New-York daily tribune., 1843-01-03
cITY INTELLTG GENCE.
TUESDAY. January 5.

Mr NJ Ogden died at Canton lS25 upwards ef S2oso0t0
having passed through his hands The complainant was al
that time in France and the administered upon
by Mary G. Ogden sister OF deceased and Mr. George
Eh.rnyer nephew OF Mr. Asto In 1926 account was
presented 10 the administrators by Me.rS Aor, showing
thst The estate of Nicholas Ogden owed them over s9op
The there rested In i82a the complainant returned
New York AID endcavored 10 obtain access 10 me oooh
and accounts his brothers. esto,e bu did not sue
ceed investigating affairs be accidentally learned That
Mr Jacob Covert Canton took charge of his brothers
business and paid into IKE hands OF MT bdDa;nn Cia?p
(o the death OF Mr. Ogden, had been sent to Can
ton by MessrS. The sum OF SlZoc0 Two carsoes t!dl
had arrived about lime CT M. os decease, were mol
mentioned in The account rendered the estate, nor were
several other items which the deceased vas entitled to
his profits OF one.ffts The complainant IN lSi having
obts1ed letters Of administration, filed bill in this Court
contending that instead OF his brother owing Messrs As!or
at the slime his death, they indebted 10 nm
about $50 COO and asking have the whole copattnerSp
business open, grounding his claim 10 such on TIE
principle that MeSsrs Astor exercised fraud IN rendering
the account they did. demurrer then put IN by de-
endan,s pleading the satuie OF limitations as bar 70 The
bill being brought
The yiceChancellor in giving bis Opinion, stated That
the statute of limitations applies to The Equity Courts III
ca es where there concurrent right Of acton in Courts
of Law portion OF the sections in The bill are OF that
descriptions but all; aud the demurrer strikes at toe
whole bill, il caDnct be allowed The Gaze OF ITGup i
Smith 2Oh Johnson and another in This Court in point
Court of Eauty and the charge fraud The Court has
ursiction Notwithstanding so many years have eiastd
beside which, the bill states tkat large lot OF teas al
IIavre number OF debts had not been accounted for
by Messrs The demurrer does not say they we're col
ected or settled period which places them within the
statute OF limitations Demurrer overruled, with costs and
10 days allowed 10 defendants TO answer the bill.
{1ard Marston VS.. Geo. Padding, mpcaded &c.-Re.
layc Savings Bank Books belonging TO the estate
of ann S. AiarSton deceased which detendan, admins
tered Ordered, that proceedings i'll this be aid till
the defendants costs are paid
CIRCUIT CoURT.-B sfore Judge Kent
Josiah Hove vs. Frsdt r. Leon Saturday night, 10th
October l8Al The plaintiff twho is lawyer George
Gibbs, arrested by watchman named Samuel Pink
ncy, charge Of disordery conduct They allow
ed 20 appear in the morning a!dermaa Lee was al The
Office Upper Police where they appeared Sunday but
refused take bail he not knowing he aid any thing OF
The transactions and Justice Taylor being absent They
were confined abosl SIX hours Action brought against
Aid L. for not taking banthe damages placed al O00
The case is still on.
SPECIAL SEssIoNs.-Before Judge Lynch and
Aldermen Woodruff and Balls
Sundry persons tried and convicted and sentences fer
petty oGences-and the Ceur adjourned 10 Friday next al
9o'cock.
