The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-04-24

TuE CuRIors TRIAL OF OSE-EyED THOMPSON, IN
BRooKLYN.-The trial Of One-Eyed Thompson, for
having counterfeit money in his possession, with
the intention 10 pass il, only began yesterday
ing, before Judge Morse, in Brooklyn, but did not
proceed. A report OF the brief proceedings which
took place will be found elsewhere in columns.
II is only postponed, however, till tomorrow morn
ing, in order TO indulge One-Eyed Thompson IN his
desire I'll getting from Boston the celebrated Mar
shall Turkey, who is also an original character in
that distinguished neighborhood. Tomorrow the
trial will proceed, when the opening Of the second
seal will take place, and chapter No. 2, in the
stool pigeon mysteries Of New York. will be OPEN
ed. and the public will be admitted To hear, hold
up their hands. wonder, burst their wristbands,
and depart.
According to every nmahon and all appear
this trial will surpass in interest, perchsnce
in result, that Of the first trial of portion Of the
same distinguished batch Of sarunfs. We allude
20 the trial of the Drurys. One-Eyed Thompson,
IL appears. il going TO conduct his own case. lie
has measured the capacity Of his lawyers, his adj
vscrs, his editors and his counscllors, and pro-
badly has found ,hem-cven when rolled into
one lump Of fat-dclicicnt in width and
depth, roundity and brains. Yet his appearance in
his case as chief counse !. is n novelty in ITSELF
and viii be worth, at least in the report. IL well
done. yast deal of profit 10 the unbreeched news
boys. who may circulate report ofthc trial. One
Eyed Thompson j. a master spirit in his line, which
l. system Of stoo-pigeon philosophy. improved
upon since the days Of Eill Wiley. lie was the
originator. the dcNscr and manager of the singular
siool-pigccn councils held in Brooklyn, IN which
the Druvs and Bristol Biil participated. and also
Of that other stool-pigcon conycution-amosi equal
10 the Nashville or Buffalo conyeniions-which
was held somewhere in tie Third avenue near to
the "hollow beech tree" al which George Wilkes
and bic cuBiedcrsies made their reputation aud
profits. a. Homer did out Of the siege Of Troy
Ouc-cyed Thompson i,.n great chemist. q phi
lo-ophcr. a crimiEal lawyer. politician. fnan-
cisr. sud retailer Of The iahcls for Mofai's
famous PhUnU Eiuen Ia the country IN
addition 20 all these he j. now going to
b. his own council ia has own cause. and expects
De viii be able 10 puzzle both judge and jury, an id
all the community e Brooklyn. The chief wit
mess against him APPEARS 20 he the famous krling-
ton BcRnci, equally original in L.- genius. bui TN
recently man Of undoubtsd responsibility, p.cty
philo-ophT. and religion - the natural hue
u vii gprcar. thercfcoc. though this trial i
.cnail mater, yet il involves . e-uls Ut nnm-nsc
magnitude both as 10 the character offhc contend
ing iurics. al the principal person charged With
The chtnce. We have no great synvatiy with
nnyGt th, raric- In thcs, sny sicrics. either pac-
Eyed Thompson, Arlington Bennci, Ashley. the
Drugs. Bristol s'ill. George Wilkes. or Marcus
Tuiius Cicero Stanley. They are sl IL associates
and cCu,panCns Gr each other. Their scl.cmcs
ard plans 70 hoode ins and euirap ssch other. W.
hpc viii az prevent public jusficc frotu rcachisg
the whole q them sGfuffW. Cnc-Iyci ahoIr.osc
and ~ secret adyiseIs boy 10 escape ne conse.
qucnces of ihor sins leorc the jury n Book;yu.
ly thef Superiority and siill or thr innocence
and simplicity II o Brooklyn jny. We shall see
the results in a fcw dave. LIT them. however,
haze lair play bot yes ei iuriice I've administered
with iron imparlisiy. thcueh che skic. should flll
and smother the spring laJks. Tomorrow One
E,cd Tbompson's dcIw as lawyer,