New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-07
Law INIhLLIGE ENCE.
SUPERIOR COURT-TgfsL TgRA-JS. G-gsfOrs Jsdss
THE STREET COhMiS>l"NsR RIOTS.
r Ie,,tel .l.t,f at fernando WOOD.

THE STREET CONMIs,I0NsR RIOTS.
:. LeuLsl .latsT sst fsrn,ndo WOOD.
Isiu.ifl, Metrop"itap p"ilcemao, su"s To recover
damages FOO the deter daJl tor az alleged ahsah ani
baJ,ry COMMITTED On bin ou tue Hh OF Jane ias'
Tee care was on triai over three seeks, a-h @'s
bIough' 10 a coDcuslOn to-ody. During TOO progress
OF tie 1ial tue Courtroom has been cro"d-d dhly
az q much ltteIe,t uaLfesttdi ia the proceedings:
lsrge lumber Of sitDrsses @rrS exaIn Ctd os uO.1
sides nnd the case ~ severely cO5t-sed a'h'y
that hoe been before the Courts for yearo ps. David
pudey Field appeared for tho plnGnh and Charies
O'Coror srd ,x,Juosr Dean for the def ndah..
Today tbe Judge charged tie jar, a. c o'esldeoaoIe
length Be tbaDh SEQ tie jury t'r The attention tHst
Lac given 70 the case and .Jrt ,ir paii~ncsi ooth
s'.l oiLs tbey bac Kept somo TO weeks beyond
the tIue iOr which ihoy "eTe sunnoned b. had hoaid
10 word or uiuruur OF cOmp4!nt. IneJlry "o-.a
eke into consideration that thte Vas so ao"In Tor 30
Assault ard battery hies sd t0 have been comnlted
on lie plan n by toe orders ot rhe d7'etbtIt WINE
&c iog 10 bi, otcia capacity )t Mayor "i TINS chy
II tie duty Il syrrt cltLeo 10 obey and respec' Tue
sas .ud ID. ,~ much bit dig To toe blIues,
fjical n. 10 the bomb-st ciizeL. AT the thus thls
ssr.ut nitt-i the Metropolfen Ponce Law
va, Effect thOt b nOt rec"s med bY me de'' 'ndant
In m. IA eyu nctsc tie MdjripAi Poilcflnen t. can
u,t rhe Assault ren hs i,bl4 II az dif not, lfen
b. wns entitled verdict 81 tbs hsnfs q" the Jury
NJ citizen Cen refG.e ot-l li.nco To t1e lhF on tls
srouud that BE- ter5yes II to Be gocpD-,til' a.. II
he coes Il is q, nis peril. IL is - the l1diczry iOoo
hat G can epp-hl ord which decide t a, re-
tiup srd mt rhat ceCi-i'D u Fveg the l7" IL oini
ifg. Ire Ms,ropolitaD Police Law was the II a'tae
lime, 6Lc Dill cL on every c-Zrn Oc ib' p9y 81 iS yH
SAGE eastqueD'Iy, the force o. me IN the Cry Hfl,
armed aId wrsri1k TIE u-. ma % policemen, WAS 40
Leg.l b,dy. 10 feg5id tO 'he o6jsct # lss.mhlog
these uen 10 the CITY Hal If tie jury wsre satsust
il was 10 peveu, t'e srrr-t % tue Masof, ava tnss
the pos-e accompanying the Coroner did n0t com
u &c TIE ssssu then the e'ecoaDt would be LaDe,
wi ttther the made aty pfocl tton or "vI-
l. 4 Object # The de'f dart, N assembling ths nia-
niclDal yolc-, To- trf'Ct the Ci'y Hal ~ " ua'
been claimed YET IL. Coroner Oh aon1ancr rs oD-
iect y couiog there wib free, Ind tue .thsr party
ter,t-c them be 1eeLdsct sO1d DO hab!e, "estst
the L, rO.er I'D n did rot cOumetoe ire st1tk ~
the de-, rdnnt q. The boy ~ NJ be tal
,lsced tte Hall mp,ed 10 re-st the en,rsnc- OF
The & roper aud AetnopJhso 80 Police Into tar CIty
H-u tbsr be wuoh be haoie. IL the defendant kos~
fgt IL. Cororsr cooitg " IN process, 9Dd rhs
ha7or author zed resistance, or dIl not give FREQ
p,.sscs to The Corofer tbeo he ~ould be iGbe. IL
he oti-ct II the Me'opo.isn Pohcs . p'ac- an
NJ. ally az pOLtd Street Commissioner into otics,
sId turn ou, tie deputy, Mr. Turner who was toen
10 peaceful pO,s.selop the defendant would not bs
! istse uT--s the Coroner ms'e a proclaim sisIn
! that b.. object wac 10 teTvs civil process
Tie Jgdge -epeciay caG,On.c tue lfy u >c az ,ns
evCeDce, ~rich Sas of great bulk, very oo.ely noh
oi7caly msny Vt The ~I'ne,--s contrshci-d each
or sIi tie csfcunstS Ice- % th- case "sr- snc1 ~
t bef,g ibs reco-'iots Ut the soeci.ois AID sc"fs
/ Wl'Lou, IN sirlng 'oeir cr.db'ii,y.
| Tae JAY relued 81 'cIock. cad at . clock nsa