The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-16
Court OF General Sessions.

BEFORE the Recon Der sud aldermen COOK and BARD.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST MARCUS g. STANLEY FOR
RECEIVING STOLEN oooDS--PoLIrICs IN COURT
Der 10 The first called this morning that
OF Marcus Cicero Stanley, who appeared when the
Are you ready for trial ," to which John Graham
replied
Gr.har,-"I appear for him you will please address
that que ton to mo addressing the Court) In this
case OF Marcus Cicero Stanley csled ~ this time
by the District Atorcsy suppose tor the pucposs OF
mrromising my standing before tho people II IL
be go compromised the folio wing AFFIDAVIT has been
prepared by the dtfendaut's counsel, john Grsht
who has been stigmatzed as one OF coters CT stool
pigsonsn Counsel here read the following AID isvit
Genera! Ssssons-M Stanley dds The PesDie-
Indictment Jor Rc.Irag Stolen G1oSsCify and Coay
qC ksp York. SIN G. Stanley, the defendant In thu
shove named cause, bsias dolly sworn, ssysrhat the
indictment before this court found egHinst tue
said cepeDsnt In thu year 1915 bsing i've years so;
that eipce its finding this depon-ot has al b--n
ready for trial. With excspon of oacs, whsu his
counsel John Grsham) absent, actually engaged
in trying smother In smother court and there
fore could not s,p.sr tor bis that this de-
poneLt has related the grounds OF his dotsncc TO MS
counsel John Graham. and has been inisrmaf from
such representation, that he has full and clear d.
Their saith. that Charles +. Mills Ia an important
witness fer ths def.ncs of this ana that the
said Mile Il u siok bed. unable TO eppsu
before this court "a - be see Sy tbs ccrndess 81
Dr. Chalmers, OF this city, hercunto annexed this
depon.pt forth.r saith that John Flsiiburgh. who
present 1T the time this depopent rsGuived the
goods charged in this indictment. Is also .tsiisl
witness for this deponent Ia the above cause aad tha
the said feldburgh a. this Opponent Il taformsd AL
believes is residing In tho TO OF Quincy stats
OF Ilisois; shat dsponent has end-avo-d, by every
In ris poser 10 the att ndsnc- OF tue
said Pi-ldbursh but without success. but that he
has reason 10 believe that said Fisldourzh will BE- In
this CITY H. tina ensuing month This s-poneat furt her
saith. that iam Wimey IL also IN ,t-ri.l witness
for this opponent aud that sst wnley Is nov absent
In Csolbis, sna siii probably so remain until the
Decen Der OF this court. This depDnsnt further
saith that John Cook Is also ,t-r~l wfiuass for
this d.popent and that saidC Cook although resident
this city has not been by this psnent mot
withdrawing he bas made diliyant srsrch) for the
pact month and that this dspoa-nt has emo loyed
Cook withou, await witness for the present term
Ths derobeBt th' tsfor sks that the shove be
postponed Tor the term, and farther he saith not
Sworn and subEoribsd In open court this l5gh day
OF October, 1850. HsSsr vANDksVaRT, Clerk
DocTos cEaL@sa's eESrIrIe.re.
This eertihss that Mr.. ChsrlsP Mills Is m,rIslnd,
Il .. In tho last stass ~ eonsumP,ioa; :,
Counsel ansiiy asked thst tho might 50 on till
the D~os mOer t.rm.
" due myssli sts,s in reply 90 of gen
lsu.n'r preliminary Remarks, that d. not lag
politics into the Court VI Session.. Here am distric.
attorney ard only the duties OF my ofhcs OJ,-
side am politician bat ss~ n lh- after before
the court STANLEY was Indicted some years ago bat
circumstances which made In DrAsti ssbs {,
hy hm Other circumstances nave nin arl.sa ~hioh
makes u my duty nos 20 bring the case on learned
some time since that engaged Ia the robbery of
ths premises Of Mcrsrr Tiffany NauBS, twnioh a.
vas. ON coo victioo Imprisoned ia State prisoaJ had
been par by the Governor aud that sos o,n.
Quoted bnssif we'll aud perfc ty credible Wit
Zoe. far fross a,o sce the al
In pheasant position, thai -oulI have this
disposed ~ once. thst when hr sucse~ds m Ia
ofss hr need not he pi-c,d IN .ti uup!sasaat
position by being called upon 10 enters noie yTsssc
To this Indictment"
Grshsip The District Attorney IL srgaiag 80 ~
20 b. hs succs.sor IL Is Lrus 1 have bsen
nominated To ths once. but have yet ~ pass vsry
severe orirsl thst Of the Rsot b1x before
a. Ard ihoult rtach t. 10 does MT folio thai
wcvls he placed la the unIe.-s1t postioa that the
Distsict Atturnsy Ruiet to There you'd perohsno,,
be an Attorney u-neis Who would he willing 70 trI
such ~ could rot consistently attend to
District Attorney Warn had Mr. STANLEY arrested
the ssroad time. the Dtsot Attsragy's ofhcs
rounded by ptculisr grcumstauses I advised VITA
tho Asrt,spt Attorney Oep-rnl, the hru'h-r 81 On.
eounssl nov cpgsg the other ~ TO- sud IL ~i,h
bis advice thnt had the Gaze brought IN
Attorney and dsfy him TO prove that the Assi-tsni
ATTORNEY General advised him to prosecute this
Ne retained 10 sttsLd to the DTurr trials
alone ana wHs not Ia this.
District Attorney -P-rhsps the gentleman knows
better Than 'he fssistsht Attorney Geosr-i m.slf
What he VIVA ret aimed Tor.
Grahsm.-I kno~ hin we'll enough 10 warrant ns
In saying that ba sdye cd va. prosecution VI thu
caufr
Recorder 1t 10 unnecessary. gentismsn 10 discuss
p.rsobsk matters Under the ci set forth
In the affidavit, the court order the ~ 20 on TIL
D.csmb.r
pDtriot Attorney II vsnt M st.plsy to und-r-
stsbd thsi .h- sssors a. try this VA n-c-m Der
And thus the care vas disp"ssd OF Tor the present