The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-17
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, AUGUST IT, 1853.


o. 4. Judge, except in the oass Of virginia oerdsl in
which Brown wn the witness All Of the articles above
referred 70 appeared in the Democrat Immediately after
~ss oscsssd INTO custody ana nsd vss n, On
Yosx paper In relation 70 houses Of III fame. and then
says
ferretiug them eater bs@ order g evidence q
goes before Grand Jury ins. oomplsn such
you shall believe from the evidence before you this
that the late Mayor and editor OF tho Democrat
the above statement just before this session Of
with the view OF influencing your action, and yo fur
Their believe from examination OF said articles 9TH ory
question being to the proprety OF employing Bro and
others prostitute themselves in such house Of ~ fame
Sin order get evidence Of their iniquty,') ,hft
substantially sustaps such employment and ,u ioa,
,hese circumstances you ought 70 consider Ia deter
mining whether the author OF said articles acted IN col
cert with sad Brown and others. Whenever aay ma
contributes himself guardian Of public morals and die
to courts and officers OF justice In dc xrminng
how much weight to be given to bis opinions upon such
subjects well to inquire a. 10 the purity OF he motives,
and whether he IS acuAted by considerations pertaining
TO the public good, or from motives OF priv ate charac-
ter When the time shall come tina, courts public officers
jurors cvep lend themselves by their silence neglect
ripe for the penentary, TO commit crimes order to
detect and puDsh others, wall had better al once be
erected around themal TO save even the restraining To-
huence or . Vigilance Committee. II the time shoud
come when the laws are TO be administered With re-
ference to political parties the presen. Judge OF this court
wnl moot respectfully decline taking any part Ia al
pnistsatcn. II but just to say that every paper Duo
lisbed in this City he Chicago Democrat exc pted) with
out reference TO party have condemned the sys,sn a
prostitution developed in Browns testimony Your in
vestesons on this subeo. will moi be confined TO what
has been done during the psesen. CITY governent but
to every conspiracy which may have peeo formed rnn
the past eighteen months whether with Bsowa chers
Ii would De we'll for you to ascertain how mary per-
cons have been employed by the city during the
past eighteen montbs for the purposes OF prostitution,
and then TO find the amour. paid out OF ths city
treasury during that time for such purposes, Rad
whether received by them IN their own names or under
fictitious names. j suppose would be arawsrso By
those interested in this shameless affair, by saying that II
balanced by avas OF traffic in crime end prostitution
Fer the credit Of city would have been better tnat
this filthy criminal traffic should have remained tns
dark bu. il nss been made known 70 the world, and
Jet our courts or rfos eveo pass By tnsence ana we
shall be dspraced IN the estimation u the entire civil zed
world. In OF conspiracy tho prooi generally cir
cunstsrs AID 10 not necessary TO prove that the par
ties actually together and agreed upon the act
plar ed Of You hear sry evidence which tends TO
establish the quit OF the parties in pcsssd tie able and
faithful prosecuting officer Of this court Is also attacked in
tns Democrat for the part be has taken n this mat
ter and he is Virtually charged With having been orbed
IL IN which Bolivar Reed Fisd this court
upor q charge of sidrappng. is but just that you
should inquire Gto tie Truth Of this Charge and il you
lind n be false, ava that the charge made With the
Of destroying cOnfosuoe in such officer, and to iplu
ycur acton IN the case agsirs: Brown, il is
proper tnst you should consider this Circumstance
in deietnL,og who colspnec with Bro~a and
others prostitute themselves And ohers you should
be sstshed from the ev1suce before you that any per
ADVISED Brown SIS 20 his testimony this subject.
has through the columns OF paper or Otherwise a.
tackled aay OF he ccers OF this court, or hns attempted
10 sfrsy 20 hcsl or religious prejudces has IN suy
way nseereo 1th PROCEEDINGS OF this court With toe
view preventing fair and impartial Investigation io,o
the merits Of this iro the facts pertaining TO the
employ rg Of men to prostitute themselves for or In be
hsi OF tbs cy OK has approved OF this system Of pros
t.tuor- shese are oil circumstances which il would
&c your DUTY to censder in determining who the per
acting by agreement and concert to prostitute tns
seiyes sp1 oners Il sou snogd be convnesd from the
e~f4. f.st Eaxo snfs RI tRse
;inued - the employ OF the city auy rersoD, Sth III,
snogsose thu. he has prostuted himself xth The view
fog he purpose OF giving evidence OF such prostitution
on ce1af o. ,oe city or pss directed prosecutions 10 oe
instituted and carried on IN a,y cour upon
The esiseEoe Of such person 30 prostituiinS bim.
sflf, tLese woud be siropg circumstances IN tie
case, sLc Il wcuid De yorr duly 10 give them
great weight 10 determining whether there q
comb patton o. action between such psrsoa
20 prusiutirg himself ald such Mayer Gentlemen u,
"a the position which men occupy Which gives tsem the
power TO exert al hauerce for socd or evil. and white
ali good Will regret that az could DE found who
woe1 engage IN pEostutrg himself sistei By Brow
vet in the scale Of human dep-avtty he snonld be
oopsdered far above the who could originate and
pa, INTO practice such crosi and disgusting systeni
OF ~ mister ~ the ASS Tie single question was, whe
,htr his Brown should have been held TO bail, and
low whether Himself and others, guilty, should be
prnshed The eyidet co n,roc uced beiore you should
lpplcsie tee aribor OF The articles Ia the Democrat
al ot which articles psrs.nng this will be fur
nlshed TO ycu by the p-esecutEg attorney: would o,
Nc i for ycU 10 cCrscer why ali tins taIg about thl
republican party, about TIE religious views OF oicers
the suito- Of those articles hopes IL the way TO draw th
suenon OF tie public and Of the Grand Jury away from
the really gully party the orgnaor Of this grand sys
TEN Of public PROSTITUTION. AL acnes, men, when eye'
-clreciiy inp,cased in crime, seek IN imme
dlsto ard full isve,hssi.on, while guilty psrte,
siwsys geek By every mesns 10 AVOID IL. Darn,
tho past fTe year tbat have held tb
court hss been my uupeAaps duty 10 Try aud seuerc,
10 the State prsou several hundred psrrons, sai
~ sAy that while II = easy matter 70 nnt Jurors who
are ready AID wnng to punish poor OFFENDERS po
sion friends e with grla. difficulty thai Jurors Gao
be found WHO spprecste TIE fact thai bad OF po
spc and wealth do more harm than one hun1red goo,
men csu vho IN the humble wslks Of LIE There
nrnber Of person. confined 10 sl on ball awaiting Jor
acfo1. charged With various offences You ~fl careful
y examine al the evidence introduced IN al cases rne
people oay bong heard before you will be your duty
70 that iuuicsd unless The proof satisfies
thA; be Ia CULTS. but, ~neu sssaed you are bound
vhc1t reference 10 position, wealth porca, religious
coIsdeEstols 20 make such pr-seniments the aEs OF
he lar And yeur oaihs shall require Isny person shall
approach ary OF you With feercncet TO that
uay c,ne before you Tia your du,y report such
pcrscu the Court, that be may be ces gh according
law. requires sixteen OF Jour number to form quo
frm for tie uarsac'iou OF business, and twelve must
agree 10 fDdicg aty blii Of rictmert