The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-11-25
Court OF General Sessions.
8efore the Recorder and Aldermen James Kelly and


New. 2a.-.aypisaii.n Take Ts.Gaony in Csiysrnis
Denied don the application OF Vim. Norton who stands
indicted for perpstrstiag gross libel Miss g.
Cream for commissions TO take testimony in California
Georgia. and Connecticut the court. this morning de-
eided adverse to the commisso. for Cafornis, but
granting order for the to take testimony
in Georgia and Connecticut These com missions are
to be returned by the second Wednesday ofthe Deoem
Der term.
The Drurvs duplication to FIR AMOUNT of Bal With
Srawn Clark Of counsel TOR the Drugs appeared
and withdrew the application formerly made by him to
this court to fix the amount Il bail in the Drury cases
The counsel said that the result of proceedings
pending before Judge Edmonds might be to nulfy tho
indictments he chose for the present to abandon the
motion Of which he had nstiisd the District Attorney
But in doing this the def abandoned Of their
righs the privilege of making the motion at any
District Attorney shall then move the court to
commit the Drurys, withou bail
Mr. CLARK submit TO the court whether that
would not be improper there IL motion TO bail,
and Is the matter IL now pending before Judge Ed
monds before whom the prisoners had been brought,
writ of habeas corpus Such action the District
Attorney makes application for would be uuprecsdent
I'D and in this case. wicked.
the cotton to commit without bail, and said he had
come prepared to argue the motion and show by su-
liberties that the could with great propriety do
He d, u)tful whether the defence could aban-
den their notion, and thus prevent the prosecution
from placing their and Authorities before the
The Court finally determined that it would not in
terfers with the matter while it was pending before
Prisoners Discharged from Custody Not being Indicted
by Ms Grand Jury Patrick Mcoiinty, charged With
with grand larceny Patrick Gillespie with burglary
Frederick Horn, with grand larceny, having been in
prison two terms ts Grad Jury wing failed
to indict them. were discharged from custody.
Plead Gully to Stealing Watch James Evans and
VIM Sherfer pleaded guilty to stealing q watch from
Mr. Stevens, whom they induced 10 accompany them
int porter house in Broadway near Duane street
watch distracted from his pocket by the prisoners
-Shsrfer seDtsncsd to the State prison for three
years and four months and Evans for two years ssd
az months
MsdsI .qrtises .1,7 si.reI. Meensy, dam
sci some i've feet ten inches Ia and we'll formed
ut that Elizabeth Robinson, and Ellen Robinson, Of
considerably slightsr proportions were this morning
.arraigned and called on to plead to an indictment
charging them with misoemeanor, In indecently ex-
posing their persons the 18th Of October last They
plead not guilty and were remsnded for trial These
the model artistes taken from house in Twenty
first street some time since ne models we're closely
yelled while In presence Of the court. They did not
appear to be greatly detected.
pRKsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY-PUBLTc INsTI-
TUTIoNs cow STABLES SLAUGHTER HOUSES
BoNK FACTORIES, AND oTHKR HUIsANCEs.
The Grand Jury came into court and before rscsiv-
ing from the court . polite dismissal from further
duties, made the following presentmsnt, which
,rssd by the clerk and sudsd by the Recorder, who
said he should at the earliest opportunity lay 1t be-
fore the Common Council. The following is the pre-
sentiment -
To THE CoUar OF GENERAL SESSIONS THE CITY OF NEw
iorx
The Grand Jury Of the City and County Of New York
having disposed of the which have been presented
to their confederation in concluding their sbors Of the
present term Of the Sessions deem their duty TO call
the attention Of the aud of the public authorities
to certain matters Of public interest which have come
under their cognizsncs Duriog the present month.
