New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-18

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The CT, J1dge rendered the following decision this
morning 10 reference 20 The mdl,tmen, Oh h)oerS u
Lppsrco for an seg.d s.ue o. s.st
pseseevcn 10 have so'ey eepeHa - pr2se e a.
.so ~ed hiusf inaiseres, TO Gaze TIE
saT,sie,e IN P.eee even yer. tns sro19a s
@s.ion BIN, ostI ta oI po snI oa.ne9t .oee 'Iy
70 n =. b. pIv.. cS@Sn .. her own
eapet.e ard BY private counsel The practice has
NO.. n VIVA. :Ssi sm. ,ne q e ' sod
and tse subject q our system o. paeae totasy'
er. snd Dse. Aofrey, have rfe discretion N pso.
ss cd IN s' 20 PgssS =; @ be
trisd snd the order In which hey 'aoaa o.
1 saS,sss. .ss a. Nth Jasses,O JUDGES sni
prosecuting attorney are often compe 81 70 "a
thoofh tee District Attorney s1Ose.-d h'n'eI yer, wns
% allow b. successor sse he ies,t ,,o h. bspd.
O. iou o.s u hi. s..ose Mr ssaswigs In soa o. @h"a
The bi..ei kitornsy Wisely IA trying The ease while
private litigation gong While a. toe bar
hay. eqsept occasion 70 resist prosecution. Of private
hs,ure Instituted ermns courts HstdetR a., dls
that hss to my Judicial notice aud should 40
Iii ,rsr The 1 co%Ssn.o. soe. before til. 6fsnd Jay
sitsou. waiting for preliminary nson and arrest o. IN
new who refuses co the srornd bs: tue defendants tempo
ysry absent from the city and their names ~ tns
the conpsinsn; and ms counsel COMMANDED VITA
h seec,s SI s rse Ss eS si ss
ready 20 give bs Th.Ieap.n II sysn osoIs ~. sseoroe,
and he FOR sccu'sd hsay eminent
Ns 0.% .as FSrItr T P.oTg sf a,so the DE- y
fuses 70 BRING the because the calendar Of ne Cont
s.0rsed rh os wns %
fDd Of ntmsOn that he has the witnesses M the people gn
any opinion 70 whether the constitute osen. shall
send the before the Grand Jury they may taeie %
y infens the Attorney Of The latte
NJ ss, 70 the. .na an VIZ. the
TIE case of John b. Holnes, indicted for frgery in
she snt degree o0uutsens the Of his wife 20 deed
conveying real es.ste then brought on Tor tna time
on Of sscS Juror =. al. name wss called and three being
Iside challenge, full Jury At length obtained The
With .f .ssent tie fset. Til.
5cs sns the nS1I S@ ]
was alleged 70 pepetated the 25h Of July lac, in
s " wy City rso 70
cured n d. services u Nj. %
ssndsa before % Of dseS ana s.s19ss . the
oomns sterwsrd conscience smten revealed her in
abe psscOp and that she had been nvesed into BY the
called p the sD w:' b so
Ss s BS OF and sn law .ia
Commissioner Of Deeds. Holmes called at b. Once nth tie
shs ~onsn signed The PANE Of Ads the deed wit
s1 the nS to
~ married ~om.n be asked executed the signature
q AZ. p.d S then sd
into and the deed given TO him. the mas aud woman
he Mis-, Duck before that day with aolms' always
ss 70 81 S ne them 10 rosdw.y
the deed the 2 Of July Holmes scknGs
S SP s ss.s Cd:
On examination BY the defendant: counsel j. B. Phil
sks.s do sss t deed when Hc@s: called July
,. ssni. az. aS5ass G in Chatham street near the
Chatham Bank he knew ia, N.se ne saw the deed IN
The. % be signed By John Holmes wi.re" was aot clear
t. the Of Mr. a9e, va. s snsa to Owe. 20 Ii, Client
Ss:so.. N Mr.. had
.a sss: tho Witness sds md
% % & r Ss dsid Ss
sss. then passed N.s who with to
ks sSns .:~std answered
Ter handed the deed back to the witness ~ August VINO t9sn
deed delivered Magic by Holmes the former paid the &C
Nj sedgwics Assistant District Attorney here read the
J.~s. Kern biotSeT Of Mrs H.lme witness
called BY the People This witness said am clerk In dry
Eomes he had seen her write frequently hand
rng 1.-THE deed IN question was here sho 70 the
name ne Of Ads Home. sfs.d 70 il h.niwrins
his sister abe had been married 70 a n aO.5 a @
August she had not lived with Holmes from the 5th Of July
. e sss @S. ss %ns. lived At No. 80 Pacific street
The Wines. was here subjected to lOns and rigid
examination Princpsl which developed being st.e
Tbe opposed the marriage Of his sister With the
he sS the II. 'nf the
witness and assaulted him IN his house In Brooklyn the
Ina the Superior Court brought By Homs. sssiu wit
nes but the compliant was not vs1hea Gi ssa h. ~,
he Officer 9 to put witos.. into jazz divorce
u, also pending brought By hO@si . ssn his % Ss s
power tf attorney Mr.. Holme. 10 the comp
Che scsu:sS Sopvct.d hi: indictment. .hsIsr
ssis that Hoime. was bad man. constantly
and annoying the life of the witness he had never bis
In reply Mr. sedgwiok touching the per'Ond difficulties
bwesn the wines. and Holmes the former sad tsey were
The % Of witness. and Holmes pretended to thns witness
wife witness bad assisted at his sisters request to remove
Plano nom her house,. 80 -
her ,:.:nosy had had IN nothing q material mpoTsus
5.a ns. S pSs the s B vino
sidI born in Yorkshire England; she frat the
foD, Bat did not Know who signed Of Mr Holme.
a. As fI.t saw Mr. HOl1s's Office corner Of B5C.d~:y
.hsS witness ITO : s coS S mot i Ts mot her ssos
already written At the time showing her the sigma
fur H.s: .ssS S9..: to s. before dSs Of
in the least 'he then with the accused Mr.
claimed the witness bis wife and witness acknowledged the
Of Mira Holmes 10 the deed her signature this
done Bnge she had also seknow ledsed tbs signature Of
for Holiness the sccused ok the deed Of his pocket
already signed.
Is minutes At O'Clock the Court resssembled when the de-
ferse commenced with their witnesses.
Capt Van oden Of the Twenty second Police Precinct
called who testified expressed By James Kerr 10
che oce City judge Stuart yesterday 20 have Homss
cos,ted one Of the charges pending ssanst him
Oce Thomas Bowes ofthe Twenty second Police Precinct
who the 70 which the oego wit
testified called TO conhrm his b ne did
ha he