The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-04
The MY Ter,u of the Law Courts.

years past win Se csnmenced TO day and ~nase'S ~
be the results OF the matters that viii be subjects
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Eckel and Mrs Cunningham be
found guilty or acquitted Of the charge OF numbering Or
Burdell-whether Mayor Wood and other city officials de
feat he recent acts of the Legislature Unconstitutional
or fail in the atempt-whether Coroner Connery be
pended by the Governor vindicate his course-the
month Of May 1857, will be memorable IN the legal annals
of New York
This morning ut O'Clock the Court Of Oyer and Ter
miner will be opened before Judge Davies and John j.
Ecke and Emma Augusta Cunningham otherwise Burdell
will be placed trial for OF the extraordinary
and mysterious murders ever committed iu this OF any
other country, and which elected the and
misses OF the editors of the Old World as well as the
The trial Of this important will he held in the Circuit
Court ROOM the folding doors between that and the Marine
Court will be thrown open for the accommodation Of the
Of idle spectators that will doubt
bio well the FIVE hundred jurors that subp@nsed
The Attorney General Of the State will act with the Dis
rict Attorney (Mr Hall and his assistant (Mr Sedgwick
for the people The difficulty of procuring an
unbiased jury, which experienced In the case
of Baker charged with the murder of Poole will also here
present ITSELF for there scarcely man in the conmuni
ty who has not "formed expressed opinion the
guilt innocence Of the parties" The trial. however, will
last long generally supposed, vast amount
be irrelevant and inadmlssibe.
In the general Of the Supreme Court the mandamus
against the City Judge 70 compel him TO act Police
Commissioner under the old law and thus test the const
tutiopaty of the one will have preference over all
other cases and viii be beard this morning al the sitting
of the Court.
The Superior Court will hold trial branches The cole
brated sisnder suit Forbes against Bowen McNamee,
now several years pending will be tried this term.
The Common Pleas will hold trial terms. The
charge against Conney has closed and the Judge
will report the Governor whose decision this curious
accusation will be looked for with anxiety.
The investigation before Mr. Commissioner Bets, the
claim Of the French government for the extradon OF
Charles Carpenter Louis Greet Auguse Pero and others
which was commenced the 9th of February last, and
has been diligently proceeded with since, still
mains unfinished. The summing up has been commenced
In ALL counsel arco speak has already spoken his
speech occupying four days The great mass Of test
mony the vast amount Of the alleged defalcaons the
part of the accused, the number and subtey OF the
points Of Law raised to say nothing Of the nterudes such
as the controversy the document withheld by Mr..
Busteed the unexpected and unexplained confession OF
Carpenter served TO invest this inquiry with
than ordinary Of importance Carpenter lei New
York on Saturday In the steamer Fulton under the uni
versal OF Smith, and accompanied by officer De An
GELS who deputzed by the United States Marshal for
that purpose The counsel for the other accused parties
seem quite confident Of securing their acquittaL Mr..
Townshend win commence summing up for Grelet aud
Perot ct the sitting Of the court this morning
The federal courts will be occupied with government
and patent suits and the charges against parties recently
arrested supposed In the slave trade from
this port will also be subjects Of investigation.
In the Marue Court there will be but two Judges sitting.
at least for present week. the large adjoining the
Circuit Court having been given up for the purposes Of the
Burdell murder case. We understand that there Is a
cause on the Marine calendar that viii create some
interest," notwithstanding the great centre Of attraction in
the Oyer and Terminer II is a in which wife
for mantanance and defence adultery with several
wealthy individuals Some married men, well known In
the arc said have furnished strong grounds
for the domestic dlsquetude that the
sub,ec, of investigation and OF them expected tc
be witnesses on the Altogether there will be
lively interesting rncmenous and scandal creating tim,
around our Law courts this month.
The May term of the Court Of Sessions Thu
morning. Judge Russell presiding on the crmins
trial which will occupy the attention Of the Oyer and Ter
minertha OF Mrs Cunningham and Mr.. Eckle charget
with numbering Or. Burdel and which removed from
this court-vi absorb public attention, and the proceed
ngs Of this court will be comparatively neglected by thu
readers OF criminal intelligence Yet several nteresun;
trials will be held among them Eve capital cases. namely
porsay the negro for the murder OF the girl In Worth
street James Miller Enghman, for the brutal murdes
osbis wife, Michael wogan Burns and Iinford and Denng
for arson in the frs, degree. The Dsrc, Attorney
also determined N Try the alleged election rioters
whom occupy responsible official positions. We append
the calendar OF soners General Sessions for May