The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-09-22
The Complaint against Captain De Riyfere
.#4s Oaso1assed.

.s4s. O1so1aascd.
TIC trial u Captain Henry DC Rvicso OF n>uns noto
r,ry who charged with asssnlting Lewis r Grant, o
us E,sA agusn army, at the smithsonian House alsu
fhree wss ago. having been set down for Tuesday the
s,ec;ai e2so> was crowded yesterday nornsng 10 wit
meas INC ssacs zouave" pass through the fcry ordeal
Ne ar prescns, ~ ,mpAacd BY number OF hs friends
Who ,n,s,lx. ia, him in this the hour Of Ls dire Ca
hmity Justices cconca Steers aud Qiackenbusb were
tie pre-ig Justices II a. nsequenoe Of the srival
Of Justice csackenbu nc ~ rness Of the Court was de-
layed near N hour Tho usus number Of assault and
battery and pevy larceny cases N re On the caessr
and, with few exceptions, dispo cc with rcr1k
abba ce'cry, esca complaint being adn usated upon IN
keen youth pleaded guilty to stealing ~ In gold from
blind man, who employed him e post bills And perform
medicines, or something Of that sort
jude Connoiiy-You hsvo beea stealing from blind
Boy (profnpsy)-Yes, slx from a nnn vino makes %
DAY The blind disciple Of EscuspfM hung down bis
head and go did his faless companion for the Court sent
him to the Pcnitsntlary fos sir moDtils.
A man and woman were placed at the bar, charged
With stesing Iocke.book from lady hrs city railroad
tees in pronouncng them guilty. Judge Connolly, in dis
charging them, said: Te Court has is opinion,
thcls" sIt Is what your Honor calls "a moral c0Avic-
ton" rcoined the counsel for the prisoner, with pc
GUITAR emphasis. t9s .. ts
Grant Rycrc Tho clerk called tho name OF Lewis T.
Grant twice, but no reply was made whcseapon
Mr.. Bustced counsel for the defendant broke the
ence by observing that AS there response to tire
call Of the clerk, he thought advisable for him To
TO the Court that when Captain de Rviere moved FOR
ostlnDemen OF the two weeks since, tho complain
ant fniied TO appear on that occasion also
Justice Qaackehbush inquired f there any geutae
man present who knew anything Of Colonel Grants where
abcuts but no reply was made TO his query, and the c
cond interval or silence again brought 10 close by
Mr. Bustcpd who said that the newspapers with their
Customed fidelity and well known industry, heraded the
proceedings in this case Former occasion II the
prosecuting wincss-who failed 10 make his appearance
Mt the time already alluded towns afraid Of the
truth, an opportunity was offered for him to make good
sworn accusation against his client He moved in
c!uscn, the dismissal OF the complaint
The Justices, after brief conference represented
By Justice Connolly who remarked that majority Of their
"honors were in favor of dsmissng the complaint, and,
said he, "the complaint Is dismissed
The gallant Zouaye" Immediately made himself
scarce congratalstdg himself the speedy termination
OF the judicial proceedings being fully convinced that the
justices were Sensible ann smart Of fellows and
well vcrscd III legal lore, although he witnessed the
beery where the ,ence the cockney observed,
" 'ae aud afe." Tho Justices fined the woman 800
and denied mo.ien Of gentleman who appeared for her
to suspend the judgment He sad that she the widow
OF Frenchman who came 20 this city three ago.
who, after failing in hs efforts 70 obtain professorshp in
a college, (for he man Of inc intellectual cndow
meats rented small store in the Sixth avenue, which
he carried on until recently when he lost his life BY being
struck dead with a stroke in The street. She
deavored TO support herself aud two small children, and
could not command twenty five CENTS in the world. The
spectators moved with sympathy, but the Justices
could not alter their decision The gentleman who APP
reared Ia her behalf declared he had supported her for
length of time, and unable IL pay the ne whom Mr.
Bustee banded the required W the cesA, and the
young trcuch widow was released.