The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-05-19
Court OF GcneroI SessIons.

Before Judge Beebe, and Aldermen Peck and Cornell.
MAY Is The Court met this morning. but the Assist.
District Attorney having one or two cases ready
fer trial no business Of any importance transacted
ASSAULT AND BATTERY WITH ATTEMPT TO KILL.
and charged with aaautng Thomas Anderson, also
eolored, with knife, and naicting deep wound in his
breast.
Thomas Anderson being duly sworn, deposed that on
the I'd OF April last the prisoner struck him with knife
At the Of Leonard and Orange Streets about IL
O'Clock at night; witness then into house in the
neghborhood where he followed by the prisoner,
who struck him with his hand and cut his coat sleeve
with knife; witness then endeayored get home but
his sssaiant followed him and attacked him once more
with the knife inicng deep flesh wound In his right
breast witness not having any means to protect himself
lowed the sea for living, and only two days ashore
when the stabbing took place.
surgeon attached to the New York Hospital the com
planant brought into the Hospital; witness the
wound in the right breast the woand was one inch in
length and appeared as IL it stab and not cut;
the knife must have been larger than penknfe.
Acoot in pursuit of the defendant whom he heard
ay that he stabbed witness conveyed Anderson to
the New York Hospital where he lay about two weeks
Officer lngham deposed that he saw Acoot running
after Anderson and stopping him he said that the
complain ant had beaten him; he Anderson, and ad
yed him to to the station house. and from thence he
convey co to the hospital
Caroline Bradley deposed that she saw Acoot strike the
cham; Mr. Anderson then lett the house. and again
struck by the prisoner she heard him then say he was
Amelia Bowes, being duly sworn, deposed that the
night Of the difficulty she talking with Acoot the
Of Leonard and Orange streets; Anderson
up and aid that she should 60 with him; she refused,
and he atched her shawl Asoot then said that Andsr
son had not great deal Of to interrupt people
in their business Anderson then said ybat have YOU to
do with ~ Acoot then said that he had something to
do with the affair both Of them then got Sighting after
this they both got fighting again, Anderson knocking
time witness has been acquainted with Acoot for the
last year.
The Court then charged the jury, who after few
ments elaboration, returned verdict of mot guilty
The petty jury were then discharged until the morning.
PREsENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury then entered the and presented
several indictments, after which they tired for fe~
moments In order to finish their LAHORE. They returned
to court again and made the folio xing p.esentment -
Foremost mong the various matters to which the at
tenon Of the Grand Jury were specially called we're the
character and dangerous condition Of a class OF buildings
lately erected in city, and kno tenant build
ipgs These buildings sppear have been
upon the priocpe Of srowdlng within a tain space
almost indefinite number Of human beings, without
any adequate means Of egress o necessity They
may be fairly described a. human traps from which
cape almost impracucabe and the greater the efforts
Of the unfo inmates to break hsr fastening the
more securely do they find themselves ENGAGED in these
upon our municipal and STATE legislature it is that
Of guarding life The public mind IL again and
again shocked by the fatal and hsartrsndng catas.
tropics attendant upon the cArelessness Of those
who, as passenger carriers BY railroad steamboat
so often through their criminal misconduct and neglect
carry misery and destruction into the bossms fani
ks And here in midst have another element Of
destruction calculated at any excel In loss
life the modern homicides As by Gre or
food We should be wanting duty men, and as the
Grand Inquest Of the county II failed express our
decided reprobation Of the criminal neglect Of those
whose duty 1t BY law to regulate and provide remedy
against this evil We recommend that law b. passed At
the next session Of the Legislature to meet the
and the public authorities TO aid Ia furnishing some ads
quate remedy.
The practice among portions Of FIRE companies
unnecesari and In direct violation Of law Of running
With their engines and apparatus the sidewaks
also called TO our alta alton by The finding of Coroners
nIy M ease Of death produced by this illegal conduct
Independent Of the action We have been compelled to
take In this particular case the Grand Jury reprobA
ting the practice call the attention the Common Coun
ell 70 the duty Of strngsntly enforcing their ordinances
ior tv@ry violation Of their salutay this
respect The great body Of the frenen al whose good