The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-24
PniLAnsLrHIA. March %. 1851
Court of General Sessions.

Ono hundred and fftyone deaths occurred during the
past week
Court of General Sessions.
Before Judge Bebcc and Aid Oakley and Chapman.
INDICTMENTS AGAINST JOHN GRAHAM, DEWITT c.
GRAHAM, AND MIKE MURRAY.
March 21-The Grand Jury yesterday brought in
number Of bills Of indictment against various for
criminal offences TO be tried at the Sessions Amongst
them indictments against John Graham and Dewitt
T. Graham for assault and battery upon James Cor
don Bennett and against Michael Murray, for assault
end battery Charles Trumbul Captain Of tho Eiyhth
Ward Police and another for similar Offence against
Stephen 81 Burns
TIE TRIAL OF ISAAC T. JEwErr, Of An INDICTMENT
cIiARGING hin WITH VIOLATING THE PERSON OF
MISS uI.BIANA GoJRGAs.
The trial Of this case continued yesterday
1hcre the same interest manifested as on former
days The galleries crowded and all the seats in
Che lower part Of the house fun early hour.
In relation to the notes or letters shown 10 Miss Gourgas
yesterday tho Court said might be- permitted
t them and she then at liberty 70 say whether she
could identify them as her handwriting or not.
Mis- Gouryas was then placed again on the stand
fEnye,opc s6ownJ That i not INV handwriting a
small note shown) Yes. think that Is in my hand
writing (Anether note or billet shown That think
1hnk is mine CA paper written IN pencil marks shown
That y no< mine The witness was next shown her ss-
mature attached to the examination taken before Justice
odoun'fort She admitted that the signature was hers
Wich street / visited him three four times at his
store in Elcccker street Grove street but
alone.
Direct examination rcsumcd-Q Why did the defend
ant discontinue his visits 10 your farther house Job
Sectcd TO and oycrgucd) A-My father requested him
IL Amy street he told me 30 The reason that only
saw painting in the at the University wa that
ahe dark and was Obliged TO 90 close to the
.picturc 10 zee it. / Mr.. Rawdon but once
recognise the Mr. Rawdon pointed out yesterday
the person TO whom Jc~ett introduced me. lie
eaid ne nephew Of professor in college that h
~as dLssipa,ed. lie cautioned me against him aud
70 return his bow IL lie should salute
in The street; he did not state why.
Odd you cry any tina, 5th Of march, A-Yes
Q-Wbere' A-on my way home don't recoliect
shc,her commenced crying before or after left the
University
street have lived there better than four years am
married ] have been married nearly seven years. l
know Miss Ulbiana Gourgas have known her for bet
Ger than two years. ] was and iron for living In
March 1850 l wash working for Mr. weuar i have
va~hcd for the family Of Mics Gouras father. lave
washed for them for better than years got the
clothes on Mondays There a time in the month Of
March 1850 that dii not get the clothes on Monday
got thcsn "Wednesday evening II the first week
IN March My husband n waiter the steamboat
South America, running 70 Albany II was before my
husband went on board the boat that got the colhcs on
wednesday Crhc witness here went on 10 describe the
t4se in which she found the under garments u Miss
Ulbsns) washed drawers for none others Of the ia
Snily except her tthe complainant
Cro~s-cxsmincd- Ny husband went board the
steanbost sunday afternoon about the 9th 10Th
washed for the unmarried sister Il Miss Ulbiana and
eonc,imes for her married sister, the garments
snsrkcd with ink the garments cotton; Mis- Ulb
ana gave the clothes 10 me they were rolled up and
put them In basket and carried them home did
onrol them til the next morning. Ind been washing
fo< the family every week for about two years never
had spots the clothes except particular times
thc sst time had observed these spots week
Til head continued at considerable lengthy
DIR valentine Mott arrrned-Q You are ply .ician
and surgeon IN the city q New York Al called
Gk - years snrc hr-t embarked in the profession:
knov Mr. , Gourgas the father q the complain
OBJECTED To- objection oyerrued counsel excerpts A
FOR some % years. my memory me right have
Ano~n Mis- tsana from the time q her birth hrr gene
mi hcsith was always very good far my knowledge
Cccs was called 20 attend her in 1850 think 1t
On April was requested by her father TO visit her and
did so, Hound her In state Of great suffering both
sAy and physically aud she presented appearance
entirely different from that which she hal for
month previous instituted no other examination than
go ouirsrd-genersl-pryfessiona found her suf-
serng morally, ss thought than physically her
stste peculiar she was laborng under great mental
suffering and thrt vas affecting her physically, /
her several times within few days few days after
called deterlined 70 to Europe and len her In
chsrve q my son. sailed for Europe the aDth a.
