New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-19
City Items.

with verdict for manslaushter IN tue secohu oee
babIe with to 10 years in the STATE Prison ln'' e
nr.ses,s some remarkable features. According 10 ie
story ,o,d by Jones himself (Which he has constantly per
severed in he attacked By Livingston ahd '"o
three Others who held his arms behind him and foooee
hin, of his pocketbSok before he stabbed Lvngs'oh ~
then went Immediately 10 watch.hcuse ahc Hia'e
complaint, stating also wha: he had done no nolce vas
.aken bv the officers and he q. length away HIS aP
pl!ca;ion at Tie watch house was proven oy'he
who were severely by Court for 'heF eF
nal neglec. In not taking notice OF Jones
part Of our reporters notes we insert;
cso,c, Dos.,. ,sarefrnan produced, examined By Nh
Warner (for defence y do not exactly recoset n n -.
rrcollec the prisoner tot me- that ne was ~ h. &
b-d Of his oock- book and ,hst h hahcs wre p.ionta
~. hand in his Ike, robbed him OF hs pocket
book: he said ne regretted MS papefs more mn u w
me- h, stabbed one Of the the neck he renamed sooa
ma in the watch house. made no report OF me intite 20
he captain Of The wachh; he went away aie' s" h0n
did not keep him or 60 with HIM .,,.. -;
Why did you not report this to the captain oil t-
WiTSKss-I did no, tell il a;a.,. consider
it du,y when comes 70 n. watch non,s sS snS
%,ks G TG sh6nd Gse'a ike 10 kaa% Why yoa DID
coasiIei it your rniy TO take nsiIce OF It.
CorRI-, dpporabIe state Of thing. IN ,h' large COM
mun tn-s such gross violation o, 9 apfb 5 b..e e watch
his rnis hdys
men shall take and notice the matter 70 the Hef sfA'
joSWy; Wn.,,n w.1ros. examined By Mr. wsrner-I am a
srbman was in The watch house when Jones came IN he
spoke English said he attacked BY parcel ol iut
wssh.rwnman and hi. pocket hook and sald r stabbed
some OF aud he complaining OF ths P,,cs h.
was ntoricated and wared 10 know how he eouin at u
lhngs said he worked at th- Foundry n
ment 10 the rap-s talked 10 MI Downes the w.'chhah ne
s'Td J6 T CorRT-I did nothing about the natter passed
Corn1 Was it not your duty 20 do something about IT.
WrSyss- know my duty. and DID Ioi go -,
corEI-Do YOU mean 10 SIR that it was not your duty
npeh an egsncS to hay rool,e. and nonehance-
HOPE know my duty; TO err Is human. r;,y n go
did G1l DO 0oI 0S @ ani have his deae All his
might have been saved If the wtchmen had done theIf on
axe r,,e and have the mater carefully investigated before
the Grand Jury hayeiaken down Inc names o' e'
His HosoR in charging the Jury also took e pass
Just and, dgnan commentary upon the h'eniy cula o
neviur 10 rhem for aid H. considered it one OF the
most extraordinary features OF The case mat thse VIM
,.nt rcpos OF The night When compliant WAS made 10 hrin
tia; such -adfu crimes a. murder anu hishM r1n,
committed shout dhave refused 10 go 20 ne Sc III o. 81
Dire dl offences where they could have arrested al th i
lcator, and thar noh,ng was done ahan' IL, I. n ron
compliant warchhouse that murder ana heh"Sy ~
ery wsre perp.traed. and not one word was sa ABOUT u
rn,y t anna. Of our Jurisprudence the whole Of
rhls business could hare been stopped ad thrss Sry @
fll,I
b ond,;on Of III. business had he with the man
. he made bis complaint Woud prisoner be now
on s @ oi n ,, y-rw a.ec, il is impossible Tor do
without shuddering III. manuer N which ihei nav
where could hr have gone appropriately after this out
rge than 10 the watchouse If the jury took any Tt o..
