The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-07-12

terday afternoon the period 10 which the examina
lion Ia this case had been adjourned, the commls
sioneis and medical witnesses attended IN the u >
District Court room. After the prisoner, who exhi
blted her characteristic Indifference to all the pro
ceedings and every thing around her, was brough
In, Mr. Barrett and stated that as Mr. Prc,
was out of town, he would be under the necessity
OF soliciting further postponement of the examina
ton, until this day at 3 O'clock Mr. Warner a
ence acquiesced, and the case was accordingly
again adjourned until this afternoon The prisone
was evidently altogether unconscious of what pass
ed, and was led out of the room like child
we cannot refrain from giving expression to thai
feeilng OF marked disapprobaton which we know
the conduct OF the lawyers in this case has excited
amongst the intelligent friends of the dignity of the
laws and the rights OF humanity. They have post.
poned this examination from time to time, on the
most trivial pretexts; and we entirely at loss
10 account Tor the reasons of this frequently soil
cited delay, unless there are, indeed, behind the
| curtain certain causes, of which we have heard
something, and which may, by .andby, suffer public
revelation. give find additional inducemeht to this
unpleasant duty of exposing the claws delay in
this instance, In the fact that this is only of
thousand cases in which the same course has been
pursued. The annals OF the " Tombs," and other
prisons, If published, would present sad revelation
of defeated justice, and the wrongs alike of the
| guilty and the innocent This is one of the most
slarlHg abuses of the administration of justice
amongst US. ltwould seem as if we had no judicial
authority on the bench, and that the gentlemen of
the bar were the sole dispensers OF Justice and the
laws.
Agreat deal ointerest has been excite relative TO
the evidence to be given by the medical gentlemen
selected to examine the state of Mrs Gilmour's in
tellect Drs. Cheeseman, Childs, cDonald, Nelson,
and ID. l.. Rogers, constitute this commissioned
iumatico inquiremdo-a very formidable investiga-
tory committee certainly. The profound attain
ments OF DR.. Cheeseman in the science of mind,
and his well.known powers of accurate observa-
ton and logical deduction, render him peculiarly
fitted for the duty imposed on him in this case
His evidence will be Of the greatest value, and
with our characteristic anxiety to hand down to
the future generations Of men, faithful record of
all important Sayings and doings," we have made
arrangements forreporting the Doctors testimony
rerbatim ct lterat,, and will take the liberty of
commencing 1t for republication in the next ed-
ton OF Dr. Beck's able and very original treatise
the interesting, but somewhat neglected science of
medical Jurisprudence. DIR. Nelson has, we will
venture to say, proved himself rather troublesome
customer to the professional brethren with whom
he has been associated in this case. He is one of
those men who are afflicted with that disagreeabe
virtue of taking nothing for granted-a most deter
mined disposition TO Judge in all cases for himself
and uniformly prefers admitting the evidence of his
own senses before the assertions of any book
maker. Just the man who quietly says TO those who
90 on the free and easy" principle in science, of
being as merciful possible TO the brains-allow-
ing them eleven months and twenty. seven days re-
pose in the year-da locum meliorib,.s As to the |
other members of the commission we don't know |
much about them. DR.. Childs is, we believe, |
very excellent man, but he and Doctors Mcdonald
and Rogers have proper regard the unity Of action
and the dignity of the profession and it is believed
that they will, as in duty bound acquiesce in the
judgment of DR. Cheeseman, it being sure TO be
right whatever ii may be. Altogether this exami-
nation will be one Of the most curious and interest
ing ever held before Mr. Commissioner Rapelyea,
al all events.
The fact is, the medical evidence will be so yalua-
bic, that we are almost half inclined not to saw a
word in exposure of the absurdity and impIopriety
OF the investigation. The question OF Mrs. Gil.
mour's insanity has 10 do with the case be-
fore Mr. Commissioner RaPelyea, than the truth or
fasity OF the report about the dissertation Of the
Sabbath by the man in the moon, has to do with
the discussion OF the proprey OF legislative enact
ments for the stoppage of locomotive engines the
sacred day. The question of her insanity is one TO
be argued on the trial. All that MIR. Commissioner
Rapelyea has to ascertain now is, whether there be
such evidence Of the commission Of the crime of
murder by Mrs Gilmour, as would warrant her
committal Tor trial, had the deed been perpetrated
here and then whether the requisiton for her de-
livery over to the civil authorities in Great Britain
be legal and justified by the treaty. This is the
question. But let us by all means hear the Doctors
We don't like their pills or their knives, but the
keen encounter of their wits will agreeaby enliven
the dulness OF these dusty, stupid days.
FALL RIVER SuFFERERs-The board of brokers of the
ton OF hundred and fifty dollars to aid the sufferers
by the late fire at Fall River.
So says an evening paper OF yesterday. "One
hundred and fifty doarsr' And this is thy offering,
Mammon, TO suffering humanity! If we did not
know that shame never visited the Stock Exchange
we should wonder how these money changers could
thus openly record the value of their sympathy for
the naked and starving sufferers. "One hundred
and fifty dollars r'
IRISH IMMIGRANT SOCIETY. his highly merton
Gus association held their quarterly meeting last
evening at Washington Hall. The attendance was
tolerably good. We are much grati6ed to find that
the affairs of the society are in lourishng cond-
ton, but we hope the lberality of Irish fellow
citizens will enlarge still more its means OF useful
ness. We know no association whose object we
can more cordially commend. Already it has done
immense amount OF good in obtaining employ.
ment for industrious and honest emigrants. May
il go on and prosper