The New York herald., 1845-03-16
Guy Faux.
City Intelligence,

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Yours, Guy FAUX.
City Intelligence.
MAYOR HARPER's LAST JoKE.-The Mayor meeting an
cid citizen in Broadway the Ferry fell CONVEX
sation with him while navigating that gerous channel
and. among other topics that introduced the police
thought by the new system, crime would be entirely
preventedcours OF justice turned into cheap publication
and houses Of refuge for and deere
belonging either to the ins the otts would be
moral and religious personages because he had given
them aLeter in the municipal police The venerable c
did understand the joke mot being that one
Mr. Letter had been appointed on M p and consequently
it became necessary for his honor explain. Ths was
great piece oaaessng the part Of the worthy Mayor
as by relating hs joe x, he diverted the old gentamans
attention from the dirty state Of the streets
Police Observation-Disclosures OF A BuRoLAR-
John Kent alias red headed Jack arrested to-day by
officers Joseph and Jackson charge of having, in
(now in PRISON., committed burglary in Brooklyn He
will be transferred to the merciss Of the Brooklyn aor
HEAVY LARCENY Abraham Cropper stole jacket
worth SO from John Kean of 55 South street. and sold
for eighteen pence Robert CuthbeIt Of the
mitted.
COroner's Once -Saturday-TnE New MopE OF
HoLDIro lNqUEsr.-Coroner Rawson to-day adopted
mos. singular and unprecedented course in holding
inquest, which calls loudly for public condemnatn He
held inquest at the dead house upon black woman
named Ann Martin, who died Tuesday but did
anime before the Jury single witness to show who the
deceased was where she lived, or where or when she
died of these facts appeared before the Jury
The only witness that examined Dr. MDlet who
testified that he had made mortem examination and
that II his opinion that she died from tuberculous
disease Of the lungs Upon this evidence the Jury found
that Ann Martin died from the atad by the Doctor
Upon the outside of the sealed inquest the name OF the
deceased endorsed and the age II years. and the
formation that found in 6st street near the East
River. How any Jury could make up verdict upon the
slight ev.ence adduced in this inquest how
nsT should 50 far forget hi. public dsty to submit
case to them the bare evidence of the who
examined the body it is impossible to conceive
was impossible to ascertain from the Coroner this af
bleto him, although he remained in the office during
the greater eat n portion Of the atsrsoon The coroner
information concerning the matter.
General Sessions
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Drake and Devoe.
Mach l5-TAe SfrHeadoas Libtl Case--Ihe trial Of
Cooley, author Of the American in Egypt was resumed
upon the opening Of the court John O. sargeant Esq,
there libel upon the mplanant but he regret ted
to say that IN one aspect it was lbellousas 1t reflected
upon the court but that that not drespectful
most extravogant expenditure OF soap laid to
the court with the intention OF dmming the sight Of the
courtas soap is not by any means healthy agreea
evidence transcript Of the indictment Of Cooley for an
assault and battery upon Mr. Gliddon his conviction
thereon and sentence to pay ne Of $S lobjected 10 by
prosecution, but ultimately admittedly They then
called
JAMES EWING COOLEY and sworp-T reside at Rossville
Staten Island; have been auctoneer in this
city; have been the and commission business
have sold goods at auction; never had regular
Q.-Did you ever knock goods down yourself7
Ayes, sir. Ihave.
Crosseramined Did you ever do business in Chathsm
street,
A-No. SIR
Q-What is the general accepation Of the term "Cha
ham street auctioneer7
Objected to as irrelevant.
MI. sToUoHroN then summed up the case on behalf OF
the defence.
DAVID GRAHAM, Esq. summed up for the prosecution,
and OF deemed it his duty say precisely what
the press ought to do and what they ought not TO nni
what the boasted "libery of the press" was All of
which, Of course had due weight with the jury.
Alter the charge the court the urv retired and of
ter absence OF about hour returned with verdict
Of not guilty but wished article was i'll
judged and uncalled for.
Mr.. BENJAMIN informed the jury that he did not write
the article all that it sent into the Office several
days before he assumed the control of the columns but
that he did in type and had great doubts about admit.
ung it, but there happened to be lack of matter on
the day the article appeared he admitted it, deeming
OF too frivolous a nature to give offence.
proven to them in evidence, but Mr. Benjamin replied
that he was the only one that could prove it, and Of
course couldn't testify in mis- own favor.
dn Unfortunate Case Of -66ilaiion-One Jacob Stark,
Charged with being the father child by Msgdalsn
RAM and ordered by the Commissioners OF the Aims
House TO support said progeny appealed the Court
Sessions and contended that the child begoten
in Germany, and born in Pttsburg, it great hard
ship that he should be called upon here to pay tor the
support OF the child
The RECORDER remarked that he didn't think the de
endant had any to complain Of hardship the
present stage Of the proceedings he defendant being
German, did not appreciate the joke)-and the Court
affirmed the decision OF the Commissioner The defend.
terpreed meaneth find security for the chd's board
washing, lodging education, &C. sc. &c.
At o'clock the Court adjourned till Monday at IL
O'Clock.