nrIsone declarations they bound 10 take i" whoe
and should in that take it that the prisoner ac IN ei-
defence according his statement aud If they @ .
doubts these doubts tina prisoners properly! anu Nv 10"
entitled 10 the benefit OF them
In the Court of Sessions, on Saturday, Michael
Shaw was tried for assault and battery upon young
woman named Sarah Hart, whose father was tenant o'
Shaws and was indebted twelve shings for rent Inc
assault was committed by Shaw in attempting 10 tAro"
Harris nroperty out OF DOORS which opposed by the
daughter Shaw was found guilty, and vii! be sen'onced
| tomorrow.
A fire broke out in the garret OF the boarding
house No. "a Beekmans Saturday morning. wh'eh
seriously damaged the upper stories of the house. ana ce
oyea rpi,ure &C. 10 the amount of Ave six hundred
dollars sick lady in a room adjoining where the fire
originated was rescued just in time TO save her life
The NJ. were walked out of office on Satur-
day. and temporary officers appointed in their places until
the new Police Law be put into operation The ap-
pointments under 1t will probably be made on "Wednesday
Two men named Martin and Devlln were charged
by Philip Summers Saturday, With conspiring 10 de-
fraud him Of horse.
Thomas Simpson was arrested for burglary in
entering the house No. A Division-st, and committed
An individual named Lawrence Malone was ar
rested and committed at the Upper Police. charge OF
having bursariousy entered the stable OF Daniel Kennedy
in Third Avenue near 10Th street, and stolen harness
and bit.
Miss Eliza Johnson was arrested and committed
for stealing shawl worth Sic, from Mary Brooks
The ship Prince de Joinville was not launched
Saturday as advertised OF the unvorable state
of the weather. 1t will take place, however tomorrow
morning at hafpast o'clock, at the foot of 7th street
East River.
c. The beautiful picture OF Venus, at 449 Broad
way is to remain the city only until the first OF June.
Mr. Owen lectured last evening at Franklin Hall
| Mr. Dempster gives a concert to. morrow evening
at the Rutgers Institute. 1t will be charming affair.
The inimitable Barber OF Seville is giyento night
at Castle Garden-vaellna Figaro and Sapqurco as
Bartolo
Those of the five hundred persons at the Union
Course on Saturday who fond OF seeing horse-racs
in severe Northeast had abundant cause for grsii
cation The race Fashion and Jenneeau came Of
in the midst of spanking ram, and was won by taston
who left her young rival in hopeless minority AT first
ahead and bets pretty freely made oil
her AZ 50 and 80 oo and at even But she sioot
OF chance, ana on lLe secou neat SOo " VII
wet freely cacred Oh Fashion The result MAS as follows
! S Lalrd's ch. ~ Fashion ..--..--.---.l
T. Kirkman's b. III. Jsrnc,cau. --.--...2
Tme-S:3s-S:isi.
| The purse was Sl0O0-four mile heats.
Another small race then Of and the Clsb adjourned
It's Spring meeting.
Fashion and Pey,ona will run al Camden on Fri
day week.
The Polly Bodine excitement, the Eager excite
ment the Pey,ona excitement all forgotten. How true
i, tha, wonder wonderful survive It's
nine days We actually believe that Ii Father M!ers ca
,astrophe were TO happen in good earnest not human
being would remember word Of il in week afterwards
The second Concert al ST. Peters Church las
evening was no, as well attended The programme jns
fed Us in anticipating probably TO the unavoE
able state Of the weather Toe performances were full
equal TO the promise OF The programme The noble organ
was admirably played by Mr. King. the orsaist of that
church.
Major Noah records the following in his Messen-
ger and Times:
The Posr oFFicE-Col. Graham has abdica.ed and
Rober, Morris assumed Postmastershp 1t said thai
Morris taking possession looked around the post office
the different doors, and said
Well Colonel, you have good many ways Of getting
| in here
Yes answered Graham, and also good many ways