hs Grand Jury have ocoa ion to visit several Of
The public institutions under the control OF the
Ten Governors They have examined the condition Of
the Nurseries located Rsnds Island, aud With the
best opportunities of forming an accurate Judgment ~
to their they are free TO say that the man
In which the Nurseries conducted cannot but
meet with universal APPRECIATION rhese nurseries con-
tain, ~ 10 understood upwards Of hundred chill
dren and 1t Is most gratifying that II 10
to the liberal generosity Of ing citizens that
these otherwise homsess children are provided for
educated and maintained. They next visited Black
wells Island, and having gone through the Lunatis
Asylum end carefully impaired into the suAtou oits
inmates they cannot withheld their testimony In favor
Of the management of this noble charity IL appeared
to the jurors that the @ment Of this institution
will bear the test OF tbs most r'sid sxsmnsuon Every
reasonable arrangement exists Tor the comfort and well
fare OF the PATIENTS and the Jurors could not discover
thst the wants Of these helpless cresturss we're In any
respect neglected or overlooked IL 10 believed that
1hs public greatly indebted to the skill and compe-
tsncy Of the Redent rhy,,ssn in charge Of the Asy
Ium, for the efficient method In which Its Affairs are
msnaged and the comforts OF the patients supplied
The jurors also went through lbs -plssdid and commo
iious buildings the island devoted TO the poor Of
the city Here they found the srrsog. adapted
10 the necessities of the occupants and the general
seosv. ., =, '' thu. Which eot.ns ia the s,tsbish
nent above mentioned The jurors also visited
the Penitsntiary, under the charge Of the caps
Gle Warden, Mr. Kesn The great complaint In
respect Of the Psnitenary heretofore has been that
the cells were hlthy, sns the prisoners unolsany
to say, under the government, has been entirely
renewed; any who will take the trouble to examine
net only free from Nth but the prisoners them
selves are kept slssnIy in their psr.onA Further the
Jurors have the best evidence for believing that no
IL made In the treatm. nj II the prison
ers; while they taers they all stand upun sn equal
ted on IN. island The prs.snt soodsn builinss, nov
occupied hospital totally inadequate but there
e no. In prsgrsss Of s,sc'oa, ne- ,ns cspseioSs
Inconvenience OF the present apartments viii be fuy
femedied. The Jurors also examined the prison De-
partmsnt OF ths Halls Of Justice under the superin.
Iendsnce of the present eourtsous and competent
keeper, Mr.. Ednonds. The female department Is un-
der the charge Of very capable matrous Mrs Fos
ter and assistant The Jurors csunst but commend
the manner In which this establishment Is conducted
The habits ana characters OF many Of the prisoners
render IL out Of the question keep the cells entirely
and constantly clean but the jurors are happy TO de-
clare that no EFFORT i' .csss TO Keep I'M. ,
permit In this place the Jury cannot TOO strongly re-
commend that the inner d9.r. Of th. cells the romes
be removed and iron lattice substituted thus I'D.
hitting free circulation of air. By this alteration,
the prisoners csn be more closely conaued without
injury 70 health morals OF the lees depraved
All the various establishments which have been named,
are now under the control Of the Ten Governors and
81 IL gratifying to believe. that IL IL 20 the capacity sud
efficiency Of the gentlemen posing that Board that
che public mainly indebted for the present fsvora
Die and satisfactory condition % these public iostitr-
tions The jurors also through the House OF Re-
fuge In this city where they found upwards OF 400 u
yenie delinqusnts under suitable di-cpline The In
mates of this establishment are not only properly
treated but daily instructed In the usual branches
Of education taught In gu public schools Inc system
upon which this charity IL coDductsd cAonot fail TO
receive universal admiration rns jurors we're pleased
<oean that among the large pumb-r OF children there
but Of sickness at the time OF their visit
But his Honor the Recorder In his charge 60 the jury
having directed their attention Go the erstenoe OF null
sances In the city 81 New York the Grand Jury VIII
now submit the result ~ their Investigations on this
subject The fact that the cholera during the past
season prevailed to ming degree In the l2h ana
18th wards, induced the jury 20 direct tner exsmps
tion particularly to those districts Accompanied oy
the police captains they examined the isnds lying De
tween the 10th and 18th avenues, and toth and tzd
streets Upon thee grounds they found GOV stables,
disteries and several establishments for cutting up
and boiling dead horses and other soimsis In another
place, nearer the heart Of the city. they found
single enclosure which contains some 200 cows
whether these establishments are ss we'll CON
Quoted the nature Of tbe business viii permit "
not for the Jury 20 determine spd upon that
point they opinion but that they are nut
cances Of the sost noNious chsrsctrr there csnno.