New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-24
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DENIAL OF TIE NOTION To QUASI TIVE
INDICTMENTS AGAINST THB SUNDAY
IICCOR-SEfIFRs -

i DENIAL OF 1HE MOTION To QUASI TKH
LQUOR-sELLERs -
yrpok RrssgLLs pscistos. & i..
lmeeS'atsly after The epssisg OF Ccrrt this morn
g, Russell pr' to rsoc.r Sis ceo,.,so %
fht uiot>p 10 SUssh 40 IGietns Gt sesinst ThouA.
kussn fer ls,ir the law against selling aaor q
Sun'ty a. tohsvs:
IIs s,IS,i, sr d .htoqt ssy ps,ea' ,ss
Violation ef .c,,e 81 the &C, I. .rpprrs. f.~nyercS
NH 81. Ct =, 'es,ns qYor. p..,ed spr
qocr OF ~ir'. on Sunday Instead 81 pesSios 10 SAC n,
ent onSt iA' been uss, h tVsslf that b. cssh
t'"' That this COu't has co. regularly ss&sx
So.d That !. desctiv. n. .,cs.,.,y ,,s 4,
rpo -. set srd "a; tie densss; sHos n,s are a.
h sOn TO ibc r.t Of thee oras wa. .S,,es upos
been src..d on ihs Wsr,sS. q S"r AN Is S
suoh Htr AID there elected 70 have s haze ana DE-
Court ,Ii.i ty the So, cs Sessions am s. rs ss
ne' BY the def ni,nt. counsel that rh cour, had ns
,ecOr q u. enlar.s the iic,0 Of The toa. 4
~ FliF & 1h , 40 'Ss' :S
he lest ' Of his Conrt sner having l, e.smioed the
obe.on or ccu,t;u na'y OF this proyisoa Of he set .
rieuca from from ~hiea bsve occasion since
1fi.dcon Of ti. Court owe, mi,G.sSof, L *. ',s ..
b,rr and is in Effected by e. The Crsna Jsry
Ssa snd sV:n ibSu e. indS Which l' s s
part, lad 10 stand n fail upon THE act q 1855 houI be is
cYed susan the rh u this Court in relation To The
Gsud Jury This Indictment SPon section - OF e .ct
upon which found sud eosiesd. that ns,tet The
ndt the tct in question eouer- express authority
rgon this q ursi relation TO oaeps.s sssns its pro,rsns
1h section provides that Il ts BE- TIE duty Of Courts 20 10.
sc GIsnd Jurt inquire into al oeeuses sssn. this sc
duty eroiredi The oa. AZ cIrsted Sy tIi. act and The
jurisdiction then, distinctly pointed out No Court Ia
Jy Of With thst tSGS esn.,itdsn. part A.
ien Courts q oyr arc leTune' and Of eas.l sesse.s
must be meat II The oaense chs,sed in the indotm.e, Ups
Ss f not To- SSS o,yO, Se % A. qs
prttssn 4 the meaning q the Indictment
thus The Jurors and for the body othe county upon ths
iOcs 1t would the thing IL the God Jsry
mofE 10 rrrseut End the proecuns officer wss
N. Mt would found in ur,leop thi. Court.
socalict ba,ohs Lsw 4,h ed, sec. 2la, NJ comets.
son TO the trst ground OF the motion TO qush Va bst the
relation the ground s..umed the motion thst tie
Is sn SPh u. iass there "a eoShs -
q Of the For the defendant insisted tina, ccnea.-
cers.d cell liquors under the provisions the act For Tho
persecution Is corendrd that The concluding Of the
sectiop" &c. every person liable Sunday tr.d
support ofhese positions respectively tho Argument. bet"r me
we've Dshy md aole but t do not think ossht -
pass uron the preser motion The rule TO qu.sh-
iug indictment upon it. face Il, that h IN the
discretion Of the Court TO qussb an indictment 'ot n.s
question k doutt the NEEDY b. rrfo.sd" Tue
CGt viii nSt Ga'h an peencs, sss ,S Ss
mind nclncs upon the point Pre.entcd-tor 10 NOT ~
any made Ia relation to Tit Is enough that undef
this Iue cannot sustain his motion " the deirndanse
feel the coIfdenoc In their view which they a.
they drmur the indictments which " the moot AZ
propc Of raising the question they plead 10 tbs
end the the trial does not pow
the def pd 10 have been inn tavern or hotel kerpor
ed this Law 70 ell liquor they fequse
the Instruct the jury arquit him on that ground sna
except refusal nnd then bring the poir, upon 'he e
ptiors In Of conviction, motion 10 srs's
udsucut will also e The motion qlssh 10 osoupl~d aus
The def will have plead TO Indictment. tke sucs
oib,r course es be may be advised
After Judge Russell bad flushed reading his dccs-
sion something said by ccnnsel for the liquor
sellers Mr.. ID. Is. Taylor and j. II. Phillips, esqb
about demutrrg to the opinions just endered. bat No
definite 6ett rminaon was expressed respecting Il.