The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-07
Court OF General Sessions.

RECORDER.
EMPANNELMEHT OF THE GRAND JURY-CHARaE.
JUNE 6-The court resumed its sitting to day at tho
usual hour. After waiting few moments for some Of
the absent Grand Jurors quorum was at length obtain
ed who in the usual and prescribed FORM by
the Clerk Mr. vandervoort and answered to their names
Phfetus H. Holt, foreman-Gerardus Boyce, John @.
Ba,les, Edmund S. Clarke Andrew Farmer, Thos +.
Glderseeve Theodore MARITIME Sampson Moore, SANFORD
mund N. Young, William c. Atwell william s Baker,
William Baulch Carkson Crolius, Elias Dexter Daniel
To these persons His Honor the Recorder delivered the
charge usually delivered to the Grand Jury He began
by saying that the duties imposed were Of In
ed all the attention that could possibly be given 1t was
their duty to inquire faithfully carefully, and calm
ly into all cases brought before ths for their sc
ton. They should be careful not to indct any per-
unless they thought ard, in fact truly be-
lieved the evidence sufficient to warrant such Q
proceeding their part He then proceeded to charge
them upon the different points required BY law Fir
II wasmade incumbent on him to charge them TO inquire
into any violation of the lottery laws from which nsa
rous traffic evil nconcevable had made itself manifest
The rich and the poor alike drawn into the cunning
former we're often robbed Of their thousands and the
latter of their last cent in the foolish and vain hopo a
rea,mg fortune OF handsome sum Of money Ieoos
policies to be found in all the principal thoughfares
Of the city, some vending them under the cover Of ex
change brokers He obliged he said TO charge them
TO make due inquiry into any violations OF the election
laws but he glad to say that their attention would
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bench only one case OF any election fraud had be-
fore him-thus going to show that the purity Of the
elective franchise remained comparatively intact The
point upon which the law required him 10 charge
them TO make dilgent inquiry into any violations OF
the usury laws He then went to say that this being
the summer season, II would be proper for them to
inquire INTO the condition OF markets. and tenant
houses for IL highly necessary at this season Of
the year. in order to prevent pestence disease 70
have the city clean as possible so that the health u
the inhabitants and the welfare Of the community might
be preserved lie referred particularly to the late hot
between two fire companies Sunday last and enjened
upon them the necessity they wished the and quiee
Of the Sabbath TO be preserved to make strict inquiry into
that disturbance for nothing disgraceful 70 the
city as those bros and tumults among ersmsn O. ny
had been dealt out by the authorities to mock
STILL he sorry to say, they continued 20 nie. W.
city and plumber the unwary stranger. ne .nou{n.
proper to charge them 10 inquire Into any
made by them upon those not acqusnseo WIN 'Ae ".
designs and injurious mode Of frame .x..
In conclusion he said he was gnd 70 ssy tnss so g
lender Of prison cases very light there oeing only
twenty nine persons confined In prison Tor crimes 40
misdemeanors which was good omen OF the srnous
decrsay on crime In New York and the increasing gooA
of the nsttuons Of the metropolis With these rearka
he committed the business OF the term TO tneI
reouestng them to all possible despatch IN dsposng
of the calendar
FIEEsEN's RIOT.
Anthony Hyder, Paul Shook, Henry Sn9ck, occrse
Brown John Curran Peter Agen, jacob H. Beaver, and
John Connolly then placed at the bar charged WITH
having been participants In riot which occurred be-
tween Engine Co No. - and Hook and LADDER 70 NO 3,
IN seventh avenue Forty 9th street on the 9th
OF March lat. The evidence went to show that fight
between these companies in which stones snd
other mispes fro ely used The jury In this case.
after due consideration, rendered verdict OF guilty
against all the attendants. Sentence deferred Until
Friday The Court then adjourned