The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-15
vAt:s 70 ...nia. several witnesses and TO test the

w~atsa TO examine several Witnesses and 20 test the
legality Of the Mayors proessdinss
parties full hearing In order to test the question
Counsel for the accused then offered give bail for
the appearance Of ths defendant to answer according
The magistrate, in reply, said that the defendant
was nov In court to answer according TO Law for said
misdsmesnor and that he now required the defendant
TO answer said chsrpe, on pain OF conviction.
The defendant then pleaded not guilty, and de-
The Justice not being authorized to call jury, but
to csnvict sunmarily, could not comply with the de-
The counsel tor the defence then asked an sd ourn
ment to procure witnesses. The magistrate allowed
the request, and any further proceedings were sd-
In addition TO the above the police, yesterday, still
acting under the Mayors orders arrested three
prisoners, who gave their names Peter King, Will
liam Hopper and John Mlross, conveyed be fore
Justice McGrath who, on the complaint made by the
officers committed them to prison in default of payins
fine OF $40, i'm posed upon each on conviction OF the
We understsnd that each day the police In tend to
arrest all the drivers who thus violate the city ori
nance.
Charge Of Keeping a Gambling House.-In brief no.
tice OF proceedings before police court yesterday
respecting complaint by lawyer against Mr. Willis
for keeping gambling house, We informed the
pressions used allow erroneous influence as to the
cause OF the complaint being made IL states 1t
the complainant made oath that he had not lost with
the defendant or ever ggmbed at his house. A dis
pute exifted as to lawyers tees claimed
Supposed Murder In Jersey city.
For several days past considerable excitement has
existed in srsey CITY, in consequence of the supposed
murder of Mr. Donlevy, one of the nightwatehmen Of
the customs OF New York, but duty at the jersey
City station The facts to the Of his death
are involved in mystery He was found drowned In
the dock a. the foot OF York street. Monday
ing last Mr. Donlevy was q man Of about torty-six
forty Gig BIT years Of age. he duty Eatur-
day night last anu went over by the Courtland street
boat, about two o'clock Sunday morning While
going over, he dropped some money in tho boat and
picked IL up again That circumstance called the at
tention OF the persons board to him. aud enabled
them to testify, on the inquest to his having
at that hour After he left the boat he
the hotel the ferry with two whom he treated
to two drinks, gave s. gold piece in payment, and
received the change 1t also appeared the Inquest
that he had about him, AT the time, six seven S.
gold piecss and So bill mskng in all about SIS. 1t
,eems he oil not know these persons as he asked
them their names while in the hotel. soon after
taking be drinks the three walked out togshar and
that ss the last that of him until his body
was found in the dock. on Tuesday morning. It
also testified that soon after he lett the hotel the cry
Of WATCH watch,n and Immediately after, q sup
pressed groan. heard by the waschmaa who has
charge of the beats at night. Upon being taken QUE
OF the water. it found that there marks Of
violence his reok and iace and that his money
gone From these facts IL lie plainly infsrrable thai
he was robbed and murdered by the persons whoever
they that were in the hotel with him; bur It
does bot appear, from the testimony whether thoss
persons across In the boat whether he picked
them up after landing The inquest Is adjourned to
Monday evening next when II Is expected that soma
further facts viii be ELECTED.