The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-07-26
BROOKLYN Court Intelligence.


Church-Cnrious Case gt Slander The People vs. j. P.
0'Hagan-In this case, It appeared that the prisoner
oHagan has been held to bail to appear before Judge
Church at the Municipal Court relative to investga-
ton to be entered into concerning certain slanderous
document alleged to have been to the Brook
lyn Common Council the 10th instant and also to
in the handwriting Of the prisoner The petition
thus % That round and about tavern said to be rented
by Owen Colgan adjacent to the Fulton Market in the
city of Brooklyn, there in the habit of congrega-
ting assembling and being large number Of political
loafers mischief makers, designing characters thieves
disposed citizens and forth " and concluded by pray
ing that the Board would order that two watchmen be
stationed every Saturday night in front of said Colgans
tavern, gross robbery had been committed in the
neighborhood the previous Saturday, and forth
that the watchmen would not act in securing said Of
tenders
The first witness examined was His Honor Mayor
TALMAGFwho deposed TO- the presentation OF the petition
in question by prisoner.
The prisoner then proceeded to ask Mayor Talmage
questans which ruled by the Court being
irrelevant and having in fact nothing to do with the in
vestigation when His Honor left the Court.
The CouRT next informed prisoner that they would
proceed with the investigation, and ask him ques
tons which he was at liberty to refuse answering if he
pleased when the following questions put to him ::
CouRT-Where were you born S?
The CouRr repeated the question again.
PRIsosER-I wish your Honor to understand this, that
intend to give you no answer whatsoever to any ques.
tons you may put to me.
CouRT-What is your age!
No answer.
CouRr-How long have you been in this country7
PRsoNrR--I request to be furnished with Counsel by
the people as am one of them have right to be de-
Tended by them.
CouRr-You can send for your Counsel if you wish;
have authority to furnish you with any you show
me to the contrary will willingly no SO;
PRIsoNER-I have one TO send; therefore wish to
be allowed to go myself.
Couar-You cannot be permitted to do So Who is it
PRIsoSER--I wish to send for Mr. David Graham of
New York.
couRrHcre is pen ink, and paper, and write for your
Counsel
Upon which prisoner (who seemed rather displeased
that the Corporation did not supply better stock OF
pens) wrote note to his Counsel which was instantly
forwarded when the Court took for q short
time
At the adjournment of the Court prisoner made an APP
plication Tor dinner which overruled and caused
much laughter
AFTERNOON SESSION @ ocLocx)
The Court having again resumed their seat enquired
Of prisoner if his Counsel had arrived. when being
swered in the negative, the investigation proceeded
CouRT-Wherc are your witnesses?
PRIsoSER-l left directions in this Office for summons
to be issued for my Witnesses but has been
CouRr-What do You want to prove by them
PASSOVER That will come out hereafter.
CoURT.-Here are summonses for forty witnesses for
you bring them here by ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to which hour I'll djourn this Court-whicl
was about to be carried into effect when prisoner ap
piled to have some of his witnesses, who were then H.
Court, examined, which granted
Mr.. CORNELL CLERK Common CouncD, who was ex.
ahmed prior occasion, deposed questions put
by prisoner that he knew nothing about the publication
u the document referred to when, number OF SINH
lar questions beieg put by prisoner the Court ruled that
was unnecessary for witness to any Of those
questions. exit Clerk Common Council)
CYRUS r. SMITH, ESQ. (ex-Mayor), examined by Pris-
oner.- know nothing at all about this case.
Several other arguments OF most laughable nature
took place which ended in prisoner being held bail
two suretes Of $500 EACH to stand his trial at the
oyer and Terminer session, when the investigation
ended.
FATAL ACCIDENT -Yeste rday forenoon, two men.
Mr. George Stedman and Thomas Stratton, Will
from the fifth story, by the giving way Of the jet or
which thew were standing and were pIecpitaed 10 the
ground Young Stedman was killed Instantly wa
about 10 years of age and belonged to Newport where
MS parents now reside Straton survived about foui
hours he was q native Of England was about 40 years
Of age, aud has left wiic-FaH Rirer Neics, 24h.
STORM AT HAGERsTowN-O Monday night last.
tlagerst0wn and the surrounding nelghborhood was
visited by very heavy thunder storm, with but little
rain. The large and valuable barn belonging to David
Lellcr ESQ., three or four miller above Hagersown was
struck duriog the prevalence Of the storm by lightning
and burnt to the ground. II contained nd bu 81
els Of wheat and Sixty tons of hay which were entrsl
destroy ed together with very valuable imported co
hrashing machine six sets OF gears, and great many
other articles.
PAINFUL SUICIDE MIR. George Sanford, sho.
manufacturer residing al 400 High street, Newark
found upon the grass plat III the Of his house on
Thursday morning at about clock with the arteries
MS arm severed, and ing beside him He had
shown symptoms OF mental alteration for some day "a
past and had been subject to similar attacks for some
years
HE DRorGHT The most distressing accounts
reached us from Virginia. North and South Carroll |
IA, Georgia &C., relative to the drought. Tho soil is
thoroughly parched with the excessive and long
tinued neat the streams and springs of water have
nearly dried up Serious appeh entertained
relative to the crops The pastures dry like stub
BILE field and all seems like arid waste Washington
Journal
Ono RrvER-At Wheeling, on Tuesday, there
we're two and a half feet Of water IN the channel
The PitfsJureh Are of Tuesday says-"Our River is
citing rather low We have a little over two feet Of
peer in the channel The low water boats still arrive
nd depart daily
Teoops FOR BosroN We learn from the Bangor
mir Of Monday that two Of the companies OF United
tates troops, new stationed OF HouIon, have been
cred 10 that city.
APPOINTMENT ny THE PREsIDrNT-John l.. Daw-
attorney of the United States for the Western district
Pennsy vana In tho place Of VIM. O'Iiara Robinson
smovsd.