New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-23

tie d,f,p,e u only tor the pnrpose OF delay -,
IA STOREY must awe Of four days be heard before
Judge Chambers that be vii move to have ne eas ss
c.ss Ray /. head on .a2 ,ub.sq1ent fndsy as,.s f
de sy sficsst be served at toe ii ne of notiee ~
TIE plaintiff s.torney deliver 20 the Clerk OF the CIR
he Of the The General Circuit Csendir
Tie S odOy s o5S S1 Sne of s Se On Coa ,as
q The eau e BE- put down the foot Of the Calendar.
Notembsy IS, 1851
COURT OF GENERAL sEssIoNs-Nov. 2L-Bsfore Judge
SENTENCE OF ROD Ds SERS FOR MURDER AND
JOHN b. HOLMEo FOR FORGERY.
THE CLOSE OF THE TERN.
Immediately after the opening OF the Court the AS
tistsnt DstricAttOrney moved orJucguent tortnwHh
upoa John b. Holmes, convicted during the past week
Of forgery in the fret degree, IN counterfeitng MS
wi es anne to DEF d conveying real estate.
Mr. j. b. Phi lips, counsel for Holmes, opposed the
motion and s,ked thst the sentence De Sui turtn ~
nostpore ed till the first day Of Lext term TO give MIN
additional time to prepare bill Of exceptions in the
Mr.. Seagwick opposed the postp orement upon any
such ground, as be koew DO bill of exceptions that
could be framed could possibly contala anything tnst
would Justly deferIIg the sentence.
NJ. PHILIPPE replied by ssylug there were new ques'
ons which would arise which ne deemed OF vital To-
te,es al Importance in which he Was seconded oy MI
Clinton, who, tfter few observatJns asked Tor delay
Of sen,er ce til two weeks from nett NJ !nday.
The Court replied by saying that the only inpor!an,
.,centioS taken on the trial was 10 regard to the
siiuctioD Of statute am the Judge had no dquot ct
ba CORE ctr ss of his opinion hsn given ON the SUP
80. IL should override the motif to postpone for
time to frame q bill Of exceptions.
Mr. Ph lips then rOee TO d m )ti0n IN arrest OF JUG
melt the ground that the indictment vas defective
in severs particulars, which the council proceeded TO
recite to the Court.
Judge Russell also denied this motion when Holmes
was at once brought up for sentsnce After the usual
question: krg the prisoner If he hsd aoythng - say
WHY sentence should not be pronour ced upon him,
Holmes replied that he did not know that he had
" spytbiDg to cay; he had had a fair trial. The
Court then proceeded to address Holmes few re-
maxi previous to judgment. The Judge said:
HOmer, this lie not the first time you have been ar
raeI before this Court. You are a man of a motto
rioaty bad character and are entitled to no cemency
securing h.r confidence and then eJu,lng dimes
ipterrupted-'I deny the imputs'ion of SCI uctionl
and your bad treatment OF your wife, combined with
The evidence Of your guilt as shown on the tris lately
closed unite TO prove you deprsved and dangerous
character The sentence OF the Court is that you bs
nt TO the State Prison. aod there confined at hard
labor for Is years and months"
When Holmes was being taken out Of the Court
Of the ticers and had reached the foot Of the stair
way leading into Chambers street. on bis way to the
City Prison, his aged grandmother rs years old, who
testified 30 esrnesty to the Innocence OF Holmes on
child al the foot 81 the stair gay, aud meeting him
with the salutaton, John, my darling" Q hurried
kiss vas exchanged, when Holmes, saying Good
bye" passed swiftly on toward Centre street and the
Tonbs
During the above proceedings the Grand jury, be.
ing in the court room announced that they had auhed
all the business before them, when they were dis
charged for the term, with the thanks OF the Court
Before their discharge they made general present.
mert witch is as follows:
The Grand Jury. having finished the business SUBJ
mit'ed to their charge would respectfully report 70
the Court:
That there is in this city at the present time an
ing increase of crime aud demands at the hands
Of those In authority most prompt and decisive
action.
The unusual number of causes on the calendar pre-
committed by the youth Of our city, fon Is to ~
tar of sge-some of which are the most aggtavst-
ing In cOnversati with son Of hem. they eho.
Del ct indifference to their fate having been schoolsd
n and graduated from, houses that are Disgrace TO
our city-some Of which We have presented to the
We are also plessed to witness that the ends Of
Just &c have been furthered by the prompt action OF
the Court and Petit Jury in ell and every esse pre-
seLted by rs. ,
In reading our daily papers, Of the miduisht and
daily sssassnsions murders, highway rooosriss, Dor
gsries &C., it bthooves The Grand Jury and Others 70
cal upon cur city authorities and Ponce Com ukson
en- 10 Increase their force immediately. With goodlsnd
true men for the protection Of the lives and nomes Of
our citiseps. ~
The habit Of carrying concealed wesposs about tho
persop, such - pistols, surg shots, drks, &9 rs
g sv5 our community % ~S'e s.sss b.iocs u.
We have seen the youth and aged crippled eh s
manned for life by this unlawful and unwanantaoe
practice, which Gala for our seveiest condemnauon.
Having large number Of prison wtns.ses , osols
u.s. tie Grand jury thought proper to v.it ana
our City PIieoD, and have most cbeerfaly sWstuea
to the marion Miss Foster) the credit OF proU@ng
clean and comfortable spsItnsna tcr mem, sua s~
tending 10 their meals in . most satisfactory meaooI'
~ofM NJ
Il in q healthy and proper conditiou-the prisoners
sppear to have all necsssr, attention, sno "enN '-
sn'ire appreciation.
We must slso state that the Police Commissioner
are ate rorg to the complaint OF former Sf yuy
iem n1 Occupied by them IN White and Frsnklia
streets ttt no for their espeosl comfort ana proeec
ton, thereby removing the stigma Of " p'isoo WI
nessts" u..r,.l.
We frd every department under the charge on oe
Board of Ten Governors in . healthy a nounaos
COZ ci,on, and merits at our haEds tins psenns
The ipsfi, uiion known a. the House Oh ns.us',
der the euperi. e ndence of Mr.. J. w. ksncnum,
Ali re,ptcts model institute N, via: the re1rnS
ton Of juvenile dshIqusnts." There arc p'eseI
some 600 males and females most OF "non s'e ~
ing at uades; some four or I've hours OF .no oay
voted TO the teaching Of them, n0ef P''p'' 'NN 'A
eept teachers. ,.z -. o..
The Nev.Yo,k Juvenile Asylum, situeied 81 one-
bupd,.d apc seventy fifth street. in oar ctj Snd sun
liar in titptions, are deserving OF eo ..L;,y ~
rstiutiops for ,h. prevention Of crime oy tsx,os NC y,
youth in their Infancy and teseoIax eun.,;oa. ihss
oibtrw,ss sou fail 10 receive Wltn,o .ns .ss =,
over leo have b. en- cent W.S, unoeI 'no "
proper O,eneer to u.sfuI ssd pSoP.r smOi 'ymsa
srs would ca vpoo our Police .a 49, sccn.sd
Of mall anc patty crimes, to Itmsmeer these ins,ta-
lions. 81 The publ, generally 10 interest u sn'e'Ve'
al Writ them.
The P,Litentiary st Blscivsls l'laad 81 TIE p'ss