New-York daily tribune., 1845-04-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE LAW COURTS.
County Court...,Aprril 81.
judge ULsHoErYEa, in the Chair.
TRIAL OF JUSTICE DRINKER

he
oe1ces and the other Tor directing That Canary Bird ad
which had been taken from who supscsed TO have
.,nen them, be hs own house. and retaining ,nem tee
The second charge contains specacaton siang INN
The sum OF ss taken from prisoner named ieona'd
which % I sd 10 be money was given to one Of
the Clerks be kept snd identified, but Justice DiSe' loon u
and applied it to his own sse. .;..,,;o, ,.;s,
,rn those relating the discharge OF prisoners and easa
10 ow the officers police obey the orders OF The Mayer
IN preserving the the day OF general election
Nov. is,i. NJ. c,,,,,, on. Of IN. eo,r,.l for
,ei9.ed ip pa in n plea Of No, Guilty aad he hfd he
ssted demurrer The demurrer was @ ossr.nsd aad gene
Mr Hoffman and Nh Paterson pts,.iet Attorney) aT-
and Mr. Mr. fls% Pdee oee fc sSiHf en- Election
d,y S Slr Clark came from the Mayor 10 taSe some OH;
the h Ward Justice DInksf H; WAS s on Ins s,k ay
10 20 Justice Drrker said he wanted DAVIS TO sese
cn look 40 no, rme,ser that Justice Drinker said the
officers should not had no written o5I ifo rne S
n'I ,eo5 esl.s l. benson sworn Clerk the Police oige
charge or officers for Election aud Justice Drinker was on
the Bench Word from the Mayor TO Justice Haskell 10
oficsrs and told them so with HIM Justice Dnnker said
the Mayor had authority 70 give such 0dgr I and ard II TIE
r. nce r. and ;ke officers The officers did 60: however
ding The threat was made publicly There were
crosssraaied eanno whether the order
bal Srsn Justice Haskell told Justice Drnker that there
was such an orsr number Of officers away do not
know whether any there or not that day We diJ
not and do not give for assault and battery or that
Jsn.rsors are generally brought in when necessary War
rn,s are issued for larceny aud SUCH Justice Drnker SAID
he could not spare the officers h9, he was sitting magistrate
and the Mavof had no power take the officers away wl
M, s % S The The THAT x
avc, in relation getting up these proceedings Against Jus
fonnd fault whit There hard feeling part a.
IN The times been absent from the oice the counsel had
% e't5f m 'SSS SSSe rS srs Justice D. W thought Justice D.
did not act asree4by to his duty took mepoandoms M
,h understood there had been of Grand Larceny
tied BY Justice ard wishing TO know IN regard IT, fur
nhed such The letter from OF the members OF this
Board Ihanded the memoandums 10 the District Attorney
also showed my msmorandums t9,s9me OF the members Of
The alderman OF the Tenth Wsrd-(Ald Dicknsonl Are
these the & some Pnge[s WINES
1pdI do not ihGk sny person had right copy them us
tice Drinker called rascal aud now see what
as,ee Driker rose and sad-laked the District Attorney
,e oes s and and these menofanim among rest copied
Them Ny counsel with me, ana wns all open ana
DIST 9torny-The gentleman Ind right to take copy
e fEe eg' aDi e p fSy Ans to place certain
pefs n the County Clerks office. and found the genteman
the pGpers The District Attorney SAID he had no brief The
witness identified the memo, and believed them, he aid to
The presiding Judge considered that the District Ato
had made OF the papers e should BE- glveE IN ev
Dist .attorrey-l wish to show that Mr., pEinker
closet with the door shut
(rrnham-We can show proof on that point.
