The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-09-24
THE NEW EXCISE LAW.
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Judso Russell

Before Judge Russell
JUDGE RUSSELL DENIES THE MOTION 10 ouAsH
TIN INDICTMENTS AGAINST THE SUNDAY LIQuoR
sKIJBIs.
osur or Sessions opened this morning, Judge RusIe
p-oces ded 70 rem bis decson motion qussn
Indictment sgsinst Thomas Russell Tor alleged violation
Of the new Sunday LAqaor law
ITO defendant indie ed without any previous com
psut 70 sste 81 the lsa term OF tails for
violation Of rec Won 81 Of toe Suppress inem
re and W regulate me cal. Of itox quors
peted Apr, 10 1867 which DIVIDES against the sell az
,sss >, ye.1,px . n. indic.weD, mou,o -. 5ss,
made biz oohah thai be pushed On 100 grounds
rrErhs, this court has moi regularly scqaired jars
seonnd-rhs, detective In is susss'i,n,, and ia,uf
dsen, upon Ire face and thai ne defsndsa snouIi MT
n. fore, he compelled 10 yiead toh
In relsuon TO the nrst tbese grounds admitted
mon cbe arguu ent, matter OF fact thss
act bad been are tet 90 the ~strsni of magistrate
taken before such GA s1d n ec1tod
his heard ocern ID oy Iais clurt aai TIA.
ban been IN this court Tor trial bg the spss Sos
sion' and vas socoe irgiy nNred hy tho teond,nt,
rounfti hat that This bad n ro rog,iz
OF toe alleged offence This Wow u noon
~ tne enlarge the jor.dc Ion OF Oo OF Gene
raj and special se,sons IN this city and county s~s OF
New yo-k for 1886, mage sa II nv charge 10 the
Grsrd Jur5 q. the last f torn Of this nsviog
fuIy examined the matter, I foit constrained 10 sta Q
In relsii N The oD CATION ty
Of this provision Of the act is referred from rnoh
occasion sinoe 70 rec. de in jitsnsnt
no,w,h.isnsing IN, provision, me jisdcuos OF this
ccut ni.femeanorf ID.
re- ~. o ss,oo, ,u and !. IN 10 ry MSo.ed ~ y.
n'sdemeanc-s ,be same 40 eve, sad evss .teJsu he
prcen, Indictment ~hch he, been found n thcr
motion original complaint tneiT nast, hat %
tvrd fail uruu This act Of 1856 400 IA BE- inet N
sussan the right of tns couri In rotation 10 fns car Cd
Dsuct Attorney, ho~ever, oegerds toe action " the
sno Jar, a 70 this Indictment ucon se-.,on 70 Of sns
upon -hish II wss found and cSnsesds hs, mater
bow the las Of 1855 nay have Affected the Jirs1on OF
ths cou misdcmrann the act IN question sonsr
press authority upyu this oourt 10 q r.
<ssirs its provisi Th- section pr1vd-~ thai shall
TIRE suy Of oourts 70 nsucs Grant Jrre, irq lire
into All oeuoes against the provisions tN ,0t ssi 70
prc.ent al offer ders under this kot. Cness this crn
s 49, be o@r,a, 70 Via. ps,po's $3.50. .s al,
this act aud the Jurisdiction ths ds,ely polE;ed
Gu. No court can iusrec' Grand Jurors nut oasi pro
body 10 constituent pat. As the Cours n Spsosi sss
sors has no snth fee rre IN ~ orrsnls iion Cour NJ
y The offence cha Std Ia &c nfotnsu upgn NE prevent
ceenosnt comes within the sci Ia qassop the Isdloon
Of this court perfect as intlnssed ina, 70 rsseo,
a d nct mean N ndc THIS 10 obvoa,ls too strcs Ia
depreciation Of the mcanus Of term An iohanen,
rsbs ibusrhe jurors and Tor toe bady o. ne county
uron their cAih pre- ertn 10 Present In IN. -. used
10 he ssmo scfse .. ipdcl II soyld ooao 70
tnDg hs Grtnf guvy ~s-e, e. MIRO mgu, W present
am NE pfoecuils offer sn " frame an iudi ,.noSt
upoo VI ~ trt-eutUC0t The infictneni ~Oad fond
In and 40 sive I0rscicon ovis oour rss u soSusse
purr ed N relation y p,es.r,s sus s,'sJ ~ called
(whstn's o.. Lsn. tth N sec.22D NJ Conclusion ~
70 The fret ground OF the motion afb Ia tsst this
court has reguh ~ 1ircd Ststco Of .hs nc,neot
70 tne second afeurAed m1tlgn
that tbe iniiceLi u insuci NJ up~s "a faro, There s
nlics betsoen TIE Cydnye ass hat iaaF csnsruo
ZION a seci0n 81 cf Tho aos For he defendlt ats In
sisted that cptsmpates only Inn, tavern noel keep
persc-s hceited " sell ia pder The provsous
Of mo act Tc- the prosecaon, hs ooDtes 'e1 thai re
Concluding sentence o. the sevoe shoeyer shall offend
sgsinsl the provides Of tbs seoOa,' SC, makss
every psspcn liable for Sunday trAac--lhoss rornsed
urder The Law, set tho~e loense, all Ia support n
,bess psrtons respectively the oeG before
very krEhy and able, bat sv d. ma iSisk o1gh. W
pcAs upon them 90 the present meuyn rae rule ~
20 euAeiirt en- GsCsueni fof ap afcht UPON ne
fsoe IN, ,tn II Il 70 the discretion " he quaph
u dlcircnt f1s lnsu1Csncy or gus TOO pafv 20 =
u 10 sfrer Gus shete The question dinbeal the \ Il
remccy NUT DC refused Tbe ooaf wiIl not qussn an
Indictment oxctp W very clear (Wn@rtyn's grim
Law 4u cd sec ble Without say tag vt On NJ ,nDf
itclrcs On the point prs-ened--o- Il Ia not by .uy
m.te up IN rrlsuol 10 tilt e9ovfh dat Under
VI, rule cam Of susfsu this ,yn II the dtf,n
COUNSEL feel tho ccalccnce r ihsr view sh en- tsy
s.rt nsy tar demu 70 tss indictments Il the most
tppro,T'sie way OF rs,ns ,ne qgesroo, o. tey
pitsd 70 TO Indictment, sof n the
prosecution upon the uia d. rot he ssennart 20
ave been az Inn, t-Ferr no.el koc,er ~ person
under this la- 70 sci hqu3s, s request the
cou's 70 intuact tire jary 70 s'qur bin N shst
ground, snd fh rlt The c0uu refu.s, Gao
CO. % n, refusa ard men bring - aon, upo1 bill
" xpp irs IN case OF const3t0u motion IL Atrot Of
iadsntu viii sro lie Tho mgtou h. qash /. 0verrued
the defendant will hsvs Mead mo indictment ~
axe eueh oihcr rovrse " he may bs scvi..d
Ocurfel f1F VI. Russell sad We thar fsfeutk nI savs
roice " le rfs'yet Attorney that tley T'll -
DE seo,,h beat saufcsy, I'D u re 5Uogc az hc ~