The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-16


posed of on application for execution against tls
person Of the defendant, should such an appioss2a
become necessary.
Court or General Sessions.
Before the Recorder and Aldermen Moore and wsrA
CORONA l5-pAtrick Campball convicted Of robes
on board canal boat ut the dock and whose trial
reported In fridays HERALD being an old offender.
sentenced 70 I've years imprisonment.
John Powell who pleaded guilty OF assault and bs&-
terry Oh his wife sentenced to twelve months iapI-
comment la the penitensrV This presented ~ 6c
serious aspect rna the prisoner indicted for
slaughter, the unfortunate having died subs.
animation the doctor unable to say whether dsash
wss caused BY the assault end battery by the bursg
OF tnmor Under these ciroam tsnce the above pisa
Wa accepted and o.ing considered
by law was inflicted
Inn BulAls READ sTiPLxs-ALLsGsD su,sAScs--AN ~
TEkrAiNIso HORSE cAsE.v
The case Of Amos Il Chamberlain, tho ownsr % IT,
Bulls Head sie6ea between Twen fourth and TWeat-
ft,h streets, and the Third Lexington avesuss was
called up this morning These -tabiea are we'll kuo
livery stables and The present indiotmest w.
enc Tor buwsnee 10 causing IN obtruoti0n by ruunng
horses up ard down in Twenty Eth stres The
above paned avenues TO the danger Of passers by a.
MIR Bchsid Bu-teed for the ascendant moved in mne
to quash the indictment the offence described IVES
one against CITY ordinance, which Imposed no for
each offence, but did not constitute misdens
The court held that The ordinance did abrogata ths
common Law under which this Indictment was framol
IL proved TO bc pubic nuisance 1t was therefore,
proposed 70 bring the to trial once the dsaad-
ant being prepared with several witnesses and Mr. Hso
conscDting, briefly opened the lie then called the
following witneees:-
William Nook butcher, Twenty fifth street, nssr
Lexington avenue sSornliis premises nearly adjonea
those Of the defendant who kept sale and livery stsbss
could not say bsw many horses usually there, bx
supposes never les than hundred ct hers Cd
mtied that MIR Chamberlain was tho propretor o, the
premises Iiorses being kept ON sale ar. brouxbt -
aud their ausht,es tried by racing up ard dowa in
Twenty hithstreet between Third and exnstoa,
either running o. trottng; not more than or I've
al time the speed IL three and half Goug
miles hour he knew the street be crowd
nd IN nd ghn III,
any danger himself bad property damaged ana
chorns hyes endangered in that street but could net
tay the horse came from those stables
Cross examined Never rccolected seeing Mr. Chssa-
berain riding himself Twenty fourth street. botwesu
Thru sveaue and Lexington IL composed OF ste
bles but this ~ tie only one In Twenty fifth street. Tho
opposite side Of tho block IL occupied BY Kunns and
Ciurtss piano factory and vacant land reflection there
Is another stable there; thought The sale
stable whare Mr. Chamberlain kept for full twelvp
years The bouse witness resided in was buiat
within the last hs tho stable went through
from Twenty icurh To Twenty 18th street. LIVED
th,Io icr fifteen and knew any accident 70
have occurred fr, m horsea there
Mr. Henry Miller (of the Regis ters Office sw0rn1-.
This gentau gave hi4 evidence in a way which CAUSED
eeat laughter lie bad horses raced up ana dowa
to show ihdr speed; there but At time thsY
VT ut at full speed bad known Of accident bot
bad heard Of some he seldom Mt homo Of thsr
ing on the sidewalk. they tore ap his tree; haA
heard the pegooors generally complain oft
Cross examinad-rte speed OF . horse depended On
how fast lac could go aushter) he wen. three egs
be could not go so fast four loud iau IN er
could ~ ten miles hour did nt know
was that core down ,Iee IL was in wagon did mes
know wbt her it Mr. Chambersins, the fence wAs
iii Adamss he told 1t done by horse: did nsk
know any thing of 10 Of his own knowledge.
