The New York herald., 1845-10-23
COnrt Iutelllvcuce.

Paterson Esq. District Attorney.
Triai for Grand La,esny.-Msry Wood, alias Moli
Hodges, was called to trial Indictment for grand
larceny in stealing $40 from Mr. Alexander Crook of
Kingston Ulster county the night Of the 3is of July
The robbery is aedged 10 have been committed accord
ding to the touch game, ora IA Hoag system
home during the whole of the evening and therefore
conld have picked mp and taSen the planan to
the house referred to, and afterwards robbed him Tho
jury rendered verd let Of not guilty.
Plea Of Guiitv-Georgs Welsh. indicted for hgamy
in having the Attn OF July 1874 with "a.
ran Reed his FIRST wife Bridget Nannery, OF Longford
Ireland being still alive entered plea Of guilty aud the
sentenced him to be confined in the state prison FOR
the term oftwo yerrs
then put on trial for having on the 22nd OF sept last
stolen gold aud silver coin, bank notes, and silver
Childs No. ~ Perry street The accused detected
the and being taken the station house the
money aud watch we're found in his possession.
The jury reDdeie verdict OF guilty, and the Court
sentence him to be imprisoned in the state prison for the
term offs years
Grand Jury Discharged-The Grand Jury came into
court and delivered number OF bills Of ind found
by them also the folio ing Pre- ment at the
time stating that they had completed the business before
them They were therefore, discharged, with the usual
thanks OF the court.
PRrssSrMrSr.
The Grand for the October term OF 54j make
the following presentment: The prison called the
Tombs was found in as good order for cleanliness, Sc
as the plan Of the building seems to admit of SO also
House at Bellevue was carefully examined through all
it's wards Sc and found clean and comfortable afford
ing quiet home for the destitute and decripid Tie
ry observed several hale looking persons who enqu
ry said they had been there two three years. the de-
putty keeper said il they discharged they would
soon be returned they would their former
bad habits and ntempeance; the jury doubt this ia
valid for their detention there in dleness The
statistics show that there 1925 inmates, viz: 5l4
males, $40 females lao boys and 2a girls; Sl2 of whom
are natives of the Unit ed States and 56 Of foreign
tries, There is few among them who told the jury
that they belonged to neighborng States and wished
be discharged and sen home they had friends and
1yatt lra Vh-rc
ba sent home The great number OF persons who
to this place for accouchment warrants the Grand Jury
to notice IL as in their opinion it calls for reform,
more rigid investigation prior TO admittance. The
ron informed the jury that the births averaged
sand births and that yery large pronoron M Of ,hese
wero cases OF bastardy. and in some repetition
and work shops attached, on Backwens Island
Tho prsonIwas found clean and in good order the
premises will allow But it is miserable affair,
trely unfit for the purpose and disgrace to the city
and its authorities being common wooden enclosure,
badly arranged and worse ventilated, and is lily ap
pointed and badly supplied There now l3O female
patients in this place all in bad state Of health who
qure constant attendance and if be admitted that
these received what avails when they lay
within few feet Of each other and twenty thirty in
one r?em, snch as above alluded to It was also accr
,ns, Se d ns sS
enough to change the beds. The Jury fouud 800 fc-
males all capable Of working but nothing to do no,
even junk to pick into oskum, hitherto The Grand
Jury would ask what is the great Of large
number Of persons being here. And they think tbs
Jury think that employ is essentially necessary to
even remote hope Of the beginning Of reform in such
pers and the Jury trusts il does trespass the
prerogaves Of the city government when they bring
these things to its notice and urge remedy The chill
health, clean and comfortable The Schools wers un
derstood to be in good condition. under the and
management OF the trustees of the Public School Society
and where the Jury hope they may be continued, when
removed to their home on Randall Island destroyed
by fire last night which the Jury proceeded to exs
mine, and have much satisfaction in speaking c the
the location cannot be surpassed for beauty and
the spacious buildings endable; the attention
having bee called to the nts
Ter the Hospital Of the establishment by Dr. Stewart t
being on the ground hoor) the Jury entirely coincide
18th him in his opinion that the arrang is not ia.
