The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-07-17

Park Place. Locked up for examination by Justice
| Drinker.
| Nautical Thief-A fellow called Richard Gray,
caught last night by ocer Paulscra of the 9th ward
and detained BY Justice Rooms, charge Of stealing
accordion valued at So the property Of MIR. VIM.
| Hubert, Ne. 81 McDougal street.
Law Intelligence.
| In CHAMBERS, July l6-Before Judge paiy.-Ins
siare Cas-As Judge DAILY was about to deliver his
opinion this morning, Mr.. Joseph L. White and Mr.
John Jay came into the chamber Mr.. White requested
the Judge postpone further proceedings until to-mor
writ Of ceyiioroT carry the matter the Supreme
Court in the Of the Judges opinion being adverse
and the case Is further adoured this morning satur
day.. The slaves were remanded AZ before
surEsIos CoURr, July l6-Before Judge Oakley
John Snigen, Jr, o. Lisie Ps!hsmns This was an
action Of assumpst to recover the price sIs5 Of 20
bundles Of sperm candle paper. The DESCENDANT p%r-
per cent OF for cash. The paper delivered but
the defendant would only accept seven bundles and
offered to pay the plaintiff for that amount and notified
him take back the remainder, which he refused For
the Defence it shown that the contract cond-
would purchase that only bundles out of the
% suited They therefore, commended that the contract
what they used The Jury found verdict for plaintiff
for $4a the price Of the seven bundles For plaintiff
Mr.. Allen; for defendants, Mr.. N. B. Blunt
COMMON Pleas, July l6.-Before Judge Ulshoeffsr.-
Thomas Dusen6srry Vim Jones, Shsrif.-This was
action Of repevin for quantity of machinery taken
oward street on an execution against Aud S27O
1t appeared In evidence that 10 December 1913, Aud
executed bill OF all estate, including
perty In Howard street. to Dusenberry for consdsra
ton Of 5000 and that Mr. Dusenberry the same day
transferred the property to man named Harrison who
continued the premises for some months after which
a young man named Irwin entered into possession as
tenant Of Dusenberry 1t was shown by defendant that
commended that there was actual and continued
change Of possession, and that the sale WAS void as
plaintiff cents damages vauing the property at 5000
For plaintiff Gen Sanford and Mr. Pierson; for deen-
dant, Brown, Matthews and Winslow.
CouRr OF GENERAL SESSIONS, July l6-Before Recor-
der Scott, and Aldermen Lawrence and Feeks.-John
McKeon, Esq, District Attorney.
Trial for Disamv-At the opening Of the court this
morning Harvey Lockwood was placed at the bar for
trial. on an indictment for bgamy,
DANIEL McCAuLEy, on being examined for the prose-
outon deposed follows IL reside ut Ezabethtown,
New Jersey know the prisoner, Harvey LOCKWOOD he
married to Ann Shaw, at my housen s4l; the man
now present Is Harvey Lockwood; do not know that
have seen Ann within the last two years.
| JOHN L. SrALEY, sworn.-l Baptist minister In
this city, the 2lst Of January last married him to
MARY Nc NxroMr, sworn was married to Harvey
Lockwood the 2lst Of January last; left him be-
he told he had another wife living: lived with
| him about month.
SARAH FLnrcHER, sworn-Ann Shaw is my sister;
her the marriage csrsmony she is now In New Or
leans her last fall at which time she left for the
south. -
At this stage of the proceedings the Grand Inquest
came In announced that they had completed their De.
them for their action and at the same time presented the
following communication. They were then discharged
m. thanks
GRAND JURY Room, HALLs OF JusrIcE,}
July Is, lS47.
The grand jury having made an official visitation to
the institutions under the supervision OF the
commissioners Of the Aims House Department including
those at Blsckwe Island with Bellevue feel themselves
called upon to report brief statement OF their cond
They found the aims house and hospital at Bellevue
containing very large number Of inmates there being
nearly 10 the former and about 800 patients
In the latter The buildings and grounds were In state
Of cleanliness and neatuess highly credtabls to the
infa dpnfa nd
dna'es.
suffered to any particular extent by the prevailing sick
ness within the establishment The cases Of ship fever
In the hospital comparatively few, and its serious
In many Of the wards we found large majority of the
patients recovering many of them having LETT their beds
tai sti more gratifying state Of things existed Under
its present management by the energy and skill OF the
resident physician tbs hospital mas been 50 mucn I'M
eved Of any apprehensions In regard to the prevailing
sickness the only being those OF recent i'm
| migrants, who have been landed at Quebec and have
been sent from that place to Is city in great numbers,
having their travelling expenses paid.
The grand jury feel called upon to suggest that the
windows of the should be furnished With blinds
to protect the sick from the full light Of the sum- which
90 By M to tho
awnings that have been furnished to portion OF the
| windows.
The grand jury proceeded to Blackwelrs Island,
companied by the commissioner, superintendent and
resident physoian ell Of whom rendered every facility
|
The pententiary in good condition respects clean
illness and discipline and far had opportunity
to observe in ali respects satisfactory Its hospitals are
tho government Of the resident physician ut Belle
Of his assistants being In constant
The female department especially In excellent condi
ton.
Forty men and one hundred and twenty women were
found In these hospitals.
The nurseries were next visited where 900 children,
mostly orphans are provided ior by the city They are
| oh of he
kindly cared for by the officers Of the department
large number were found In the hospital and the pro-
portion of the disease Of the among these hapess
little ones, sad subject to contemplate The grand
jury cannot too strongly the Importance of mme
date these In distinct apartments
from all other diseases and especially from all oommu
nicaton with the healthy.
Next in order the Aims House the island was
examined In which four hundred paupers provided
for being chiefly the surplus population OF Bellevue
Here large proportion are Sick and are placed In the
upper rooms Of the building. The conversion OF the
spacious chapel into hospital Is urged by the Resident
Fhysicsn at Bellevue desirable of his assist
ants having the charge and residing at the new Aims
House for the purpose
Lastly, the Lunatic Asylum visited, containing
4s0 patients evidently not Aordng sufficient accommo
dalton for that number The departments kept in
respop ding good condition with the other departments
The wing Of the building in progress and Is great
The grand jury therefore, report far as their ex
animation, comprising one days observation and en-
curry would give them opportunity that with the ex
ceptons above named the several departments are In
highly satisfactory condition, and the Officers merit thu
public confidence All OF which Is Respectfully SUD
mtted.
The trial Of Harvey Lockwood was then resumed anc
the folio wing testimony adduoed for the Defence:
JANE B. GERoE sworn-Harvey Lockwood Is my son
he Ia not of sane mind; he when child very sub
ject Ats; he s better than he has been though
| about the full Of the moon he is insane.
JoHr p Lock sworn--T am brother of Harve,
Lockwood; he is not Of mind have often left m,
work to look for him. when he was living with his nrs
, wife, he laboring under an alteration Of mind.
The testimony summed up by j w. Green ESQ
for the defence by the District Attorney for tn
prosecution when under charge of the court the ur,
retired and after short absence, rendered verdict
guilty whereupon the sentenced him the Stat
Prison for the term Of two years.
Trial for Grand Larceny William Mosher was ther
placed at the bar for trial. Indictment for Crane
larceny in having the 9Th day OF March stolen lo
Of iron, valued at SO, from VIM II. Cslkin At lat
hour Of the day before the conclusion Of this trial
court adjourned till tome morning
A complimentary dinner was given to Captain q