The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-09-23
IMPORTANT passfnTMsMr of the GRAND Jury
Court or General sessson..

JUSTIN, SYSTEM CoSDYMNYp--soEsE IN couRr.
Considerahe anxiety prevailed amongst the audion
and city osicia, resea In The Court OF Sesscns dur
the early part of te afternoon OF yesterday II vi
pretty generally unders ,od that the Grand Jury Of Il
city and county Of New YoA would appear in Cou
and hand in batch OF indctns<a found against crin
nals charged with every variety u nence which ordna
rty sppsars the calendar well aApinss Per
sons charged with oenccs which are aot often legal
scrutinized There pretty good spr'nkIing cf oil
politicians, as ycl Or old and young Office Leler pre-
sent in consequence.
Alta quarter to two O'Clock, r. M his Honor Rsoorde
MIN toeA his seat on the bench, and in short Sim,
afterwards the members Of tho Grand Jury preceded b.
their foreman, Luther G. Carter Esq appeared Court
Mr. Vandervoors, oerk Of the CouT. called over the
rolof The jury, when al the gentlemen sworn having
answered
Tbs Recorder inquired the Grand Jury hed ccnelude
IT, laboTsf
The foreman rep1ls 4 that Il had
The Recorder then said hs ready 10 lasr Any re-.
marks vi'isa the Crsni Jury hsd to make.
Mr Garter, foreman, then advanced to The centre .,
te door, and, amidst the most excited attention Of the
spectators, HANDED in batch Of indictments to the
clerk without making any observation as to the nnrnts of
the parties agains. whom they were found. IL then
opened book Of minutes and read few general rsr1arks
70 the Court TO the effect that the Grand Jury lad duly
and diligently examines into ali The matters and things
submitted t. them and agreed TIE indictments handed
in as necessary to be found during their examination
regretted to observe that the course a Justice
was mpeded and the good goTtrrtaens os INC
city retarded, very often, by the acton of Official
placed In positions Of trust and honor that parties
were often committed 10 prison who should not bave been
committed and that parties often permitted to es
cape commitment md indictment who should have been
sent for trial. the Grand Jury regretted that such state
Of things should exist and had ondeavored TO remedy
by indictment ofthe parties offending the management
OF the courts by Police Justices aulty dcacicn
nnot eti worse and the whole the meintcrs ii tho
Grand Inquest convinced that many the executive
departments Of The city nee led wholesome reform
At the conclusion ofh remarks Mr. Carter ut down.
when the Recorder sad -
lie thanked the gentlemen the Grand Jury fer their
diligence and attention Ia releasing them from thes I
bofs, he would observe that be agreed with the remarks
made BY their foreman TO the necessity Of correc
on OF tho many evils referred 70 and now existing In
Our city government But he doubted II criminal ,dict
monss would effect tho needed refoun which remnined
In tho hands Of tho citizens of the city and county Of
New York al large, and Vas to be brought about
as he conceived, in another way. The evils
prevailing in the the Posre Justice courts we're
not July understood In the Court Of Sessions tu,
were 70 be planl. at gcneys term lie had found
nj general term that parties ad been for some reason
committed who should not have teon committed and lao
found that pars not IN custody who had for res-
sons not known to him, been permitted Escape by the
Justices cs poco courts. The woskins Of these courts
farsis'd most Of The labor for the grand lurea snd
hence the propric,y Of the remarks a the forenan
With the remarks of the Grand Jury, on the manage
iacns Of The public institutions Of tbe city which wero
complimentary, his Honor agreed.
Tho Grand Jury then discharged.
ore the excitement to know which our city officials
bad been Indicted intense. Members Of the ic jury
wore coarod by oremen OF former jurcs clerks Of di
ieis city h5rcaur adernen esaicrnen, pciticsi cs,
fidttcs. srs police seporser- names souM b..
given ~ them. Mr.. yandervoort clerk Of the Court
bessei at his dcsk, but he would not say anything
Mr.. Carter, the foreman Of the present jury was On.
treated but he grasped his book ami minute notes as n
they contained Mshornets ayortc leaves OF the Koran
70 nothing positive could I've learned IA any quarter and
the crowd was compelled to separate.
u y pretty generally understood, however, tia,
amongst the indicted thre. members of the Board of
AAcrraea, ccuncman two aud some executive city
o1cers and thst the accusations mate against them
aud the testimony which, alleged will be brought
sustain ttcn will sben made public, form ex,raor-
dnary chapter to hos the city ruled, aai iy whom
u f. isAed and governed.
BEFORE separating the Grand Jury passed tho following
RrsoLUTrosR
Ersaiye Thai the thnks of his Grand Inquest arc
due, md hereby rendered L. g. Carter, tse fore
man, for the able impartial aud g,n,iinsny IA
which le has discharged the and responsible du
ties ~ his office.
Resolved That The thanks ~ this jury are ala due
and arc hereby toniercd, 10 Messrs. Stone Hneiley
r their Efficient and valuable .arscc secretaries.
Resolved That the thanks a tlis Grand Inquest
cIn~nly due and hereby tondsrd to tho faare of
Ten Goyernors, for the l,citics they afforded this Jury
upOn their visit 10 the pubo institutions under
their chorgc and that take This 20 congratu
late the Board Of Governors upon tler In the
nagcmsnt 81 these eslablizhme nts, aud that tho
pcor order md cleanliness which observed through.
out nj tho institutions visited at the care
ant com potency NJ the Board ~ Ten s0yernors,
Resolved, That the jury feel tLInselve- indebted 70
Governor Duke for his agreeable personal attention aad
valuable information impaired BY hin % this jury upon
their recent visit.
Resolved Ibat the secretaries be directed 70 cauo a
De ranamtted 70 the Board ~ Governors cory
n tln fofn91Ing resolntinnt relannx % them