New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-08

o1s aud pju remarks eacaateeto bring disgrace uon
The character al I Dey. by partial statement of facts
ard the iHsrion MISUNDERSTANDING that thereby the
defendant had eudeavored bold Dir. Dey Up to prbc
scorn and contempt ard had made the publication with
impure motives and urjaz,iatc eds-snt that Mr. Dey
deemed II his duty appeal 10 Jury OF hs country for
redress.
Ambrose l. Jordan and John A. Morre Esqs appeared
| and acted az Counsel for Mr.. Bennett
The District attorney then read the remarks introductory
10 The schedule, published the Herad-re1na al
iedsed 10 be sarical, adcrous ridiculous and abusive,
and calculated to bring M Dey into reproach and TO nure
his reputation moral and religious man The publea
ton was admitted 20 have been made, and acf reading
the articles charged TO De beious the District Attorney
rested
Dir. jordan wished know what part OF the article the
District Attorney considered ibeouS
Mr. Whiting named the introductory remarks and also
The omission of large par OF sir. Deys shedule-seec,
ing such paris only as suited his views.
Mr. Jordan opened Tor defence and commended that here
was no malice, express or Implied, in The puk!cationas
Mr.. Dey therein called good lawyer, gentleman,
christian, &c lie asserted The righ publish the truth IN
regard to mans iolles and fraes vel! dishonesty,
in his intercourse with the public when an brought
those folIies ralties &c upon himself by his npro
per conduct and fault fraud lbat Nj Bennett any
one else Lad right 10 expose the hunbug cries. tricks,
eIravagancies and frauds OF Nj Dey any other
and let The public know what those apils, ertsyagaDces
1 were and that long as he did not speak OF any bod
iy narmty OF Mr. Dey ST bis family, anu long be did
Eot travelou OF the track of the subject of his bankruptcy
or pervsrt The facts II OF The case, be under the
proec OF the ia@, hd merely ia the exercise OF his
constitutional and legal rights he cnutended that the
,cie charged as belous hshed with good motives
and for justhabe ends Mr. Jordan then read suni.y
pigments &c, 10 which Mr. Dey indebted running
throu all the letters the alphabet Mr. Jordan stated
that Mr. Dey WAS indebted to all these shown by his
schedule, He also read his assets in part.
verify against the conduct OF Mr. Dey what he called his
Wild e1ravagant spec ulaous and the ruin they had
brought upon himself and Others though but shot, time
before considered OF substancea of wealth. ana
published worth 100000 He then coHtended tina, afr.
Bennes motives in exposing those speculaions and their
effects TO the public TO prevent their repetition good
tta he had published ns,hng but the rnth that with
out any bad motives i'll feelings and that Twas done
to Ell ton money or to hold Mr. Dvy up rdiculs. Re in
fere therefore absence improper motives malice.
and considered M Bennett entitled fair trial without
prejudice and consequently acquittal After Mr. Jar
dan closed his opening speech being O'clock tho Court
adjourned to Wednesday, II O'clock.
ESCAPE FROM THE SESSIONS -RooM-A man
named James Moran. who had been Penenary
December for theft and after serving of the six
months OF his senteace escaped and returned 10 this city,
committed another Their and brnug hi into the Court OF
Special Sessions for trial. Not reishng however return
10 Backwei Island lie contrlved to eEde the eItraodn
airy vigilance OF the co:ere Of officials, who surrounded
him. and walking deliberately out of Court effected his
cape.
POLICE OFFIcE.-STEALING FROM A VESSEL
rhoAaS Mallory John Harlnedy and Charles Russell
committed for stealing frkin OF butter containing $50
pounds, worth SIS 60 from bark Navrne lying al the
foot OF Dover Ihe butter found in possession OF
The two FIRST named by wachman Sanderson no arrested
them.
STEALING HARNE.s.-A man named John Taylor, alias
George SGih, arrested and committed tor stealing
suit of harness worth So on the 28t u from The stable
OF Robert Dougherty, No. 32e Madison street.
CoRoNER's OsFIcE.-DEArH FROM IsTEMPER-
ANcE AND ExPosuEF-Jusce Stevens held Inques, at
2O5 Division street The body Of Ann Rogan aged 81
years native al Ireland. VerdlctDeat from lEemper.
and exposure.