New-York daily tribune., 1846-12-29
Law Courts....lDe eferred. /

us,rvn STATES COMMISSIONERS OrFlcE-Bclorc
Commissioner A. Gardiner Charge Of Mad Robbery
man named VIM. II. Wisncr was arrested and cxainln
ed on Saturday charged with breaking open letter at
the Post Office at Port Jervls, Orange Co. dn which oil
hce he assstaEt and abstracting draft on the
Bank of Newburgh, sent from the West To lwecdy Jcn
rings & Co of NewYork. 1t is said he wrote u letter
to the Bank of Newburgh, us from Ousvilc 10 or 10
miles from Port Jcrvis and sent by forged w"yb
reou,s,nr the Bank cash the draft and forward the
,mouu, To Twcedy !. 4 Co. Port JcrTs. The writing
was apparently in disguised hand. The Bank know.
,nc thai the firm resided in York sent letter here
after which inquiry was instituted Il Is denied that
MI w. is guilty OF the charge.
twas shown that the Postmaster is doctor and also
kept store and the prisoner though not young
men was a student and the only assistant. He got
salary He always slept IN tho store received the night
mails and did most OF the general business OF the Fost
Office He has been in the Office since last June twelve
months. His father resides IN the town. 1t was also
shown that he got possession OF money! witness hev
inc borrowed 500 from him on bond and mortgage,
was paid in $50 Honcsdae bill $50 with Delaware Co.
mark, &c. The case was postponed to Monday at -
o'clock.
COUNTY CouRr-Judso ulshooier in the ChSir-h
GRiry the igsGNi'y of llr HcSty-Ir. f. Sterdrd
.worn.ls physician the Lunatic Asylum, Blackwcrs
island Mr. Hasty was committed by the Police mac!s
trates lunanc. the ih inst have attended him
consider him monomanac; he imasincs he is OF Uri
bounded wealth; beside this he shows at times un.
SovofnRbc temper At first he remained a, my house;
cne day at dinner he sprsns up, caught knife and
threatened TO stab to the heart he tried 20 get away
from the Island after which was obliged 10 pu, him in
the hall among the other lunatics day the keeper
left the door OF the open and he was seen to 80
and set something discovered 10 be tins knife
Showing dangerous looking dirk knife which was
taken away from him; one day he struck me with his
FIST severe blow II the cause OF his insanity is what
think may De- Il Is doubtful he ever RECEIVERS there
four hundred aud seven lunaucs at the Asylum,
and the building no, hall large enough Tor ,hcm and
no physician but myself have been there iwo
years; have had experience IN Mnanc cases but
at got there ths luustcs have ~ sleep double and
some tho floor for want OF room cannot classify
them and the minsins OF lunstc with lunstic ulpedcs
theii recovery there is opportunity bat Tor two classi
hcaons OF the luustics portion such the convalcs
and those less violent in the upper hall the others
IN the lower Nall. Mr Hssy is kept in the upper hSll
the unstics generally sleep three in cell room Mi
asiy has slept in room 10y himself he is il yihipc
better than when he dIst came.
II wss finally decided by the Court 10 dismiss the
chNscs as 10 lunScy, the ground that suiccn; time
has not elapsed 10 show whether the asiy is likely 10
De permanent or temporary. The cost OF the three
meetings of the County Court with the couasels Zee
viii be equal 10 the salary OF Mr. Il from TO June
SUPERIOR CoyRr-Befosc Judges Jones Oakley and
Van6erpoel-D c is SIS Nerbery Pefey o. IN
srcs.,--Appea trorn the Marine Ccurt.-Acion Sy a
Swsda belonging 20 Swedish vessel lying at Nca.
York for wages We believe this is the case which
occurred some months .:ace when the men SAID, Oh
their seeking 10 oS,sin their wages ,hey were arrest,
ed ~ deser;ers. The Court below gave judgment in
favor OF the seaen and appeal IS nsde the ground
thar BY the treaty between the United States and Swe
den all matters IN relation to wages &c OF scaen bc
longing to the vessels nation the ports OF the
other shall De le 10 the Coasuls OF the nations which
they may belong instead Of being sduaica,ed by the
Courts Unless some outrsca occurs the Court sS!d,
calling for SPECIAL Interference the treaty dspsres the
Courts OF Jurisdiction. Judgment reversed,
JoAs Z Sas VS.. Tsoaas Nerstoss-Appesl from the
sanae Court-lt wss action on a bill Tor sroecges-
Defendant the bill being produced TO him did noi
eeNei 10 It out said nc woa3 call On the trial N the
Court eeiow i was insisted shstthc grocer shoad prove
eses item Ibis II difficult for him to Go he kcp.
nus ewa oSek he was enabled TO prove but two OF tic
sis ana tns justice gave Judgment Tor that amount
- haue ms Court considers thsI the language
G. ae sesaasnt tSSs he would call mean, that he would
csi and pay ,as oi-and any rate the grocer should
have been allowed to produce onc or more dealers
(Which was rot pern,i,icdl show ,hs, h WAS hones
snd keeps his books correctly 3pdS,ne,, -
without costs--csn:a sent back for neW trisl
Las. Qaiise &sakea Rss5-pacS saa ~ NO
eurd the trustees OF the lith Ward scbo,,ls =, ~
$500 for quarters sslsry rs teacher, twas eonts,s5
tha, he had been discharged also tha; the sslsr ~
been reduced Verdict given IN his favor ior ssS
Mo,.ea is made by the Trustees Tor new ;rid New
al denied but the question OF costs 70 5 argued the
clerk o ae;fy Messrs 8s.cns and Sco,cs sna Cooper the
respective counsel
Charles r Bernard e els FIX. y. 7ilesoa S Ca
Action on returned paper where nonsuit was allowed
on the ground Of want OF demand aud notice Motion
ia mad To Sc, the nonsut aside. The Court ssd the
plaintiff contends he had been taken by srpnse, snd