The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-15

Law Intelligence.
COMMON PLEAS, July IA "A new jury will be sworn
Monday next, the 18th inst and any will be
tried by consent then ready Causes will be taken up
in the order of the issue on the June term calendar
continued until the last Saturday in July for and
arguments after the third Monday of July. During
term causes win be tried and arguments heard
only by consent Of both parties.
NoteNotices of will not be required for the Sd
Monday of July Notices Of Issue for the lat Monday
of September for special terms must be filed four
at least before the Of the term that is
on the Wednesday preceding the LIST Monday Of Sep
TENDER After that time the has no wer to or
der causes to be put the calendsr.-New Code H.
section 2ll.
GENERAL SESSIONS, July I4-Before the Recorder.
Aldermen Downing and Carroll John McKeon, Esq.
District Attorney
Trial for Bgamy.-The trial of John DUNCAN.
fhased S S,h egay o in %s s r.a woman named
Bougb, being still living was resumed Both wives
appeared in Court, andsre well looking women.
Police Justice in the case, was produced and sworn
He testified, that in conversation had with prisoner
after his arrest on bench warrant, he refused to
him whether he was married man not. After
some brief argument between counsel as to tho ad.
instability of testimony the part of a com hitting
magistrate, as to declarations made out Of Cour bv
prisoner, to prove the fact Of marriage in cases of
bgamy the Court ruled in favor of the VALIDITY tho
objection the part of the defence, which, however
did not apply in the prese The case for the
the prosecution here rested and counsel defence
Mr. SchIfrEE opened on part of the prisoner The
ELLEN DUNCAN, sister to the prisoner She testified
Charles Bough testify yesterday in the case her bro
Their belonged to the Protestant church whom he was
hmr m ne never attended any other
his first wife came home to house together on one
horse before the marriage took place; there was no
marriage took place at all (Laugherj 1t was about
twelve days after this occurrence that the repued
MARI &c took place; they not very much tvge-
ther before this reputed marriage took place: heard
Bough testify yesterday about child her brother had
difficulty with Mary Bough, the first supposed wife,
about this child, and denied that It his often
the prisoner in New York during the last four
years; he was engaged for time in the liz uor
business; this was what they call runaway match'
in Ireland. In her examination witness stated
she knew a man named Pat Cook; can't swear if he
was witness to the first marriage never told SO
herself her brother had Bible a Protestant PRAYER
Book and hymn book; the Rev. Mr. SHELTON and tho
born three years after the marriage; they had not
lived together for twelve months before the child was
born; they may have met each other
The Rev Mr.. TIERNEY, pastor Of st. Columba,s
Church, here came forward and was in conversstion
with the District Attorney, when counsel defence
rose up in an excited manner and demanded that the
Rev. MIR. T should not be permitted to hold any con-
versation with the District Attorney as he knew he
said that be had made efforts to SUPPRESS the in
this case He would protest against foreign
ference in our local courts and moved that the Rev.
Mr. Terney be removed from court until he should be
examined as q witness.
The DISTRICT ATTORNEY Immediately arose. and
moved that Mr. Schiller be committed for gross
wanton an attack upon respectable Catholic clergy
man, in public court-a clergyman who presided over
a large and respectable congregation in this city
HONOR lmmeulately expressed the determ ina ton
Of the court to commit the counsel for the defence
less he forthwth apologized
MIR. ScHrrrrR here and said, that, on the drec.
ton OF the court he would of make the apology:
but he wished that the witnesses in the DO
from within hearing
I he Court remarked 1t not customary in their
courts; and so the matter ends.
Witnesses as to character we're here produced. Tho
| O'Clock
Brsiory-John Doyle put forward on trial,
charged with stealing three frooks and cloak by felo
niOusly he m isea0 fM Mcnn NJ,
90 First street the 25th April last The jury fou nd
the prisoner guilty Of grand larceny. He was SEN
fenced TO three years in the State prison.
Thomas Johnson, coored, put upon trial, charged
with stealing two barrels of containing 1000 each
Ten Eyk, to whom the eggs had been given by the
owner in charge testified that prisoner away the
arrested The jury found the prisoner guilty~sen.
fenced to six months in the Penitentiary.
Couar CALENDAR-This day.-Cireuit Court-114
u.s. III to 40, 1872 to 1875 inclusive.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN BosroN.-At about o.
clock on Wednesday evening fire broke out in
the stable OF Hook u Adams on Hudson st. Bos-
ton, the wind blowing fresh at the time. Great
difficulty was had in obtaining water and for a
time, the flames appeared to have the ascendancy
On Hudson street, the shop Of Eben Sears, house
wright, together with considerable portion of his
stock and tools, was destroyed. Loss about $500,
no insurance. On the same street, the three story
wooden house, Nos. 60 and 70, occupied by Doda-
rsh Scates, and A. b. Monroe, was burnt to the
TIC Siouuu lie tIlIet-StOIy DIlck mousse, NO. 90,
occupied by Mr.. A. S. Reed, was badly damaged in
the rear Mr.. r. was uninsured and saved most
OF his furniture, although portion of it was con-
sderably damaged In moving. Two three story
brick houses, Nos 79 and 81 situated on the oppo-
site side OF the street, were considerably scorched
about the windows and doors. No. 70 was occu-
pied by Messrs Folsom and Libbey. The fire
spread to several wooden buildings fronting on
Albany street, and occupied by mechanics, as
work. ships, all of which were destroyed The
! sufferers were r. Herring S. Marshall s. W.
| Merrill, A. $. Sanborn, X. 0. Sprague, Robinson
d Moulton, w: Bowker, o. Huff, and W. Aiken.
| From thence the flames caught on the clubhouse
| adjoining the brick block, Nos IS, Al, 40 and 81
Harvard street, extending to the corner OF Albany
street No 81 (the corner) was occupied by /.
! Gotham an eating house. No. 40 by Mrs j. X.
Baker, as boarding house; No. AZ, by Mr. w H.
! Hobart, and No AZ by Mr.. James r. Garcia pro-
lessor of music. The occupants succeeded in
safely renewing most of their furniture and house,
hold goods Al o'clock, the inside of the block
was one sheet of flame.
Engines from the neghboring cities and towns
were promptly on the ground and rendered eff
Gent service, and after four hours hard work our
| fremen were most Of them released from duty. -
Bost. Adv July IL.
| A CHILD CARRIED OVER THE FAILs-On Sunday
| last as little child some or years old belong
| ing TO Mrs. White, who resides on the bank OF
the Tlver short distance above the falls was play-
ing In boat by the shore either the action of the
water or the wind started 1t out into the stream
where the current caught II and hurried il forward
! towards the cataract. When the boat was hui a
| short distance from shore, the mother discovered
| the peril OF her child and rushed into the river TO
save H. but the current was so strong that il was
| carried beyond the reach OF her efforts II was
| with difficulty that she regained the shore. The
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