New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-09-06
LAW INTELLIGENCR.
COURT or sEsaoys-B.for- lodge Rugrr-

.. COURT OF sEssIoSs-Before lodge Rusrr-
AttheOpenmg Of the Court TUESDAY morning a
GIand Jury impanneled. MI. Charles j. Liyiags-
ton being foreman. AMER ths usual proclaim
tiOn the Court addressed tncln a. follows:
GESTLEMEs or TnE Grand jury Al the present ses.
sion Of this Court yoa win have AN unisna! number Of
hsOIe larger Than et any term during The or
eanaion Of ns Court FOR crime Is greatly on The IN
cre8sc, and you have On accpmuhion Of eases arising
from the fact that dining he months OF July and An,
gust no bail presented 20 The Grand jury
drrnC those mCntbs consequently IL vii DO necessary
for yOu 10 commence early and ~ sufficient longih OF
time eich day mill ihe business sent 10 YOU j. com
pleied. do not ask you do what am not willing 70
do myself for II Is ny Intention 10 remain IN session
every dny during tie term nn o cases on The calea
dar are tried, on some disposition nadt OF tbom.
II therefore rests With you. TO the number Of cases
10 BE- disposed Of for your action must ri DO bad be-
fore this Court have jurisdiction over thei anu 1t
- only by Joint efforts that hope 10 accom-
psh the suppression Of crime IN this oiiy,--you by
prompt action the presentmeDt Of indictments. and
the Court by speedy trial. with severity ot punishment
that Will strike terror 10 all eyildoers, In acting on
cases before you il is no. nrcessary, you com
peeled to ex6lulne III the witness subpensed. When
ever yon are satisfied, In any case. that crime has
boon committed and be accused Is guilty. then take
vote, and as fo0n tho Indictments arc prepared nid
signed by yoar foreman. present thcm 10 the Court.
l3 that course YOU VIII De saved considerable labor,
aud greatly facilitate the bnsiaess Of the Court
| There viii be number of important cases before
you requiring careful inyes alton your part. somo
OF WHICH have created great excitement In this city.
inyoing the safety and lives well as the property q!
|
before you several socallcd Wal 81. frauds and for
gerie- which YOU should thoroughly Investigate. Tie
w Is 40 Iehpectcr OF persons and neither wealth nor
family innuenec should shield criminal for every one
most bkc tbe necessary consequence Of his meta. The
pubic pnis 10 OF late properly sensitive the subjects
examples olthe punishment OF Elm in hixh pieces. al
ways DO much to make those Who are criminals in low
places fear the law. III
I > There viii also be placed before you the papers
ngainst tic owners ana agents OF the steamboat Arrow
Atbough our laws are not 40 explicit on the subject
I eulpable negligence by Rnilwgy and steamboat man
ayers rs Is the English stgtue book yet you find that
any person came 10 bis death BY an act resulting di
! rettly from criminal carelessncss IN ninnnyirA
steamboat, the perperaor VI the act Is guilty Of -
| slaughter IN the fourth degree.
| The Judge then charged them upon Tie necessary
Observance OF their duties Jurors and tue Grad In
ouest retired TO their deliberations. 1t is undorsioOi
that the case OF Kctehum viii DO aDons tho earlies
taken up. ....I
| CASE or LARCENY. .l.
TIE case 81 the two bo' Novel; and Carleton va
called up The jury after atseaoe VI ssyeu mihgi