The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-26
Law Intelligence.

Law Intelligence.
DEATH OF Mn. ADAMS The courts, with the excsp.
ton CT the Circuit Court aud second branch OF thu
rupehor Court adjourned yesterday morning . mark
OF respect 10 tho memory Of Mr. Adams the courts
which continued in session causes had be en- taken ND
On ana The Judges had of necessity to sit and
nnisn them 10 day, being the last day of the term.
Incur COURT Before Justice Strong -Ebsnssey
and Rob'rt Rich w Edygrd Lynch 81 al eThi, cause
which mad been on trial Tor tho last two days was sum
med up TO the jury by Mr. Sanford for defendant,
and Mr. Dikemsn for plaintiffs TIE Ju5rs charged thS
jury who after brief declaration gave verdict Tor
PLAINTIFF for S5i3 50 damages and ak cent. aosts Mr.
Justice Strong at the cose his charge said he r.
GREETED exceedingly that In OF the
wi ch had been made on the trial and ,bs nses.sv ~
his leaving the city to morrow he hal bsen Obliged TO
continue his court during part OF the day not
withdrawing the melancholy intelligence whinh had
had served with MIR Adams In tb 2sth Congress, and
that the exalted re,pect which he had previously enter
tanned Tor that eminent man. for his eat aient vslu
abba public services and American heart con Hrmed
by personal observation.
SUPERIOR COURT Before Chief Justice O.kley-
Loao'r Us Leroy cause will be given to the jury
TO morrow tths morning the court will adjourn to-
morrow for week No issues of fact will b. tried du-
ring the March term The argument calendar will be
taken up the nrst day
FEB 25-DnraIcr Counr - In n. ., ,,,,, If IA .n...
81 goods and Franoiseo De Pauo iman, On the 10th
or Janusry last the osisanh native of Paris arrived
m this city, bringing with him fifteen cases Of roods
containing an assortment of fancy articles consisting Of
cotton goods, millinery, hats aud other fancy artciss
auher person. except that claimant WIS., ina1idu sn1
the owner of certain pictures mentioned In the nv0Ios
which he had collected from tins to time within last
eSn years and brought them to this country part
OF MS furniture ntsndng TO have them put up In his
house, which, hs Understood, was FREQ OF duty The
claimant ms he alleged at the tins of bis arrival an
entire stranger Of tho laws language and Gus
toms OF the country, and had regular invoice OF the
goods upon which hs addressed himself TO a French
mousse In TINS city for advice and assist la making
me entries at the custom house So His friend finding
ne had no invoice, advised him to make general In
voice OF all the goods contained in the cases so Is
10 make only one entry thereof TO and facilitate
the custom house business. lie accordingly made the
invoice as directed liz the name Of hnself nd his part
ner and placed upon It the pictures which were his in
dviduA property. The were afterwards sent to
.ae appraiser store and they, upon examination
stumbled upon two OF the pictures, described as
Femmes Bain" aud tho other described as Jupiter
and Leda" which they considered within the de-
nomination OF indecent and obscene paIntingsn and
were within the meaning the 18th section of the act
ofCongres fAugust s49 Upon this certsste of the a
sructed the to take sgainst
all tho goods In order to have them forfeited The clsi
ans s petition to Judge Betston the 10Th inst
mony TAKEN sud statement OF tho laid before ths
Secretary ofthe Treasury that the forfeiture might be
remitted The "Femmes Balm" it seems, was paint
I'd ny French artist named Fagonart in the reign Of
Louis the l5h and tho productions Of that period
generally were) free In design to To sense Of pro-
pety In America, would be considered oensive yet In
France " might and perhaps was publicly exhibited
InoraiseEse or the people Tho Jupiter and Ledsi Is
not considered 30 Objectionable the other and It IL
sysrred that It has been frequently exhibited in public
oil tho public collections in Europe The parties were
taking testimony yesterday the subj eet Dis
rict Court and several American end French artists
were examined on the part Of the caiInsnt Mr. H. f.
ven app.srsd for the claimant Mr. F. Msrbury, foe
the United States.
CoURr or GENERAL SESSIONS Feb "a Before Re-
corder Scott and Aldermen Adams and Croliu, Johu
Mckson, Esq District Attorney.
