New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-12-15
NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY DECEMBER 49, 1855

a,-sk1s lrnt Either the loe. ax .hoii b os.st
hId The Rs'd s','ut~s proviao1, resto ed Ire fnH
cor rI,eaed ard need revision .mp ic,n. should all
Us Mr. hshe3o invited .sss a. .ft-tou promptly % the
sen t.isb snc bokeo They only y.lu-bls letN
vb,e, trey wsrs presumed to know
" The Gr.nd Jur. 'ystem my OPINION sb,ud b,
rounded VIII more uiry ehses teton. nd prog ~.
rr.v esb. &c 1r the protection Of .uss.t sEJns,
,scosc srssts Of TIE ero~s The Grand uyy
,sros. o. modern tine; sss.ed tie sobJ-ct aud
iy-r power In these d,ys OF ,b11atinF tbl,,.
,Tecpys .ne sIsr,ti'ion ants Irnes
80 ,Gr.ri IN originate indctnent unes, th.r.
i'd ben previous A. est 81 erAHisIa1n OF the accused To-
- ie IL their bshs .r nation .Eains sd satias
trefI he etsise 81 .s ID. ~. orsss.pIf IN Sstn a.
mtts Of Grand JGry should b simply kept 70 tbs ssa
.,-ut each case eOn,deEed aid Ia 40 sense DO par
free. sustained By eompaIins th- MINUTES Of ~i'ae"'
with res s'ree iJr tas vi ne-. as'ssd peiHef IS.
a.. ,1nory uor ,ubserbes and ni-ed the Secretary Of
ne Gf.ho ~! ush ,pd psrh.o. in.e.s ct. notes.
Yt a. spon n. present st.u Tor ned The b,s OF
, 70 ,,te witnesses The isetss iato Gf.n.IurJ
I'm IL cus reliable w1tnesi accused hss
rers Anc., Had this witness been allowed tJen,er n,
G.ss pTy room h. indictment time OF District orssy.
nm ssysa ftom pa5; odiEn- w50i make
fruembr Of Crane JurJ IN anyv,s, cat VI tseir oEa
business. Ll by ma sh Grsni Jurors ia ire ~ New-York
h.s become quite IS eontPse ':hss9a SPea.
- e,beS two Gisnd IN e. ca ~ a. ooe tim, IN
Oo.u ~ he often expedi,lt TO have ,pch eo.aec.
ION Tbey should be und-r control Of the Cosrt
hour. Of meeting sno 81 ournmenl hye kDOFn Grad
~, ia, Of tsese II ,ni siJouru It l. Gazing
pe,e. in after dspee srd p'cducis confusion with
csys business Did they assemble IL ~lh the )urt sud -
srs 10 m unt eisehsgsi oi the day by the Court tbs
Yb hu. 80, 10 chsgs woud b. benehte- f3f Soat
Counttoe vii hive been sppIised th.t 70 thres
tlou, ne c.sss ans sometimes sent IN for
sus jury action with l,b'y Of IS nany u'-sy i'd
u3icsd art il the sPe,i. Sessions coming under
tire C Of ths ocoy think that ta9 Grand urJ &c
New Hiah b. sfe'ny renewed every 20 geek, es
pees render the duie' e.i onerous to insdcss
h BODY then se'ors are 70 Dc ProI Ee1 through the dy
The Court q General Sessions, % emP5 seTet "a
capital mi, c ior aud tie a'ns Of sad remission OF
fbes I'd 20 psrie' eots iu,d bGt sioui have oad
i. euesnor lower gs3s taken from IT, ,nE,oce %
.e II, entirely to fecni-s and inv yR
tious Of s~ 10 some lsd ~oud 'usF's th7t the
Court Of spec. Sessions b reOrssrz9d With spec IN ise
place during .beues or sespes.l a. L7 the eour 1T
tyy al msdemeanois amending the lac Of 1855 give
hayipg ih' aro' nea IA -, SAL ~ 80 "a - -
io5ney 10 seSD 80 FSmonds before yo1r commute. The
Cn OF Special Sessions ud also De empO Eersd pum,y
hear sr5 dispose Of milling chnses-sGch for assault mat
til espa'' disodsIy houses nu..nee' 81 wooat any
once ,b pisb VIA the tpessss TAI. Ia ter re,rm
chsis'sl u IN ~, - an g. .,siS,.,i =, -
Cor uee The Special Sessions -s twice week.
