The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-29
Court OF Oyer and Terminer.

Before Judge Edmonds Aldermen Hart and Foot
day. After the court organized, the Clerk was d
scted to call over the OF the grand panel of the
their nsmes. and were sworn Of the grand Jury -
Augustine Averen, fcrsman-william BanEes. siias
sfon.on Joseph Close, ss. Esa a.. Cool Peter DoShsrty
McKsnny, Peter Mclaughlin. Thomas M. Partridge.
John sayIe Thomas Thomas, Daniel Trimbls, William
charge, of which the following il the substance He
said their duties clearly defined by the oath that
occupy their time in making any remarks upon the sub
sct The statute, however, required the court TO call
usury lotteries and to wooden buldnss in this CITY
ne sad that grand jury had been summoned in the
Court OF Sessions and il was their duty to investigate
those subjects ss well all others brought be-
fore them; II they have done 80 as fully as the
occasion demanded, i would be unnecessary for
them 10 iake any action on them, but IL you find,
said he they have not done So then il will be your
duty to give them full and thorough invesigs ton,
Your iirst duty will be to see whether the persons .
custody, and whose names the Calendar which
now hold in my band are are not indicted and to
against whom indictments shall not be found, will
titled to call for their discharge after your labors SHAY
got through with He then called their attention to ny se
cases on the calenaar-ths first was that Of Thomas
Harvey VINO had been senterced TO the State prison and
parties involved in the other two cases his Honor aid
not make KNOWN but 1t appeared they both cases
Of fraudulent that the parties
rested and bills OF indictment sent up the grand Jury
Of the Court Of Sessions against thsm lin Of hoss
cases which we understood to be the of Moist VI
jury of the Court of General Sessions and they are
said the judge laid before for your action thereon
The other is which came before myself ans
which think particularly demands your attention Tho
party was arrested under q Stillwell warrant, and
brought before charge that in Sept last he repre-
sented himself to be worth SIS oOO and the strength
OF these representations run " debt to the amount Of
$40 and shortly after failed for $50 900 and
turns out that no was totally nsovent At the time he
made those representations This fact he admitted
his examination before me- He has given special bail,
ana now At large BY this means he Is only respoDsi
Bile In civil action to the amount of the bail and by the
defect in our criminal laws is discharged from prosecu
ton in criminal court except through the medium of
grand jury. 1t would be, therefore, your duty to in.
vestigats this case thoroughly, and see whether 10
not such case as demands your interference. Judge
Edmonds cautioned the grand Jury against all outdoor
influence that might be brought to bear them. II
(said he) species Of interfere unfortunately pre-
sent very common in this community, and enc which
would demand all their caution snd vigilance guard
age.ast. IL the most dang erous because in
tended well calculated corrupt the administration
Of justice at its very source.
petit jury then sworn, and .he Of Russ in
dcted for the murder OF his wife, was fixed for this
morning.
The Court shortly after adjourned :.