New-York daily tribune., 1842-10-06
WEDNESDAY, October 5.

| BOARD OF ALpEKYEs.-The Board met last
evening but transacted business OF general interest
communication received from the Almhorse Colns
sioners showing great increase in the number OF enae
,agran., variety reports local subjects were made
and disposed OF and after the following appointments were
made in Joint meeting, the B card adjourned:
James Jarvis vas appointed Collector OF wee
Jac46 Van VOORHEES, deceased. Thomas c. Smart and Geo.
Robinson were appointed Weighers of anthracite Coal
Warner Anderson was appointed Inspector OF Lumber
John T Blanvei, Inspector Of Frewood in the 18th DIS
trict appointed the station foet OF Duane street
COURT OF OYER AND TERalsER-BeioceJ Judge
Kent and Aldermen Underwood and Kelly.
TRIAL RICHARD KNoEBs FOR The MURDER OF JAMES
PEIcEThe prisoner about o or so years of age ard
rave OF Wales Tie District Attorney appeared for the
prosecuen and Mcssrs. Graft, Bradley and Hdcken be-
half OF the prisoner.
Edward Morgan swo,n.-Am blacksmith knew the dc.
ccased-lle Was between and years agelis father
Put up at the house with this little boythey had been ri
ie house about nine dayson the evening" previous to the
murder the prisoner the house win other per-
sons slept and TOOK breakfast the5cabout the
morning accompanied !he Others The ship IL which they
cHa.cF;isoncr I'D not go, he being sick in hedwc
rrHcd with the luggage about and found prisoner s, in
bcdwc went 10 his room;le and myself then went
down stairs. leaving bin! alone, and in bedthere were no
children in i- roon-about five minutes afterwards went
up stairs againis passed along asked knobh how he
an replied that he getting ;ttraitcr b,ng
ii my rephew about five minutes taikrg my -is
r'r, heard ny mother talking ilon below TO my little
tel 10 30 into prisoners room, that something
was hsrcI The le boy lying alongside the bcdcad
ea Tic foo , tiIc clds head towards the head OF the bed
caught The child upssw it was cut across the throat and
still slrugsling though could spcak-ihe blood
dick where il lay prl down acansaw the prisoner
l,r on the bed, his face down, and his hands extended
over his head-llcre was blood the pillow-wcn, the
ioar and cried murder loud as could then dcwa
stairs.
The child and ls father sleptln The with pris
orrr in apo;hcr bed Had the child when vert
u nor did any rora H. ran into the street
and called the neghborS- about fifty up stairs ard
fyower None o Us dared 20 GO INTO Tie prisoners
oop he had knife He csmc With IT 10 The door and
all down stairs but soon rushed Up aran, when fe
sd goac back. People afraid so in till scamau
named William Brown took piece o! board IN his hand
and - eut INTO tic room when others followed The child
s lay aft IT, 1t taken up dead and put on cot
This the pnc pa testimony In the case. Other Wit
pesses testified the prisoner bavng been discovered after
Brown and others entered the room, with his throat
He could assign Cause for having Killed the child
s,id he knew he should be hung and that he deserved TO he
g, &c Doctors Undcrh aud Archer stated that tbs pri-
soner Va suerioc the tine, under ie7er OF the typhoid
lindbo h., famed away the yard !ba: morning aud
y,r, tbpr went to show that he lahorns under IT.
sanity. The Jury returned verdict Of Not Guilty.
couRT or SEssIoY5.-Bclorc the Recorder
and Judge Lynch.
TRIAL FOR BuReLARY--Iohn Jackson, coloed man,
convicted burglary and having attempted TO set FIRE 10
the dwelling c. F. Bell lea Bowery the Sd o Sept,
and sentenced 10 The State Prison for five years.
James Lenox convicted of burglary IN breaking loo
be store No /. Eowery the 9th August, and stealing
our oyccoais. He sen!enccde The State fiison ter
two years
TRIAL FOR BuRGLAKY.-Joln Harrison and Danlcl Cam
moly were tried for burglary in the Sd degree in breaking
into The stable of George Ercden No Al Great Jones
street, on The night OF the 18th oil August last, and stealing
coats pair of panaloons hat and other artl.
cics worth $40 80 cents The Jury found Camnody not
guilty and Harrison guilty Of petit larceny The Court
Sentenced Harrison 10 the peniientiary for monibS.
The Court thcu adjourned IN Wednesday IL O'clock