The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1864-06-14

watched with The greatest jealousy BY the constituents
4 federal aud S,a,e governments These invaluable
privileges protected Ia both the federal and state
soss,utions Neither Congress State Legislature
en- Law abr dging either right. In tho 1796
We famous ssdI.lon law WAS passsd BY Congress,
70 publications calculated 10 weaken Ne authority 80
sapsla.abe was this law that u was finally repealed:
rwo OF the State Legislatures expressly declared against
ihs government being In . state or comparative
".sSy rss S1sss Sss involved 100
b Iencbed upon or surrendered In referen 70 the
aSnSr o. ,S me his guilt and
you satisfied OF you will present. MIN or sucn an
eanoe as, under tho advice Of the District Attorney no
por Al common law the spreading false news TO make
asord between the king and nobility or concerning any
great man the realm )" offence against The pub
no peace, punishable with fine and imprisonment Ii
may DO that this element OF the law will be in
vsked by the district Attorney IN reference 70 this
e9eoder IN reference the parties engaged in taking
aud mant linng forcibe possession OF the newspaper
shrae % s. ona no aSe az
for q riot, which has been defined 10 be "where
snree or more actually do an unlswlni act On
Ssa, do lawful act removing nuisance, IN
vboen and tumultuous manner" There is another sub
oct desire 10 call yonr attention TO- At the last term
this Court learned associate disposed of nearly all
the unfinished prison then pending in this Court
having very few be tried the present term there
fore you will perceive the necessity of devotng Sufficient
time each day until the business before Is completed
And bills Of indictment drawn and signed
thsy be brought in. BY that course you will greatly
facilitate the action OF the Court. Your duties will not
be very arduOus for crime has greatly decreased in this
city Last at tins time our county prison averaged
about eighty each corridor At the present
time they only average twenty. So, by prompt &C
Posed OF In few days, and you discharged from
fusther attendance, as it 10 not intended TO
have entered into resognizance TO appear and answer
that being the rule invariably adopted by this Court at
.s season OF Inc year You have over al
committed in any other county Of tho state where the
property the proceeds OF the felony has been brought
into this county II is made my duty by law to call your
attention 20 the statute against the statute against
bteres the statute against extorion the statute Tor the
purify OF elections suppress utemperance
and regulate the or intoxicating liquors. and the
statute entitled "rhe Ticket Passenger act" The viola
soa OF either OF these acts Ia declared 10 he
and such punishable by fine and Imprisonment both
IN the discretion Of the Court. You have right to fix
yssr own hours for meeting and adournng, and your
without an application TO tho Court; You can
select one Of your namber TO act as sec.
rotary to keep tho minutes OF your proceedings IL
takes twelve Of yon lind bill; the like number to
reconsider IT, and sixteen TO form quorum for the trans
court my charge to Grand Inquest OF the county
sa their legal right to originate complaints. expressed
70 sSe again on that subject as you will and il printed
IN the book Of instructions which will be sent 10 you by
the District Attorney and to which invite your special
attention Gentlemen, Of the officers will now con-
auct you 70 the Grand Jury room.
ANOTHER MuRpER CASE
The OF Henry Gibson indicted for the murder OF
Peter McArde called and jury empannelled to try
H. when Judge Stuart counsel for the prisoner made
detailed statement OF the circumstances TO the Court
appeared that the prisoner who sailor and the de-
ceased twhO worked long shore) friends and had
been drinking together the 18th Of April the day OF
tae homicide. They were playing cards at McArdles
house. liz Elizabeth street, when Gibson asked NcArdle
he did not want 10 ght TO which he responded he did
rot. The deceased, according to Mrs McArde's state
sDops twho the principal witness for the pecple)
then ASKED Gibson 70 have sleep They both went into
An adjoining room, and shortly after McArde
cArne out with his hands his breast, saying,
Mary, for the doctor quick am stabbed
Gibson followed him with knife cenched in. his
Der way met officer Dryer. who returned to the room
and arrested Gibson. He found McArdie lying dead
me 1o0r Gibson on being asked about the affair, said
q" did in passion" The counsel offered to plead 10
she Assistant District Attorney, declined 10 accept IT,
Gibson them by advice OF his offered the plea OF
guilty. OF mapsIaughter In the third degree which
accepted hy the prosecuting officer, Mr. Hutchings n:
10 eli probability the Jury would only Of that
grade Of homicide Counsel stated that the prisoner
had wife and six children and his previous Character
os honesty and qustness was good. JUDGE Russell re-
nsndsd the prisoner till Friday, when sentence win be
peun0unced.
Jehn Burns pleaded guilty 10 two indictments for as
sau aud battery the for assautng Louis Snelbrg
lS5 A. the 18th OF April and the other for
committing similar offence upon Mary Smith. He WAS
remapded for sentence.
Gottlieb Miller and Rosa Miller, indicted for grand
larceny pleaded guilty TO attempt perpeiratc that
sHencc They charged with stealing wearing appa
rel and jewelry worth hundred aud seventy seveo
dollars, from the residence OF VIM Meyer. West Thirty
sixth street. the LIST OF May Ten days after portion
Of the stolen property found in their possession and
being arrested by officer stevenson they admitted their
guit. Sentence will be pronouuced upon them Al the
sloss Of the week.