The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-12-02
Court OF General Sessions.
Before Hon. Judge McCunn.
PREsENTMENT BY THE GRASD JURY.

PRESENThENT BY THE GRASD jury.
Nov 3o.-Ths being the last day of the erm the City
Judge sentenced the prisoners that remaned during
the week.
Frederick Hager, who tried for assault with in
tent to commit rape sent to the State prison for
two years.
James Wilson, convicted Of attsmp, a, grand lar
ceny, sentenced to Imprisonment the same insti
tuition for two years.
The Grand Jury into court with batch Of indct-
mens and the following presentmcnt, which read
the Clerk
The Grand Jury have been chiefly occupied with
offences growing out OF the unlawful sale and inten-
perate use Of intoxicating liquors They wond cali the
attention Of the court and the public to the principal
cause Of the vice, crime, pauperism and taxation with
which our city ID infested. The number Of dram shops
and lager bier saloons Is estimated than ten th
sand. or this immense number than nne thousand
are unlicensed, and so unlawful Every sale msde
meanor committed without concealmeBt often in the
presence Of officers OF the law. Many thousands Of liquor
dealers have conspred to deiraad the treasury Of
the license fee required by the excise act !,
and TO control our elections, as to fN the
Legislature, judicial and executive Offices with
pledged friends and protectors Of the liquor interest," or
failing in this 50 to hinder the administration Of justice
as TO shield the most demOrazing traffic from legal re-
straint As the result at least quarter OF million Of
dollars annually withheld from our overburdened
by the wasteful legislation of
government believed to be administered largely
behalf Of the dram shop interest," and by the taxation
made necessary to support the paupers and punish
inals created by the unlicensed dram shops The labor
ing compelled to share these burdens by the in
crease Of rents and the prices of commodities and the
sober poor are wronged by having compensate the
losses Of landlords from drunken tenants Meanwhile the
1.-THE Of liquor dealers who have shown decent
for law to pay for license relying upon the good faith
Of the government TO protect them from unlawful c0pe
ttion denied the simple justice they have right 10
claim and may be thus tempted to like hwessnees But
there associated evils which loudly demand the sup
preston OF the ndscrminate and unlawful sale o liquors
Many Of tho restaurants and beer and dram shonx on
principal thoroughares have become houses Of as.
sgnation and extcmporzed brothcls. Concert saloons
and gardens have resOftpd tho AZ
employing abandoned women, whom they advertise as
pretty Waiter Girls &c, 70 allure by the combined
fractions of lust and appetite Notwithstanding the gra
tying progress Of recent reform, Sunday il still
perverted into special gala day, and thousands are
every debasng passion the music OF noisy bands and The
echoes Of their revey disturbing the peace Of otherwise
quiet neighborloods There surely must be competent
authority under both common and statute law for the
suppression OF those husanoes and wrongs and the
safety and honor Of the city demand it's speedy appca
on The Grand Jury are not aware Of any satisfactory
for the neglect Of executive and judicial Ocers to
enforce the excise act OF 1857 which prohibits unlicensed
liquor selling It's constitutionaty long since A.
frmed and its leading provisions have been settled by
the Court Of Appeals AS long ago as June, 1859 twelve
TO penalties provided for by section Of
this act tried before the Court OF Common Pleas
Judge Hilton presiding, and verdicts rendered with the
understanding that 20 900 similar CAGES should
abide the event OF the decision the appeal taken by
tho counsel for the Liquor Dealers Association. We
have not heard that the appeal was ever urged is
ever likely 10 be, that there is any adequate reason
for neglect which gives immunity 10 demoralz-
clared by the Court Of Appeals TO be tnsdcneauor
every policeman is bound by his oath arrest the ai
thor Of msdcmeanor, without warrant when commit.
ted in his presence and clearly the dug Of the con
sttuted authorities to carry into effect the
this law The jury consider the neglect Of tho oicers Of
the law TO check the Acknowledged cause OF an
proportion Of the vices evils burdens OF our cy I'm
ustihabo in every view of official duty and OF the NIB
lie welfare. The domination Of nearly one half N The
arrests for drunkenness and crimes one ay of the
week, by the partial enforcement Of tho Sunday CLAUSE
OF the act OF 1857 would to rebuke this del,n
ouency in respect to the unlicensed traffic in Ia
| toxicating drinks on all days Of the week
The jury believe that they have indicated the leap,
OF degencacy Of morals and politics ana the prom
nent Of the crushing burdens borne by this
city II he true that bad class interest usurrs tb,
control Of government, preventing its functions !,
that the only constitutional barrier against ths wlrcsa
corruption Of public morals is ovcrthrov il behcoye
good citizens TO wrcst from hands an,
place it where II beongs-in the handsI patriotic is
Interested, upright These institutions coat 10
much aud worth much TO yietu them rassiyely
the control of unlicensed rumselers.
T. s.fyoUNG, Foreman.
New yoRK, Nov. so, 1861.
Counsel for prisoners who confined in the rn,u
awaiting trial moved Cor their fschage but the moion
were denied .hy the Court bldge unu has DISPOSE
,f an unusually lag, ca!cnd ii da I'M the tern
ard minated that II the prison could nor I've ceup
pxpeditiousy h. woald h n . nj branch o. tho com
uuripG the ~ uth OF iic:emtc