New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-19

u. STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Judge BETrs
a. For Report otle Trial for Piracy impending in tins
Court sec First Page
William Hoff was anagned on a charge of rob-
bng the mail at Hudson the 9th inst. He put
iii a plea OF Not Guilty. Mr.. JORDAN appearing on
his behalf, and the trial was postponed TO the Feb
r!ary term.
COURT OF SESSIONS. Before tie. RECORDER, and
AID RAWsON and WATERMAN. J. Il. " HITTING, ID. Att.
At the Opening of the Court Mr. Hiram Hunt rose
end, addressing the Court, moved that Cornelius W.
Terllune be cited to show cause why he should not
be stricken from the roll of this Court an Attor-
ney and Counseiler for malpractice, III the matter OF
Margaret Baxter, late a client of said 'rcrhunc
whose property, to the amount OF some $500, it
charged that Tcrilurc had had put into his posses
slon III trust, and which she aliedged had been not
only unlawuly detained from her possession, but
that he had appropriated 1t to his own use In sup
port OF this motion Mr.. Hunt read tie affidavit of
Margaret Baxter and others, and also stated that
Mr. Terhune man OF grossly immoral charac-
fer, and unworthy to be permitted 10 practice as al
Attorney and Counsellor Of this Court. MIR. Ter
hume replied that he had obtained OF Mrs. Baxter
orter for the goods above stated then the hands
OF the Police; that he obtained and held them
cuuitv for the payment OF a counsel fee OF S25 which
Mrs. Baxter had promised 10 pay him for taking
care OF her III Court, and that, as soon as the
S25 were paid Mrs. Baxter could have her goods !,
that he was indicted tor an assault and battery,
which case was 10 be nied o-day, and which trial
II its progress would show who was wrong and
who was right &c. The Court suggested the pro-
priety Of Withholding any ultimate action on the
motion until the trial of Ierhune for assault and
battery was concluded when the facts of the case
would be more completely before them and they
would IN the interim receive the papers and take the
matter under advsenleut.
The papers then handed up and the business
Of the Court proceeded. LSubsequently the Court,
after examining the papers, ordered Mr.. Terhune to
show cause, on Friday next, why he should not be
dlsbarred.
Michael Downev and Henry Johnson were
put upon their trial under The statute for obtaining
property by tolse tokens VIZ passing SIS in bills Of
The worthless Globe Bank, purporling 10 be OF this
City, 10 Richard Kelly, 68 Cherry ST. The jury
found them Guilty, and they were remanded.
-. James E. Blaney, indicted for manslaughter
in the first degree, il causing the death OF William
Cullen by stabbing him with knife, pleaded
Guilty to nanslaug!ter in the third degree, and was
re-nanded for sentence.
-. John Nowlanwa tried for an assault and bat
terry on Timothy Mount. Guilty.
POLICE OFFICE.
49, Henry Wallace, colored man, was committed
for stealing gold watch, seals and q chain, worth
$50, from the store of Donllnick McLaughlln loo
Orange street.
- j man named Peter Ryersor was arrested on
warrant from the Mayor, charged With having, or
the 2g1h of September ob1ained S2oO by fraud iroul
Mr. David #lnsraham. Ryerson sold draft iof
$3.50 on Messrs. D. Leeds X Co. OF Plttsburg TO Ny.
Ingraham, receiving the money. The draft was
sent on, and returned dishonored, Mr.. Leeds having
in his hands belonging to Ryerson, Gnly s. 30worth
Of patent medicines. Ryerson was committed