisOn IL Couipoc
staes tat he had been appointed Cek the Board the
Jd June, di 'm nediaeY after which he assumed
ties on the Once lie hadarays protested against Mr. Ius-
lcr TAXING situation OF Cer telling hlm he had rist
10 act ia that capacity.
TIE deposition OF Alfred Smith states that be has been
ConpIolef snce he 7lh August 1880 Onthe 2lh that
mon'nne assumed Me duties, and has continued perform
them sncc. Wien williamson demanded The Olive |
and owed tbs papers, deponcn was ~ possession OF ali
the title deeds, papers Ocal bonds aud other documents.
directed ny ihe CoIpoat on 10 be deposited wihm Ihs
ono under he actual cart VI deOnen a, ComP!rollero
the ~ OF Ne"-iork
quirc The Comptroller To give bonds IN the 'uf OF sp0t
and charge OF all The papers relating financial
book Kept 10 The mayors Office MI e. then proceeded
10 state the various circumstances connected with the ecc
reason. Tor ngt swearing lie officers that W.rdeoc
rurrences both cards relates 20 quOTansc dtcs-
Ion, previous 10 TIE ou nodro a." ennc 'ns ,ne ~
sixti was not valid, Sc 10 TN. latter Mr. "iaan
demu'r,d aud commented with severity on the Old Board
assuming perform duties which only belonged 10 the ne y"
MIR ,Owdrey also alluded 10 the ae"nO le Slsie boah
OF AasasIs MI hert0n, but Nj Graham re-
ped the Court had declared Mr. awehoh"
elected, and the proceedings OF that bodfd therefore "r'
not valid.
Mr. OConno-, who also counsel for Mr. Smith, called |
Mr. Valentine Asstan, CeIk Ia the Board oil Aide s on
the stand Mr.. v having declined to ssn dcertlcae The
proceedings of the Board OF Aderme as related To Nj
Iruhns and the JOINT Meeting winch appointed Nlr VII
hanson then fully gone INTO. In reiauon TO Tie se"
OF Ute Civ Mr. Valentine stated INA, the Clerk, wins had
po shyrfes To Mr. Ta,lof bat LETT nh hun (witne,s)
lie bsl eyed however, Wills had personally gwen Tie
ley 10 Mr. Taylor. Willis elt the office last Monday
OJecuon had been urged that M Williamson wa MOI
Mr. Giaham read inc inmate, OF the JOINT Ballot in August,
1889 his appointment Was aslar 10 .t oil MI
Lnith., vino d, that time superseded Nh " iiidli,on
NJ OConner during conversation, stated that Alderman
Crous enabled 10 take tue seat belonging to the Al
d. an OF sixth from Its being vacant ON account OF IL.
death Of Aid oNeil, but MI eder IN uhe o'heI Doa"
retained hs Mr.. Graham thought unnecessary To
snde again 10 that election having been decoeu 10y ue
The Argument, after further conversation, was proceeded
is Mr.. Cowboy stsrd that the supreme Court has per
mitcd say OF proceedings, a. related !" the ma "@iu
daNs which bfing the sion before tt 'oul
OF kuos. and he thought tue circuit Court ~ouu no' rev
authorized to decide upon Tie question nos" paru. uid! "
the of the Office wei performed ana inc wy
property He stated tla Tie system OF d'n'
I,en ny joint ballot not legal, the Ia" requiring '
He also soniended that Aid woodhns other person
had nes To give commissions while The Mayor ""' pr
sent MIR Grbham. reply, stated that lhe >ys'en OF d
Jontmenis without the concurrence OF oe a'o was III s
coriance with express ordinance 81 c Corporation iie
a, tina, Other officers tdn The Mayor were auNo'
rzsd Ia administer Oas. la relation 10 M "l'aHs nc
said that Ia. fist sworn IN 10y AID woodruff mae
ccriancr with the Cor pordon ordinances ana Afterwards
by the Recorle obedience 10 the state las" As 10 TIE
III. a ha, the 10 mt ballot had power 10 make apPlnI'
40. Le ,a,G that Mr. smith 1bianed k, authority m
such, IT II wrong NJ >Wih Va, in Tie same ooN'
NJ ,,ha m IN allu,on 10 the safety ct the Corporation
property said thai Mr. " ilam, bad been duly appoint
ri To take charge OF It, aud should be placed IN >'eS"r
III, remark, brilliant aud interesting proving conci-
s,ey that Mr. Williams WAS legally appointed 10 me
office opp roller lay the Common Coanc smd 'one,uu-
Ell win that however unpleasant the tab might re
The CTcut Judge would vain up uIanlu!Y !" "e uuu'>
which been upon han, let the consequences ia
where they may.
~ ouNi CT tit NoNii atiJh-titN - WIZ N''
va proceeded in by Mr. UConnor for Nj slllh and VI
Foot tor The comptroller
Court OF SI.sIeNs-Belorc the RECORDER,
Judges LyNou and Moan, and Aldermen Cron, ana smith
CALENDAR.-fhs following Is the cnle1dar or the term
va FIgery burglary g. grand larceny p recelN nS So
len goods hgamy total r. previously con
Nced !, previously indicted -, d,ordcry per
sons <-iosl q Total, old and new a.
GRAND Jury The following p,uilera,n were sworn and
empanneed as Grand juror, VI Fretrck sheldon. tore
ian, Jacob Anes cp,en 'oSoVcr John Harlow " lsn
Iisprr lie.ry idlsnuAht, >a,aCcl kiddrr. TnnaAs "
IeWis Eda ard Murray, Cornelius Pouon Phllp Pelch.
iemu.l Piliman Mangle W. Qlackcnboss Floyd Smrh.
Charles b. Tappan, William G. White, James o Ware.
Daniel Wesicr,eit, S!as Brown-lA
The Recorder charged tie Grand jury tine sub
bc ,ppropria,c duties, and The several laws which
statutes of ht STATE enoin upoa The Court a. matter oi
tuty L, nr,.ni 10 the attention 81 tbs Grand Jury He
uecay charged upon the subject Of the election iaw ami
II. alcs,d aggravated violations al TIE iaic 'hHitr keo-
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