New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-21

The trial of Judge Stuart Of our city's Crininae
Courts, on charge Of improperly procuring the
discharge of thief known as Connolly, Cosgrove'
or Buffalo Bill" was concluded last evening by q
verdict Of acquittal. This, We presume, was
generally expected. The character Of the only
witness who directly testified to the bribery al
legged, was proved so outrageousy bad that jury
might well hesitate to convict any reipectsble
| person thereon And yet we believe there IL no
difference of opinion among those who have read
or heard the testimony to the essential truth Of
the charges against Judge S. That be did inter
ere with the regular of justice in behalf OF
the notorious thief Cosgr0ve-thst he procured
the cancelipg Of the indictment against him-and
that he did FMS at the solicitation and in
behalf of the alleged wife of said thief-and that
be received $500 IN cash from her simultaneously
with the canoeing Of the indictaent-so much
we presume, no one doubts. The evidence
of the woman ia 30 eOrrobOrated and fortified on
every side that there is no room for caSil with re-
speet to it. For what purpose the money was
thus given, and with what view received, every
enc will judge for himself The woman Murphy,
oHas Duval alias Assensioy alias Connolly, dOes
net seem to have been either q usurer or nphilsn-
threpist and relieving the pecuniary distresses Of
Judges is not among the pursuits to which her
rather diversified career has been devoted.
We understand the theory of the case on the
side of Judge Stuart is this: The woman was in
trouble about her husband or peremour aforesaid,
and applied to the Judge for help He undertook to
manage the Indictment against herman, and supros
ed that some money might be needed to conaum.
mate the job he had undertaken! She had $500
in bank, which she drew and placed in his hands
for this purpose and he, being embarrassed in
bis finances used it, intending to pay her when shc
called for it, which she has not yet done
Let us assume this to be the true state of the
case, and then say whetherit is orisrctgrOssy i'm
proper in Judge Of our Criminal Courts to per
NIT himself to be mixed up in this way with a
thief and thefs woman of the very worst char
w6md Has long been Eh6wH 10 "sefayt
Stuart yet he permitted himself to become her
agent and purse-bearer for such purpese as this.
1t seems to us no verdict, however triumphant,
can replace Judge S in position. to dispense
he will at once comply with the recommendation
of the jury and resign his office.
And let us here express our conviction that
this is no isolated case, aud Judge Stuart nosin-
ner above all other Judicial culprits. We believe
that our Police is radically corrupt, and our city's
criminal jurispIudencs alarmingy rotten and de-
PRAYED Webelieve that arrangements or under
standings whereby gaming house keepers, policy
sellers, brotAel,keepsrs and all manner of social
vampires are permitted to prey on their Victims
with impunty, have long existed N our city, and
that from tho Mayor, Recorder ssd Chief Of Po-
lice down to the lowest thiefta,sr. it is tscitly
understood that certain classes Of offenders against
the laws are to be let alone so lang as they keep
quiet and 90 not make Themselves Extensively con-
spicuous. In short we believe chat there 10 most
pressing need of radical overtarn in all cur ma
chinery of Justice aad Police. But when shall we
lee such a. reform effected