New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-03
Imprisoned Witnesses.

10 The Editor Of TIE Tribune;
A few days ago, ten or twelve WITNESSES, con
nned In City Prison to give testimony In the case
OF the People against Francis Mclaughlin were brought
before Judge Oakley a writ OF habeds corpus, aud
discharged Most of these prisoners had been confined
In prison the I'd of November last -Four Of them
day or after into Court 10 ask for Gem
pensaton for their time when they were again arrested
and thrown into prison. The others of course will
avoid the Court and the pcops VIII be deprived oil Their
testimony.
of the grossest ousges upon public justice If the tes
umony OF these witnesses can now be taken ~ be read
on the ts Il could have been taken on the day they
were committed to prison They have been confined
more than one hundred days. Their board in prison is
thiryhve cents per day, amounting TO NOR, than four
hundred dollars II an appropriation OF fifty cents per
day 10 msdc to these Witnesses IL will amount with
board 10 than thousand dollars and when We
add 10 ns the penses OF the a the District Attorneys
fees &c &c. il viii amount to nearly nfteen hundred
dollars. And what will be the result, AcLougnn
viii probably be Imprisoned tor thirty days IN the CITY
Prison. I recoect in my schooboy days Of reading
sentence 10 Virgil which 10 good description OF the
whole farce have not Il for ten years, but -
~ can recolect ii runs thus
Monies iabovant par,wisns rid'ealas mss.
Will the TAX payers recoecs men who thus squsnder
tie peoples money! VIII any man who mas night 10
vote place men 10 Office who thus tamper with hber-
Ji No. No Frsenen, native, or adopted American
citizens, | know you VIII not
Court Calendar. THus DAY
Cncrrr CouAr-Nos a, B, A.. 4s. %. 50. Is. 81, ~,
81, l07. l0e, 100
surEuol CoURr-Nos S. z. Q 10, Is, 10, ls, 20, 81,
a. 1870 70 ~ Is, o. l2s "a 70 49, 81 50 81 70 ~ 80
ConnoS PLEAs.-Put Mos SO, IS, Is ", 7e, SO
IS. 81. So %. Part LIMOS. 49, 100. %, lSe. 200 S2
COS zoe 40 e. A. "a a. So no. lie, l44 "a, q. 3D. l2e
l4s, sof. Cor 2iD, 1872 80, 90, Sc "a, loo, 100
Law Courts.
SrFEnoR CouRr-Before Chief Justice Jones' Ralph
Lockwood Jrlts Brora.-Sut which tried before
500 counsel fee the defence which 10 that
defendant did employ Mr. L. but employed the late
John A aorren. Verdict for plaintiff sl00-For plaintiff
Mr.. Hurst and IN person; for defendant Mr. Mcmahon.
case was commenced before Judge Oakley Tor false
Imprisonment &c relative 70 ire some time since In
Catherine g. butlt postponed 10 this forenoon, owing
to the indisposirson OF Juror.
CIacrrr Coulr-Before Judge Edmonds--.Jaass
Hies5n1n Long hLaad ms. Co-Mr. H. 10 recov
about 500 the value Of furniture &c alleged TO have
Bushwiek l. in Sep ls4s The defence sfrsud In rsla
on 10 the IRE and claim To be continued this forenoon
For plaintiff Messrs Hudson and Sherwood Fer defend
ants Mr.. Lott and Msssrs. Murphy Vanderbilt
Corlr or CoxnoS PIEAs-Before Jude Daly-
Eit-c Jane Montgomery vs. joel s. OctmdH--To recover
damages for alleged assault aud battery In Dr. oatsn
nose ana bps Of paiif while in nnesn,eric safe al
ready referred TO- This case was continued. On be-
half Of plaintiff IL commanded that Nr Sunderland
invariably cauuoued the audience against touching
Of ths persons under influence Of bis science
he notified when they ia ft state for such, &c
Whether or not be did thst evening the testimony
appeared 70 be contradictory
The frst witness yesterday was physician who &C
compsnied Dr. Oamsn to the exhibition that night DR.
Sunderland went among that portion Of the sudierce
which appeared TO be sslesp and rubbed them dowr
with his hands To make them sleep perfect the
young already spoken Of Who cat near Dr. Oarman
sppeard TO 90 70 sleep several persons shook him 70
III TO wake him, but seemed TO be unable TO do %.
Some persons asked DR.. ostmsn II be had anything b,