The New York herald., 1844-10-26
General Sessions.
Before Recorder Tallmadge and Aldermen Jackson
abez Williams

c. Paterson, Esq, District Attorney.
Francis Prasome pleaded guilty keeping disorderly
house at No 100 Grand street sentence deferred
The Grand Jury having ignored the bill charging Da-
vid Loughlin with burglary. he was discharged
William II Ireland alias Adams convicted Of burglary
in the LIST degree was sentenced 70 tho State Prison Tor
10 years
NY in stealing wagon worth $40 the 18th of Sept,
the property OF John McKenna, No 80 Madison street
The jury found verdict OF not guilty
The Grand Jury into court, and after delivering
number Of bills found by them handed in the following
presentment -
The Grand Jury for the October term Of the Court OF
General Sessions in and for the city and county OF New
York, their oath, present =
That comp amt regularly preferred before them
they were call upon to investigate the cc ces
under which individual, charged by the authority oil
neghborng State with the crimes OF treason riot and
murder recently escaped from the phi connected with
the Halls OF Justice in this city That in the
Of such nvesga alton, the following facts were estsb
shed That at the time Of the escape the said prisoner
he not confined in his cell hut had the privilege OF
the corridor Of the second tier Of cels in which the
occupied by him situated. That for the period OF
minutes during which time the escape fected
the keeper Of said Of cells absent from his post
during such absence That the OF the escape
in this wise writ OF habess corpus produce the
body ~ Fisoner before Judge Oakley Of the Superior
Court had Just been served the keeper Of said prison.
he being the time Of the serving of the said writ the
corridor above where the prisoners cell situated
That said keeper Immediately left the prison. passing
through the yard to his office for the purpose Of
making return to said writ That the prisoner,
n company wits on enc or two other persons deli'
dor OF the second tier Of cells through the gate,
which keeper was Stationed into the keepers Of
ce and while said keeper engaged at the desk III
making return TO said writ, the prisoner deliberately
passed through the watch house the Leonard
sntrance Of the prison aud thence removed in
gon, driven rapidly up Leonard
further established that the person in charge
the gate not the regular keeper ho is sworn III
GER but that he had excused from duty
by the keeper OF the prison. and this person who
not CONNECTED with the prison directed to ate M his place
had similar duty several occasions Il turth
appeared that general sion prevailed among the
officers OF the prison that fort would be made to gett
prisoner way in surrepous manner. II WAS also in
evidence that large number OF had the
prisoner during his confinement In vew therefore Of
all the facts and circumstances Of the case the Grand In.
quest Of oIln0n tina, the escape 0f the prisoner
facilitated by axy af discipline in the police of the
prison. that calls loudly for correction and viii they
do mpute criminal connvsnce at The transaction to
the keeper they think that the careless in whch
duty discharged justly liable to the
apprehension The Grand II quest have also mad incidep
tally before them for invest CATION inv living what
they consider serious abuse in police departments
1t is the manner which the custody Of moneys and
other valuabes taken IRON prisoners, whether innocent
guilty is frequently the bare order of the prison,
by his simple mBik tranierred to the counsel or othe
in the case before the has been disposed Of
due OF Law. the rghtful satisfactorily
| a.certained. .
When this principle il departed from, (and the Grand
Inquest regret that the proof before them admits Of
stead of being the guardian Of the citizens the hands
the public depredato upon the hand and the pro-
ecor Of he rights of the upjustly acc used o
| crime upon the other becomes the medium through
which, under color Of the law the rights OF both vo
lated The result Is that public confidence in the ntu
ion is seriously impaired, and impuniy given crime
by the dscouraging uncertainty that after the sacrifice
time and labor involved in its successful the
great object which should be the special dnty Of the
department to effect the restoration Of the pro-
| perty-will fail to be realized
tsigned) HENRY ERBEN, Foreman.
JOHN WILLIAMS, Secy.
The Court, after the pfesen'mfnt had been read, en-
qnired If they had completed the duties assigned them to
perform. The foreman replied they had and they were
quently discharged with the thanks Of the Court
The ordered to be published and laid be-
| fore the proper authorities.
Trial for Grand Larceny MARY Barnes then tried
for grand lar, eDy stealing short tine since silver
watch and six quarter dollars in all worth $2s 49, from
| Mstth, W Coates, No l42 Anthony street The com.
plainan int xcaed the time Of losing his property
and gave very lame account Of the manner in which
was taken from him. and the jury therefore acquitted
| the prisoner.
The Petit Juy then discharged for the term the
District attorney having disposed Of all the prison
with the exception Of sixn two OF whichhe witnesses
TO testify could not be reached their residences
| far distant.
Adjourned to Monday, the 4th of November.