The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-17

many persons 20 away rather than disclose their bu
siness within the bearing q such promiscuous assem-
for the transaction Of the business Of the depart
ment and although many alterations have been made to
adapt them to the purposes for which they used yet
am convinced that unless additional room Is provided,
any money expended TO fit up those now occupied V be
~ ~ u GEO. 1 ". SAT ie' Chief Of Police.
Board OF Educatlsn.
MARCH l6.-Erastus c. Benedict, ESQ.,, in the chair.
The minutes of the last proceedings were read and
approved
DEATH JUsncR MORRILL,
Mr. Charles Stuart, after very appropriate re-
marks eulogstic of the character Of Mr. Elisha Morrill, an
exJustice, and member of this Board up TO its last
sitting, proposed the following resolutions
Resolved, That the Board of Education have learned
with deep concern the decease of Elisha Morrill, ESQ,
lately member of his Board, and Commissioner OF Com
Schools of the Twelfth ward of this city that the
deceased in all his official relations while member of
this Board exhibited the utmost zeal in the discharge of
his duties and set example Of devotion to the interests
of public education rarely equaled than the
himself man of integrity, industry, and fidelity to his
trust and that in his death the community have sus
tanned loss which will not easily be supplied
Resolved That the above resolutions be entered upon
the minutes OF this Board and copy Of the same duly
signed by Its officers, be communicated to the family OF
The resolutions unanimously adopted.
APPOINTMENTS.
The appointment of Edgar KetchuM al Commissioner
of Common Schools of the Twelfth ward recommended by
the school officers of that ward to Gil the vacancy
ated BY the death Of Judge Morrill, was confirmed Rode,
OF the Twelfth ward in the of Edgar Ketchum
signed John A; Hows appointed tutor in the
commentator of the Executive Committee.
FREE ACADEMY.
The following resolution offered by Mr. G. II.
Smith, and adopted substitute for submitted by
the Executive Committee, for an appropriation Of
Resolved That 500 appropriated to pay the saa-
res Of the Free Academy falling due the 1st Of April
next and for bills due for the Free Academy the to
by the Executive Committee and that the old appropra
tons erred to in the report of the committee, be
Rasoivet That the sum of 5000 be appropriated for
fitting up cabinets in the Free Academy. Adopted.
Resolved That the sum Of s3s 900 thirtyeght thou
sand dolars Of the annual aPporonment to the ward
schools BE- and the same hereby appointed for the
Resolved That the of s., 7e5 70 be- and the
is hereby appropriated to the Public School Society,
for the year 1858. Adopted
Resolved Taat So 49, (being account Of the
Iua apporionment to the corporate schools other than
the Public School Society," be- and the is, hereby
appropriated for the support OF the schools entitled to
participate therein. Adopted.
| The report Of the Finance Committee, containing
estimate of the amount Of money which will be required
on the 1 month was presented The committee es
innate that there will be required the of $64 72 l3
Of which they have in hand 81 1886 s2leavng the
of $57 376 81 the estimated amount required to be
placed subject to the drafts Of this Board.
resolution authorizing the appropriation of that
proposed and adopted together with the report
The Board adjourned to Wednesday next at Eve O'Clock
Court of General Sessions.
Before Judge Beebe and Aldermen Temanu and Cornell
CHARGE OF BURGLARY.
MARCH 16.-Thomas Burton, q respectable looking
young man. charged with burglary in the dwelling
house of DIR. George A. Sandman, situated at No. al
West Thirty fifth street. the 9th of February The
prisoner found in the garrett but the evidence
not conclusive that the outward hall door locked
before he entered the premises and the indictment
contained other count the Court directed verdict Of
not guilty, which returned accordingly The pri-
remanded to await the action of the Grand
Jury before whom another complaint for attempt at
grand larceny sent In the afternoon, indictment
having been found the prisoner arrgned upon and
Mr. R. Holmes, for the defence interposed plea Of
aaargois acq,nt an attempt to commit same offence in
that house being embraced in the first indictment.
The Court overued the plea insufficient and direct
ed the trial proceed The defendants counsel took
witnesses recalled who testified the quantity and
description of clothing, &C., that on the premises
The prisoners counsel argued that there was no act
that would constitute attempt, and that entering
with the full intent "a fact which he would admit
insufficient without asportation, some such act.
barge that they believed admitted that the
intent was formed, the entrance overt act To
his counsel excepted and the Court charged upon the
principle laid down. leaving them to say with reference
10 the value of the properly wheter it attempt
ound him guilty. Of the offence as charged and i. WAS
emanded for sentence till Saturday next.
PLEADED GUILTY.
James Gillespie pleaded guilty to indictment char0
ng him with an assault and battery William Byxbee
the 9th instant under circumstances lately detailed in
the police intelligence Sentence deferred the defendant
being on bail.
Thomas Gibbons, mpeaded with James yarick,
placed trial charged with breaking into the store Of
John Garm in Fifteenth street, the night Of the 9th
Of January last and stealing quantity OF segars hams
the manner in which the prosecutor German gave his
evidence His constant answer as 70 the quantity Of
sa sv
ing the shutter and large quantity Of goods taken.
Of one of the defendants The prisoner trial. had
moreover, made confession his examination before
the magistrate in which he alleged he induced to
good character the only thing urged
in the shape Of defence. The jury returned verdict
ofguilty w., - u.,o. o,..., 49,,
what older than the last prisoner next placed his
separate trial The circumstances Of course dent
and in his examina ton Varick had stated that he did
not break in, but remained outside while Gibbons and
another did At the close of the prosecution the Court
asked the prisoner whether he had anything to the
jury. He replied. oh, don't know what to say
which excited loud laughter the prisoner heartily JOIN
ing Inc Jury returned similar Ssrd,ss as IN the last
kind Of contrton and, under the circumstance the
Court made distinction sentencing him for years
Only, anu NAriCk yenrs aAu montas, tO inc
| State prison
i CHARGE OF RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
Gabriel v. Mccoy. who keeps a store
house Of South and Jefferson streets indicted
for receiving three bales Of cotton knowing the
| have been stolen
MIR. James R. Whiting appeared for the defence
William II Hazard sworn-Was connected with the
shipping and commission business; knew the ship HUI
guenot Capt Gardiner in March, 1852 she to this
port consigned to him. there we're bales of cotton
missing; the last he OF any OF them was st the
Tombs here; there three tf them; recogniSi
which had in the bsgeing Of the cotton become folded in
To the Court-Did know Of his knowledge that
| there any bales missing.
| Iierre Van Hoosen sworn-Was q private watch
man knew the ship Huguenot in 1852 about March,
she laid at pier No. As her cargo, but did
| net know the marks and could not identify any
mart Of IL found the cotton in the iauk linn elou