New-York daily tribune., 1845-03-21
Court Calendar-Tms DAY.
NO, p1x.s-Nos "a. 35 35 90, Al, IL, 43, 81 IL, 20
CITY INTELLIGENCE
THURSDAY.
TRIAL OF POLLY BoDINE FOR MURDER.
Court of Oyer aud Termincr,

Court OF Oyer aud Termincr,
sore Judge EDMoHDs, and Aldermen wIssHiP aid DICK
III porty Ron,yy cBarc,d ,tadsr seeaui indictments
icsm N,rdr, Arson. Dc N eaptiNg tse d>aa. q 1is
B,,s,naa ard child sctiiGg 6re 20 ne Pre'nlsss ana
burglary eoanecei aereriit at 9dien Ls'afd.
The trial Ia held beo:e the civil branch OF the Court
,,ig conc up by change venne from staten liu -
4, event Of conviction Judge Edmcnds would nave nom
m ,e do with sentence. That would be ici' LOT 'ne
Sfac Srpre1ne Court, which granted the venue
The prisoner has been, since December IN iie
IL Sheriff Of iiis County. and has teen oeas'e al A'e
..,roet Prison. She BROUGHT into Court al an
,v hour by Mr. Bcyins keeper Of that prison ''
,e.eue,v dress:d in black She vas attended py hef
unsel father. mother sister, son and "'
.,ive. were also in Court. The prisoners appearance
N b,r somewhat younger day she was probably
ma, roay be termed handsome. She possesses full oiacA
and even cast features Her daughter is about 10 Or
Of age apparently, with black eyes ard round iu
,oo,;r. face. TIE son, also 1, handsome looking
,,h There was considerable anxiety manifested oy INC
,o 10 ohsair admission and the Courtroom on the
r.. ho;co ,,ovu o,c. was seon lllcd number Of ON
@ " re in ATTENDANCE and excellent order was pre-
srved. ,, ,,,o pet, Jur;y were
allied and Ave foand 10 be absent, ieayinS pu. - NV
60, o-d.,ed enc 10 be Imposed o! S25 on eici-
rho rsoner accompanied by her mother, TOOK her seat
te.de counsel. ..-,.. ,..or,e- or richr,oro
~ 80 Tonnes r. Waiting appeared for the prosecution
and Messrs David Graham. Clinton De "l' siias De III
,sid J. s. Carpenter for defence. ,,,, g. ,,.
Mr. CLARK moved on the uiu Vi 'iH5 bVuhie ioi A'o
murder Of Ernmcliyc Houscrnan.
Mr. De Witt objected 20 the trial proceeding as the venue
had been after writ OF cerorari, changed BY motion
- he nrnsecution which allowed by Circuit Judge
IN thanbers whereas 1t should have been in open Court
and that In there is 10 power IN the Court to
Try tho case. nt.
Jndge Edmonds stated that order had come to him
n the Supreme Court Try the case. c overrued Inc
objections
SiqsJn ~ M,araring. Challenged. Thinks he has eA-
,resed an opinion the meEs OF The case out uoes o
exactly recollect.
Mr. Graham said they iptcndcd 10 challenge for bias
Mr. Whiting objected 20 the Counsel dividing ihs pos o
challenge Triers, consisting OF Slessrs Brauley ana af
an counselors at law were sworn 10 examine J"'oi' vi
tbs point,
Mr. Manwarng stated that he had formed an opinion
and was aher biased. Set aside.
JIaes COlrle called and challenged las iofneu a1 OK
Ilessed positive opinion sci aside.
BENJAMIN Dean called Unweil and excused.
Saaue! Lnpton called. Have foned AM cSresse1 pos
Tive opinion what have read on the iUIih.F ua'
Set aside.
ard hoard called Challenged for bias. Read the for
mer trial If re they made an impression Oh my nina.
surpOsed them be true aud have heard nothing 10 after
ny opinion. ,,., -.
hey were 10 understand the term bias. Argument was
heard from Counsel Judge Ednends charged that iormer
" 1t that bias, ot opinion, formed by Ju
or i'm order 10 be fatal have proceeded from iacls
which came 10 his knowledge or were derived IRON
the actual knowledge Of some person who had informed
him but the Supreme Court, II! the case O Mathei eN-
tended the rule, rnd decided that the opinion oi Inc Juror
had been made p from either Of these causes or from an
.ccount read In newspaper ii disqualified hin charge
that il should not be faint and ideal mpresslo u
opuion must be xed and decisive as TO tue gt OF IN
nocecc the prisoner and such as to require testimony
TO remove It,
The Juror was set aside.
Atgoclock the Court ordered recess till O'clock
JUDGE Edmunds stated that he would adjourn during the
trial every day at that hour. and continue the Court ter
The reassembllng. till o'clock IN the cvenitis.
Mr.. Graham and stated that on former occasots
much Inconvenience experienced by The prisoner, on
retiring from Court by the spectators cro"dins round
lie asked she might be permitted to retire. on recess
or adornmen Of the Court before the spectators. Judge
Edonds stated that he intended to have such regulation
both as respects the prisoner ana the jury
After reassembng, one or tUo jurors were SET ASIDE
when one named william ntz was accepted, and soon ai
forwards another, Mr.. Samuel Danielo Mcssrs. ouh,a
and Aayee were set aside Samuel Bailey was allowed by
the Triers, pcrcmp;ory challenged The TWO jurors
sworn had become Trers. areeaoly 10 usage istcd
Of the two first gentlemen named David B kecier was
set aside y the Irlers. Two three others called nad
each formed opinion ai we're set aside James Seds
bury was then accepted ans sworn The whole panel be-
came exhausted with but two perempory challenges ahc
gcssrs Ieniz Danfield and Scdebury only chosen.
Between and O'Clock in the afternoon the Sheriff was
directed to summon alesmc. 0ftwelyo alcsmon who a'-
wcred eleven were aside having made up their minds
and expressed al opinion and pcremptcry challenged
One of them pleaded poverty not being worth $500.
The Clerk called the of several persons who had
been summoned as taesmcx but answer. few Others
afterwards came up but had made up their minds and were
set aside.
The Court ordered nc OF $40 each 10 be imposed on
tacsmen who had been summoned but did not answer.
out OF forty jurors examined, but three were sworn
The Court decided that these three must be kept together
Judge Edmond stating that he would make their situation
As comfortable as possible.
The prisoner permitted 10 retire. aer which the
Cour, adjourned 10 halfpast 10 o'clock this forenoon