The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-14
OFFICIAL CORRUPTION.
The People VS. ~ dney ii. stuart, City judge
COURT OF OYER AND rERMISya.
Before Judge Ro evelt

Jadse Stuart charged with official corruption. con
trued Al yesterday the court much crowded
the romantic nature " the ents published in
TUESDAY, Herald, giog to the public
inteIest The protecting commenced with the testimony
on the lsft ~ the pros. cu,iou.
wm. DAWSON examined by Mr.. Cutting
.. What Is your present posticns A. am police
Justice.
@. since how ongS a since the lst of january 1856.
q. IA 1875 Hbat vssyoul occupation A. was Clerk
81 Police.
G. For how lsrg lad been such A. For about five
.. Ara continued = t. till you too. your place as
judgef A. Yes, sin.
q. In 1865 y,u acquainted with>sdney H. Stuart;
A. Yea, FIR.
What position lid ~ 'neu occupys A. He was then a
Police Justice
q Where vas his -.~ons A. At the Second dis. riot
court.
q We're you CLERK q max courts A. was one of the
clerks a; that court
Y 10 you ienemae' he occasion OF a complain! made
against a person u ne name of WIN. C,sgroyep A
Ihese such Il coup
Z. Who was he nat iiate before whom that com
plant was aaef a. dn not know that could tell that
ce6niiey eithoat ste'tt papers.
@ Lock AT thess (hanong documents 10 the
withess) and stae @' fr those the papers the
complaint and ex"rigt ~ u Cosgroyc3 A. ic3, sir,
these are the paper.
Y. what are tLc-t - r.sag
Objected I, by Gr h who made IN argument to
the irrcleyancy (. is mination IN reference to the
original conn !ant
Judge R0, sew ii deo mat the evidence was adnssa-
Ole II il - la &c TO prove The motive on
Grating the ding excepted to-
Witue-s-lEaisH i1iIi against Wni Cosgrove for
burglary md g.ana n, dsiet 9th April 1865, taken
before .ustic. SuaTt
Ia vh,sa banC,. Hf |. The boav nc Tho co,,,,a;,,
a. Il i in m, han6att..ig
q What part an & nat paper is in the iandwri-
iIg ri lodge stuart
objected 10 irr.ll yaDt, Admitted aud exception
tAtcn.
WtusesNo psrt d eody Of the complaint is in the
Handwriting of Judge s,rt except his signature Az ma
gsg ale attached - thee .ihdavits to the iurat.
X VIA eyvrr isIs ..f Nina Vas
O. i mat s.aatrre Is Judy stuart hand wiring g.
yea sir .
~ What o.bar -, ,fc.. nore,s i, ,-o,,r ,.na.s
The prelimnsry exa,n ia 81 he prisoner l. chad
- tba en,,ia.,, -, II 10 ,t . - a., ' s,
70. 80 ~ 60 "a .h % . ~ ~ NV. NIT .
Wis teken before u ea 5ir.,h Iheae arc also "a, %
viz !. ,.tnessas h,,t fl sat, os c : W. a ~
,nrn hasn.a l,,.aa' ~ " - e'so - "hiVni" "
!. ~ nsn,s ~, !,
stuart A. Ycr i 800 : w ''''" '''''s u
Kerr axnrn "a be,,'. e. n :. sam W ''''"'''
o 4 bis pa,os s,,p.s',Ia,, = ., ID, hfh..,
% Mat arc Tho .tner ,a,s ..,+.,>5 ~ a., mao.
,,sirt" Aa5ay;, - S,r'nT 80 " ~ coua-
Ia, ~ ,ira s,,,o,, tba $50 ~ ~ noii H y ~
in hi hsn6wr,,ing The Il aio In, a,s;, ~ 49, a ~
lIpsdae, bei4e Justice stuart The name sub
Won s,a,.a M ,sir;!, !" "u :, IL r .ax
inc, /. yes ~ " ' "i''
g. And tio.e e,a,r,, ,ls A Az NINA mad. a. tho
,;ns - tol;na ~ n,i, - ~ ln''' "'aie az lno
o IN wSnss !, anaa MN, /. I'M, .,ao.so,,on,. ;.
il si mine With ill., pion Of the lead ne neil and tho
us ~ !, We ~ i 'ne aous,.
and tn ne Nbaf HI il re ,,;sane ~, ]
~ Ia inna IN the Ill, ~ ~, a. cSa,, " ,
Nj Tradv obec,eo III the eonTse ~ ,x,r,i,ot;on
,a.rtt,aj ' - ~ = eA'a4''''ioh'
O. n whose Handwriting l. In. ,o,ere rta t,oo
q, he bond u ibe !, ,in ~ ~ ,na ,s 1i N az
i1r in--is in nv ha.c ,,iin, -
8 psso,e w,"m wss IL +,Ee,, ,ae,rs trs,;oo
SEA-. 49," -" = a' = eo40 'o'leo
o Il INV rart az /, a. manor IN tle b,na,vr;t,,c &c
Justice suartY A m. u. er NAT n Tia III s,;hcatj
Of the houa is in Jusc, siuarts hand writng, lrueh
a. reers Ia The value II me nro,erty r.re =.
q. And the signature i. in Stuafi,s handwritirI i
yes .
Mr. cutting offered hes pnners |, ev;acnce
Sr brady objected 10 eacn and every oc thos. naner
beng put in evidence
u5ae Hoosev, i. eonsi.red there vcrc h,t ,so
10 be gwen in EVIDENCE. he penacncy os certain am,
paint and the proof o. he accu scd being bril- IN tbc
rstte,ana II some 80 hin, II uas to- a. 80;
aiscreticn Of counsel as l.; which al thcse marta he
should nut first Fxccpied t.
Mr. Cutting ,hsp pioc,e. oil TO read 1, the ury tbe
no ninst MN (osy oye for BURGLARY IN Tho Seu
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