COURT OF SEssloNs.--Before the Recorder.
and Judge Lynch, and Aldermen Underwood and Martin
The January Term opened to-day with the following
cases on the cncn1er Arson lst degree q Robbery
Burglary s; Forgery s; Higamy Assault, and Ba,erv
with intent kill 2; Grand Larceny 81 receiving s,oer;
goods 2; False Preence Malicious Tresprss Total 25
Previously convicted 5; indicted 2S abandoning wife
as;ady 8; witnesses 3-toal S5; total Of old and new
| case 60.
viz: James Brown, William Browning George Brooks Jas
Beatty Benamn Carlis, Henry r. Durham, Zenas Hyde
John C. Hull James K Hamilton, Arthur HARRISON George
Love.t BenJemn Loder, Joseph NJ. Marsh, Abraham
ouackenbush Jeremiah Skidmore, Owen Townsend John
Van Buskrk-l7
The charged the Grand Inqras great length;
ability, their appropriate duties and subject
OF the comparative progress or increase and decrease OF
crime &c. in relation 10 which he presented numerous
istics interesting character, as fslows-In relation
10 increase OF crime, he remarked:
sfIt is remark unrro oueny made, of late, and that
TOO from high quarters, that greatly the in
crease this city and that It is a;tribu4be tue inefh
ceucy or cupeLie negligence your Police Department
in the detention Offenders The lax administration OF
he criminal laws OF The Stale As he first spggesii0n
bat crime is greatly on the increase in this civ tb stalls
Tics which possess DO all Justify sustain the
of The remark BY report made
Common Council by our nde!aeable District Attorney
James r. Whiting, Esq. 1t appears that the whole number
of complaints made during the year 1880
During the year 1855
Do. the year l3io..
Do. the year 1871 Observation-Disclosures.
sbesnp e e 10 be wear 1855 since which OT EsOT
kere has been rapid and large dlmnuop in the number
Of complaints and consequently of crime this country
result appeals, as shown in the report the cenyc
on, in 1880 being in The ratio OF 10 three hun
dred and twenty inhabitants while 1910 the ratio was
one 10 three hundred ard forty five.
In 1885 The recognizances 10 answer were
10 1856, DO do $3.50
Since which time there has been annual dimlpuon in
their number and 1880 exhibits bu, 72S and the year lSil
still, diminished numbcr 279, and for The year ls42
the whole number Of Tecognizances returned 1914.
How a,terng, then, is hls exhibition The relative dm
nishng condition OF crime in this city compared with ihe
reverse in England and Fraace during corresponding Pc
riod time.
In relation discharged Convc,s Recorder proceeds:
The condition of cts at aud after the expiration OF
their sentences calls loudly for !ke examination onoce OF
Government. Discharged from State Pi sons, witt,
characters deeply tainted and consequently with loss OF
that pride OF character which strong
guard against The commission OF crime, avoided by those
whose favorable opinion most desire and left destitute
OF all pecunary TIA OF surprise ,ba,
;cy again resort 10 crime, and receive with almost cold
indifference the renewed sentence of the law! Dsrng my
brief official ie appeals OF Interesting character
have been made Is me by this class unfortunaes
have deeply felt their degradatou and expressed The most
d,iernnedre outon 10 pursue honoyabe,cou Sc CT e
could they but lie again received society an. et.
couraged in their lawful pursuits II is known 10 ihe Grznd
Inquest that surplus fund and above The necessary
expenditure for the support OF prison, ccuraulates
annually and how great reform might be produced hv
plying that upd IN proper of sos or $50 10
the aid OF those conv;cis whose concct
during their confinement and where The c.
eve il corid be benehcsiiy apphed-such system would
induce good and o'e:iy conduct while 10 prison and yuud
afford small capi,al up which their ,tnre ussin
aad entire reclamation from CRIME might be
| We have not loom to-day for the entire charge.
The Grand jury then retired TO enter upoa their official
| duties
The ef the Petit Jurors called and Ont of
| sunmoned. only IS appeared 10
Fines ofSs5 each imposed eight de.autins Grand
and Petit Jurors for nona,eDdapce the former and pres
| ent terms
| DEAra OF GEoHcg WILSON, Ese.-Theroa Rudd, Esq
rose and addressing the Conr, feeling appropriate
manner amnouaced The death OF george wizou, ESQ., one
OF the oldest ard respected aad talented members oil
this bar aud cononded by moving that, testimony
respect to memory OF the deceased, thai Coart al
iourn The Recorder in beSaf the Court cordially re