The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-04-05
TWO CENTS.
General soss ons.
Before the Recorder aud Aldermen Hsta.,a "a

General soss ous
Before the Recorder and Aldermen HATFIELD ana
Downing,
APRIL s-Ths Crane jury n.vins bs.p ,vo,,
The RkcoaDER then rose 90 =. TON coon the
nature OF their functions. His Hsnor said that thew
devolvss upon thsm To- i-i.V- a,vz,n, la ,x.
planning what these out u vas not ns intsn-
tion to rIespass at any length upon their time Il wss
expsdent, however snat tnuy saouid xuo~ extsnG
Of their uris diotion IL sx-Ud.d over every desorio
aSn 81 .feBce from the grave TO the smsllsst.
ne aws either state required he presiding judge
eau hen attention 10 the violations statutss
ne nst rather sntiqusud one, referred toe pro-
no.tioh ot the erection Of wooden buttd oys within
certain iuit the second TO usury 10 vs. this third
nv rare OF lottery tickets; the fourth Co tns sxer-
ohs OF the elective nd tho 6fh
mircemeanor for any OF the "a to make shat
'hey pAo round true bill for felony sasIpst a per-
Com. h.a no, either Ia custody, bail Tho
nso notnhg special to uicato: hut Il hal
great pleasure i" coogrstu atpx them nm IN IN, MAI
ssnsc9 I ne oSsnaar' wh'ch sssntsd a oou,ong
small ona since he had bad tho honor ~
Jusgs before he dismissed Them tae r. ~as nntsr Of
eo"s impoI lance which he stsned me nton It va
nov common indeed hs isht say on, tcacr
ps.ons or oo'aihink goods by IA pr-t- uc-s .hir
was snotber mode OF collecting dsbts and altar the
District Attorney had been put trouble
IN takiDg the necesary steps brius the &C ussd 10
was an honest man and that he bad ada FAR aud
equiaoio disposition Of his property They wonld
therefore see tss necessity OF sfsns such cases With
tAe most rigorous scrutiny 1t light .tser 70
lnoic man Tor any offence and when acc sations of
that character sxamin TO- it wss non nd unat
lney partook very htts ANY, of criminal oh sraoter
Tho Jury then retired to commend 90 their nbors.
Ine following is iist Of their names : Bsojsmin
~ winthrop Foreman A.ahsl A. DscmAu. rnenss
Hall, Jehn Jackson, John Wsioh, ChsrIss Rome
Samuel g. ST. John, James H. Townsend william
Steele, fatrick Dolsn, Philemon II. Frost, William
White, oses d. Taylor, jacob A mes Ounces G. De-
grove, Nathan f. Ely, Samuel -. Bailey, James H.
ii Charge Of Criminal Assault -Christoph.r ONsal
@ fer having on the last Of Janusry or the
aged FIX years, with nt- a., ana for hayny dons
suohsr act by which the health the child "A beep
syerv ,sn,s ~ ns pst,saiAIs are revolving to
uphs TO meet tho public eye. Tbs recital was Of a
mos painful description Asd hum,Iiating in the
mo o the Judges jury aud 10 every present,
who pos'etsessed the particle Of Christian
feeling Tns ground upon which the defence vas
oaftd was that The mother of the little child had told
woman named Harrison, that she (ths mosoer) would
NJ plan to get the accused out Of the way It ap-
pesIsd that the and the father of che child
had Eten In partBership In q boat. and that aome
MISUNDERSTANDING having arisen bstwsen them, the
above mentioned Communication.
A., Inc RECORDER having charged the Jury they re-
tired and after deberstins for shout ton miautss,
returned into Court with verdict Of guilty. of an a.
ssut and battery with ioteDs the capital mart Of
me charge having boon abandoned oonseq uenes Of
having been called up to the bar Wa, asked what he
nsd 10 say why the sentence OF the should not be
Tn. REcospER addressed him in strain which uro-
oucsd strong sensation IN court, and which tho
s.,S ,hs cohvcs himself seemed to feel His Hoaor
p'tal offence would have duty of the Court
ssna Ann 70 the state prison for period not hess
thsn ten yeare and probably for the Of his nstu
rsl life. The laws of the ntry from whsh he Sths
scoused had come dema ndsd forfeiture Of the life
or person who had been avieted Of the On oitsi
offence II any crime calculated to arouss fs.-
ing OF 1t was that for which the secass
| had been indicted. What wore the faotsF A litsIs
child Of the tender of years had be- eriminsly
ssautsd Had the accused considered what the feel.
