The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-01-08

United States District Court.
Before Judge Belts.

JAN Tuesday being the first day Of the tsrm II
was the intention Of the court to organize the Grand
Jury but sufficient number not being present, the
Judge adjourned TO yesterday morning. when the grand
panel called and 81 having answered. the fol-
Ben. Il. winthrop Foreman Jas N. Walls. samuel
wandall oliver Slate, VIM Reid, Richard E Purday.
H. Falls VIM. Dodge, Jr.sJeremy L. Cross. Henry Co.
thea Henry Breyoort, Francis Jackson Henry ksyser
VIM Edmolds. Gordon Durham, John F. HIATT, Jacob
JuDor DrTrs then shortly charged them. He :a,d
that there but three cases on tho criminal docket
for larceny, for having plundered vessel on
the high sess tho other two were Of light character,
and did not at present call for any from him
He did not know Of anything else that was to be brought
before them that scarcely probable that much
OF their time would be occupied However, other bust
on ani il they should want any instructions, the Dis
trIct Attorney would be in attendance.
Tho trial Of Robert Griffith. for perjury, was then re-
sumed.
SECOND DAy-PrrrR +. MAasH, one OF the jurors In
cuss eonsideraSle delay was occssonsd twas then
agreed by counsel both sides, that Mr.. So0mons,
gentle an w61 had % nse s 81 bs On
was fined S25. The gentleman now appeared, and MI
solomons withdrew. The Court however. told him, he
should be prepared with affidavit to account for his alb
Mr.. GALLor, witness for the prosecution testified
that he purchased about $4,000 worth Of lumber from
Griffith and he received any Of it, except sum OF
$500.
thing like $4,000 worth Of property and never received
anything for it except what he got from Morris.
eN0mlned-heBlue6
ward knows Griffith: is constable; served four sum
Griffith; called him afterwards with four
od &c To-
large sum Of money and would pay them Witness could
not hnd any propea.y on WHICH, 70 aeyy ,. ala -. a.,
swer. WAs eH3 3a& a.
Of Robert Griffith, and the return thereon. were
put in and read and the for the
Mr. HAskErr Tor the Defence said he did not mean to
make any statement but would proceed to call his VIZ
! nesses tG r
SAMUEL DURHAM for defence, examined by MAsxErr.
Worked for Griffith at Now Jersey building for
Mr.. Newman, who was examined on Tuesday. Witnsss
was delayed for week for want OF timber; the man
very shy showing his pocket book the contract for
building between Newman and Griffith was here pro.
duced from which it appeared that he was not indebted
Crosseramined saw Griffith have much mo-
nsy much a s SoS with him .T%snE that
genuine not; he owes witness $Is witness did not
for it; witness knows that he built eleven houses In
10th street, thinks he paid his men no paid witness he
built Ave houses the 9Th avenue; does not know Of
his building any within the last two years remembers
that no built some houses tor MIR. Quincy within
VIM HErDEnsoN, examined for the prosecution.
times; owed me $50; received $22 from him; never
knew him to have any property, except that no had
the house, he also in possession Of house IN Front
street, knew him to receive rent out OF III does not
/ Mr.. GuIos Clerk in the Supreme Court. proved the
record of q judgment obtained against Griffith by
Cornell, in that court, for 81 ,Oo9 20 cents
Some other testimony then given for the prosecu.
ton, and Mr.. HAsxErT summed up for the defence t.
king amongst other grounds that the commissioners be-
fore whom Griffith qualified: had no authority under the
United States statutes to administer an OATH The next
gro und he took was that they produced testimony to
show that he not worthy Of credit on his oath they
merely gave evidence that he was indebted sevs!sl
persons from which they inferred he did mot pay hia
debts and from that inferred he had property. which
inference upon inference, species OF proof
the rules Of evidence did not tolerate The District
Attorney replied and Judge Belts charged the jury,
who retired and after half hours consultation,
| found the prisoner guilty 81