The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-02-22

tsgfee, IN DECEMBER, let1 aud sentenced 70 be exe-
sisted 90 the sth Of February, 1883 COUNCIL for tie
prisoner obtained . stay OF Judgment The case was
reviewed BY the Supreme Court a motion for .
n,nut Of the Court of Sessions be carried into effect On
The I'D OF July, for the prisoners execution Mr. Ash
ned then counsel for SHEPHERDS carried hs csse for
that gentleman for the prsonernr Sedg acting for
ahe people Tho Court sustained the law but granted
trial the facts there being clause the SESSIONS
statutes giving the Court Of Appeals power TO review the
1Ares veil a. the hw.
fashionable, and ought to be repealed. Let how
Wsrk "A Jury is sworn IN a criminal case to render
verdict acesrons 70 Don ane .ss and tne evidence Tsy
veoeive from the Court lnasmuch they the wit
lear their cspnony and have an opportunity Of
aeetoong them this arrangement seems the onlnasarai
and pro,@r ope II IA obviously against all principles Of
po3cy Justice 10 give the decision or facts those
Who can only judge OF the evidence Of Witnesses socoad
hand.
ms is precisely what the Sessions law does
Owhs 70 the clause In question, We 6nd the higher
Coarts, on merely abstract OF the testimony
and the nrgun enfs OF COUNSEL passing upon evidence
q s grave character setting aside the verdiot Of the
jury, and granting new rai The system, m my Cpl
There appears TO be misconoepton Of the policy and
Objects Of the cfnnsl law somewhere, and SOLICIT yor
attraction 70 II IN the hope that remedy may be applied
Usk upos The crime Of srsou the highest known 10
oar h~; there comparison to be drawn between 1t
end murder With the death Of be Individual who Is IL
pscm Of cnpdiy vincictveness, the ofense in the
hsser case termnates but in the Of the who
u
hepes, there NO knowing tho extent which his
crfus.ety may extend Shepherd was found guilty OF
Hrrg The dweliicg Of one Christian Guyer Il true that
ne bopse belonged IN Shepherd, and that Guyer was
merely tenant; hot In burning down his own hosss aud
colsumrg his wife, three other buildings we're destroy
Cd spd HE lives CT their inmates placed In jeopardy n
rver tcer. xas which called for tbe prompt and
eeeysetse ytDosst,o1 OF The law Il this. and now
ter lalss Of two years, Shepherd is awarded
trial .HrNF IfFaE rL4
Nary r Brady girl about sixteen pears OF age, was
yus pton her uis on The seth OF November last and
uuto the Jury arriving the conclusion, from the
oepse, that she han beer made the dupe o; anotbef
John wilson was indicted for arson sud Burglary.
NE prisoner pleaded guilty the later oNsnce, and was
senencea by Judge Russell to nve years Ia the state
prson-
Edward Morton, indicted for arson and grand larceny
with Mary + Brady, has not yet been tr'ed.
James Bay was indicted for an attemqt IA arson but
admitted TO bad by Recorder Barnard.
CsharDe Burke held 70 bali attempt TO con-
rp arson az No. Il2 Madscn ssreet.
Twenty three arrests have been made during the past
SIX rrnthe on charges Of and attempts commit
ttas cebcc out Of which Number the Grand Jury have
fund bills OF indictment against four Seventeen com
psnts dismissed and one held 10 bail.
DEATHS BY
puripg the six months ending the Goth November 1850
>A.re were I~entyseven deaths caused by fire. Foor
ree cn two Of whom lost ther lives by the explosion