The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-04
Court Of General Sessions.
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- I1Ip IlOIiVI INCCOIUCI THU
THE APRIL TERM.

THE APRIL TERM.
APRIL 3.-The Court met this day being the first Mon
day in Apr-the commencement of the April term The
room was densely crowded with jurors witnesses, and
spectators
The business OF the day commenced with e,npanneing
the Grand Jury. quorum having been at length OBJ
taincd the following gentlemen were in the usual
and prescribed form, by the Deputy Clerk Mr. Sparks
Fcrcman-George NJ. Chairman; Aaron Arnold, John An
derson, George O. Baldwin Stephen Rotsford William
Walker Samuel N Dodge, Charles s Francis, Leonard L.
Johnson, William II. Knapp, James G. Mohatt John
McChain Peter Pallion, and George Saw.
His Honor the Recorder then proceeded to charge the
jury upon the various points required by law He
menced by saying that it not only the existence of
good laws but it their maintenance enforce
ment and their righteous administration that the
ry, the peace and order Of society depended. Their
duty therefore, was to inquire into and make inquison
and upon competent proof to indic all persons charged
with public offences, crimes or acts tending to such
wrongs IN their hands placed the maintenance and
preservation of the laws The necessity OF not only i'm
partially, sound Judgment circumspecton industry and
care in the performance of these duties, By an un
teosng endeayor to ascertain sense Of every
that brought up before them, and that the law
applicable to, was clearly manifest. Included
in their duties, and It was made especially
the object Of the Court to charge them to make inquiry
into any violation Of the election laws any violation Of
tho usury laws, any violation Of the lottery laws and
violation Of the laws whore public officers exact de-
entitled to by law He referred them particularly to
violation Of the lottery laws the evil consequences
growing out OF this Defarous traffic incalcultble
He found upon examining the calendar that there
but twenty eight that required their action; there
Tore tnelr duties would be lighter than were those oil
former Grand Jures. He felt it his duty to call their
attention TO complaint of very high nature being
made TO of the magistrates, and when only half
finished (evdence Of crime horrible in its character
having been commtted) where the material witness
suddenly disappeared and not to be found to
clude the prosecution If the circumstances detailed
correct, it Of the grnvcst that could de
mand their attention II the crime that he alluded to
was really committed surely they should investigate the
matter IT, however the parties implicated should prove
to be innocent then the whole matter would be cleared
up to the satisfaction OF all parties concerned lie also
v,ip fl, pf
public markets. for nothing needful at this
season Of the year than cleany market places. 1t
their duty ALSO to that violation of the laws
relative to driving cattle through the streets should
unpublished With these remarks his Honor committed
the business OF the Term TO their hands.
The of The petit jurors having been received
by the Recorder, the court then adjourned for the day