and BY the Judse. OF the Genera Sessions other
esIies ne th4. ..Iieuy embarrassed The num9sr Of
den e.ncr trials ID Newly orh City IL very l,rge. AMI
laws Of prior and the a0.s Of ne l. nc ming
Witnesses from sppeaIiog TO s's testimony, uay fsn mes
BY removal they who y l.s sSbt OF 60 large CRY
Much reform needed in the MISTER Of chi nrs procsdurs
Our tesbnc.y OF criminal Plsadios was borrowed from
Finland why iho1d not follow tae etamp she 81, US
sy wears a1o 10 the adoption Of snnu ina 81. rein
subsidies Of p. aiding Relief to thu extent isia
the csde OF Mes, Fled apd Gran,m which his stood hIe
yesu knocking legislative doo,' for admission The su2se
Of challenges to PETIT Jurors needs statutory rgu on, b'
men virtually prevented from entering the iarJ box rne
,dcs decisions on subc' have lef the INA ter Ia
c ing and confused sste The gzss ami Puoc msa have
90 l discussed this whole subj CT Of lNe, hi 10 unnec -
sny to dsel upon r. II must .. ooyou 70 the pfoe'9aa
experience Of yolr members thst some statutory reu oai
dered settle yeXed question Of ntts-ncy In
The prosecution should have s't two persmgorJ
challenges For epestedJ encounter the partisan or the
on results in his being found unbiased An being unoa'd
he cannot be turned o Thus, off even one indv dah
tory ch.lehss. except for ds,th punshm.nt life
9 1e s a. o thar s0~ But al sos Ss dc
c,on Of late supreme u in the PEOPLE versa. Oun,
DEMO 81 wherever man msy be i'm or,oned for years.
c prs ~ thus large variety Of es is o~ed thi
New Yors Of the ..uipg crmin, OF wits OF hsoe~
corfu, by officers than Judge the Court o. General
Sessions BY that court the Court Of oyer and Tennin-r
would he time Of rhe justices Of tn, civil ssst
deree accomplish the ends desired, h. OF
Except he IS os TO sS.eus o S5 e
swy end he time has come fr .hns wits
e.ee ea.. from N upon application
ssS Lee R is
tho Court of Appeal a. be there beard qnasf .i
then pured Of s the Of wis OF error s7d the uts
rnsu
st. rt ut OF IN. snd OF the Dt. Of lw presented BY
he iudee ss novel cme1 BY the prs n-rs counsel
10 10 erroneous Should the Judge st Ni'l PriE' rsta's
70 reserve the question: let uslce OF the SupreTe Court
on ts Of the rulings At er noti'e 10 the Ds'e'
Atorpry appellate officer certify whether IN. CUES
tics prc oey bs thus reserved. The sentences or
d.,n ID BIZ staf u'e ale too In Many mod
6c.iiors be MD be made The lowest term f0t robbery and
brtsary ten yeArs That r hsyios couGterst
money h utter, i've yeGs etc. Other sentences
are too nconsuOus kills snoth-T Ia tbs heat 81 p,+
sion and bis xmum sentence 10 only four II his vic
tim h, lived and the 1ry believed be Intended 10 kill
would have b. thu maxmu fFs If tn assault was
With d.p serous weapon iibopi intent TO ALL. Tlus by sy
Gu p nj att have obsiue9 had he whom he ,s,u ed lived
modification e msny sentences would allow the court u re
dcret and appeals 20 executive elemeacy rer
nit me- in uon, - suggest that special Comm ices 10
each part Of the Legislature eoVi be appointed 10 axe n
T'pce Of the abs and interesting report your i'm ''r
Investigations will result the JOINT abot' f iq;h commit
tees odns into statutory shs0e your own abundant mNena
redeem the Empire State the otium she now suffers
allowing her cinns jurisprudenee, and especially
CITY far behind tue require +nts VI
circumstance and Of the times IL 10 10 the SOCIAL ed iura as
rrc that the snd striving reormes OF Oy
nst OOH for ad ard II the country nenor WI
take her cus jurprudepcs rn'e their o"n Enru4nsnp
aud sccomp h reforms needs sthou bee ing ne clam "
Of politicians. the lobby rces inereset IN mhatship1 avs
order and subtle procedure they will endeI their legislative
u'0'~''' " " $3.50 A. OAKEY HALL.