New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-19
LAW INTELLIGENCE.


COURT OF GENERAL sEsSIONs-Besre Judge BEBrE, and
Aderne CORNELL and PECK.
James Accost coored was tried for stabbing Thomas
Anderson also colOred the right breast nhctng dan
gerou wounds The defendant proved that Anderson as
sauted him first. The Jury rendered verh OF NOT
guilty and the prisoner was discharged
The Grand Jury INTO Court aud made the following
PREsENTMENr.
Foremost among the various matters to which the at
tentlon Of the Grand jury was specially called were the
character aud dangerous condition Of class OF buildings
lately erected in City and known tenant buildings
These buildings appear TO have been constructed upon the
principal Of crowdng within certain space an almost IN
definite number Of human beings, without any adequate
means Of egress in of necessity They may be fairly
described human traps from which escape is almos; i'm
possible and the greater the efforts OF the unfortunate III
break their ftsenngs the securely do they
find tbcmt Ives Gagged in their living Ombs Ii there l. any
DUTY specially eDioned upon Municipal and State Legs
that OF guarding by adequ 'e enactments the Sc
cuIiy OF human lie. The public mind Is again and again
shock ed by the fatal and heart rendng caasrophes at
trndani upon the csreesnes and cupabe kesness of
those who passenger carriers by railroad or steamboat
often through their criminal misconduct ana neglect
carry misery aud destruction into the bOsOms o families
and here in midst have another element OF
destruction calculated at any moment 70 excel IN the
loss Of life. the most disastrous OF modern homcde5
bl fire food We should be wanting IN our duty "a
men and the Grand Inquest of the County It We failed
express decided reprobaon OF the criminal neglect
Of those whose duty is by law to regulate and provide
remedy against this evil. We recommend that law Do
PASSED ~ the session of the Legislature 10 meet the
emergency, and earnestly call upon the Common COun
ell ana II public authorities 10 aid In furnishing ade
quae remedy The practice among portion of Fire
Companies cessary andin direct violation OF law OF
running with their engines and apparatus upon the side
walks was also called attention, by the finding of
Coroner .ury in a of death produced from this lille
gel conduct Independent Of the action we have been com
PEELED 10 take IN this particular case the Grand Jury IN
reprOhaGng the practice. call the attention OF the Common
Council stugenty enforcing their ordinances for every
violation of their sautay enactmen in this respect The
great body Of the remen all whose good opinion worth
counting and above ALL the paramount interest and rights
OF the citizens demand that for the future this dangerous
and criminal practice shCu be discontinued The Grand
Jury further present the buildings now erecting on the
north side of Forty second st. about twenty ave feet east
the Sixth consisting Of four or hve frame buildings
six stories high aso in Forty seconded immediately adj
Joining the to the on the west side, slight
and unsafe in their construction and recurring immedi
action the part Of the public authorities TO abate and
remedy existing defects
ISgned1 JosEPH b BREWSTER, Foreman.
MATHIS CLARK, Secretary.
After the reading OF the presentmen Judge Beebe re-
marked 10 the Grand Inquest that every effort should be
made have due action taken upon their presentmen by
the proper authorities 10 whom should be specially re-
ferred The Grand jury were then dschr ed with thanks
and the Court adjourned for the day
SUPERIOR coURT-IS cHAMBERs,--Bsfore Judge DvEn
HABEAs CORPUS.
In the matter Trainer e back girl whose and
tody is asked oT &c.
This case was resumed. The child was present but not
The Judge asked if the father was present Mr. Tappan
remarked that not but they had heard rom him. at
New York by violence Mr. Culver will be here he
j. usually very punctua.
1t was now a little past o'clock The Judge said he
would wait till half past B. Mr. c. soon came in He read
an affidavit of Mr. Tappans in which Mr.. l. said he has
acted friend OF Trainer that Saturday he called on
ceponen and seemed to express great anxiety that Trainer
has not been Saturday and depOnant received
letter today from Dunkrk, in which Trainer said was
dragged of and beaten and that 10 the reason am in this
place that he does know that the writing IS that OF
lainers but he has doubt that il by his dcatlOn
deuonent hAs teegrap pied Cincinnati with request that
INQUIRY be made Dunkirk but he has received no
Trainer has left his house in Church st., where he
Mr.. Brady said there is nothing before the Court by
which to detain the child.
The Judge said he did not see how ne could proceed
further IN this matter. He does not know now ne could
take the child by habeas corpus from the woman unless
by application Of the father some other person having
authority.
being its father and the question IS If the Court will,
under the circumstances permit the child 70 be taken sway
by this WOMAN If the Court will delay the matter the
friends OF the child Will give good security Tor rs care and
forthcoming.
Mr. Brsoy said you are friends many it is hard to
Nr Culver said he is happy to be the friend Of so many
and is always happy be friend Of the unfortunate.
Mr. Brady contsnded that there nothing before the
Judge by which TO hold the child he considered prepo
ferrous that Trainer could have been taken away to Dun
kirk By violence lie doubted the letter coming from
Dunkirk Said Trainer had not been seen on Saturday
ana spoke Of the idea Of kidnapping being blown
Mr. Culver said the case Of kidnapping is blown
there s suic en 10 send the Grand Jury. She
took the child from Cincinnati the very day that Trainer
went there for his chld She could have taken the cnd
to any Slave and sold and right to consider
that She had taken by force But she says in her answer
that the child is free child and that answer IS DOW on
record. -
The Judge said the question is having decided about
the kidnapping that had been shown whether aln
authorized detan the child Ii Mr. Tappan or you MI
c. will undertake oath 10 say you think yourselves au
horzed 10 act behalf of the father you can get ou
writ Of habeas corpus that Low here mol having oeen
signed by him. "
Mr. Culver said they would have right to DO that
The Judge said the father has been here and cannot
infer he has been spirited away and carried away by
I force.
Mr. Culver remarked the counsel Brady says one
sz the father on saturday but that is So he nay
office on Saturday afternoon as late as o'clock. aad
never saw man 20 anxious in regard 10 a subject he
was as 10 this My partner drew up the petition aud the
ther meant 10 swear IT, and went out TO the Office
If the Commissioner but the Commissioner had gone.
Trainer SAID be had three four witnesses to c0ObOrse
his testimony and he said he bring them up; bat
remarked TO him that il unnecessary. | will give
vour Honor my word thought on Monday morning he
WAS in the City, and my belief is like that Of Mr. Tappsn
that he has been carried of by force he has le bis carpet
bag and his bill unsettled at the house The ei for
Dunkirk O'Clock saturday afternoon and arrived here
at u o'clock on Monday and the letter post marked At
DunkiIk
Mr. Brady-I the sheerest Of AL humbugs to suppose