The District Attorney SAID hey would now go back to the
Sidsey H. Stua,t swom-A named Clarke sturke
Lining gold watch worth s75 for the purpose of selling it
na Mnf,n, I was issued by Justice b. sare Afterwards
pended certificate the complaint stating that he had been
seeb l. Dickinson recard-deniifed afhdavit shewn
him. Mr Patterson stated that II related 70 another Of the
Lewis iS Notstree and Peter Van Pet TO settle felony
Lewis made complain. that yan PSt deprived him Of
to hold it as stake he handed back having distracted
the diamond and placed in it instead cameo glass Lewis
the diamond and ordered Van Pel be discharged
Vitness-Van Pelt was not examined or held 70 bail
pnser Van Pc was an old thief Van Pelt up
as and asked ne r. let Ts h fs % s n os.H as aG
he complaint for fs9@y had been made honGh
at T Sbe time felony had been compounded or no-I eso
say that considered It have been IN the cthce yeaIs-
Justice D. has been there about months.
The District attorney said the the specification
charging Justice prinker with having dscharsed John II
by Joseph Lewis with having won from him, at game o
'e Bqrna5as D. osGn ,,vorn-s Clerk a, the Police Office
do NOT know that Elwood arrested. Ii msde-
Mr. Dickinson recaed-The man no; held to bail and
the complaint endorsed by me as dismissed do not know
resident This dismissal and the other two, occurred on the
22d October.
referred which he stated that the complaint was settled
by Justice D. without mination or bail
G%G at the oee Of MT @ aterwa9d he
Adjourned TO ocl 'ck Friday afternoon.
SUPERIOR CoURr-wM. b. WILLIS VS.. HARLEM RAIL
ROAD CoAcon to recover damages for injury received
while in the Rairoad Of defendant the axle OF which
broke and the thrown down bank, &c. This case
continued On The pait OF defence 1t was coniended
that Railroad Co is notablehlt the car was Of the
best kind axle large and apparently strong and the
accident OF that kind which no human foresight orcare
could guard against The Counsel stated that the acoh
is important as relates the Company other person
who was In the time and whose leg was broke,
having already entered Sut and others arc ready to CON
mencc suits shoudthe plaintiff be successful Consdera-
bic testimony adduced to shcw that the Company
way 10 blame. The case Will be confined this
forenoon.
H. HrHsnYrELD and others, VS. c b. FASTos e. D. S.
Of Trespass in relation TO ready made
clothing, &c.-Verdict for defendants.
LEWIS b. GRIrrIS VS.. THE MAYOR. ALDERMEN, DC. OF
New York-Action in the case TO recover damase-(lad
SI50U0)-for injury done 10 property Of Mr. Griffin,
situated between West and Washington streets, on the
south side OF Gansevcort street. the White Fort. In
consequence of block the opposite side Of Gansevoor
street. owned by the Corporat0 being used aS cepo fr
street manure, causing offensive smell and appearance
in the neighboood, and preventing plaintiff from letting
his houses. The win b. continued this forenoon
CouRr OF COMMON PLEAs.-Janlfs HINT vs.
James Goroa BeaReAction for Libel, referred to yes
terday, growing of Police relo.t-- The Court
charged that OF the parties having stated inten
ton during the proceedings at the Police Office TO present
he affidavit the reporter had right TO state it, The
mark that Mr. Hunt an nformcr is clearly belous
had pecuniy interest giving the Information and
II the Jury thought that the used to njure and
dsparage him he entitled to their verdict
for Plaintiff $50 damages ard [This amount
carries full costsl
MARISE COuNT-JAMEs WILSON IRA S. WApEY.-
Tie plaintiff hand board the whaling bark Autumn,
and tie deendast mate OF the vessel The action IS TO re-
damages various Of assault and battery Cad
have been asgrayated) while the vessel was al
Judgment fer Plaintiff, hundred dollars. lCapt. w.
did rot answer when his name Called and his recog
nzanc was forfeited. Hi. sure,es are good for the
amount.
MARRIED:
On Thursday 2.th inst by Rev Lott Jones. Mr. JOHN
NJ BodE to Miss MARY T0wNLEY, daughter OF John
Townley, all OF this city.
On the 23d inst. by Rev. John Lille, Mr. RICHARD