The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-06
Law Intelligence

AvL0ruey,
Dernton policeman detailed for duty at the Court
Of Sessions the Mayor has the matter and
delivered ne ioo.i.s Judgment :
10 the matter OF the complaint against policeman
George D~npistcn. by the District Attorney, Mr..
John McKsop, chargss Firt, conduct unbscouins
Language and Behaviour appears that the District
Attorney stated In the Court Of Sessena in open court
that be- bad b. informed that poiosmaa attsobsd
to that court had in former arrest Of Mrs Fowler.
then charged With keeping asordsrly houss; taken
the trouble search for bail for herr that due to
tie public 10 inform them Of men who paid
the vioatore Of law and who hused themselves to
sid there volstors In being released" The police
rom the general charge applied to the court to
the nicer alluded TO The Dttriot Attorney declined
to DO 20 then hut said he would do 90 the next morn
ing His informant coming In during the session OF
the court the Distrct Attorney asked him he reco-
lecttd The ttatemsp Mt Re bad made to him OF Mr. Den
nifttn's coue in alton to the balm hrst charge
and he answered that he did not At the close OF the
Fessiop the District Attorney stated that tho ooer
from the testimony Of the District Attorney that he
1t the time stated that bis informant did not
collect making the ALE gstien but It does spPer from
the testimony Of Aid Adams. tn the District Attor-
psy stated the fact aud addsd that he would make
shdsvit that his informant had told him II further
niston bep seppsd up. and said that the charge
fsse. and demanded the name Of his Informant" The
IN the morning that the District Attor told th. de-
ndant " he was not going 10 be frightened by his
locks, While In the discharge Of his duty" That
Der nisfon retorted :. that he was not going to b,
frightened by the District Attorneys bio Wing; that
he had many time gone in prison to take out psrsons
him" Tho charge that the defendant did on the
csson referred to- for bail s not substantsed by
that It IL unfouodsd If IL had been true, tn. do us
d In court BY the defendant would have but aggra
vstsd the tnerce. H. on the other hand a. am COM
PEELED to sssuns the charge WAS unfounded, IL was
natural, and cannot be deemed censurabls, that he
met 1t by en- instant denial The charge was calcu-
he derived his support but to blast HIS reputation and
It was svowedly made for the purpose Of reaching the
rom ,hcm 4 nTocs,a.S To dsla~ sns
charge when the denial would go out with It, would
have been to give IL currency " itch 1t might not
Afterwards be easy to wholly countersct, The police.
man tfncsr Of the court we'll the District
Attorney; or d. although acting in more humble
uDfounsed accu, atoms The manner in which the
charge was repesd remains to be considered This
was certainly improper and indsoorous; but 1t 10
urged in extenustion that there was in the ns.
ture Of the imputstion. and In the circumstances
BY which It was accompanied, great provocston.
ton, generally, and was called upon by the officers
Of the court. to any Of whom the charges might
hP speo"S 'ne ihH,o h ne hsd no s.'srnAtve
doubtsdy proper and prudent for him to postpone,
he did naming the individual until he had verified his
Information; hut ~ the District Attorney had SUN.
Gle Mt TO withhold the before his
dissvowed the charge, had he not still stronger
to do 30 Afterwards and unless he had evidence that
such dsavowal had been oorupty procured should he
not rather have stated the facts and sd that he
MOI, under such circumstances, warranted in naming
any person, or insisting In the charge? such
would have been appropriate in case Of vague sus
s on the other
vidusl (Which alone could justify the public stigma
which would be fastened upon him by naming him In
the way 1t Was done It would have been much more
proper TO have made formal complaint to the mayor
Who 10 invested By law with the power to try and dis
publishing 1t before tribunal vhich had power to
redress the evil complained OF The expression Of the
be mot sons 70 b BY
taBy improper and censurable, 1t seems by the test
moDy Of Alderman Adams, who was on the bsnoh
when the occurrnce took place. was preceded by the
remarks Of the District Attorney, that he not
going to be frightened while in the discharge Of his
ther. BY the rams evidence that both parties were
highly excited and IL obvious. from the state
ments parties themselves that before this
renee, there had existed personal difficulty
between them. Into the merits Of that difBculty /
espnot enter; but REGARDING, a. do the allegations
SPECIFIC s%ssaSTsy sss.s ":
expressions Of acrimonious nature caupst regard
the defendant exclusively for the indie.
