New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-16
cry INTELL1GENc
rornr OF SEssloSs.-Before the RECORDER

,,,rsn CT .yroy and LEE. .JoXAs Is. PHILLIPS,
..,iop District Attorney
ras Grand Jury into Court with number OF bills
-, ,-pseutmen, and dismissed witi the thanks Of
scoun-havng in their short session of six days found
as.a,. and ignored l9 complaints, than were ever
t,,,a within the short period Among the ndc,.
,, j, one against Bergen, j. g. Hamilton and Richard
s.,,ob for conspiracy 10 defraud
PRESENTMENT.
~ Grand Inquest would farther present the Court the
famous and fraudulent practices Of certain persons
,1 with this Court Attorneys, who appear, from ev
before u.s. 10 be in the habit OF imposing themselves an
n,, 0. under arrest counsel without the capacity
,xsare which would qualify them FOR the proper dis
ssr Of their duties and then by engaging in compoundng
Ses fleeing their clients and other disputeb!e and for
s practices defeating the ends Of justice. The Grand
ioss deeply regret that the evidence submitted 10 them
,s no, sufficient Justify them in finding bills Of Indic
nt against the cuprts by but they the fuller
scs which will be developed on the trial of several
m;aals indicted by will enable the Conr, act deci-
ly in the premises, well :or the yndcaiom of the far
fame o the great body OF the Counselors in THIS Court as
cor the protection of the community.
The Grand Inquest would farther present the Pfachce o.
,,ons claiming be Ccunseos and others who are sui
lid 10 inude uninvited n:o the Female Department oil The
Civ Prison in search Of clients otherwise and there 10
ale in the use Of indecent language aud conduct 10 the
scandal and pain ofvirtuous Females who there de-
mined The Grand Inquest suggest the adoption ol some
order rule ofCourt preventing Intrusion INTO that flso
The Gand Inquest woud farther present the practice o.
eoannc persons City Prison witnesses 20 e used
trials in this Conrt involving great hardship anc
offering 20 individuals The Gand Inquest are unable To
syres, proper remedy for this grievance but resPecn!
,,sssnt il 10 the consideration OF the Conrt
SAM'I. NJ BLATCEFORD, Foreman
Ney.York, 18th August, 1873
The Recorder on the receipt the Pressn,ment remarked
~, IN relation to The confinement Of witnesses whose esti
,ov was ,,nporan, 10 the therance of public justice ii
-. matter of regret that they should be confined the
os prison vh persons guilty OF charged with crime
IN obyiae this evil efforts had been made for the passage
law by the Legislature and anticipated that such
law ,opl lave passed during the last winter cote
A District Attorney with power to take the testimony OF
witnesses who could give security appear ard prose
o,, de bene ese civil eases aud TO thus permit them
"a h. Al large He expressed hope that such law would
1 b. passed; and in time he called upon tire Com
mon Conncil as also did popular opinion to have suitable
,oanents fitted up the prison for those persons who were
5s.d as witnesses for the conviction of offenders. On
the subject of those persons PIaciicng lawyers IN th
Can't whose conduct had been aumadvered upon by the
Grand jury he regretted that the Inquest had not been able
rrsept them by name tina, in the event Of any CON-
Mining an offence so grave that imputed practi
,opsrs he with his associates might employ the most sum
mary means to correct 50 great an e'il.
Rrs,cyArloS OF Mr.. KHLLY. = The Recorder stated
h, James Kelly Esq. Assistant Jerk Of this Court having
been pleased resign his Office into the hands Of Henry Van
ds,,oo ESQ Chief Clerk who has accepted the and
appointed Alfred A. Phillips, ESQ the Of Mr.
