The New York herald., 1870-12-28
COURT or OYER AND TERMINER.
Prcsentment Against the Elevated Railroad
Judgment Suspended-iIurder Trial Post.
pOned.

Presentment Against the Elevated Rnilroaa-
Judgment Suspended-Murdcr Trial POST
pOned.
Before Judge Cardoz0.
required but brief time 10 transact yesterday bu-
slness this court There the usual large crowd
In attendance OF those who had come there expecting
to CRAFTY their abnormal tastes for tales of blood
and horror ana reckless daring, successful pillage
ana all the other curious and exciting revelations
of crimes phases. TO all such the brief session was
sore disappointment.
The Grand Jury brought In true bill against the
elevated railroad in Greenwich street, or what
amounts the same thing, the road with the CHAR
tered nane-"rhe West Side and Yonkers Patent
Railway Company" As this road has been SO long
building and held such fatering hopes OF really
accomplishing something toward settlement Of the
problem Of speedy uptown transit we give the bill
entlre:-
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on divers other days and times between that day and the
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and located an and erected N The city
certain public streets thereof Known Greenwich
and are constantly used by aggregate ";
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there unlawfnly wilfuly dangerously and maieously
rails Tor the pretended purposes Of raroad for the pre-
tended said posts such rails then
that they the ssd The West Isl SIDE and
Patent Railway Company then and there uDawfuly,
wnlly, dangerously and malcousy continued TO maintain
the public public aforesaid
obstructed and rendered mconvenient pub
lie and thereby the free OF public pedestrians
in along, upon and across sidewalks
peded the public highway thereby bockaded, and the
personal safety and OF the bodies and limbs of
walking of horses being driven
both beside them and under said structures Of railway
then and there previously endangered and hazarded and
placed In jeopardy. And that they the said the West
Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company then
and there unawgny, wiuliy dangerously and macousy
fully, dangerously and maconsy permit and suffer the
structure them erected and built aforesaid
remain the public highways aforesaid in unsafe
dition prejud icia the lives comfort limbs and
Of Tho numbers of the
inhabitants VINO continually and lawfully and repass
the said In which and which said structure is
situated and erected aforesaid wet preudcia and
hazardous of its imperfect structure To the
gers who be induced to travel and by
OF said structure all of which premises and by the
said the West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway Company
damage common annoyance and nuisance in life and
limb and comfort and convenience OF the citizens
Of the city Of New York residing, driving going returning
passing repassing and aborng through and along the
example all others like offending, against the
peace of the people the State OF New York and their
dignity. s. 3. GARvIN District Attorney.
JUDGMENT SUSPENDED
In the case Of John Wilson, who pleaded guilty to
an attempt at grand larceny, Judgment was sus-
pended The prisoner evidently fully appreciated
the clemency shown him.
MURDER TRIAL POSTPONED.
The trial OF John Thomas on charge OF murder,
set down for yesterday, was postponed until to-day
on account OF absence OF witnesses. There beng
further business the Court adj j0urned.