, 1861-12-03

FIRST DAT,
The Recorders Court organized for the De-
ccmber term yesterday morning.
The Grand Jury for the term was called and
sworn as follows:
GRAND JURY.
O1rin Kendall For eman: Jas. McEnee1y. John
son. P. A. Smith. Wm whitney, Geo. Hall John
s. Roya Fe1
Thos. Maddy-
The Recorder intimatcd that he did not in
tend to charge the Grand Jury at length.
There WAS less number Of cases than usull,
Of the merits Of which he was ignorant. lie
would simply caution them to do right with
reference to all, remembering that the prison
or was not present to defend himself They
should present no man until fully satisfied Of
his guilt, for il Injuries man and destroys
him in some measure. If q NAL was found
guilty, they should not allow him to escape
from outside considerations
PETIT 5CRI.
The following answered to their names, and
attachments we're issued for four others to
complete the panel:
VIC. D. Grannise. Geo. R. Bills, Malcolm Nc
Donald, John Ford, L: ]. Swift, Augustus A. Fay,
Webb. Fred. stoekwen. Il n Head, Geo. Roor-
man. Albert Troa'ethon. Augustus Banyon, Thos,
McGec, John Powers, Marcus Ranstcad. Andrew
After the completion of The panel, the Court
adjourned for the day.
A BRACE OF RoBBERIEs Sunday after
5,.{ ~ u Z.
for q few moments been in the company Of a
couple Of men giving their names as Martin
Dunn and James Paston, stepped out of Il sa-
loon on North Clark street upon the sidewalk,
where lie was followed by the two men named
and pushed violently down by one Of them.
When he got up, the others ran. Upon cx-
animation, he found that his witch and chain,
valued at $50, and ring, worth four dollars,
were gone. Mr.. Fisher, with Sergeant Bel
linger of the North Side Police Precinct, gage
chase and finally oyerhauled the robbers.
They were arrested and lodged in the lookup.
Upon a hearing before Justice Akin, yester-
day, Dunn and Payton were held in IL 900
each for trial and committed in default
Two men, Louis Cormc and Benjamin L.
Curtis, were yesterday afternoon arraigned be-
fore Justice Davis Of the Police Court, charged
With robbing one James Lcnercdge, sailor,
Of about forty dollars. They fell in with the
young man, who had previously seen one Of
the party in Milwaukee, and put considerable
confidence in hin,-piloted him about the
city, and ended by getting him intoxicated,
and relieving his pockets Of the amount named,
in gold and Canadian currency. When Lcner
edge awoke from his drunken stupor, sup
posed to have been induced BY drugged liquor,
ne WAS IN The act Of being forcibly elected
from eonaectionary shop on State street,
where nc hao made known his determination
| to remain tue rest Of the night, 1t then being
about len O'Clock. This took place on Tues
day last Complaint was made, warrant
issued, and the case placed in the hands Of
| the officers, who yesterday made the arrest
The evidence for the prosecution, though
mainly circumstantia1, pointed pretty plainly
to the young men as the perpetrators of the
crime. The Court therefore held them in $500
each to appear at the Recorders Court. They
went to Jail in default Of the proper bail.
SWORD PREsEETATIoN.-Capt. James HedeT
nan, Of Company Il, Second Regiment Dong
las Brigade, was made the fortunate recipient
ofan clegantsword, last evening, at the Metro
politan Hotel, by number Of his friends. Tht
presentation speech was made in happy man
ncr, by J. n. johnson, Esq, Of the firm O
Ictz & johnson, and was followed BY an ap
propriate and feeling response upon the part o
the Captain, after which the company sa
! down to quails, champagne and socialfty unit
! 3 late hour.