New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-10-05


him upon receiving a couple of wounds in the hand
The assassin escaped:
COURT or APPEALS.
TIE GuNI0wDER ACT or 1916.
Joerh Caihcst AFT The Fire Department Of the City Of
New York
OPINION TIE COURT.
ROsfKRANs 1.-The provisions OF the @otn sec
ton Of Chrptc lI of the of 1886 broad enough to
proec, the eunpowder which 10 the subject OF this action
from forfeiture under lie rIoson' Of the lsh section 81 ,le
the limits Foehed in The r,; ecn Of the act shan Dc or
ted TO the Of the PIC D.p.ms1i The limit ,Pe9hea
south Of line RAINING through the s'ne, Of shy ,
So River The powder in question found board Of
vessel lying wharf within the prohibited d,tf ia, y
Ss,ed As freight On Ss, ,ra e On which
The oth secon the declares that the penae, and
provisions Of the act 'ha no, extend to any s,a
sny whrrf Of te said y within 800 yards Thereof ,cI
of day which the sunpoTdt pu, On board or
on any other DAY Will. having gunpow der IN board n- wee
ready md bad 'deI to proceed to sea Sn TIE ay VA
& :, &c, II IA the ' se
The powder seized before y O'Clock at ooon Of The day II
tbs, he vessel ~ond have remained within thu prohibited Dis
lance Of the whrr after sunc, Of that day II Is claimed oy
the a. the 20 section only appss 70 vessels rc
eevu board within tn. prohibited dirlc, from
bccnd tcs,. sunpowd'r under the provisions Of The ID
A. before remarked the language of the Doth section is
broad norgb include all vessels receiving snPo~de on
,,b whether nom licensed dealers other pefion If 1.
pon TO vessel, receiving rnpowdr neigh, from hcen''d
DEALER. they doubtless would have u.d 'n.gsse 70 sipr'
tha, intention and none ohe The act IL highly ppa, and
should be ,irlcty construed.
may b. ob.eed tibet to protect eunpowdr Tom or
ug. section 40 " the set pat on board Of '..'s
within ,hy prohibited dh-, by h.,nsed de.I' ~ such no
vision wss necessary Is contained IN The h 'ehon ne
ID ,.cton utl., awful or licensed dcslc IN sunpo~d' to
nd IL In The dsy qukn,is, 10, mote t,n Nv quarter
time, through he streets Of Nc city, covered
vessel within The di.i and BY bec"sss'y i'm
pcaou auhorie such runpo~dsf 10 be o.; on board %
IIn.H Of he Ia
the came (.uch runp5wdsr be PIT board Of vcse
within such district such 'e'.s shall before .sndo~n hanl
into the s,Iesu distance Of not e tfan 30 yad' tom
sny doeh ~hu pier bushoAd and ,h, not a, any time
until O'Clock II The mornns while such powder - on board
.d city CeaIy ,hi. section declare, to b. wi. fo'
dealer, put sunpo~dei on board Of ,sel within
powder was no, subjected orfiur. III, d secn so
provides that ,e'.s r,eei'ns ssnPo~'t On eoHd from
YARD. from any doeh aha. be'orr oolooh Will.
,uch sunpow board Is, within 30 XMd ., any -.ai'
In The city. Twas unnccary 10 repeat shs,e provisions u
the roth section to protect such sanpo~s h' oh 'seen
~ We would noi ehSrr The la~ n.,,i, 'ih
i s' in s1s.sg 70 IT,
w dosb,e Of tho fac, that tho 'rpo,e ioro. q sun
powder on board v-.s~ neither greater pof moi. Set
oep.e than II pu, bard By is'n.sd ds.r Ihsi, 4.
weasel ey o.n..d csar which does no, nit IN isvvr Of
the exemption Of II, '.ne .itie pr 90 eo.d ~ p
eorns,sn, Of he fs, TIA, naoh hsssfeos' 70 load
powder upon v,sssi lynn wharf By n"sh' Of .s ee.'
ihsn by posing through No s'fs;s 81 We cy
il could Nc, h.'. been ip,ene,d ,A. al. q. g~s. yi q
board Of ,ssss, on frsish. r,hn e'
IL .uaeisnt TO ay that insIon ma srp''s.sd In
the ac, bu, tina, contrary the roth s~con asesfs 'hai
N. proyou. Of the , erisud to .s''i receiving
sny ~haf DOH per o. balhs.s Of s.id city within ~
gard, thereof s,sr .un'e q ~, DAY the Pordef p %
board Any ols day ~ts having '1eh runpo~cs' On
The rirh, receive sunpo~d,r fr,'h, epon ',.''i
prohibited ai.,rio, snasr the eondon 'reh's
hcns granted the ordnsry es,orabs means Of snoy I'd 'ge
rishi 'houii siso b. h.li 70 be Usn'sd
CO nins into tie hsrbor q Nv iors ron ohs prs 80
sanpo~d. bod 70 u,nshp .s,h sunTo~i T. ,ho'hes
Ito the stream The Oh ciion = he at ho~svsf Iro'ias'
,s the eenH..ndr ownu q every Zip - wee r'lh.
hsrSoI nov iori With more 't.n ,! yoond' u SOB
po~dsr On board shall within a hour snsr 4. sr'sl ani
before such .hp v,'.s 'sA sFpoash ~iihin rd, q
,uch 70 be loaded By Of boat bosi' Ct
anal any place ilhogi 'aeh si''rs' most COZ
be- stored In uch insssTns Tho s suhoris. sseh
ship to proceed 10 within a. hosi ,i'f h@i
rva 20 ,'au'hp such suHpo~d'i from ee mp o. shpsi
fr the purp.e immediate sIpoftaou whoui sndn 'Geh
required BY the th section b., N ea,ssseh vs'
proceeds such uan'pHfn 10 made IL eroI
hep said sunpo~icf longer than hoaEs within
hsIbr s.w ioh approach With 'sch rnpo~ der
,fcd d,i, /, may The, ,ss Irg,on' b rsla
ton TO vessels a,r''as "a IA AUte' NJ, e's VIZ 81
der mote stringent than 'ho'. gasd 70 o,he, ',.e
receiving sBnpowder board unasf ns ID section 81 Nc
from cn..a dealers. ondsr tho 1h 'sco Of ~ go non
why LeatuIr should have made a~inl 0f zach and
every Of the licensed dcasrs IA sunpo~ OCT within IN" NY 70
put I've quarter oass hundred pound, Of ~irf ~
time upon vessel ip'sg alta r~ny rht" he o''"'e
drsf and the tlna mste unlss fol iof The con-
msndr u vessel arriving IN Tie hAIhof o. Ho~ "a ~l =
pounds Of suDpowdsr on bondio .Ppfo~h .,H ''f h-n
d'sd ydrds Of any ntdC 0fih'n hs rfshDH'd s" :" -
tfsnshp such sunpo~def vtob smother ve'ss VIVIAN VIC 'N'
di,iapo- Of such wharf 81,
We only sgy that III. act r"foh 'h"''
the "a section Of the act hundred licensed d' ~
powder might have cart, each Carrying tAoush hs
reet, 81 tie city and delivering 20 vessel lying at ~hA
within III. prohibited dlstie at the tune i've gesl
caks Of gunpo~ds OF In al tvc hundred quarter cat SUD
powder board Of ve..s .Ivns In the haioer o. Hsr
iois .ahh9, spp'9son ,,n r. ., NJ ,ot moi, ,bsu
& hours. cen only say Lesi'.,ur, ouuposn,