The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-13
TWO CENTS.



the applications made to the court the ofcsr
charge Of the jury had direction from him not allow
course might tsnS to in
A complainant had called on him and m ads &
plant that letter handed to the officer and he
fearful IL In relation to his He the Dis
trict Atorns ~ would moet oheerully obey any dfec
ton Of the court the question: he would aho state
been examined BY the grand jury, and it might be we'll
to take the direction Of the court on that point
Mr. SK,pMoRE replied, 10 true that they had in
case wnere retpectable mau had been charged exa-
mined witnesses, not believing that they should allow
An innocsnt mants be charged with crime, IL they
be indicted.
" The DIsrRTcr ATTORNEY agreed With the foreman
case could not be examined by grand jury His OBJ
ject in putting check upon such examna atoms Vas
then So before and
was examined into, no bill should be- found That Ne
preferred also that the parties should make their
plants to Ynagstrates so that little besides should
be heard. His object to protect innocent men so
that any cause Of complaint existed he magistrates
could examine into it, There cases known, too,
whore public justice would sometimes demand that the
FIRST proceedings should be before the grandjury.
THE COURT said that all communications addressed
should be received. That the grand jury ought not
general rule, to examine matters for defence as
The duty Of the grand jury WAS 20 see if q cause OF
complaint existed. 1t was for the special jury after
wards to examine tn. whole case for =: we'll as
represented, where very properly the Jury exa-
mined matters for defence; but . It the sxoep.
ton to the rule. After few further remarks from
the court which were insudibls atthe reporcr table,
From the position Of the reporters' table in this
court the d6oulty Of hearings with accuracy, the
marks of the bench Of counsel has been frequently
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conyersatien parlor'' BY parties who attend there
and hold their evess while the Court charging
the jury; and their remerks but too often, In the
confpsion end their way to the note book Of the
porter, who sometimes can himself scarcely recognize
surround him. IN this oonns1ion the word gam.
mon" was put into the mouth Of Judge DAILY in
the report Of hi. charge in the case Of Mary
Fowlerseveral Of the critics par euceenos took
their places in this quarter during its delivery having
the cant phrase In the Of tho reporter and
also created much confusion towards the conclusion,
where the judge 10 made simply to say that this wo
man to be trested ss II she the most virtu-
a.
not possibly catoh Perhaps this expapstion Is the
best commentary that can be given upon the sous
suenes Which, the reporters have sst.ry nsd oocs
sen to address respectful remembrance the Bench
Of the court room-remove the seats Of tho Recorder
and Aldermen from the desk Of the clerk, which they
IN
from evil, and in such event, ell Of complaint
will be removed, Whsu this is done, all that can DO
expected is "a clear stage AID no favor ~
1'tsi tor Obtaining Goods uader False Pretenees.-
Margaret Scsnlon vas put forward ON trial, charged
OF Sc nusl McIatosh, undsr false prstenoss She sp-
pearsd to bes young looking woman, and had On IN
FAINT child In court and was represented to DO the mo-
;s: ns being
gold pieces; "littls high" that day; had bssn
drinking and some Of the gold pieces dropped out Of
ORANGES charged the little girl with taking bis money
the next day the little girl WAS sent out With witness,
By her mother to charge tn: woman from whom he
had purchased the oranges With stealing the money
the money Afterwards found in prisoners posses.
non BY the police with the exception Of few dollars
nine nve dollar gold pieces were found and dol
bills and silver coin, which she said she had rscsiv
cd from the little girl,
had the little girl for the time ct the orange
woman's stand commenced drinking that day 40
early Is 2o'cloek drank four times that day nrst
glass Of brandy, and next gloss Of beer-eaeh time
alternately the child told witness she took the money
out Of hr pocket and that he told her bring 1t to
his wife. -rl.r of ss.iilne1 sr1ta , p N Y''sII
Police officer MAceuIRE, Of 4th ward-Arrestsd uri-
soner and found Of the money in her possession
the prisoner not guilty upon whioh she VS. dsch
| Grard Larceny .Julis Mathews was put forward,
charged With stealing gold watch seal, gold key
Of o Garrison, on the 7th Of December last.
! Mr.. GAnRnsr testified 90 to the facts Of the case
auit which was the principal tssti@ony against her
The jury found the prisoner guilty The Court sd-
journsd over to to. morrow forenoon at IL O'Clock
l. 7e a.ars Domestic Miscellany. ,s1.I-ss
4 A man named Spratt murdered another named
while on . deer hunt. 40 - 100 : - 80
Henry Dayi' negro, recently died in Dearborn 90
and accompanied General Washington In several Of
Dennis sexton, fireman on th. oldtown fns rail.
road, was killed last week, near Bangor BY falling
from the engine and the train passing over him His
head was severed from the body.
The Methodist Episcopal church at Hysnnis, Mass :,
was badly damaged by IRE on Sunday Last. Phe Uni
church At same place took IRE same day. but
The culture the grape in California has been at
tended with success. The wine made therefron re-
sembins the light German wines, b said to be excel
The proprietors Of the gold mine at F1uvanns Va,
contemplate giving employment to 400 persons tho
present year Fluvana may be tho Ell Dorado Of the
Atlantic; who knows! 49,, t......a -,l.I
Mr. Thompson, Representative In the Kentucky L.
gisature from Hart county found upon his arrival ct
Frankfort last week. that he minus 81 970 belong
ing TO the State.
school Of whales, some rs in number, came ashore
| Goth ult.
The court house at Marian ma Florida was destroyed
by Ere about two weeks aimee. The records wers all
The railroad bridge at Salmon Falls, On the Boston
and Maine railroad was destroyed by ire on Tuesday
Dennis gilbert, kept in jail at Boston, as witness
against Goode, sir Go July, was allowed $685. "a
There 10 family in New London, Conn, named
Dryer ecnposed OF the father mother four sons and
two dsushtsrs whose aggregate weight ASST. Quite
Mrs Mills between hfty and sixty years of age, re.
siding in the town Of Hume committed suicide BY hang
IL nerteu, ON "wednesday night last EST. "a
The railroad ear house ct Dedham, was DESTROYED
by IRE on Monday night Last. .g
| AGtrman by the name Of Straub, who kept porter
house in got into quarrel with three or
four rishmen on Saturday night, In relation to bill
which offered In payne mt for liquor. During
the Eight Slraub was struck across the head With
heavy club by one Of the men, which broke his skull
and from the effects of which he died in about twelve
hours This 10 the fifth murder that has taken place
| in Dutchess county within year.
Several students have left Danvie (Ky) In conss-
quencs Of the cholera raging In that place.
Commis,a airy Martin, OF the Third Municipality Of
New Orleaus has bee held TO bail In the Of $1,000
for the murder Of Mrs. CAdy 1t ball. short time
| eince.
There nineteen railroads and sections Of rail-
roads, ccnne cted with tho Boston lines during the
past year, the aggregate length Of which make BIS
| miles. I" .'i l''T 1al
/ There 40 convicts received at the Michigan
State Prison during the year 1885, Of which we're
| need fer life.
EIdriek Frazier, seventeen years Of age killed at
Elicottyle, Cattarargus on the I'd inst by fall
Ing II ON ladder In hts fathers barn
James Miller employed on the Pontiac railroad, fell
tbe ira r. instantlv killed nv the