The New York herald., 1844-12-22


r Of Mr. Pearson Hurd, ut The North River Bank, in
Ia, Of Sparta, Sussex County, NJ j., and dated New
X. 10th August ls4a. The defence put in that il
there no consideration glven A witness whose
mony was deemed essentially necessary part of
Dsp & to w and mot
granted; when the Court adjourned.
General Sessions.
fore the Recorder and Aldermen Seaman and Drake.
lATHEw c. PATERsoN, District Attorney.
PEc: Plea of Guilty by Graham h. Hoag In the
Hosg in the state Prison % for a felony inflicted for
ing aud abettng the escape of said Alexander Hoag
Of concealing him from the officers Of justice he
ne into Court on Friday and plead guilty to the second
f. wrssLsw. associated with JAMES VI. ssnrm. ESQ
avt setting forth that he Aid not aid and abet the
sp- but acknowledging hst he did assist in secreting
- % no sn ~
the Rev Isaac Orchard, pastor of the Amity street
rch setting forth that the accused had been member
bis church for about nine years, and possessed
lent neral character number Of affidavits to the
ne sfct were also presented, and feeling and elo
en appeal made by the counsel for the mercy Of the
rhe Court sentenced Hosg pay fine OF sSo it being
cretionary with them either to impose fine to send
accused to the State Prison for five years
sineration to Wiiness-The District Attorney
fo. an application to the Court to remunerate MI.
nfaed in PRISON since the oath OF September last (ss
ys) ss witness against Graham Hoag. The Court
earns who Il an honest hard worhinr man the ~ pay
$50. and he was discharged.
Case Of Robert sutto,.-The District Attorney moved
alton, indicted with his law Hoppy for breaking
TO the pre- cses Of Messrs Rockwell He said that the
& 5
ere was not enough to justify his holding him.
The Court acceded to the motion, and Sutton was dis
Trial for .AssauA and Battery Nth intent to kiH-Ed
ard Grogan was tried upon indictment for the above
the l2'h Of November last with jack knife, in the
wer part ofthe abdomen, at house No. 7eI OH
Of 20
he intent was fully proven by female witness named
izabeth Richipgs, boarder in the house, who testified
bat before the assault the accused into her
I'D declared that he meant TO be hung for the that
ept with his wife, and that after having stabbed Hss
hat he wanted The defence set up was insanity, pro-
iced by jealousy OF his wife,. The jury found him
uly, and the Court sentenced him to years and 9
! Eonths impr soument in the State Prison.
Discharged Foy, charged with an attempt to
omm incest and rape upon the person of his daughter
as discharged from prison in consequence Of the i'm
disability Of finding the principal witness in the
Motion to Discharge Baii-In the case Of William Gill
ore, charged with an assault and battery, J. W.
ance discharged on the ground that he had been ar
ssted two terms previous, and no indictment had been
,und. The Court denied the motion.
Burglary in the First Desres-James Wood and Daniel
Riley two ragged loafers, were tried and convicted ofa
& cellar s on sua Iae
.suss occupied by Mr. David Pollock, the Of
columbia and Broome Streets and stealing kn Of but
The Court sentenced them to ten years imprisonment
4 Sing Sing
Case Of Daris-Verdct set aside In the case Of Will
lam Davis convicted Of aidng and abettng the escape Of
Nexander Hoag. and in which motion was made
set aside the verdict on the ground that brandy was
trunk by the Jury after they hal retired to their roou
he Recorder delivered the opinion Of the Court (Ad.
Iasbrouck and winship associate Jndges,) which
Winship dissenting from the other members of the
|Court)
srsrxScns.-Godfrey s. Wheeler, and Hunneywell
Vincent, convicted of passing counterfeit money
brought ont for sentence
Consequence of adavis submitted BY the prisoners
the law allows, and ossred them to be severslly
nprisoned in the State er at Sing Sing for the term
of Ave years.
reported to the Court that there but six persons
rema:ning in prison who had not been tried. That he
unable to try three Of them in consequence OF the
absence OF material Witnesses and that the remaining
three were not ready for trial
The petit Jury then discharged for the term with
Case of ashey-In the case off, c. Ashley indie ted for
forgery and perjury and to which indictments the accused
the Court decided that two Of the demurers
we're well taken, snd that the indictments badly
framed and detective as tho property which Mr. Ashley
swore he owned were not properly described in the
the bill in ChHncery being referred to for
full description The other demurers the Court decided
were bad and that the indictments well framed The
Recorder said that the papers which had been submitted
TO them were very voluminous, but upon perusal Of
of them the Court Of opinion that the indct-
ments for forgery could not be sustained upon the evil
dence but OF course that had nothing to do with the
demurrer
Case of The RioersIn tho case Of Cusick and Flynn,
suspended On motion Of their counsel, Mr. Morris
duplication in the of Walker James NJ Smith,
Esq counsel for Peter Y Walker. moved the Court for
nesses in Alabama and St Louis. without whose test
mony the defendant could not safely proceed TO trial. He
examine John n Mott Of Mobile the Mayor Of st. Louis
named Gould, halter, and another person, ply
scian who advanced sums OF money upon property de-
The DnrRcr A, roRrEy objected to the notion on the
grounds that after trial the defence had right to apply
for commission-that the commssio did not specify
the names Of the persons whose testimony was required
what they expected to prove but that II was
travelling and rowing commission
r II. MoRan, Esq, supported the motion OF his as
socate Mr.. Smith.
The DIsrRIcr ATTORNEY asked for time to produce
lowed. The matter will be decided on Tuesday morning
In the Special Sessions
Case Of B. n ordOay indicted for forgery and Arson
offence in swearing to affidavit rather schedule
Of property said t. have been lost the burning Of his
store and also for setting fire to the store Robert H.
Morris Esq, demurred % the Indictment.
His grounds 70. demurinS were that the affidavit was
that could not be perjury because not Judicial
proceeding, and consequently Is not authorized by law
and that would he perjury even he had the power
TO O0tn
the power TO administer such oahs at all and conse
quently whether the proceedings authorized not.
the oath if it was false could not be perjury and the
indictment could not lie
Mr. MoRnn cited the various sections Of the statutes
bearing upon the duties and power Of Notares Public
and argued that they sustained his position.
The DsrRcr ATTORNEY replied to Mr.. Morris, and
tended that Notary Public had the power to administer
A decision will be given Tuesday.
At five O'Clock the Court djourned for the term
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