The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-05
Court orGeneral Sessions.


| COMMENCEMENT OF THE TERM ORGANIZATION OF
The GRAND JURY-THE CALEEDERs, ETo.
OCT The following gentlemen having an
swered to their Names were sworn as the Grand Iu-
quest for the present term Roe Lockwood, Esq ,
Foreman; Ralph Benjamin, Andrew Clark, VIM.
Cromwell, John Greene, George d. FL. Gillespie
James G. Jacobus, Robert johnson, Frederick
lockwood. William Mackey, Matthew Murray,
Roe, Samuel Tryon, Oliver H. p. Townsend, Jacob
Yanderpoel, IT,, and Noah Worrall.
The prison calendar contained the following case
for action by the grand jury :-Mansaughter, L;
in the first degree, or highway robbery, Z; riot,
bigamy, l. forgery. 3; burglary, s.; embezzlement,
z; grand larceny, II; obscene prints, l /; keeping
disorderly house, l. Total of new cases. SIS. There
are besides, q persons in prison, viz Convicted
4; indicted, 10; witness, l bastardy, abandon
ment, 2 making the whole number in custody 80
OF the ~ indicted, eleven are to be tried in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, which meets next
month-beiDg capital otlences-0ne arson in the
first degree and ten for murder.
CHARGE BY THE RECORDER -UNUsUALLY LARGE
AND HEAVY CALENDAR-M0RE STRICT VIOLENCE
AND USE OF THE KNlFE-s7EAM ENG INES, ETC.
NEW NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE CITY-FALsE
PRETEECE CASES.
The Recorder, addressing the grand jury, said
The unusually IL rye number of grave as well as
minor crimes which are waiting for your action,
regret to say, will render the perform ance of your
duties extremely responsible, and q task Of more
than ordinary heavy labor and anxiety. The mum.
Der Of cases Of various descriptions for which the
ACCUSED parties are waiting in prison, are exclusive
Of bail cases, So. 1t is subject of sorrow to every
we'll wisher of tho community, that included in the
calendar are more cases Of street violence, blood
shed, and personal injuries, most Of them attended
with reckessness, which the sad indulgence in de.
gambling, drunkenness IS, and prostitution. Among
these cases, too, much moro common than hereto
fore, appears tho use Of the knife and stiletto-
weapons generally employed by none other than
the assassin and bravo, against which precautions
are of little avail, and resistance unpepared.
The numerous Of this class Of offences against
the person caused general sense of insecurity, a
..- of alarm and annrehenson ..,,,ur tne Or
derry portion d the Community. Yox yigilant
attention to this branch Of crime, and the Causes
then called their attention to the duty which de-
volved upon them to inquire into the arrangement,
construction, and manner and means of conducting
steam vessels, steam engines, locomotives, and rail
reads, within the county-the late melancholy acct
dents warrantipg extreme scrutiny. They were also
authorized to make inquiries into the arrangement
aud condition of all buildings, including theatres,
churches, school. houses. hotels, boarding houses,
assemblages. The many extensive buildings now
being erected and in use for great numbers of per-
sons renders thisa subject ofproper They
to present all violations of the Inv herein. They
also to inquire into and prevent all nuisauces
including cow-houses, stagnant ponds, collection.
of putrid meats and oifal, and all nuisances by
which psblic health may be endangered Also
all violations of the laws endangering persona
He then called the attention of the grand jury to
their powers to inquire into the discharge Of their
duty by all public officers, which he pointed out as
an important subject. and proceeded to show the
injunctons particularly laid upon them (the jury
by the statutes Of the State with regard to the cleo
tion usury and lottery laws and observing secrecy
&c, in their proceedings One class Of cases which
may be presented to you, continued his Honor, re-
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mean those which are for obtaining property under
false preences Your power OF discrimination herein
will be strongly tested To be certain, on the one
hand, that the case is clearly made out, and, if
this branch of criminal Jurisprudence be not resort
ed to from disappointed cupidity, as means Of
coercing the payment of debts, without just grounds
for the accusation of crme for oen in the minds Of
creditors. even in good faith, when loss OF money
gives strsng and natural emotions of resentment,
color and a view are given to transactions at va
rance with their real nature. Unforeseen msfor-
tune may thus be perverted into designed frauda
and premeditated crime. In the belief and conf
dence that your duties will be efficiently and cor
rectly performed, submit the business Of the term
to your consideration. The large amount Of bust.
ness is such that may, trust, be excused for recon-
mending to you longer daily sessions than are usual
The grand jury then retired to their room.
JURORS FINED.
The panel Of petit jurors was then called, and
several fines imposed for non attendance There bs-
ing nothing ready for trial. those in attendance were
discharged until this morning
THE BAIL CASES.
The District Attorney oA1ed in succession all the
gail cases, which, as before stated, have been ac-
cumulatipg throughout the last three months in ad.
dition to many Of long standing, the whole number
ing between fifty and sixty. Many of the defend
ants being in default, their recognizances were de-
clared forfeited, among this category was the no
torious rvlle Gardiner, for the shooting case in
Fulton street. upwards Of year ago.
The District Attorney in answer to some argu-
ments that were adduced, insisted his right here
to forfeiture in all cases Of felony If there were
extenuating circumstances, or any ground for re-
versal, application should be made to the Court Of
Common Pleas.
ALLEGED PERJURY IN THE FORREST DIVORCE CASE.
The case Of VIM. M. Doty, indicted for perjury on
this celebrated trial, being called up, was ap.
p1inted for tbis day week, Tuesday, the 18th inst
Mr. r. Whiting end Mr. A. A. Phillips appear
for the defendant.
Several other cases were appointed for various
days. and the Court adjourned till Tuesday morning
Board Of Supervisors.
Oct. His Honor the Recorder in the chair
The minutes of the last proceedings were read and