The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-07
Court OF Oyer and Tey'miner.

Before Judge Kent and Aldermen Balls and Hatfield.
MAY 6.-All the world assembled to Colt but he
course was disappointed. There 10 nothing like going
me hole figure Ia thing, even in that which startles
and terriicsmen who have killed their wives and com.
mittcd other such everyday matters have been condemn
cd executed and are forgotenbut it takes deed that
has some OF the sublime OF horror about it TO attract
enton rally eoquence and energy and set people
IN addition TO the lion that pcrperaed il. The argil-
ment on the motion for new trial being still on The trial
Of William l.. Stone for label the Court of Oy err and
Terminer which had been set down for to-day post.
poncd to Wednesday. The District Atome, would have
named an earlier period but Mr. Inman Of the assist.
ants in the office of the Commercial Advertiser is sick
and the trial of Topping for murder is set down for Mon
day The other trials for libel are to follow that of Mr.
Stone.
Mr. WHITING, who had commenced his argument the
day before in opposition to the motion for trial
the case of Colt resumed and continued for several hours
with his usual energy and ability. He conended that Colt
had received fair and impartial trial that every thing
had been conducted strictly in accordance with law and
that the present motion should not be allowed He viewed
it as impeachment Of the Jurorof honest and homo
rabc man. who had been called from his busincssfom
his hotel which was full of boardcrs and required his
sence-brought here kept several day and nights on most
unpleasant and unthankl duty and now arairned for
having expressed opinion relative TO The prisoner Who
asked Mr. W., has not done sol Let doctrine like that
which is here advanced be allowed and will be in win
to attempt bringing criminal to justicehc more bold
and atrocous the crime the probability will there be
his getting clear there would be less number in the
community who had not made remark regard 10 it.
Allow counsel to in after month six weeks from
the time that verdict has been rendered which has given
satisfaction from Maine to Georgia allow them to pro.
duce aidavits based as these and where the
CATION to end You give this person trial again call
some hundreds of men from their business and
ajury goes into the box without questions being put 10
him, accusations afterwards brought up the affair be-
comes mere byepay, and is game in which the counsel
the other side holds all the chances Never was trial
fairer more mparally conducted than the one now
attempted to be set aside Mr.. W. earnestly contended in
support of his position and hoped thai the motion would
not be allowed
He was followed by Mr.. Emrrr, who plead with much
earnesness and ability for the prisoner He that
the motion should be allowed ON every principle of pro-
prie'y and justice From aiday its produced ii is shown
that Mr. Hustled two three different OCCASIONS ey
pressed strong and unqualified sentiments in regard
prisoner and poncdy against him to elicit remark
that he would not answer for Juror He also alluded
emphatic language TO the which the Jury had
been empannclled and the impossiby of knowing foes
from friends He insisted that the Court bound from
the merits of the case, to grant a new trial
A decision will probably be rendered in day or two