regard 1t as personal matter in which cannot off,
cslIy sdjudcate. But az the District Attorney 10 Q
high cheer Of the court with whose functions have
nothing to do except support him In the discharge
Of his duties and the connection Of the person
cured with that court is entirely within my CONTROL It
Without iDjur,cs to either party that tribunal from
the recurrence OF such scene, growing out Of per.
sensl difficulty between its officers It 10 therefore
and that policeman Denniton be restored to duty;
and It IL further ordered, that policeman Dsnniston
be and he Is hereby detailed to attend the Superior
Count.
lSigrsd] WIN F. HAvEMEYER, Mayor
CsuRT OF ArprALs, Jan. 2, $40 -Prssent-Frsebon
G. Jswett Chief Judge; Greene G. Bronson, Charles
II. Rorgss, Adaison Gardiner, Judges VIM H. shank
lsnd, James q. Hoyt, Judges ex eficio Absent
Daniel Cady S+ah B. Strong, Judges ex ofisio. The
court opened at 10 O'Clock, A. N. There were lo4
capses upon the calendar lo OF which in the third
judicial diftrict, appears by copy Of the calendar
furnished BY the deputy clerk The nrss business Of
the to hear motions, and the following
made and held under sdvissment:-No. 100. James
Langley. It al repondents, sgt. Thomas Warner, ap
Amos Dean for appellant No. 90. Dsyid Triton, ap.
peilsnt. s. Noes Baldwin. respondent Mr. Amos
Dsso for respondent, ard MIR. James Edwards for ap
spt. Frederick Cliskman, appellant. Mr.. John J.
1yltritr re,pondent Mr.. N. Hill, jr, for appellant.
liant. Mr. Hiram P. Hunt for rsspoDdsnt; Mr.. Henry
Hay for appellant. The court then toek up the
Gale nosr, and called No Jeds dish Miller ct al,
in II stated that Mr.. A. Taber. who to
argue this for plaintiff in actually sn-
esged in the trial Of q cause in the U. District
O. STEPHEN Van Renrftlaer plaintiff in error, Va. Jew
J Jewett, def. ndant In error, WAS argued Mr. N.
Hill, jr., for plaintiff In error MIR Rufus w. Peck
ham for defendant in error. The court opens at 10
A. M. and scjourrs at 8 P. NJ for the day.
IsPonIANI SLAVE CAsE.-The jury in the Kentucky
slave care, in which several citizens OF Marshall,
Michigan. we're defendants in prosecution for
ing fuetiv.s cm IL hand, their owners or agents
which bas Just closed at Derot verdict for the
plaintiff Cf 81 100 and costs r r..1 i-r
Coyvicrror OF WAsHIreror GoopK The trial Of
this individual for the murder Of Thomas Harding,
which bss for several days. occupied the attention OF
the criminal court OF Boston has resulted In convic-
ton. lie WAS renanded for senteucs
sspaEMr CouRr or THE UsIrsp STATES, Jan A.
No IL Tfos Henderson ct 81, aintids In error,
the State Of Tennessee - This cause WAS argued by
Ns,rrs Creep and Eaton fox the plaintiffs In error and
by Mr. Crczsr for def ndant In No. 70 VIM.
b Bcdisy OF al, appel ants. vs.. Wn NJ. Goodrich -
Tkh cause submitted to the court record and
printed srgunent, by MIR. Reid for the appellee. No
"a. Jsnes Erwin, plaintiff In error vs. Alfred J. Low
~, curator, kc.The argument Of this CON-
NE ncea by Mr.. Brent for the plaintiff in error.
Common Pleas.
Before Judge lDgrsham.
Guy ". Faltniihers The Meyor, DC F, of Ksp York.
-TLis was action Of trespsrs to recover damages
for injuries done to the plaintiffs house and furniture
through the neylR ence of defendants and their
wants. IL eppeared that on the 25,h July, 1913, the