The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-05
April Term OF the Law Courts.

The trial terms Of the various courts will resume bus
ness this morning. being the hrst Monday In the month
The Court Of Oyer and rerminer will be opened and 1t
expected that two murder will be disposed Of this
termthat Of officer wogan, for shooting Sullivan and
another in Cherry street, ha. Of Maroney for the
Canal street homicide. The third trial Of Cancem the
murder Of policeman Anderson will take place. probably,
this term In the circuit Of the Supreme Court This
presents the very novel fact Of party being tried three
times for the offence and illustrates the determine
ton Of the legal representatives Of the people vindae
the outraged laws, and the fAthfuness and ingenuity Of
the counsel for the accused, Mesers Ashmesd Blank
man, who were assigned by the court and therefore,
give their services without any pecunisry compensation
Two or three Of the witnesses who appeared for the
cuton the former trials have since died, which, IL s
thought, will render the chance OF conviction
doubtful
Tho Supreme Court, General Term, will not sit until
Nay, but the Circuit Special Term and Chambers will be
held.
The Superior Court calendar for April May and June
(the last until after the vscaon) contains Se2
causes for trial. many Of which have been for years
the calendar, and may, in all PROBABILITY, remain there
much longer AZ the warm days approach the in0onve
nence of the little dngy chambers in which the business
Of the Supreme and Superior Courts transacted will be
more nsuferable Really something should be done to
tion for its Law courts.
The Court OF Common Pleas will have two trial branches
this month at which Judges Brady and Hilton will preside.
Judge DAILY will sit at Special Term and Chambers.
In the Marine Court Judges Thompson and Maynard will
hold the trial terms respectively this month. Judge
Mccarthy has left the city for short trip South for the
benefit OF his health, which has been somewhat impaired
He will be absent about month. There is proposition
before the Legislature to amend the proceedings the
Marine Court by enabling any attorney Of the Supreme
Court to issue summonses under his own name in all
actions to be commenced in the Marine Court with the
same effect as issued by the Clerk The Justices is
consent OF the parties
Recorder Barnard will preside at the Aprn Of the
General Sessions, which commences this morning. Al
though the calendar Ia not large former
sons yet the majority Of the possessed Of inter
est, and win command public attention. will be
that three indictments for murder included In the calen
dar Of this court will be tried in tho Oyer reriner
during the month"; the Of the prisoners being W
gan Maroney and Dowd Several interesting cases will
be disposed OF In tho Court of Sessions among which may
be named the foloving-A charge Of Kidnapping against
Jas. Fnlay and his reputed wife, who strove 10 sell an
Intelligent colored girl to stakeholder number of In
dictmene against alleged lottery policy dealers and
chagsof in the first degree preferred agnst Mrs.
Cox and daughter for setting fire 10 their dwelling house
in Broadway-a crime for which, If convicted, they could
be sentenced TO death The calendar also enumerates
other grades OF arson, two of bgany and
rape together with the usual compliment of lonious
sauiss and grand larceny ind'ctsnests