Nopsl Case Of FrIud.-A young Trishman BY the
meme oil Dennis Duffy was placed at the bar for trial
today indictment charging him with having OBJ.
tanned from Capt Knowton OF this United states Army
enlistment that he wss Uy on s
and had neither father mother BROTHER sister to
control him On the part Of tins prosecution was ad
uuced IN evidence that the accused the 10th Of
January last, went t, tn. recruiting rendezvous Of
Captsin Knowltop, in Cedsr street, and represented
that he was between twenty-five and tweney-thr
to and t snsa.a yssa1y4 qsaa
whom claimed the reward $500 offered for his ap?rensn
sion Captain kuo wilton having seen queer things done
before. refused to pay tho bounty money until Soua
regard to the matter and detainpg the prisoner 70
wait result Of such investigation, the inatvilua
who had hitherto stood by an apparently dsnterestsd
spectator pulled Of his pocket writ of
to have been used the moment the
reward had been paid) and handed the same to Capt
Knowlton to bring the body OF tho prisoner before
Judge Iugrsham on the next or following Day
that the accused had in September last enlisted in
company Of light artillery for I'VE years, reoeNeo
his clothes aud So bounty, and then absqustuateo 70
solved the accused punished in ord. TO make
an example of him. and thereby put stop TO inc nu
Inerous frauds this description upon the government
nd wit W, n
aasinst the rr,oner Accordingly the day assigned
for hearng policeman present In court to aress
him he sh ou'd be disohsrssd upon zoe sos
set forth in the application for the writ Of habsss cor
pus The prisoner his mother, On learning the stsee
Of affairs withdrew his application for dt'chsrse ana
couse uted to return to his quarters on doveinofs
Island The police officer. ia pursuance To the susnosi-
ty of his warrant, took tins accused into CUSTODY
Grand Jury fouad bill against hir aaa yes'sr'ay A'
was placed on trial .,.,.,...
On the part of the dsenoe witn.. testified that shs
was a. tbs house Of the prisoners mother dsy
"A. ~ han
be- Tho matter with h but witness could not say VINE
Their he was influence Of liquor or had the nor
rors At this sags the proceedings In the case Wete
no,tnon.d until to. morrow morning Tho District Az
torpry then and moved an AdJournmeht Oh tIo
court, account Of the death OF tina venerable
dent Adams upon whose character ne pronounceus
truly eloquent eulogium. The court accordingly so
journed.
SUPREME CoURr THE UNITED SITES FEB 20 i 80
Nelson + Shelton appellant, vs. Tlmn rerry luz
.rsnmsnt of this cause concluded by Mr. Jones Tor
tho appellant Theodore Lewis ct al sppensnts, 70.
John Baird ct al The argumsnt OF ts cause "ss CON-
msnced by Mr. Erwioe for the appellant Az.
Feb a. ls4s,-After the opening OF the court, this
morning Mr. Chief Justice Tsney made the following
rsmarks:- A., ..... -
Gentlemen Of the barIn consequence OF the DEAN OF
Mr.. Adams the court will not proceed to,aay WIN ns
ase under argument From tho long pubic setveesv
Mr. Adams and the distinguished stations ne Dss helo
in the government the court think It their guy
show their respect for his memory oy auJou'n"s 'J
without transacting any business
EXAMINATION OF TINS ALLEGED MuRprRs1 or JANE
CuRRAS ~ SALEM This exs minetion was 'p a
he 2lth instant The court oruor'u e,IioN =. rn-
RYAN John Rerden and Cornelius Shame 10 90 NY
conrni ted until discharged By due course OF law
and Mrs Roman, we're ordered TO RECOGNIZES snu s"o
bail to be retained witnesses by the go.ernmen s
we're eso several other the principal witnesses INC
other yn.s we're ordered to recognize Tor tner rortn
coming, when required 80 to do
SENTENCED Goodwin, who confined his wife IN
pigstye in Canada, and suffered hsT tn psrish meere
bly, hs, sentenced imprisonment IN the
ary fe-a we'll msIited pun hment Tor 80 hoitnle
offence. The judge,i Ia passing sentence, eo.t ulu
that the jury had been very msroful in not
him of murder, and II no had been 80 conv'oseo ~
would assuredly have tssn hanged
Political Intelligence.
AyrArRs IN PEHrsvLvASia.-Ssmuei A. brosss, ue
mocrat, has bssn elected member Of Congress rom
sbs 6th congressional district Pennsylvanis Inc az