The New York herald., 1850-10-08

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ReRBxIs sY TIE COUNTIES DIX cAUHoRr's HOTEL
xhs Court Of Sessions for the TRIAL OF criminal
causes, commence ed It's October term yestsrday The
District Attorney has quite Q number Of interesting
eases for the consideration Of the Court and Grand
jury In the hrst place there are forty or ny poor
German tAiors who 10 be tried for vieiAsion OF
law, In the which they committed when On
strike for wages in the early part Of the summer The
history Of the AFFAIR, which terminated SO unfortu
nstsly for these poor fellows, was simply this For
years pas tths Wholesale clothing business has
been growing larger and larger in our city, and as
consequence, an immense number Of persons have
been employed to Auacturs the articles Of wearing
apparel which 20 to supply the southern and Western
trade. or course the merchants could not afford to
pay large prices for manufacturing cheap articles OF
elothing upon which two or three pronts we're TO DO
realised before the got possession OF them The
consequence was, that good tailors-men who mad
learned their trade wellhad nothingto do With tho
low priced work, but found steady employment and
good wages in the shops where coats, vests, pants
looms, etc we're made to order ss our eoshiers In
Broadway end vicinity. The cheap work then went
into the hands Of women and poor vorknsn who
maltiphsd in number until the merchants were able
to dictate their own priess-the Germans, however,
invariably working for lower prices than any other
els.s They thus, Of themselves reduced the price
Of labor until they could gain but sorry living
for their services. II was finally proposed that
meetings Of the tailors should be called, and some
measures taken to enfure better wages, possible
These meetings attended principally by ths
poorer workmen the men whose services were vsiu-
able being always sought for and good wages paid
them by the respectable drapsrs and taiors. The
meetings grew from small TO large ones, when IL oe-
ossred TO certain unscrupulous politicians Of the %
cs>list school, that capital could be made OF them
Speakers wsre therefore, despatched to harangue the
dissatisfied tailors whs finally 30 believe that
they greatly abused and in order to better thsir
condition they Quilted their work, and went roaming
about the city, telling their grievances to each Other in
the day time and attending the meetings in the evening
The socialist orators were always there and kept in
fusing their poison into the minds ofths dsuded s
until thsy at length worked them up TO such pitch
that they sailed forth with deliberate design to break
the peace and infringe upon the rights Of quiet
citizen These yiolators Of the law were mostly Ger
mans who could not speak word OF English. They
had counted without their host for had they
committed breach of the peace than o Posse OF po-
lieemen, with their short clubs dropped down upon
them, and in few minutes order was restored. One
two heads brokan, and the disordery persons
Gagged in the lookup This result opened the eyes
Of the Misguided disciples Of socialism, and there
no more disturbances of this kind The rioters were
duly presented to the Grand Jury, who found naict
msuts against some half hundred Of them. 1t Ia TO
be hoped that the court and jury will treat the poor
ignorant Germans with msreiful consideration, but
visit the penalty and odium where belopgsupon the
heads of the socialist leaders and mischief making
politicians who, for their own purposes, urged the
poor fellows TIL the matter resulted in overt scts Of
disorder and crime lie. the blow fall where the noraI
guilt lies,
Besides the eases above referred to- III. ease OF One
Eyed Thompson, accused of sending torpedo, or in
fernsl machine, to the house Of Thomas Warner, In
May last, will be presented TO the Grand Jury This
will be an interesting ease, and If 1t is proven that
Thompson was engaged In the dssoeal scheme 20 de-
privs an innocent and injured woman Of life, 1t wiz
only remain for TIE jury to render true verdict and
for the court to send the cuprit to his spprs
home, the State prison.
IL ill DO by reference 20 the repert OF ysster
days procssd Dg in the Sessions tAst James Airing
tvn neuu-, ir Sessiss g. .-.-A .-~.-s---~-.
charging him with obtaining monsy by Ass prstenoes
from Mr. Anthem OF this city The defendant in this
has been prosecuted man, a. was proven In this
was tried and promptly acquitted Of . charge which
accused him Of attempting, by fraudulent means,
to obtain a large sum of money from gen.
uensn named Foster The jury we're but few mi.
nutes in making up their minds TO the entire innocence
Of the prisoner and yet he had been kept closely
fined in the Tombs for months. upon the sroundless
charge. This charge of false pr,teness brought
up about the time the other and although
the aeeu'sd has earnestly sought trial from month
to month, be has not yet been permitted TO
prove the falsity Of the cruel a.eusaton He 10
stivs man, and esnnst without great pain, bear the
idea Of grave charge hanging over his fair rcpu
tston He IL at liberty and only asks trial that the
mputstion may be removed nom his character.
The Court Of sessions hsv- also under consideration
ths case of Vremaitrs aud Denham, who stand
charged with roebine the hotel OF tie Countess de
Csumcnt In Pars. Of furniture, plate etc, to the
value Of some $1,000 part of which 1t 1. alleged
they brought to this city in violation OF statutes
Altogether the October term promises to be an inte-