The New York herald., 1844-11-13
General Sessions.
Before Recorder 7allmadge, and Aldermen Winshp ard
Hasbruuck

Delors noCVruoT 1dumauBc, anu hAuci"eh hsiP eiu
NJ PArIEasor Esq, District Attorney
The City Prison, for aeiony, aiding and prsmotng ne
escape Of the eSnpiet Hoas-reumsd rem Yesterda.At
haa %a 10 ,S him Sa Of NY
had expressed desire to visit the prison, and make them
selves with the formation of the doors &c TO
protect the department. and prevent escape OF prisoners
The court was Of opinion that such course per-
fecy accordance with the rules justice, and per-
mted them to withdraw for that purpose being attended
by the District Attorney and Ambrose Jordan Esq
the counsel for the defence, and the court then
took till o'clock, NJ the Aldermen had to
attend the Board OF County Canvassers, previous to
which, however, Robert sutton, alias Bob Sutton, the
torious burglar and athernaw fhe escaped prisoner
B Hoppy was brought into court having been arrest
ed in Philadelphia last Saturday. and was arraigned on
% for sITsTy ' Which WAS Sres
Of property He pleaded not guilty in both
| and was remanded for trial.
rested by officer A. NJ. C. Smith and brought on from
Lancaster Ohio, whittier he had fed after defraudng
false then brought into Court charged with
above offence He pleaded ed not guilty to the ndc' IT
obtaining nearly 40000 by the same means are imputed
| to him.
WILLIAM g. MooDY recaed-[A paper was shown
him He the person who drafted it, at the request Of
Davis being renstated to office after his dismissal Wit
put second cot in the Prison at the earnest soc
taton of Davis and about fortnight antecedent to the
The witness underwent severe cross-examinaon by
Mr.. Jordan, about the introduction Of cot to the
prison. during which, and all Of which was irrevean to
the the District Attorney feeling that counsel was
imposing the Witness sought protection OF the Court
should have the protection of the Court Witness
then stated that he had visited cells at night but only TO
perform certain duties in case ofsickness, &c
| WIN H. WILSON sworn-Was night watch in the fe
male department prisoner, Davis on the Sunday
h Of m0 he Key
street told him had and gave to him on promise Of
its being returned on tte following morning. as was
20 tkn "a ort
them saw Davis next morning, and he said he had no,
the key it was inside the prison first said Lounsbury
witness got the key back witness did not see D.
Wis on the morning after the escape of Hoag.
to the gate after the front office closed those
keys were always deposited in private drawer by the
night Davis asked for the key after the front Office hal
been closed the door to the watch house cells had
to the gate and nothing further bearing in the cas-
JAMES KENNEDY, sworn.--Was deputy keeper on the
OH Of August last; saw Hoag the afternoon previous
to his escape about five half past five o'clock heard
of his escape the following mornings the information be-
ing impaired by Mr. Sparks; had some conversation
loose all night Davis always pleaded Innocence being
concerned in the escape.
HENar A. FAv, sworn.-I am a member of this court
and appointed by Alderman Gale to that prisoners
had counsel came to the prison about seven O'Clock
Of the morning after the escape Of Hoag about eight
lost his right arm than it should have happened ;
this was said in the presence Of Alfred H. Davies ;
l
Hoags escape Witness then testified TO certain rules
having been drafted printed and hung up in prison for
promulgated several days TO the 9Th Of Angus
Dr. JAMES WARREN, sworn as Physician to the City
prsonMsaw Davis the morning aiter the escape and
not tell how happened Losnsbury the deputy keep
er was asleep all night and he was up and awake all
night After Davis had been committed he said that both
himself and Lounsbury were asleep all night.
ALFRED L. BAKER, sworn-He was Police ofiserand
the morning OF the 7h of August and delivered the pri.
soner down to the prison. Davis received them Davis
said the morning before that he had business that
did not work right.
DAyrEL BROOKS, sworn-sa Davis the sth Of August
witness was deputy keeper 700 one % Of the Da
Wis asked me had pistol; asked him what he want
ws S nS
would not do $4,000 would witness then replied If Hoag
was secured what was the necessity Of pistol1
Cross eTamined-l was sober at the time OF the inter
view Mr. Jordan did not think he was exactly eompss.
neres while giving his evidence the stand and many
questions asked and answers ELECTED 10 his lib
during the present forenoon other occasions
the witness by no means characterized himself mar
Of total abstinence. unlocked the cells where my
were which tho lower corridor and returned the
key to Davis; the men were employed as convicts ia
time when they were watching prisoners, when the dali,
supply OF meat was being delivered into the prisons
in N this ay su
SLANpER CAsE.-There is SANDER case now on
trial before our Superior Court of rare interest, H.
which young, beautiful, and innocent girl sweet snd
lovely as the rose, Is seeking to punish man who has
lbeous inventions, said and heard This is the second
suit she has instituted having gained oneat least
are informed We cannot but admire her heroism and
perseverance, The feeling Of this community such
to preclude stating such particulars we have r
possession and which been given in evidence beors
said court For self do not think it is necessary
IN order to inform the public mind, In news matters ia
descend to vugarity Il this case had happened in New
York the columns of their leading papers would have
teemed with the evidence and full PARTICULARS the country
papers would have selected from t. and the whole union
| UnA have hauvr eI In uvnol1 hx tbx
interest Of the strange developments" Here, IN the
west, moral and such customs cannot obtain to
ever that there are as witnesses in this case great
many old ladies, all brought forward by the defendant
esng appearance Of the young lady some months ago
who oil testify that she actually had such dminsions as
create suspicious to her moral standing The young
ladys counsel the other hand has, witnesses, Ger
tain M. DIS who state that, in such matters "appesr
not to be relied upon That numerous cases
particular state Whatever may be the result Of hi,
case hope will have the effect in future Of teaching
nen to keep their thoughts to themselves-C Cincinnati
Bulletin, Nou.7.
Conn SrocK SUGAR Beal, Of New Har-
mony, Ia, has made 1896 lbs. OF good sugar this
from the stalks that grew on three quarters
~ scbs Sa. bssy noticed IN the &C Herald
When the ears begin to form they are pulled OF When
the leaves are dead about half way up the stock Is trip
then ground in sugar mill Twenty stalks will yield
about weighs pound and half, and Of this thr ..
fourths ground sugar Mr.. B. made 80 lbs in day
with simple apparatus Of his construction Five
hundred pounds at cents par lb. is $40 per acre II
would have produced say so bushels Of corn % cents
| or Si2,50."
EXCITEMENT IN BosroN.-The excitement in
State street almost every evening last week was
seyond any precedent. Expresses started regularly
from Reddng Co.'S establishment 10 the neighboring
towns and not moment lost upon the arrival Of the
Alben anil New York in conveying intelligence IN
thr crowds tgre atcd around those vfccs Reiding
co asss "a by Mr. Thonas Tucker conductor OF the
Long Island route the first In with the New York
kpapsrs on Friday evening -Desion Trewcrp, Nov H.