dcious, and the Jury would earnestly recommend tat
separate building be erected for hospital and III the
mean time OF the upper halls be used for the
unless the farm house be had, and found to
The jury would call to mind argument for this in
the great calamity that came The children
years since-the opthalma, which not only cost rye
expenditures to arrest it, but before that done ut
being the work of years. very many lost their sight and
der its effects No exerons to arrest the disease pre-
vailed until fresh subjects kept separate from those
affected by it, The jury also visited and examined tho
nterment ground the immediate vicinity and OF close
proximity TO the childreD's home to ceIta the
truth of reports that had reached the jury
The location and the manner of conducting uter-
ments both found to be very objectionable an
well calculated to facilitate the operations OF
tioniss they who furnish subjects called. The
jury feel it incumbent upon them to speak in dis
appreciation OF the whole management of this matter At
death the subject sent down Bellevue, and thence
TO the place OF ip.erment, by man alone in opcn
boat, to the keeper, he is denomnated The jury
found that the bodies placed two rows in trench
and piled up tier high and when convenient they
are in time covered about eighteen inches deep
m. Jury saw thirteen cotns most of them entirely ex.
posed and the stencil arising thereirom very often
sive cold brisk windy day The lad in aiten-
dance informed the jury that some boards usually
laid over them at night The grand inquest indulge the
hope that this isgustiug practice will be discontinued
and regulation more cUngenal with natural feeling
instituted. The Lunatc Asylnm situated at the upper
end of Backwels Island also visited and the iury
have great satisfaction in finding that much has been
done for this portion Of fellows every department
good order though it manifest that the
Der OF inmates il beyond the efficient capacity OF the
house, there being 3s7 of whom loi white males
and 206 white females, 10 colored males aud IL CO.
lored females 249 OF whom are from foreign coun
tries, and l3s natives of the United States. The re-
Of these cases were the result of intemperancc
The Grand Jury would earnestly urge the building of
the south wing according 10 the original plan, which
from the crowded state OF the asylum, is loudly called
for 1t for the Jury to ask the attention of the
authorities the medical department Of all these tpa
ports for the month OF June last exhibit the following
yz l254 patients in all viz: asa at Bellevue Hosi,a
80 at the Aims House, So the small pox rooms fe
males in the Hospital, and t1l in the Lunatic Asylum.
For this large number in the several hospitals dis
tance from each other and to be reached by
10 provided only regular scian assisted by
five to eight students Of two years study all ene
rally very young and il reasonable to conclude of
bat little experience, in contrast with which the City
Hospital is understood 10 have three senior daily visiting
and eight or nine students in daily attend
ancc for about 80 patients; The Jury would recommend
eparate and surgeons assistants for each of
the several establshments and also apothecary the
scians each be responsible for his charge but
to be called in consultation when requstethe students
assistants be under the control Of each senior to
insure prompt attendance patients To show the need
OF this alteration the Jury learned few days since,
man in a crazy tit cut his throat The principal
phi scian being present the student ASST tant,
ing in his blood and next day he found by DR. Stew
art, and he was obliged TO send up to the asy am,
about mile, to get the silk to sew tho wound The
man died soon after In the debtors prison found
some severe cases one of which the Jury think they
are called on TO speak Of A man by the name OF
Michael Conner been confued there for about fifty
days because he poor and unable to pay bill OF law
yer and court OF sal charged against him by
fault to appear and prosecute suit he had been induced
10 commence against Tor the breaking Of his wrist
In a scufic His attorney having abandoned his caaao
defence being entered, this is entirely dest
tute and is supported by the Aims House. The jailer
stated he had called the attorney, and also the per
who keeps him confined, and found that mali gnty
was the governing principle Is there no relief in such
cases. Tho man not having the 10 employ aw.
yer should not be emple yed proiec,