The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-27
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT c0Ua-.
Opening Of the February Term.

Opening Of the February Term.
Yesterday Judge Blatchford opened the February
term OF the United states Circuit Court in the Court
room OF the District Court.
Mr.. Stiiwell, Deputy Clerk called over the names
Of the gentlemen on the panel. after which the
Grand Jury tMr. Charles A. Macy being Foreman,
were sworn In.
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
Judge Blatcnford, after briefly advertng to the
important duties the Grand Jury had to discharge
said tnat the system Of defrauding the government
by smuggling was very much on the increase, and
smugglers were becoming daring in their opera.
tons IL was their dutv as jurors ana as citizens,
to promptly and 1earlessy find bills OF Indictment
against every one shown upon proper evidence 10
nave been engaged In this practice. He was in.
formed that many cases OF this character would be
brought before lhem He regretted to that SNUG
compromised than as an offence az anst tne law to
be punished; and It was quite time that smugRlers
should understand they cannot cheat the govern.
versed to the law on the subject OF the giving Of
6rloes to public Officers for the purpose Of IN
ing upon this matter. The, punishment Tor
and the person convicted Of receiving
OrlDe, { an oalcer Of tho United states,
be disqualified from holding any position under the
government The act OF July, 1896, was substantially
could well understand, which stood in the way OF
enforcing the law IN regard to the giving and receiv
that the matter was confined to the giver and re-
ceIver, ana no person was bound or permitted to
But the Congress Of tue United States perceived thus
embarrassment IN 1868, and passed q law TO get rid
Of this dillcuty, and the law was 10 this enect:
bribes shall be given IN evidence against any party
States so that no individual could say That
he could not give evidence. The law said
that person may testify IN regard to such
tons, and that the testimony could not be used
against him. therefore o weapon was put into the
hands OF the government for the purpose of ferret
ing those secret transactions which take place
between the fraudulent givers ana the fraudulent
which he was especially desired to cali their attention
to, and he commenced 1t TO their lnvestigatOn Many
OF them were undoubtedly familiar with transac-
munty IN THIS City for the last few years, which
transactions were called The business OF locking
up money! for the purpose OF feeding the appetite
for speculation and gambling, already sufficiently
rie and keen In this community without The aId OF
any such adventurous means Congress had passed
law striking at this offence and II this law had
been violated the act OF Congress would enable them
to put stop to this system OF docking up money"
The statute was passed the 10th OF February 1869.
1t affeced all national banking institutions or the
United States which shall hereafter orer or receive
United States or national bank notes as collateral
security for any loan OF money The penalty was
any national bank offending against this statute
should be guilty OF misdemeanor, and the institute
ton ITSELF Its corporate name, was TO be indicted
ans n %S0n exceeding sicoa and by further
sum equal to One-thlrd OF the sum loaned; ana the
officer making Sucn loans shall DC llaDe
sum OF one-fourth OF the sum SO loaned. He under
stood that case or cases OF this kind would be
brought TO their attentions; and he was sure they
would do all they could within the legitimate ey.
ercise Of their duty, to remedy the EVIL specified in
this act. With these observations the Grand Jury
the Grand jury then retired to consider such bills
as might be sent before them.
The Jumel Estate Case.
Before Judge Shipman.
The further hearing Of the case Of George Wash.
Dnx Milo
terday.
FOR the purpose Of showing the age OF Madame
Jume Mr. Charles O'Conor, of counsel for defend
ant, offered IN evidence the application Of Madame
Jumel to the United States government dated the
Goth OF May 1862 asking That pension be conferred
upon her as the widow OF Colonel Aaron Burr In this
application, which was made under oath Madame
Jumel stated her age 10 be eighty-fOur years and
upwards, so t1ar, according to TINS statement sne
must have been elghty-sevcn years old or there
ab0uts at the time OF her death, which occurred In
Among the witnesses examined yesterday was
Mrs. Perry, vile OF Mr. Paul J. Perry. This lady is
daughter OF Mr.. Nelson Chase, the defendant. She
was examined at considerable length by Mr. Charles
OConor. She testified that she had travelled in
Franco on several occasions with Madame Jumel,
who always treated her with the greatest affection
and regard; Madame Jumel had informed her that
sne was born on the I'd OF April l177, and that she
said she remembered the year account OF the
three sevens; Madame spoke to ner In relation to
family matters, and said she never nad SON
Mr. CnauDccy Shaficr cross-examincd the witness,
ana asked her In relation to what became OF INC
aud whether they were not taken IRON Madame by |
persons named Flanagan and Carr0li. Shc repneu
as ney we're mS a t mr herS esea That Ma
DANES diamonds were left 10 ner (wltnessl u1uer
her marriage settlement, ana tnat therefore 'heJ
MIR. Nelson Chase, the defendant was next ex,
smined IN relation 10 various crcuInstances w. .io
, LIE Of Madame JumeI Madame mad t0d Mr., onase