The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-01
Court 0fOyer and Terminer.
Before Judge Edmonds, and Aldermen Meserole and
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Court Of Oyer and Terminer.
Before Judge Edmonds. and Aldermen Meserols and
Dre 81. William Harper who had been convicted
last week OF the murder Of John George Kemp on the
25th Of October last brought up ntence
Mr. Darr his counsel applied to postpone sentence
exceptions which he had taken to the admission evil
denee ana the judges charge The application was
complied with, and the convict renanded until Mon.
day next
Tr's Of yirsil Knayp, for tas Murder If Sarah Deck
GRAHAM the prisoners counsel began his address to the
worn o Srss He
d Phillips Assistant District Attorney Mo closed the
took recess for one hour
- EvrSiNo srssIoS
JuDoN EpMoNps commenced his charge by rete .
to the inheritance OF this and the necessity
part o. the 'Ssy giving dilgen and patient
III therefore II Is important that the duty should be
faithfully discharged by them He made these remarks
that they might divsst themselves Of any extraneous
matters that had been Imprinted their minds Various
has Leen Pressed upon them and there
their minds all those which eloquence
snd zeal Of counsel both ides pressed into the
c. Il. Tas and hs hi
Charged rye with We have in our the crime Of
m msn,ouaSter which divided -rses and
is punished BY mprsonme INT for various terms y. con-
! human being by soms other person with a prsue-
dtaisd design The statute has made three
dsss this come within the definition which have given
You Of these three subdi-~ions' do not Wen uncs n
srs bs prisoner is charged With within the
rst these subdivisions Now hefs T. no sS
the oil Of .snsy and in my opinion the Vny anss
, mont o comes within the les, OF have
laid dornl You therefore to enquire wnetner ,n
killing Of ~, ~ y h SO he evncea dsraved
heart and a reckless disregard Of human iiei Ana y you
o autv however painful il ma, be- find him guilty
murder but if you are satisfied ,nsi she nv was oil MOI OF
yxuith uut any
take her life then would be mansaughter IN inc MI.
,hst nav bear on this case and if you not
satisfied that prisoner is either guilty OF murder
Il or OF in first degree, may then
e nouire whether he is not guilty Of manslaughter
he second. third or fourth degree ana ,h you y,
Of hsse classes. then it is for you enquire whether
the crime charged does not come within the statute
but il is for you say which of those crimes
he guilty and when you come TO hA me crime IN .hs
murder and these three degrees Oh man
re- Iaurher ana misdemeanor, next to call your
attention acts by which the charge IS made our,
make ut to your satisfaction three things The first is
he that she dead the second that she died by violent
su.ed her death That she dead and died by violent
aeans there doubt and the only question for
II w Honor concluded by leaving to the Jury, under
III the circumstances; and If there wss any reasonable
oubt their MINDS to give the prisoner the dement,
J, | OF it.
SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES =
: Tuesday December 30, 1S45-Lyman b. Walker,
ESQ of New Hampshire, was admitted attorney and
d No 80 Samuel smyth strader, Perrine & Co: In
Alabama Mr. Justice MCLEAN delivered the opinion Of
Court reversing the judgment OF the Circuit Court in
this with costs, and remandng the cause win In
J, struchons to award venire faeias de nooo
il No IS. Lessee of James Erwin James pundas et
In the Circuit Court OF the United States for
south Aiabarna Mr. Justice Nelson delivered the opin.
ion Of the Court affirming the Judgment Of the Circuit
l. Court in this cash, with costs.
i; No 40 Alexander Rankin ct al. VS. Jesse Hoyt. In
the Circuit Court Of the United states for New
0 IN this case, with costs.
Of New york, ex rel frederick +. Backus. MIR. Chief
Justice fancy delivered the opinion of the Court affirm
Judgment OF the Circuit Court in this cause with
a; NO Es p.rts In the matter Of Turner Dixon VS.
Joseph H. Miller Rule or Judges Of the Greurs CouIj
10 United States for the District of Columbia
s the the
lion made in this case in behalf Of Aaron D. Harmon
turn by adding thereto satsmentSf the proceedings il
D his case.
ror, The United States The argument of this
y was concluded by Mr. Meredith for the plaintiff in
No. 49, James Buckley claimant. &C., plaintiff in err
ror vs. The United States This cause was argued BY
nsy General for or he Defendants in error ' ~ ~
No a. Lessee of George Zeller ct al plaintiff in
By for
8 plaintiff in error
Q ! Adjourned Till tO-m0rrOW III O'CLOCK.
) From HAvANA.-By the steamer Alabama, we
have received files of Havana papers TO the 18th in
slant Some changes have taken place among the autho
rites of the island Spanish "a, Ell Soborano,
pected from Cadz and an English steamer about to
bought for the increase Of the Spanish naval force at
= | Havana.
y There is from Mexico in these papers.
Advices from Puerto Rico to the 6th instant gave
Of abundant yield of the sugar in that
island, notwithstanding il had been visited by earth
quakes and hurricanes in the month OF November-N
D. Paper, Dec. a.
There has been imported into this district during
the 673 bushels Of COAL exported 256
05o bushels Of coa remaining 6s3 Ola bushels 0,s03
bushels Of salt imported 10 60o exported bushels
! remaining $3.50 ! bushels Of potatoes imported
Boston Port
OvvIcE THE MEacAnrn.s MUTUAL INsuRArcE Go.
No. 81 Wall street, December 9th, te5.
ATAMEETING Of the Trustees cid at the orc, of Inc
n Company, the 3rd instant, JOSEPH WALkkAt
unanimously elected President place Of Lewis Gregory
supply the vacancy occusoned by the resignation Of Joseph
Hoxie
ELLWOOD WALTER. Secretary.
MAMIE lrsuRArcE on CAReo AID FssroHI ovLr