New-York daily tribune., 1844-10-26
Court of Sessions.


Hetye the Recorder and Aldermen JACKSON and ABRZ VIII
Lilms. MATHEW e. PATERSON Esq. District Attorney
Sentence VII Ham II. Ireland, convicted Of bur
gay the FIST degree sentenced to the Stale soa ior
The Grand Jury came into Court with some bills
and the following PIeentmen,. aud were discharged
Prescntment.
erdi Sessions IN and tOr the fty and C.Rny Of .Nfo
York, On ths5r catas present:
That on complaint regularly preferred before
them they called upon 10 investigate the circumaDces
under which an Individual chlrged hy the authority of
neighbouag State with the crimes Of Irecson Riot and HHr
DER recently from The prison connected with the iia
o Justice city That ia the prosecution of such nn IN
ye.ron the following facts established: hat n, 1e
tin. ofthe escape of ad prisoner he not confined in his
cell but had the privilege OF The corridor OF te second tet o
cells in which the occupied by him situated That
for the period 10 months durin: which time ihe escape was
effected the Keeper Of said tier O! cells absent from ms
post and peron notified to have the oversight OF tho pr
oGe during .ucA nbsarce Thu the OF the escape wa
on ts wit of habea TO produce the body Of
prisoner before Judge Oakley Of the Superior Court hnd
served the Keeper o SAID prisonef he Deins ~
;h time of the Of the said writ an tia corrdor eDove
where the prisoners cell situated That said Keeper i'm
edse!y lef the pcn passing through the yard to his Oh
fee the purpose OF making return To sad writ Ihai the
prisoner in company with two other prisoners debe
roy nwel the keegc: from the corridor OF the second tisr
of cs through tho ya, Of the prison. and through The gate
IT winch Keeper stationed. into the Keepers Office
nrd while Keeper engaged ~ the desk IN making
sad wfil the prisoner deliberately pussed out through
tbs hatch house the Leonard street entrance o the Prison.
and thence removed Ia driven rapidly up Leon
ard toward BrOadwCy. IL was further established INIT
The p,ron IN charge the gate the regular keee
who is officer but that he had been excused from duty
thu, loa. by the Keeper of the prison. nad person who
was not connected with the directed to take his place
DANG his abeace 1t ao appeared tina, this had
formed similar duty upon several occasions. 1t further ep-
ue.ed hat general impression prevailed the officers
the effort would be made to get tine prisoner
aNay suep:ious manner II was nso IN evidence That
aee OF person, hsd 10 the prisoner during
MS confinement In yiew Therefore Of all the facts aud cr
cCynrcvs OF tho Grand Inquest Oi opinua that
the escape Of the PRISONER facilitated by !aNy OF dsc
pine Police OF the that calls loudly for cCrrtc
ton and wc they 10 not npute criminal connirnnc- =.
the the Keeper they hink that the careess man
nci in when b duty discharged Justly liable TO the
vsie { rCyT.ii-Hsion
he Grand lQGuesi has 20 had incidentally before them for
Investigation II n.olvng what they CO.'S der ssous
ubi.e n uur Poice ilcoartnieu is The Which
tie Gu Of nnd oier valuable, taken from PRISON
en- wn,tieT innocent guilty J. frequently. upon the bare
oder the prisoner by hrs simple max. transferred to the
other IN hts before the same a, been
d,p ed o in ue cnuEs. If aw. r.hiu owner
ID; o y n.,era ued
when iha rncip deDs,ea from-and he Grand Inquest
the pro beurs ,em sGmits Of no doubt that 1t
f.ou.ny p"i-e Depsrtsht instead Of beng the
guar,n cIs from ,he ands OF the pub &c depreda
upon the hat and tho fotscio T the rghs Of tie
hdv sty accused Of crime the oths. becomes
II wk.c. hunsr of the iaw the lights
O. l.d. The result tbat pubic confidence tho
insuu seuu,y imputed. and mUuny to CRIME
b. The d.cJuugue thut aetthe srcuce oi time
abof he successful prosecution. the great object
winch t.hould The sp-cal duty the Department eli
i,t lan,y the OF the property will fail 10 be
al.ed tsisnedl HENRY ERBEN. Foreman.
JuAS H. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Tue Petl J4ry were then dischara ed
';ne District Attorney stated that hr had disposed
ofsS cases BY confession of Ids during term
ine LuuGI, ait+T tt'. aJra!g Oi prisoners aud
h.arns nu alignment IL The case of Suydanl Sage & Co
rsan-J Sainuei ADAMS adjourned TO the ith of NUvem
but next.