Ksy and took occasion remark that Mr. Kelly dusing TIE
nod he has beer Assistant Clerk has enjoyed the entire
confidence of this Court and in his confidential official STA
lion has uniformly acted with industry integrity and fidelity
commenting himself the favorable opinion Of the
bers of the Court by his and upright department
The following is Mr. Kelly letter Of resignation
ITO the Honorable f. A. Talmadge, Esq
Recorder of the City and County Of New. YoFk: =,
nonut, 1arl
The General and Special Sessions of the Peace for the Cy
and County of NewYor take eiiec, the lst Of Sep
tpmber next With my thanks and through you 10 the
other Honorable members If the Conrt for the uniform land.
ness which has been extended to haze the hoor 70 be-
very respectfully JAMES hELL1.
august Is, lsl3"
DIscnAncrD.-Mary Murphy, charged with stealing 81
dollars from the pocket Of Andrew l.. Chapman, when he
was soppnc at the North American Hotel in the Bowery
was discharged the Grand Inquest did not find bill
Tnr CAsE OF P.rRIcK Ayp MICHAEL NoRHsS.--Thcse
men were arrested and imprisoned here weeks
since for grand larceny committed by them in Canada and
BY virtue of the Mayors warrant Were committed aitera
preliminary examination, charged that they had
brought this State large amount ct dishonesty ac-
qnred treasure.
Thomas nenx Esq of Council for accused This day ap
Piled to the Court for the discharge Of these men, n
dctmen, had been found against them, full com
mltlaent made out although they had been weeks
-
any action premises he confer with the Mayor
and the went off for the present.
Grand Larceny is not among the amended crimes in the
late treaty the mutual surrender of persons fleeing from
Ju,,ice.
The ns,t meeting this Court will be the ls Monday
as.P'ember, until when the Court adjourned.
SrEcML SEssoNs-Bejore the Recorder and
Aldermen Lee ard Clayton.
William Day was tried for stealing mahogany medicine
chest 'om Stephen Gutter. Adudged No, Guilty. Cas-
sinner Pulaski assault aud battery Calvin Basse,t. G,il
H-Judgemen suspended. ohn Powers assault and bat
i-ry on Samuel Jacobs. Guiy-Penitentary > months
William Coyle assault aud battery Thomas B. Adams,
Sunday cfIcer. Guil,y-Ciy Prison week. :. Samuel
Gels'oa assault and battery his wife. GaityPeniten
nary months. William Hutchinson, colorea stealing
clothing from John &. Taylor. Adjudged Not Gully.
john D. Smith, colored attempting steal from the shops
IN Triaity Church-Ya,d Guilty-Penitentiary months
,Jaues Wright aud Edward Council, stealing irock
os from the steamboat NewYoIk property Of Eober Roe
Both Guiy-Peri;eniiary months each. :. Mary Ann
Black stealing watch Gulty-Peneutary , mon,hs.
John Dnsenbuy, stealing wearing apparel from James Ia
gaa Caliv-Penitentary 6 months. Bridget Galiagln,
assault and battery Ellen Doran. Guilty-senence sus.
Pnted and she discharged td Perrot boy stealing
pq' Q! boots from Abuer Taylor. Guilty-Sent 10 the
hnse sf Refuge. James Lskin, assault and battery
ra'lpl Ringer. Guiisy-sentence suspended Adelaide
lv'ogoO, stealing gold lock, chain aad pencil AdudEed
As Guilty Hagh Mcclellan, assault and battery oa his
vile Mary. GNilty-senence suspended
Several were discharged for OF evidence, and the
Coart adjourned to Friday next, 9 o'clock
UPPER PoLlcE OFFIcE.-AssAULr on AND N
HAr TO FE,t.,r The srREEr.--ibout to-day,
s're respectable and beautiful young lady, aged 10
whose the request Of her family ali friends
was walking with her mother in Brosdway, nearly oppo
r'e Nihlgs Garden, fellow named William McCann,
s'ed hoi of her around the waist with both hands and,
anwng her up cos- is said he would Kiss her aud Ut,
t''nas soms oher rude and insulting remarks Tescreams
the L..
lmoe Of Citizens to her AID WHO arrested VI Cam and Con-
aaeisd hn this Office, ahrIe he committed prison
he either sor affects be Insane since his arrest.
spRIopsLY DRiyINo OVER !, CHfLp.-li German, named