lngs OF the mother would BIZ when she saw her little
had hear ,h.d1 RI.
| eonAsered what the feeling Of the public would bs
when II became lno.n that the little creature who
Uood osiore them had been tns vlom of his lusl He
must say that since ne had had the hon.,r Of a
feat on the bench he had ne vsr seen = o.,s more
Hesor he speks words A. msd 20 labor unS.s
snosg emotions which we're indicative Of th, abhor
two years Il e.. STATE Ss: sen
Hx hwoy Ks1tevy.-Gsorg. Hamilton wss ,iad;os.d
down oolersd named brsnsm Coz r. ,S.rsS
street and for having robbed him Of his poo1.t cock
n n cTn.ansd two bank notes OF toe value Of St
eson. Ins prosecuting witness uniIQe sueo M = of
snu,ing manner. Hedsssostsd the blow a. . o,ip,h
TO MIN caused much laughisr his case was triad H.
i0rs wnen Two Of tho gang were found guilty ons Of
Up va an aii6i msu named Smith the k.sn.r ofsn
oyster eeasr deposed that tbs accused vas In his
(Smith's house when the attack ", msds uaon CO..
The jury retired for nv miDutss aud the rsnr".6
with verdict Of guilty Of assault an battery onlv
IN Inc pio..f when called up for Judgment, protested
hs Innocence In nsfderAtisu Of pre- yious rood
character Of the contr nature OF na eviSsscs
and OF his having already suffered panishm.nt The
the term Of twenty days In the city prison
Inc Court 40 ourned At O'Clock until IL clock to-
morrow (this) morning.
APRIL 4.-.4ssauit ana Banerv win L.,.n, p, E,;y
a respectable looking y,ung man, named CHARLES
Iovsy, q member Of that Invaluable body Of men,
styled printers indicted for having on ths IIth
OF February, l8a8 between Two and three ooiosk in
the morning, With others committed an assault and
battery. upon George Neufchsasr in the Exahsrcs
n mn< IN w.
killing part of the indctme was xt once
by ths direction Of the Court. The gsnslsmau Who
asenoed declined to proceed with the xsmins
ton OF the prosecuting Witness even according 70
his evidence there Was not single scintiA Of proof
submitted therefore, that there was no oue,tion fr
the jury, nd that 1t weuId BE- wantou waste Of the
pubic us 70 pro eco any further With the ease. It
vas, however, pressnted to the jury who unhesi-
tatipely pronounced verdict Of not guilty Mr. Tovsv
then accompanied BY his friends, lsft tho Court.
VAtfe being no other ready, the Court adjourned
at O'Clock till IL e'oock to morrow (this) morniue
II appeared that the complainant had bsen most So
v.rely assaulted BY q Dsu named Charles Andrsws
who 10 st large and that In noe Of ioju,
res he had received, having been bsassu about the
head and face with lumber. he had been oondnsd
to his houso for three ths but with vbioh s.sauit
- viii have been ,een, Mr.. rovey had had nsthing
cast most serious upon thu intseritv ana
ndehty OF the police Of our city. Mfr. Nsufohsder
s-ofs that AnsIsws had bsen ,ssn In the city
raj times since the attack; that bs might have been
srresed with the greatest esse tina. he ths witnsss
bad informed Captain Seattle, Of the i4th ward Of
the fact and further, that hs had offered to ss nd
man With the Captain. to point Andrews out 70 him.
but that the officer did not sssm disposed to arrest
him. So gross . dersction Of duty a. thia shouid
not be allowed BY the Chief Of the Police to psss
without thorough investigation; and II the sliees.
lions be true and they have been made uadsr the
solemn obligations Of os,h-the ofnoer In question
should be suspended, or, st lssst, severely rebaksd
such charges sgsnst men who looked upon y the
guardians Of the public peace are not oolv
TO impair their efficiency but to bring them ino oon-
Tempt ADO, therefore, they should either Do cleared
up or those who are obnoxious to them be oonpeled
TO psy the penalty.
Court OF Common Pleas.
Before Judge lngrsham.