New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-10-11

Before the Recorder and Aldermen and JApEz VIII
LIAas. MATHEW q. PATERSON E'Q District Attorney.


Before the Recorder and Aldermen and pEz VIII
LIAas. MATHEW Z. PATERSON E'Q District Attorney.
| GRAND LARcEhy.-FreGenck Watson, impleaded
with culored man named abez hcnay (now in tho State
Prison ion. ned Tor Gm Larceny n sienne iyet spoons
y:5 S Sy The s yu' The syer %a he p pooy ,A
the tam ana ship no cne had been tried before.
The u;y who retired ana retu ned ,o Court with veidct u
| GuiIty. and he was remanded for sentence.
Pitt LARcENY.-Henry Bulle Tor Petit Lar
Of ess Phelps Ksman s and i 10 chusm
ON the lst June last. Not Guilty
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FearDin and Joseph
f Syss OF The The y ;9% I "a;
prisoner named William oppy indicted for be1sSg g into
jewery &C. from the said prison. in violation Of the
statute prohibiting the same;
BY Malachi Eaon former pnss Keeper Of The cy Fri
aae n sna M hs Prison. ' Oh '
Objected TO by w Morris. Esq counsel Tor the accused
should be Produced and the Court ruled out the evidence
Mr. Phillips also offered to prove BY parole ~ MIR Falon
that William Hoppy. the escaped prisoner. had been legally
TIN, was objected 70 by Mr. Morris he contended the law
required the production OF the written commitment and
could not be proved by parole.
ment to be produced as the basis Of the whole accusation
against the and stated that where there was no legal
there legal offence IN the of the
The commitment could not be found
ccid Ydtenne called md proved tho appointment of
Malachi Falop Keeper JOINT Meeting; and M Morris
sion to SIr Faicn as Keeper Of the CITY Prs0oA
M Mon, objected this testimony. took exceptions
Boards Joint Ballot whereas conended that the appoint
should have been made By one Board and concued in
The Court oyerasd iho obeetio9s Of Morris as the two
poin,ments. and have so interpreted the charter.
hlr Morris took exceptions to the ruling of the Court
MIR Philips then asked MIR Faon if he appointed Keep.
er ls3 and answered arrmatiyely. he then asked
him two accused were appointed Deputy Keepers OF the
Prison by him.
hs question objected to By Dir Morris who conended
that proof appointments could only be made By
Nj Phillips replied that the Deputy Keepers were always
appointed By parole. and cited the law in support of his posi-
Mr. Morn. still objected and denied the right to make such
The Court decided RG he Chief Keeper has the full power
to aopont the Deputies
M. Fqlton sculed.IThe prisoners were Deputy Keepers
prison. and Cornell Of the fourth tier. '''' " '''
Robert Taylor, Police Justice, sworn.-Deposed
the Ih April last CITY Prison Gave the Commitment ut
to officer Gilbert Hays. and has not since. las the
contents Of the above subject 70 the exception Of Mr. orrs
The Justice said that Hoppy committed 70, the burglary
of the store oles ROCKWELL stealing upward OCO
OF property TO the custody ofthe Keeper OF the City Bron
Malachi Falon recaed.-sew Hoppy the prisoner in the
City Prison BY virtue Of the commitment s was in the I'd
Hoppy was commtte about The Iii, Apf and escspe carly
May. about the M about the middle Of The day lie was
brother was n the cell with him prisoner, The
town at the time Of the escape LETT prisoner about TO
walk The key wa, found u,uai place after the
no on to see him. Ten dsy alter Hppy
ment noticed him out on the CorrdoT-aw him out the
Condor the dag before his did not revoke the order
M Failcn recaedTbe key Of the outer gate in Frank
key wead every cell in the prison. Each deputy had
Key The Key q e ni ss'igs of no particular
walchnnea. Is not certnu ha, Fearnuns and Cor
turn to the prison that night after the escape Of oppyS
He returned next morning IN custody Of officer Cor
the PRISON Other Keepers were there also but none on the
upper corridor Cornell told that the gate in Franklin
Gross exsmned-ln the communicating between the
Office and the pnson part OF key was found the
repaired before could bs ued The keys of the gate and
s Ss Kept Ss OF the Ss The cor
the,r characters are unimpeachable.
Guy saspf bs pr Dss s
about clock on that day The other keepers there
gave nj. keg 70 CSps ,so :ime at.rwaIds solored
tCp stars 10 lock np the the corridors and
and locked the gate When returned to The pr,ou
GSni 1d a me h asDDy o IL s cell and
out Gus on nsSsGs ad Out was not the
Jukn ": Wheeler. lao Under Keeper. ,won--Fsarrsn
OF Hoppys escape md did him again that day. he
told he going up town TO see about al engine He Is
.a5rahaM 3 purdy swon-Leie Deputy Keeper Of the
Prison. On day took charge OF the e
Cornell and Fenrnan isedilg by the door the male
prison did not them 'eave. Business called away
saw oppy in the morning rhs second corridor talking to
female. tearnan also in The corridor did them
@. s. Hays. c Police officer. sxom-I had some CONVEX
saon h teaInsn relation the settlement, Hoppys
case by giving up the property Feaprn told also al
Hoopy autsd II customary for keepers carry
ike There arrangement negotiation
between the Mes,r Rockwell the authorizes. and oppy.
went to Hupsy The propositions made by Hopoy TO
70. the purpose of being delivered the authorizes Twas
the officer who arrested HIM Fearuan did not TO for
the purpose of having the negotiation made.
Hsn,y .A Rage syora..l know HoPpy and FssInan. I
laws wife him. and abe went into the cell shs