Thomas NOOK sworn Had never seen horse drives
or ridden moderately the street
Cfoss exsnned--Haa lived In the neichborh ,od twsm-
ty years. Twenty fourth street between those
quite given up 10 stables; there very tew dwelling
houses there in Twenty fifth street ha Thought four
Henry S. Vanderpoo in the im mediate neigh
tbspe the side alks were mpssssbe nu,f the time e
spoke OF both eas in Twenty afh street which vse
mango thtm-a boy not seven years od-and he rods
them the sidewalk we'll as the road; they eews
from the Bulls Head stables did not think snythss q
the cTowo the street wns obructed but il priael-
pay on The sidewalk it in may last and In every
month ana oytsy DAY anu forty times day oil the ims
since lac bad II, Ell there, three years and half
Gross exaDiDeo--Was IN the mahogany aud varsish
business his workshop vss in Cherry tow.
and he had factory 10 East Twenty street bsswss
the river end First avenue went out in the mornnv
Gown town NJ about eight o'clock and returned beesso
6usksbous bait past I've or six he lived there thr,e
yesrS spd the stables In existence when he fret
went ih'Ie this was both public and pu rate nuau .;
knew the difference between them but not the dfsrsne
Of the ony end seen them, and they trottsd ss much
just before dark az then; could not imagine Asg
the sotsts could come olt without going side
walk; bot had sten thsn come out quickly thsv
scarcely touched The boys rho rode them dirty
NO dome knox EN- Q-Iiow do you know they wsss
losiers.r them by their appearance Q-Ds
you judge al "loatafs By their appearance them -
Yes boys o.--Now tell me the appearance OF a boy
otfer'n "A di,tv, ragged little loxfer with no hak
and half pair Of breeches footed and bare legged
bhugbter) Q-Anythng else? A--No Thats cut
ci+nt Witness continued Did not know Were ttsy
csme from or where they vent To- the horses from
al rbe stables In Twenty fourth twenty dh ssstss
can't say which particularly; did no. know Mr. Chsm-
brias, never fsw him with The horses. (Ir Chambse-
lain here stood up and witness said he had sesa
HIM before They rode the horses beyond Lexingtou
avenue and came down the flying in -platoonss
Of two end three; had dozen boys with dossu
or twenty borse- some With two horses they u
under Twelve or thirteen years old; be judged thsir
age ~ their phiz; 7 had secn six or eight of then
stable, bed nothing TO te The jury but like
10 convince them 1t vas a nuisancs (Laughtsr)
Dad borse d his ana had boy hold hin seas
times; they we're all little "shayers lie examined Their
"phG " Q.-Did you examine their teeth, (LouA
aughtcr.) Alt was not necessary; could see thsie
teeth when they got the money; Qaughter) he haA
herd women scream. but seidou went to their Asss-
lance as he know they more frightened thaa hun
Cloud ianghtsr) never saw 80 accident attended stA
dow pretty hard he should say twenty horses (sagh-
ter Q-In tn first or second story A.-0n the avt
iron fence stopped that Can you say whether thsss
bores came out II the Bciis Head stables, II doat
know tho Bulls Head ststl-s all the stahes IN
Twenty fifth street though believe there but t1ss
there may be three or four
No other witnesses being in attendance the foe
the persecution closed here
Mr. bns cd submitted there was no case bat ~
Court thought With Dir Hall there sufficient to -
To ibe jury under their direction He thaI efore oaeA
Officer HolDers o. the Eighteenth ward who dsSsssA
thtro was obstruction caused by the defendsass
Toud avenue in the habit Of coming round thesr
end showing them Of and the Bulls Heed .tsbIss being
tho last, had 10 take it ALL lie had aes-
cent there boys DID ride the horses but ceud maaags
them unltts sometimes unruly horse.
John PITCHER. another officer gave siuar testimoey
e oid other persons Who had stabbed their horses vssh
the DESCENDANT anj physician residing Ia the neiSA
borhopd Il was merely cumulative and need NOS -
repeated.
Tho submitted under the charge Of the court,
and The Recorder briefly stated tho law, pointing ous
What oonst utej public nuisance, and alstsg
thu main fea Of the testimony The jury soaroely
ned IN their seats ere thew returned verdict 81 MOS
guilty che adjourned til this 5stuf-
dsy) ht twelve ooioc aud the jury were dsohsrSe4
until Monday morning.
United States HarsheTs Office.
Der. 1s-five indictments fcr cruel aud uousua
pupi bIutnt having been found against Captain p.