From the examination which you made, and from the
symptoms ~ they exhibited thcin-vcs or we're stated 10
you BY Mis- Courva- enable you 10 prescribe for her
What IN your Judgment the Of the condition
In which you found her when first called 10 attend her,
t0hcctcd to snd objection sustained by the court The
witness here unmarked should non have known What
sied her " shc Ind no, stated 20 me ir-r troubles ar
rived Of information IN regard 70 her FROM coun-
50 f the defence objected 10 the witness stating what
hias Gourgas said 70 hm
wRness-wen what could / do' My hands we're tied
Counsel for the Dcfenee-simply for the reason tina,
you did not mske professional examination.
wnncss-I VII no, permit you OF any other man. 10
ssy that did not make professional examination
did make professional examination. sir proper
animation II vas professional sir Q-Doctor You
board the statement n Mise Gouras In relation 70 the
occurrence on TIRE AtM 81 March ~ the uVer-y. n.
~ board part q Il ! believe heard vha, she said
Q-Noud thst occurrence b. sufficient 20 produce the
condition 10 which you found her Objected To-
ruled snd exception takenl Alt would Did
you prr~crhc pref ssonally ipr her. Al dill pre-
srrbsd for mors than what addressed itscf % her nor
ally Che wtntss here mentioned the probable results
~ certain sections upon the person. he also described the
different Kinds Of blood venous menstrual and
John James Joseph Gouruss sworn--T reside at Il
Bedford street am the father q Mise Ulbians Gour-
gss she lives With me, she lived With me, she his
always lived with me, IN the month ~ March 1850,
sp 70 the time this complaint vas made. observed
samcthinx in the appearance ~ my daughtr
ebe downhcartcd melancholy enervatcd. her habit.
b.d been siways cheerful lively and she nov became
gradually sank under d. worc and ~ 20 the day
~ making the complaint, began 70 observe rrcst
ohsnge in the conduct q my daughter IN the beginning
a. The last week ~ March ! asked her what the
vs,cr had before observed that she different from
What she u-e 70 ~ she did not come down - promptly
% her meals uFusi f0r two weeks before the time ae
enaic the complaint. she mentally and physically
sBcspsbe ofiesvlng the hou-c am positive that shs
could not have btn cut o. the house from the beginning
~ the iss, week in March tl the eth day ~ April
Sop no scrtsnts ny two daughters perform the damc--
a. duties ~ the house. this has been the for eighteen
~ nineteen ycsrs generally attend the door when am
~ Tho house my daughters busy about the house
gsn.r'ly g ~, ~ the morninr my daughters gene
domestie du'ies from early Ia the morning until after
The Court took . rccc.. tI a. O'Clock.
EVENING SESSION
H,s Gourgas thc sister q the complainant called
and testified IN rclson ~ her sisters conduct after the
simc q the alleged the University. II ac-
corded With the account given ~ the father "a witness
end complainant Witness bad often encavored gain
b~ SISTERS confidence the 7th ~ April she made
cSmuunicsiion " about this affair il bv nv 40
aictsf communicated II 20 my father bro; hers
Louis and John snd they vent % the police Once a.
soon carriage csuld b. procured.
Gross xsmintd-The witness being crosse xamined
Aid that shc Jane johnson, the washv1nan. and
spale wh her about the garments a witness sister
this ,as before she vent 10 the police court.
The prosecution rested here
W. defence was opened ~ the counsel. Who stated
ts, instead q sddreng the jury at the opening q ia