The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-02-21
Brooklyn city Intelligence.

EXTRAORDINARY 6CESE IN COURT RooN.-An unusual
scene occurred In the room occupied by the Court Of
Oyer and Terminer Wednesday afternoon Shortly after
two O'Clock tremendous Graz resembling the explosion
Of steam boiler, startled the audience judges aud jury
from their usual propriety who made grand rusa to.
wards the door, and in their eaaerness TO get out
come laughably ridiculous scepes took place One Of
the jurymen who was 20 troubled with the govt that
be could with difficulty walk by the aid Of crutches only
the first out of the supposed danger and
sickness and was hardly able to walk into in the
morning was second best in the Another officer
Of the court fell his hands and knees In the scramble
at the door and the members Of the bar jury and audi
epce tumbled over him pel nell. while the pres!din,
judge retreated to q closet to avoid the impending
danger The scene was superby ridiculous, and tho
prisoner ut the bar who trial on the charge OF
srson, and an Irshman the principal witness against
him the only who retained their self posses
son and gazed with atonishnent upon this extraordi
nary of confusion The cause Ct a this great
conmotcn vas the falling of a beam from the cupoia
of the City Hall (Which is being repared) upon the tin
roof over the court rcom which made all the racket
A the cause ascertsinsd, the ourt re-
assembled, and the cause before it was proceeded with
KNc's CouS1r Cornr o. OYER Asp TEsMisER Before
Judge Morse. II. Morse, County Judge, ard Justice
Browr-Feb IS Conviction for in the third degree
John Baldwin placed on trial his morning on In
dicipent charging him with in the second tsgrss
1t appears that the accused is house carpenter aud
was In the employ OF stephen Jackson as journey
during las. summer About half PAST eight O'Clock
on the night CT the 10Th CT o,ober 1851 unfinished
house nearly adjoining the residence OF Mrs Nugent
belonging to Dir jackson. situated De Kslb avenue,
was discovered to be on fire. moment or Two before Its
and few minutes Afterwards when the flames began 20
burst forth, was pursued and arrested. Upon bsius
searched some matches found in his possession
ccrrepor ding with others In the house Previous to
TIE FIRE the prisoner made OF lam uage which went
10 show he not the best terms with bis employer
Stephen G Jackson Thos. Grow, Capt W. Cali OF
the Fourth ward police, and other witnesses, were eI
smined the above being the principal facts elected
from them The court charged that 1t appeared from
the evidence chat the dwelling house in which Mrs.
Nugent resided within nine feet Of the building fred
consequently the jury must ind whether the defendant
wac guilty Of arson in the third degree as lain In the
Indictment In the secoud degree The jury found the
prsorer guilty Of the charge in the third degree Ben.
t,nce received.
cosryMpLATrD MILITARY cH,sGs 1t bas been FOR
some time considered essential to the well being future
property ard regularity Of the military OF ong leland
to have the noused separate and under distinct
command from that OF the nfsntry and for that purpose
Captain Graham brought ths matter before the Military
Ccmntee At Albany, who fully scncurrei in the neces
sity OF the alteration aud ~ !. vs understood By ali
concerned agreed that the present troops should form
the basis Ct new iragoou regiment but subsequent
under standing Of the matter Induced Captain Graham
TO proceed to albany again and this he vent
armed with the written approval q almost al the Oh
OF the Thirteenth and Fourteenth regiments their
commanders, the Brgader General Major Dillon, aud
the officers Of the stan that the fcu ndstion OF
drsgton regiment may b. shorty looked for ia Long
Island.